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  2. Jiaobei - Wikipedia

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    Moon blocks or jiaobei (also written as jiao bei etc. variants; Chinese: 筊杯 or 珓杯; pinyin: jiǎo bēi; Jyutping: gaau2 bui1), also poe (from Chinese: 桮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe; as used in the term "poe divination"), are wooden divination tools originating from China, which are used in pairs and thrown to seek divine guidance in the form of a yes or no question.

  3. Primordium - Wikipedia

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    Root primordia (brown spots) as seen on the butt of a freshly cut pineapple crown intended for vegetative reproduction.. A primordium (/ p r aɪ ˈ m ɔːr d i ə m /; pl.: primordia; synonym: anlage) in embryology, is an organ or tissue in its earliest recognizable stage of development. [1]

  4. List of mythological objects - Wikipedia

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    Stone of Scone (also Stone of Destiny), an oblong block of red sandstone. (Matter of Britain) Sledovik, a sacred stone venerated in Slavic and Finnic pagan practices. (Slavic paganism) Lia Fáil (also Stone of Destiny), a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. In legend, all of the kings of Ireland were ...

  5. List of Mesopotamian deities - Wikipedia

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    It has been argued that she was one and the same as the primordial deity, [246] but this view is not universally accepted and Manfred Krebernik argues it cannot be presently established if they were one and the same. [247] Anshar and Kishar: In some myths and god lists, Anshar and Kishar are a primordial couple, who are male and female ...

  6. Greek primordial deities - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, the primordial deities are the first generation of gods and goddesses.These deities represented the fundamental forces and physical foundations of the world and were generally not actively worshipped, as they, for the most part, were not given human characteristics; they were instead personifications of places or abstract concepts.

  7. Aion (deity) - Wikipedia

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    'long period of time', [ai̯ˈɔːn]) is a Hellenistic deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac. The "time" which Aion represents is perpetual, unbounded, ritual, and cyclic: The future is a returning version of the past, later called aevum (see Vedic Sanskrit Ṛtú).

  8. List of Pokémon anime characters - Wikipedia

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    Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are a trio of commanders who lead Team Galactic. They act as Cyrus's subordinates and are fiercely loyal. Each of the members carried out the scheme where they stole the Lustrous Orb, the Adamant Orb, the Spear Key and the Lake Trio to find Spear Pillar.

  9. Cosmic ocean - Wikipedia

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    A cosmic ocean, cosmic sea, primordial waters, or celestial river is a mythological motif that represents the world or cosmos enveloped by a vast primordial ocean. Found in many cultures and civilizations, the cosmic ocean exists before the creation of the Earth. From the primordial waters the Earth and the entire cosmos arose.