household gods
31Altars in Latin America — The history of altars in Latin America is complex and is often deemed paradoxical; as its original purpose was for the worshipping of pagan gods and human sacrifice. Ironically enough, the altar transitioned from being a symbol of paganism to a… …
32ceremonial object — ▪ religion Introduction any object used in a ritual or a religious ceremony. Throughout the history of religions and cultures, objects used in cults, rituals, and sacred ceremonies have almost always been of both utilitarian and symbolic… …
33Harry Turtledove — at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow Born June 14, 1949 (1949 06 14) (age 62) Los Angeles, California …
34JACOB — (Heb. יַעֲקֹב ,יַעֲקוֹב), younger twin son of isaac and rebekah , third of the patriarchs of the people of Israel. His father was 60 years old at the time of Jacob s birth, which occurred after 20 years of childless marriage (Gen. 25:20, 26).… …
35lares and penates — noun plural : one s most valued personal or household effects those lares and penates which a householder, driven from his city home, cannot bring himself to leave behind Jerome Weidman * * * 1. Lares and Penates, Rom. Religion. the benevolent… …
36Aedicula — In Roman religion, an aedicula (pl. aediculae ) is a small shrine. The word aedicula is the diminutive of the Latin aedis or aedes , a temple or house; thus, an aedicula is literally a small house or temple.Many aediculae were household shrines… …
37NUZI — NUZI, ancient city in N.E. Iraq at the present site of Yorghan Tepe, about 10 miles (16 km.) S.W. of Arrapha, modern Kirkuk, near the foothills of southern Kurdistan. Excavations were begun at Nuzi in 1925 by E. Chiera and were continued through… …
38Ancient Semitic religion — spans the polytheistic religions of the Semitic speaking peoples of the Ancient Near East.Its origins are intertwined with earlier (Sumerian) Mesopotamian mythology.Semitic gods refers to the gods or deities of peoples generally classified as… …
39Hindu devotional movements — Devotional movements refers to various forms of Hinduism in India that co exist with differing doctrines and practices. The history of worship in India is one of hybridisation. In ancient times various regions each had their own local myths and… …
40Mercury (mythology) — Silver statuette of Mercury, a Berthouville treasure. Mercury (  / …
