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Anthropology
The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.
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Excalibur
Anthropology; Mythology
Excalibur is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Great Britain.
Sirens
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, the Sirens were dangerous and devious creatures, portrayed as femmes fatales who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on ...
Morpheus
Anthropology; Mythology
Morpheus in Greek mythology is the god of dreams, leader of the Oneiroi. Morpheus has the ability to take any human form and appear in dreams. His true semblance is that of a ...
Hypnos
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Hypnos was the personification of sleep. His twin was Thánatos; their mother was the primordial goddess Nyx. His palace was a dark cave where the sun never ...
Cerberus
Anthropology; Mythology
Cerberus is a multi-headed hound which guards the gates of the Underworld, to prevent those who have crossed the river Styx from ever escaping. Cerberus featured in many works of ...
Scylla
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Scylla was a monster that lived on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite its counterpart Charybdis. The two sides of the strait were within an ...
Charybdis
Anthropology; Mythology
Charybdis was a sea monster in Greek mythology. She takes form as a huge bladder of a creature whose face was all mouth and whose arms and legs were flippers and who swallows a ...
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