enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Staff god - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_god

    Left: Staff god (atua rakau) Right: Slab god (unu) Staff gods (or atua rakau) are sacred objects within the cultural and spiritual practices of the Cook Islands Māori, particularly prominent on the island of Rarotonga. These objects were crafted from wood and adorned with intricate carvings and symbolic designs, combining images of gods with ...

  3. Staff of Moses - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_of_Moses

    The Staff of Moses, also known as the Rod of Moses or Staff of God, is mentioned in the Bible and Quran as a walking stick used by Moses. According to the Book of Exodus , the staff ( Hebrew : מַטֶּה , romanized : maṭṭe , translated "rod" in the King James Bible ) was used to produce water from a rock, was transformed into a snake and ...

  4. Was-sceptre - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Was-sceptre

    It appears as a stylized animal head at the top of a long, straight staff with a forked end. Was sceptres were used as symbols of power or dominion, and were associated with ancient Egyptian deities such as Set or Anubis [2] as well as with the pharaoh. Was sceptres also represent the Set animal or Khnum. In later use, it was a symbol of ...

  5. Fiveable, an online learning community for high school students, made its first-ever acquisition earlier this week: Hours, a virtual study platform built by a 16-year-old. Fiveable is a free ...

  6. Raimondi Stele - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raimondi_Stele

    The main figure in the image on the Raimondi Stele is the Staff God, an anthropomorphic creature that exhibits human, feline, reptilian, and avian characteristics. [7] The animals represented were highly mythologized and rumored in Andean cultures because of their geographic location.

  7. Wari culture - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wari_culture

    The Wari worshipped the Staff god, a chief deity in many Andean cultures. [13] Some of the oldest depictions of the Staff god appear on Wari textiles and pottery urns, estimated to be over 3,000 years old. [14] Some scholars believe that the Wari Staff god was a predecessor of the three Incan principle gods, Sun, Moon, and Thunder. [13]

  8. Inca mythology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inca_mythology

    In pre-Incan Andean iconography Viracocha takes the form of a Staff God, characterized by front-facing figures holding vertical objects which are referred to as "staffs". As the chief deity, Viracocha was the creator god and served as the primary religious icon of the entire Peruvian Andes, particularly during the Early Horizon (900-200 BC ...

  9. John Kelly jokes about becoming White House chief of staff ...

    www.aol.com/news/2018-03-01-john-kelly-jokes...

    White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made a joke about his job being a punishment from God, reports The Hill. The remark was made on Thursday during an event marking the 15th anniversary of the ...