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  2. Ossian - Wikipedia

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    Ossian Singing, Nicolai Abildgaard, 1787. Ossian (/ ˈ ɒ ʃ ən, ˈ ɒ s i ən /; Irish Gaelic/Scottish Gaelic: Oisean) is the narrator and purported author of a cycle of epic poems published by the Scottish poet James Macpherson, originally as Fingal (1761) and Temora (1763), [1] and later combined under the title The Poems of Ossian.

  3. Heart symbol - Wikipedia

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    Silver coins from the ancient Libya of the 6th to 5th centuries BC bear images strongly reminiscent of the heart symbol, sometimes accompanied by images of the silphium plant. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] The related Ferula species asafoetida – which was actually used as an inferior substitute for silphium – is regarded as an aphrodisiac in Tibet and ...

  4. Ossan - Wikipedia

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    Ossan is a community/status group of Muslims in Kerala, south India.The Ossan men were the traditional circumcisers [1] among the Muslims of the central Malabar Coast (northern Kerala).

  5. Ichthys - Wikipedia

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    Ichthys was adopted as a Christian symbol.. The ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈ ɪ k θ ə s / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent.AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.

  6. Triskelion - Wikipedia

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    The form triskelion (as it were Greek τρισκέλιον [9]) is a diminutive which entered English usage in numismatics in the late-19th century. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The form consisting of three human legs (as opposed to the triple spiral) has also been called a " triquetra of legs", also triskelos or triskel .

  7. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/O - Wikipedia

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    Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples ob-, o-, oc-, of-, og-, op-, os-[1]against: Latin: ob: obduracy, obdurate, obduration ...

  8. Peace symbols - Wikipedia

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    Shalom and salaam mean ' peace ' and are cognates of each other, derived from the Semitic triconsonantal of S-L-M (realized in Hebrew as Š-L-M and in Arabic as S-L-M). The symbol has come to represent peace in the Middle East and an end to the Arab–Israeli conflict. Wall plaques, signs, T-shirts, and buttons are sold with only those words. [89]

  9. Cultural depictions of Joan of Arc - Wikipedia

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    The eight song on Madonna's album Rebel Heart. [33] 2015 "Jeanne d'Arc" Wednesday Campanella: The fifth song on the album Jugem' Je t'aime [34] 2016 "Joanni" (song) Kate Bush: Before The Dawn Live performance 2017 The Vision, the Sword and the Pyre – Part I (album) Eloy: Initial part of a two-part conceptual album about the life and fate of ...