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Re was known as the sun-god and the creator in ancient Egypt. He took on many forms, each depending ...
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Lugh, whose name means "the shining one," was the Celtic Sun god. The underworld god Balor ...
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Most of the astronomical beliefs of the Aztecs of central Mexico are known from the existing ...
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Huitzilopochtli was the patron deity in Aztec mythology. The Aztecs were an ancient civilization ...
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In Greek mythology, Apollo was the son of Zeus (Jupiter) and Leto (Letona). He was the twin ...
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Liza is a deity of the Fon people who live in West Africa. Liza is associated with the Sun, ...
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Antique inscriptional documents tell us how during the time of the Chou dynasty (c. 1027-221 ...
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Maui was the trickster hero of Polynesian mythology. It is said that Maui was born prematurely ...
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Amaterasu was the Sun goddess according to the oldest Japanese religion called Shinto. Shinto ...
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Shamash was a Sun god according to the Sumerian mythology. Sumerians were living more than ...
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Did you know that the
Maya and the
Aztecs were early observers of
Venus?
Did you know that the ancient Greeks revered Gaea as the Earth goddess, and that she was the mother of the Titans and the first humans?
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Orographic liftxOrographic lift : Occurs when an air mass is forced to rise over geographic relief from a lower elevation. As the air mass rises it expands and cools adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100%, create clouds and precipitation.
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The Gulf of Mexico: what role will the Mississippi River play in oil washing ashore and into delta wetlands? One of the spill's greatest environmental threats is to Louisiana's wetlands, scientists believe....
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