The Roman/Greek versions: golden or lead tipped
The Hindu version: has five fragrant flowers from the Ashoka tree, white and blue lotus flowers, Jasmine and the flowers from the Mango trees.
What am I talking about?
Category: Mythology
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The myth goes that X married 27 daughters of Daksha but truly loved only one of them. His other wives complained about his negligent behaviour to Daksha, who cursed him that he would become ugly forever. As a penance, X prayed to lord Shiva to remove the curse, who said that he could not completely remove the curse, but that whenever X lost his beauty completely, he would again gradually gain it back and the cycle would go on.
Who is X and what resulted thus?
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Yahweh was an ancient god of the Israelite kingdoms of Israel and later of Judaism.
Yahweh’s name is continued to be taken today through the term X, which literally means ‘praise to Yahweh’.
The term X can be found in Christian prayers & through songs of Jeff Buckley & Leonard Cohen.
Identify the term.
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The exact meaning of the number has been a topic of hot debate. It is commonly considered to denote Emperor Nero, who was cruel to Christians.
Symbolically, the number 7 has been thought to represent completeness. Hence, this number (in question) in contract signifies incompleteness and imperfection. Or alternatively, a quality of being complete in sinfulness.
Which number am I talking about?
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According to Hindu Mythology and Vedas he was the first mortal to die. Incidentally he is worshiped by the Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean and the Japanese people all around the world. One of the few temples dedicated to him is in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu, India.
Who is he?
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X is the government of the Catholic Church and operates from Vatican City State, a sovereign & independent territory. The Pope is the ruler of both Vatican City State and the X.
In English, X translates to ‘Sacred Chair‘.
Can you identify X?
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The following is a temple in Palakkad, Kerala know for a divine visit by Goddess Hemambika or Emoor Bhagavathy. However, according to the forklore, the Goddess appeared only partially, leading to the statue at the temple.
How is the temple related to the world of politics in India?
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According to Greek mythology, the Labyrinth imprisoning the Minotaur at Crete was created by master craftsman Daedalus.
However, Daedalus was part of another story, where his son used a device made by the craftsman & became a cautionary tale.
Can you identify who was Daedalus’ son and what is known for?
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While the origins of the festival are unknown, it was celebrated in early 1600s by Shivaji Maharaj in Pune.
Centuries later it was revived by Lokmanya Tilak in 1892 as a means to circumvent the colonial British government ban on Hindu gatherings. It was here that the festival became a more public celebration, rather than private affair.
Can you identify the festival?
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Also known as Taṣawwuf, X is a religious sect associated with mysticism. The name X which is widely known, is thought to be derived from “one who wears wool”. The basic tenet of the sect is to find the truth of divine love and knowledge through direct personal experience of God.
Can you identify X?
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Can you guess the mythological hybrid creatures created with the following combinations:
1. Lion + Goat + Snake
2. Eagle + Lion
3. Human + Eagle + Lion
4. Human + Lion + Scorpian
5. Human + Bull
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Norse myth believed that this event was caused by wolves Skoll and Hati.
The Chinese believed that this was the result of a dragon & used bang drums & shoot arrows to scare it away.
Indian mythology blamed an immortal floating head for this.
Incans thought it was due to wrath of God, and used to perform sacrifices (rarely human).
These are the belief systems behind which event?
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X is a humorous religion started in the US in 2005 to oppose the idea of creationism by a God. This was done by introducing a noodle-y deity, a holy book & lore of afterlife with beers and a hell with stale beers.
The religion tried to highlight the point that in order to disprove a religion, the onus falls upon the deniers rather than the religion itself.
Show AnswerThe religion is Pastafarianism & the deity being Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Read More about the religion.
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Connect the following & give X, Y & Z.
Fish
Turtle
Boar
Man-lion
Dwarf warrior
Warrior
X
Y
Z
Cleanser of evil
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Connect.
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The word X meaning ‘a walled area’ or ‘enclosure’ in Old Iranian was mentioned in the work Anabasis by the Greek soldier and writer Xenophon in which it is described as a ‘park for animals’. However, its meaning has evolved into many languages including English to describe a certain, special place.
Identify X.
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X is regarded as an immortal in the Hindu mythology & one of the eleven Rudras. He was among one of the four survivors on the Kaurava side in the Kurukshetra war.
Identify X
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The following is the logo used by British rock band Rolling Stones. The logo has been inspired by which Hindu deity?
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When people of Braj stopped worshipping Lord Indra, they earned his wrath in the form of non-stop rains. Krishna then went on to protect the people by lifting Govardhan mountain for 7 days until the rains subsided.
When people realised that Krishna had not eaten in 7 days they prepared a special meal for him. This meal is part of the Janmashtami offering even today.
Identify the meal.
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X is a city on the banks of Godavari river, know by names such as Padmanagar, Trikantak & Janasthana in the past. Its current name is thought to have come from the fact that Lakshmana cut the nose of the demoness Surpanakha here.
Identify the current name of the city.