A Nigerian Folktale of Abundance, Greed, and the Cost of Wastefulness Long ago—before the first iron was forged in the...
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A Nigerian Folktale of Abundance, Greed, and the Cost of Wastefulness Long ago—before the first iron was forged in the...
Inanna, also known as Ishtar, was the ancient Sumerian goddess of love, fertility, and war....
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Kunzite is a lovely gem with pure energy and a cheerful temperament. It is a Stone of Emotion, with pale pink to light violet tones, opening and linking the heart to the mind and fostering a healing communion between the two. Kunzite allows one to let go of protective walls surrounding the heart and be open to the feeling of unconditional and bountiful love. Kunzite is the pink-to-violet variation of the silicate Spodumene, named after mineralogist and jeweler George Frederick Kunz, who first classified it in 1902. It is as transparent as glass and produces flattened prismatic crystals with vertical...
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Gilgamesh is a legendary figure in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and is considered one of the earliest known literary characters. He is the central character in the Epic of Gilgamesh, an ancient poem that dates back to the third millennium BCE. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk, a city-state in ancient Sumeria, and was believed to have been two-thirds god and one-third human. The epic tells the story of his adventures and his quest for immortality. Gilgamesh is often depicted as a powerful and arrogant ruler who undergoes a transformation through his encounters with various challenges and characters. His story has...
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