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  2. Son preference - Wikipedia

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    In the 21st century, son preference has been broadly documented in South and East Asia, [3] but is also observable in Western countries. [5] An example of son preference is demonstrated by the traditions of the Igbo people of Nigeria: "The status of a man is assessed in part by his number of sons. A man with many sons is viewed as a wealthy or ...

  3. Gomer (wife of Hosea) - Wikipedia

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    Hosea 1 relates how Hosea has three children, a son called Jezreel, a daughter Lo-Ruhamah and another son Lo-Ammi. All the names are described in the text as having symbolic meaning, reflecting the relationship between God and Israel. Jezreel is named after the valley of that name. Lo-Ruhamah is named to denote the ruined condition of the ...

  4. Primogeniture - Wikipedia

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    Common in feudal Europe outside of Germany was land inheritance based on male-preference primogeniture: A lord was succeeded by his eldest son but, failing sons, either by daughters or sons of daughters. [citation needed] In most medieval Western European feudal fiefs, females (such as daughters and sisters) were allowed to succeed, brothers ...

  5. Birth order - Wikipedia

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    The tradition of a father naming his son after himself or a male relative from an earlier generation (grandfather, great-grandfather) is referred to as 'patronymic', while the tradition of a mother naming her daughter after herself or a female relative from an earlier generation (grandmother, great-grandmother) is referred to as 'matronymic'.

  6. Castor and Pollux - Wikipedia

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    Castor [a] and Pollux [b] (or Polydeuces) [c] are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri or Dioskouroi. [d]Their mother was Leda, but they had different fathers; Castor was the mortal son of Tyndareus, the king of Sparta, while Pollux was the divine son of Zeus, who seduced Leda in the guise of a swan. [2]

  7. Freyja - Wikipedia

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    In chapter 24 of Gylfaginning, the enthroned figure of High says that after the god Njörðr split with the goddess Skaði, he had two beautiful and mighty children (no partner is mentioned); a son, Freyr, and a daughter, Freyja. Freyr is "the most glorious" of the gods, and Freyja "the most glorious" of the goddesses.

  8. Cadency - Wikipedia

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    In a short number of generations, the accumulation of cadency marks—to show, for example, the fifth son of a third son of a second son—could lead to added complexity. In practice, cadency marks are not much used in England, and even when they are, it is rare to see more than one or two on a coat of arms.

  9. Consorts of Ganesha - Wikipedia

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    The word priya can mean "fond of" or in a marital context it can mean "a lover, husband", [32] so Buddhipriya means "fond of intelligence" or "Buddhi's husband". [ 33 ] This association with wisdom also appears in the name Buddha , which appears as a name of Ganesha in the second verse of the Ganesha Purana version of the Ganesha Sahasranama ...