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  2. Put (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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    Phut or Put (Hebrew: פּוּט ‎ Pūṭ; Septuagint Greek Φουδ Phoud) is the third son of Ham (one of the sons of Noah), in the biblical Table of Nations (Genesis 10:6; cf. 1 Chronicles 1:8). The name Put (or Phut) is used in the Bible for Ancient Libya, but a few scholars proposed the Land of Punt known from Ancient Egyptian annals. [1]

  3. Ancient Libya - Wikipedia

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    Compared with the history of Egypt, historians know little about the history of Libya, as there are few surviving written records. Information on ancient Libya comes from archaeological evidence and historic sources written by Egyptian scribes, as well as the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Byzantines, and later from Arabs of Medieval times.

  4. Libya (Greek myth) - Wikipedia

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    Libya, daughter of the Titan Oceanus and Pompholyge, and the sister of Asia. [1] In one account, Libya was the consort of the sea god Triton [2] and by him the mother of various nymphs, probably including the Tritonian nymph who bore Nasamon and Caphaurus to Amphitemis. [3] Libya, a princess of Egypt as the daughter of King Epaphus.

  5. History of Libya - Wikipedia

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    Amazigh have been present throughout the entire history of the country. For most of its history, Libya has been subjected to varying degrees of foreign control, from Europe, Asia, and Africa. The history of Libya comprises six distinct periods: Ancient Libya, the Roman era, the Islamic era, Ottoman rule, Italian rule, and the Modern era.

  6. Libyan Sibyl - Wikipedia

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    The term sibyl comes (via Latin) from the ancient Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess. There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but the Libyan Sibyl, in Classical mythology , foretold the "coming of the day when that which is hidden shall be revealed."

  7. Libya (daughter of Epaphus) - Wikipedia

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    Libya (Ancient Greek: Λιβύη, romanized: Libýē) is the daughter of Epaphus, King of Egypt, in both Greek and Roman mythology. She personified the land of Ancient Libya in North Africa , from which the name of modern-day Libya originated.

  8. A Libyan Myth - Wikipedia

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    The Kiss of the Enchantress (Isobel Lilian Gloag, c. 1890), a depiction of Lamia which resembles the monster of A Libyan Myth in appearance and behaviour.. A Libyan Myth (Ancient Greek: Λιβυκὸς Μῦθος, romanized: Libykos Mythos, Oration 5 in modern corpora) is a short speech or speech-fragment by Dio Chrysostom, telling the story of a mythical creature from Libya, perhaps Lamia ...

  9. Christianity in Libya - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, more than half of Libya’s Christian population were Copts. [7] [2]Historically speaking, Christianity spread to the Pentapolis in North Africa from Egypt; [8] Synesius of Cyrene (370-414), bishop of Ptolemais, received his instruction at Alexandria in both the Catechetical School and the Museion, and he entertained a great deal of reverence and affection for Hypatia, the last pagan ...