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Four Gods of Mount Koya
A painted silk scroll depicting the four gods of Mount Koya. 16th century CE. (Tokyo National Museum)

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Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths
Arcadian Days: Gods, Women, and Men from Greek Myths by John Spurling and published by Pegasus Books.

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Religion in the Ancient World
Religion (from the Latin Religio, meaning 'restraint,' or Relegere, according to Cicero, meaning 'to repeat, to read again,' or, most likely, Religionem, 'to show respect for what is sacred') is an organized system of beliefs and practices...

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The Birth of the Gods - The Ancient Greek Creation Myth
A cosmogony is a creation myth, a myth that explains how the universe as we know it came into existence and is a type of story found in most, if not all, cultures that have surviving literature. Creation myths explain how the universe began...

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Japanese Mythology | Izanagi and Izanami and the Birth of Gods | LittleArtTalks
The creation story of Japan illustrated with Japanese Art. The birth of the gods Izanagi, Izamani, Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Takehaya Susanoo, and why the emperor is divine. Japanese Art History Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5P9k3ykmuk67bPn0DL1RV5KbGvUZnM1f...

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Pandora Receiving Gifts from the Gods
A detail of a 5th century BCE Attic red-figure vase depicting Pandora being given her divine gifts from the Olympian gods. (British Museum, London)

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Copper alloy foundation figurines with pegs representing Gods
Each peg has a very faint cuneiform inscription of Gudea, the ruler of the city-state of Lagash. Foundation pegs were buried in the foundation of buildings to magically protect them and preserve the builder's name for posterity. In this...

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The 12 Olympian Gods
The 12 Olympian gods of ancient Greece. Top row left to right: Zeus, Athena, Hera, Apollo. Middle row left to right: Demeter, Artemis, Hermes, Hephaistos Bottom row left to right: Aphrodite, Dionysos, Poseidon, Ares. All images by...

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Chinese Door Gods
In China gods (menshen) were often painted on either side of a doorway to guard against evil demons or ghosts.

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Ramesses II Offering to the gods at Wadi es-Sebua
Relief in the Wadi es-Sebua temple depicting Ramesses II (r. 1279-1213 BCE) making an offering to the gods. Approached by an avenue of sphinxes, the Wadi es-Sebua temple was built during the reign of Ramesses II and dedicated to Amun-Ra...