| Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
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| Library library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housedcollection of books. The term can mean the collection, the building that houses such a collection, or both. Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not to — or cannot afford to — purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research. Library
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| Religion and homosexuality Though the relationship between homosexuality and religion can vary greatly across time and place, within and between different religions and sects, and regarding different forms of homosexuality and bisexuality, current authoritative bodies and doctrines of the world's largest religions generally view homosexuality negatively. Religion_and_homosexuality
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| Satan Satan (Standard Hebrew:השָׂטָן ha-Satan ('the accuser')) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic religions, being traditionally applied to an angel in Judeo-Christian belief, and to a jinn in Islamic belief.Originally, this figure was the one who challenged the religious faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible. Satan
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| Darius I of Persia Darius I or Darius the Great ( (Dārayavahuš) > modern Persianداریوش بزرگ ) (c. 549 BCShahanshah (Great King) of Persia. He reigned from September 522 to October 486 BC as the third Achaemenian King and called by some arguably "the greatest of the Achaemenid kings". Darius_I_of_Persia
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| Avesta The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. Avesta
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| Nechtan (mythology) In Irish mythology, Nechtan was the father and/or husband of Boann. He may be Nuada under another name, or his cult may have been replaced by that of Nuada. Only he and his three cup-bearers were permitted to visit the well of Segais, into which nine sacred hazel trees dropped their wisdom-bearing nuts. When Boann visited the well, it overflowed and chased her to the coast, forming the river Boyne. Nechtan_(mythology)
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| Sogdiana Sogdiana
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| Apam Napat Hinduism, Apām Napāt is the god of fresh water, such as in rivers and lakes.Apām Napāt is sometimes (for example in Rigveda book 2 hymn 35 verse 3) described as a fire-god who originates in water (see:Agni). Apām Napat is Sanskrit and Avestan for "grandson of waters", see Ap). napat "grandson" is cognate to English nephew, but the name Apām Napāt has also been compared to Etruscan Nethuns and Celtic Nechtan and Roman Neptune. Apam_Napat
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| Haoma Haoma is the Avestan language name of a plant and its divinity, both of which play a role in Zoroastrian doctrine and in later Persian culture and mythology. The Middle Persian form of the name is hōm, which continues to be the name in Modern Persian and other living Iranian languages. Sacred haoma has its origins in Indo-Iranian religion and is the cognate of Vedic soma. For haoma'soma, see comparison to soma. Haoma
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| Zoroaster/Archive 1 Talk:Zoroaster/Archive_1
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| List of digital library projects This is a list of projects related to digital libraries. List_of_digital_library_projects
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| Avestan language Avestan is a Eastern Iranian language that was used to compose the sacred hymns and canon of the Zoroastrian Avesta. Iranian languages are part of the Indo-Iranian Language group. The Indo-Iranian language group is a branch of the Indo-European language family. Avestan_language
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| Airyanem Vaejah Airyanəm Vaējah, which approximately means "expanse of the Aryans," is a reference in the Zoroastrian Avesta (Vendidad, Farg. 1) to one of Ahura Mazda's "sixteen perfect lands." It is considered the best of places, but on the other hand the Vendidad/Vīdēvdād 1 claims that there are two months of summer there and ten of winter. It suffers from flooding at the end of winter. Airyanem_Vaejah
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| Assyria Talk:Assyria
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| Zoroastrian calendar The Zoroastrian calendar is a religious calendar used by members of the Zoroastrian faith, and it is an approximation of the (tropical) solar calendar. To this day, Zoroastrians, irrespective of geographic location, adhere to (variations of) this calendar for religious purposes. Zoroastrian_calendar
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| Achaemenid Empire The Achaemenid Empire or Achaemenid Persian Empire (, UniPers:Persian Empires that ruled over significant portions of Greater Iran, and followed the Iranian Median Empire. At the height of its power, the Iranian Achaemenid Empire encompassed approximately 7.5 million square kilometers and became the largest empire of the ancient world. It created a very successful model for centralized administration. Achaemenid_Empire
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| Julius Evola Julius Evola, also known as Baron Giulio Cesare Evola (May 19, 1898 Sicilian philosopher, esotericist, occultist, author, artist, poet, political activist, soldier and Traditionalist. Evola is primarily known for his involvement in Italian Fascist politics until the movement was defeated in World War II; since the war, his works have inspired a succession of New Right and neo-fascist groups in Italy and beyond. Julius_Evola
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| Chamrosh Chamrosh
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| Old Persian language The Old Persian language is one of the two attested Old Iranian languages (besides Avestan). Old Persian appears primarily in the inscriptions, clay tablets, seals of the Achaemenid era (c. 600 BCE to 300 BCE). Examples of Old Persian have been found in present-day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Egypt the most important attestation by far being the contents of the Behistun inscription (dated to 525 BCE). Old_Persian_language
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