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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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Tartarus
Anthropology; Mythology
Tartarus or Tartaros, in ancient Greek mythology, is the deep abyss that is used as a dungeon of torment and suffering for the wicked and as the prison for the Titans. As far ...
Thalassa
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Thalassa ("sea") is a primordial sea goddess, daughter of Aether and Hemera. With sea god Pontus, she was the mother of the nine Telchines and Halia. ...
ourea
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, the ourea ("mountains") were progeny of Gaia, members of the Greek primordial deities, who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses, children ...
oread
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, an oread or orestiad ("mountain") was a type of nymph that lived in mountains, valleys, and ravines. They differ from each other according to their ...
Oceanus
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, this world-ocean was personified as a Titan, a son of Uranus and Gaea. In Hellenistic and Roman mosaics, this Titan was often depicted as having the upper body ...
Hyperion
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Hyperion ("The High-One") was one of the twelve Titan children of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky or Heaven) who, led by Cronus, overthrew Uranus and ...
Gaia
Anthropology; Mythology
In Greek mythology, Gaia ("land" or "earth"; also Gaea, or Ge) was the personification of the Earth, one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia was the great ...
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