WebTo the Germanic peoples, Odin was often associated with ravens. Examples include depictions of figures often identified as Odin appear flanked with two birds on a 6th-century bracteate and on a 7th-century helmet plate from Vendel, Sweden.In later Norse mythology, Odin is depicted as having two ravens Huginn and Muninn, serving as his …

WebMicronesia (UK: / ˌ m aɪ k r ə ˈ n iː z i ə /, US: /-ˈ n iː ʒ ə /) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean.It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian …

WebManichaeism was a major religion founded in the 3rd century AD by the Parthian prophet Mani (c. 216–274 AD), in the Sasanian Empire. Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness. Through an ongoing process that takes place in human …

WebThe Chukchi, or Chukchee (Chukot: Ԓыгъоравэтԓьэт, О'равэтԓьэт, Ḷygʺoravètḷʹèt, O'ravètḷʹèt), are a Siberian indigenous people native to the Chukchi Peninsula, the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean all within modern Russia.They speak the Chukchi language.The Chukchi originated from the people living …

WebThe Atlas Mountains are a mountain range in the Maghreb in North Africa.It separates the Sahara Desert from the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the name "Atlantic" is derived from the mountain range.It stretches around 2,500 km (1,600 mi) through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.The range's highest peak is Toubkal, which is in central Morocco, …

WebThe Sea of Marmara, also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey.It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating the country's European and Asian sides. The Sea of Marmara is a small sea with an area of 11,350 km 2 (4,380 sq mi), and dimensions of …

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WebA creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, members of cultures often ascribe varying degrees of truth to their creation myths. In the society in which it is told, a creation myth is usually regarded as …

WebThe Adlet (or Erqigdlet) are a race of creatures in the Inuit mythology of Greenland, as well as the Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts. While the word refers to inland native American tribes, it also denotes a humanoid dog-legged tribe. The lower part of the body of the canine Adlet is like that of a dog and their upper part is like a man's. All Adlet run quickly, and …

WebThe Yupik (plural: Yupiit) (/ ˈ j uː p ɪ k /; Russian: Юпикские народы) are a group of indigenous or aboriginal peoples of western, southwestern, and southcentral Alaska and the Russian Far East.They are related to the Inuit and Iñupiat.Yupik peoples include the following: Alutiiq, or Sugpiaq, of the Alaska Peninsula and coastal and island areas of …