Usli. Na prahu říše boha Amona // Usli. A Site on the threshold of Amun’s empire by Miroslav Bárta, Jan Turek

“…In general, the above-ground part of the structure has been entirely eroded and quarried away; the small fragments bearing remains of the original decoration are unfortunately insufficient to study the original decoration motives or to ascertain which deities were actually worshipped in the temple’s sanctuaries. …”
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Plant diversity, conservation significance, and community structure of two protected areas under different governance by Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong, Elizabeth Gabienu, Daniel Adusu, Nana Yeboaa Opuni-Frimpong, Frederick Gyasi Damptey

“…In Ghana, besides the shared governance of protected area management, there also exists the governance by indigenous community models in which traditional structures (clans and stools) use taboos, deities, totems, and myths as tools in managing protected areas. …”
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Lithuanian Cultural Landscape in Folklore from the Perspective of Values by Bronė Stundžienė

“…The mythologem of a stone as the landmark signifying the boundary between this and the other world, as well as the association of stones with sacrality and sacred places visited by deities, is widespread. It is ascertained that the narrative of the sacrality of stones did not cease in the period of Christianity. …”
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THE CELESTIAL FERRYMAN IN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN RELIGION "SAILOR OF THE DEAD" by Radwan Ahmed

“…In all of these sources we find his names, titles, epithets, roles, functions, and relations with other deities of ancient Egypt. As he was a god in the Netherworld and the ferryman of the dead, he may be the origin of the Greek ferryman CHARON of HADES. …”
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Religiosidade afroindígena e natureza na Amazônia (Afroindigenous Religiosity and Nature in the Brazilian Amazon ) - DOI: 10.5752/P.2175-5841.2013v11n30p476 by Agenor Sarraf Pacheco

“…Within the borders that separate and connect the colonial and contemporary times, written and oral memories bring up experiences where the native, colonial and diasporic religiosity configure themselves into a deep tinkering with nature and erect a pantheon of Afroindigenous deities in the region. In this article, under the theoretical guidance of Cultural Studies, Postcolonial Thought and Anthropology of Religions, we explore dialogues conducted with memories of a saint father, a medicine man, a Catholic nun and a “Pajé” (a female shaman or witch-doctor), besides the perceptions of a Catholic priest and writings of another female Shaman. …”
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Postpericardiotomy Syndrome Incidence, Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies: Experience at Two Collaborative Centers by Krešimir Gabaldo, Željko Sutlić, Domagoj Mišković, Marijana Knežević Praveček, Đeiti Prvulović, Božo Vujeva, Katica Cvitkušić Lukenda, Irzal Hadžibegović

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EL MITO ENTRE LOS GRIEGOS Y LOS AMERINDIOS PREMISAS FILOSÓFICAS GENERALES by JOSÉ GABRIEL COLEY*

“…They gave birth to the deities, fi lling all of gods to try to explain thismysterious world that surrounds us. …”
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Phenomenology and content of the inhaled N, N-dimethyltryptamine (N, N-DMT) experience by David Wyndham Lawrence, Robin Carhart-Harris, Roland Griffiths, Christopher Timmermann

“…Entity encounters were reported in 45.5% (n = 1719) of the experiences and involved predominantly a feminine phenotype (n = 416, 24.2%); deities (n = 293, 17.0%); aliens (n = 281, 16.3%); creature-based entities (n = 158, 9.2%, including reptilian and insectoid beings); mythological beings (n = 144, 8.4%, including machine elves); and jesters (n = 112, 6.5%). …”
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La mitología como referencia en la creación visual actual. Una miradarenovada al imaginario de Venus, Diana y Ceres = Mythology as a reference in current visual creation. A renewed... by Raquel Sardá Sánchez

“…Through the recovery of the essential elements attributed to the deities a renewed imaginary arises reincarnated in modern Narcissus, empowered Venus, intrepid Icarus or sophisticated Promethean. …”
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Acacia tree Sndt in ancient Egypt شجرة Sndtالسنط فى مصر القديمة by Dr. Seham el-Sayed abd el Hameed Eissa, Dr. Taghreed el-Sayed abd el Hameed Eissa

