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A depiction of Máni and Sól (1895) by Lorenz Frølich.. Máni (Old Norse: ; "Moon" [1]) is the Moon personified in Germanic mythology.Máni, personified, is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Mani's followers depicted Mani's death as a crucifixion in a conscious analogy to the crucifixion of Jesus; al-Biruni says that Bahram ordered the execution of Mani. There is a story which claims that he was flayed, and his corpse suspended over the main gate of the great city of Gundeshapur; [ 32 ] however, there is no historical basis for ...
Map of modern Mani. The Mani Peninsula (Greek: Μάνη, romanized: Mánē), also long known by its medieval name Maina or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες, romanized: Maniátes), who claim descent from the ancient Spartans.
Mani, informal name for the mantra of Avalokiteśvara, Om mani padme hum; Mani stone, a stone on which the "Mani" mantra is inscribed; Mani Jewel, any of various jewels mentioned in Buddhist literature Manipur (disambiguation) (lit. ' jewel city '), various places in India; Al-Māniʿ, one of the names of God in Islam, meaning "Withholder" and ...
The Maniq or Mani are an ethnic group of Thailand. They are more widely known in Thailand as the Sakai ( Thai : ซาไก ), a controversial derogatory term meaning 'barbarism'. [ 2 ] They are the only Negrito group in Thailand and speak a variety of related Aslian languages , primarily Kensiu and Ten'edn , which do not have standard writing ...
Mani was an Iranian [20] [21] [a] born in 216 CE in or near Ctesiphon (now al-Mada'in, Iraq) in the Parthian Empire. According to the Cologne Mani-Codex, [22] Mani's parents were members of the Jewish Christian Gnostic sect known as the Elcesaites. [23] Mani composed seven works, six of which were written in the late-Aramaic Syriac language.
Gary "Mani" Mounfield (born 16 November 1962 [2]) is an English rock bassist, best known for being a member of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream. Career.
Juego de maní ('game of peanut') often simply called maní or mani, sometimes referred to as baile de maní ('dance of peanut') or bambosa, [1] is a stick-fighting martial art and dance that was developed in Cuba by African slaves. It is still kept alive today in Cuba by folkloric groups. Practitioners are referred to as maniseros. [2]