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Apotropaic magical rituals were practiced throughout the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt. Fearsome deities were invoked via ritual in order to protect individuals by warding away evil spirits. In ancient Egypt, these household rituals (performed in the home, not in state-run temples) were embodied by the deity who personified magic itself ...
The sixth season of the American dramatic television series Touched by an Angel aired CBS from September 26, 1999 through May 21, 2000, spanning 26 episodes. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series chronicled the cases of two angels, Monica (Roma Downey) and her supervisor Tess (Della Reese), who bring messages from God to various people to help them as they reach ...
In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Helios ( / ˈhiːliəs, - ɒs /; Ancient Greek: Ἥλιος pronounced [hɛ̌ːlios], lit. 'Sun'; Homeric Greek: Ἠέλιος) is the god who personifies the Sun. His name is also Latinized as Helius, and he is often given the epithets Hyperion ("the one above") and Phaethon ("the shining").
The story of King Canute and the tide is an apocryphal anecdote illustrating the piety or humility of King Canute the Great, recorded in the 12th century by Henry of Huntingdon . In the story, Canute demonstrates to his flattering courtiers that he has no control over the elements (the incoming tide), explaining that secular power is vain ...
Evil eye. A person from Cairo, reputed to possess the evil eye. The evil eye is a supernatural belief in a curse brought about by a malevolent glare, usually inspired by envy. [ 1] The belief in the evil eye among humans has existed for thousands of years, and amulets to protect against it have been found dating to around 5,000 years ago.
The Quran makes many references to the face of God but its use of the Arabic word for a physical face — wajh — is symbolic and is used to refer to God's presence which, in Islam, is everywhere: "wherever you turn, there is the face of God". Now have come to you, from your Lord, proofs (to open your eyes): if any will see, it will be for ...
5:30 →. The Sermon of the Beatitudes (1886-96) by James Tissot. Book. Gospel of Matthew. Christian Bible part. New Testament. Matthew 5:29 is the twenty-ninth verse of the fifth chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament and is part of the Sermon on the Mount. It is the third verse of the discussion of adultery .
The Eye of Ra or Eye of Re, usually depicted as sun disk or right wedjat-eye (paired with the Eye of Horus, left wedjat -eye), is an entity in ancient Egyptian mythology that functions as an extension of the sun god Ra 's power, equated with the disk of the sun, but it often behaves as an independent goddess, a feminine counterpart to Ra and a ...