“…At Heliopolis, there was a tradition that all the Goddesses and Gods were born beneath an acacia tree.In the Pyramid Texts, Horus, comes forth from the acacia tree., In the Book of the Dead the deceased the Divine Children of Iusaaset, the Goddesses and Gods born beneath the sacred acacia.The acacia is associated with a number of Egyptian Deities, it has specific associations with Isis and Her family. …”
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वैदिक कालीन आयुध निर्माण तकनीकी by Manoj Kumar Rao, Ipshit Pratap Singh

“…The construction of those armaments was technically simple but their power was unlimited, as the operation of those armaments was based on the mantra power, which the Vedic rishis and deities had created with their tenacity power keeping in mind the public interest. …”
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Folk taxonomy and traditional uses of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces by the sociolinguistic groups in the central region of the Republic of Benin by Laura Estelle Yêyinou Loko, Joelle Toffa, Arlette Adjatin, Ahouélété Joel Akpo, Azize Orobiyi, Alexandre Dansi

“…Nine common bean folk varieties are considered by farmers as magical plants which have supernatural properties while several taboos for deities’ followers regarding Séssé landrace are inventoried across sociolinguistic groups. …”
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Wangun Visual Concept In Pawukon Figures And Interior Design Contexts by Rahmanu Widayat

“…There are 30 pawukon figures, from the Wuku Sinta figure to Wuku Watugunung figure accompanied by a picture of their respective deities. Pawukon figures can be found in primbon books or enlarged and displayed in the interiors of Javanese houses. …”
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Rigging the world : 3D modeling and the seduction of the real by Perry, Rebecca Ann

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Seven-Year Trends in the Croatian Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Network by Zdravko Babić, Hrvoje Pintarić, Boris Starčević, Joško Bulum, Vjekoslav Tomulić, Lovel Giunio, Ivo Vuković, Robert Steiner, Hrvoje Stipić, Jozica Šikić, Dražen Zekanović, Deiti Prvulović, Damir Kozmar, Davor Miličić

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On the origin of Ammon's horn by I. Iniesta

“…Images engraved in Greco-Roman coinage range from references to the assassination of Caesar and legendary stories like the arrival of a snake shaped demi-god Aesculapius to save the Romans from the plague, to invocations of major deities including Apollo the physician or Ammon the protector. …”
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ANTONIO DE MONTSERRAT – LA RUTA DE LA SEDA Y LOS CAMINOS SECRETOS DEL TANTRA by Oscar R. Gómez

“…That is the Buddhist form rulers have adopted, which promotes full social and gender equality, the idea of the subject as a cultural construction and the notion of metaphorical deities —useful to model people’s character but completely non-existent— in addition to the Buddhist principle of relative truth (not absolute). …”
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AULOS AND CROTALS IN GRAECO-ROMAN EGYPT by Marwa Elkady

“…Aulos αὐλός was widely used in Graeco-roman Egypt and connected with cults of Egyptian deities like Bes, Hathor, Bastet and Harpocates; and Greek and Roman divinities like Dionysus (Bacchus), Athena (Minerva), and Apollo. …”
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ANTONIO DE MONTSERRAT – LA RUTA DE LA SEDA Y LOS CAMINOS SECRETOS DEL TANTRA by Oscar R. Gómez

“…That is the Buddhist form rulers have adopted, which promotes full social and gender equality, the idea of the subject as a cultural construction and the notion of metaphorical deities —useful to model people’s character but completely non-existent— in addition to the Buddhist principle of relative truth (not absolute). …”
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SOME REMARKS ON THE EXECUTION PLACE xbt IN ANCIENT EGYPT by Mona El Nadi

“…In this paper, the author searched for the ways that the ancient Egyptians used to avoid extinction and found out that (1) by some religious texts from different periods‚ (2) by some sacrifice, especially an animal to save the person‚ and (3) by the help of some deities (e.g., Thoth‚ Shesemu‚ Sekhmet‚ Mehit‚ Matyt‚ and Horus-Merty) he might survive and have another chance to escape that ugly fate.…”
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