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  2. Gilgamesh flood myth - Wikipedia

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    Parpola's glossary (page 145) defines ziq-qur-rat as "temple tower, ziggurat" and refers to line 157 so he translates ziq-qur-rat as temple tower in this context. The sentence literally reads "I placed an offering on top of a hilly ziggurat." A ziggurat was an elevated platform or temple tower where priests made offerings to the temple god.

  3. Sacrifice - Wikipedia

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    Sacrifice is the offering of material possessions or the lives of animals or humans to a deity as an act of propitiation or worship. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Evidence of ritual animal sacrifice has been seen at least since ancient Hebrews and Greeks, and possibly existed before that.

  4. Genshin Impact - Wikipedia

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    The player may freely explore an open-world map. Here Aether, the male Traveler, is seen gliding, but the player can switch to other party members. Genshin Impact is an open-world, action role-playing game that allows the player to control one of four interchangeable characters in a party. [4]

  5. Furina (Genshin Impact) - Wikipedia

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    Furina's story and character have been praised by critics, with many applauding her mental strength and her sacrifice. [ 5 ] [ 12 ] [ 22 ] Yan Ku of Yahoo! News wrote that Furina's suffering was the "heaviest, most loving thing an Archon has ever done for their nation."

  6. Jūzenji - Wikipedia

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    Genshin, was a famous monk. He lived from 942 to 1017. His teachings describe Jūzenji. He said Jūzenji was centrally linked to the forces of the universe. [1]: 206-207 The Sannō Mitsuki offers a different view. It says Jūzenji has a dual role in Heaven and Earth. He is Kokūzō in heaven. On earth, Jūzenji is Jizō.

  7. Libation - Wikipedia

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    In Roman art, the libation is shown performed at a mensa (sacrificial meal table), or tripod. It was the simplest form of sacrifice, and could be a sufficient offering by itself. [29] The introductory rite (praefatio) to an animal sacrifice included an incense and wine libation onto a burning altar.

  8. Sacrificial calendar of Athens - Wikipedia

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    The sacrificial calendar of Athens is an Ancient Greek religious document inscribed on stone as part of the Athenian law revisions from 410/9–405/4 and 403/2–400/399 BC. It provides a detailed record of sacrificial practices , listing festivals , types of offerings (both animal and non-animal), and payments to priests and officials.

  9. Yajna - Wikipedia

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    The tradition has evolved from offering oblations and libations into sacred fire to symbolic offerings in the presence of sacred fire . [ 1 ] Yajna rituals-related texts have been called the Karma-kanda (ritual works) portion of the Vedic literature, in contrast to the Jnana-kanda (knowledge) portion found in the Vedic Upanishads .