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
Category: Mythology
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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.
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Despite being part of the Hindu holy trinity, Brahma has just one temple dedicated to himself in India. The story goes, that he was performing a yagya & he couldn’t wait for his wife Savitri, and married a new consort to complete the ritual.
Savitri, furious to see her husband take another wife, cursed him to be worshipped at only one temple. The location of the temple is now in a city surrounded by hills, has 100s of temples, and 3 lakes.
Identify the only location in India where Brahma has a temple.
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A juggernaut is a literal or metaphorical force regarded as merciless, destructive, and unstoppable. The word entered the English dictionary in 1600s, inspired by the procession of a Hindu God.
Name the God.
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According to Uttara Ramayanam, the last chapter of Ramayana, Lava & Kusha were the offspring of Rama & Sita. Both the brothers went on to found their own cities and became rulers.
Which modern day city is Lava is believed to have founded?
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According to the myth, when X became tired it migrated from Arabia to Heliopolis, Egypt, the “City of the Sun.” There, it gathered cinnamon twigs and resin to build a nest of spices atop the Temple of the Sun. Then it used to perform its signature move and then go back to Arabia.
This story was then picked up 2500 years later by Greek historian Herodotus and is now famous world over.
What is X?