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Mawu is the supreme god of the Fon people of Abomey (Republic of Benin). Mawu , the Moon, brings ...
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Sometimes, in the fall, you may hear people call a Full Moon the "Harvest Moon". That's because ...
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Coyolxauhqui was the Moon goddess according the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." ...
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According to Hinduism, every part of the cosmos is seen as an action of a god. Time is the ...
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Diana was an ancient Italian goddess of woodland. In Capua and in Aricia, a locality near Rome, ...
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Artemis was the twin sister of the god Apollo. Her father and mother were Zeus and Latona. ...
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Rona was the daughter of the sea god Tangaroa. She was the Tide Controller. One night she ...
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Anningan is the name of the Moon god of some of the Inuit people that live in Greenland. The ...
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Tsuki-Yomi was the Moon god according the oldest Japanese religion, Shinto, which means "the ...
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Ix Chel, the "Lady Rainbow," was the old Moon goddess in Mayan mythology. The Maya people lived ...
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As greenhouse gases build up in the atmosphere, more of the energy that gets to Earth from the Sun sticks around the planet. This means that the amount of energy coming to Earth is greater than the amount...
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