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Mawu is the supreme creator god according to the Fon people of Abomey (Republic of Benin). ...
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You may have heard people refer to a Full Moon in the autumn as the "Harvest Moon" or the "Hunter's ...
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Coyolxauhqui represents the Moon in the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." She ...
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According to Hinduism, every part of the cosmos is seen as being a manifestation of an underlying ...
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Diana was an ancient Italian goddess of woodland. In Capua and in Aricia, a locality near ...
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In Greek mythology, Artemis was born with her twin brother Apollo in the island of Delos. ...
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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 Inuit tribes that live in Greenland. The Inuit ...
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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 Maya mythology. Mayan people lived ...
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Created in the first three minutes after the Big Bang, hydrogen and helium gave rise to all other elements in the universe. Stars made this possible. Through nuclear fusion, stars generated elements such...
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