Cerberus (Greek) In Greek mythology, the three-headed dog with a serpent's tail, son of Typhon and Echidna, who guards the gate to Hades or the underworld. He was brought to the earth and back by Hercules as his twelfth labor.

Cerberus "came to the Greeks and Romans from Egypt. It was the monster, half-dog and half-hippopotamus, that guarded the gates of Amenti. . . . Both the Egyptian and the Greek Cerberus are symbols of Kamaloka and its uncouth monsters, the cast-off shells of mortals" (TG 74-5).

(See also: Cerberus , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Heredity The theosophical philosophy explains heredity as being the attraction of reimbodying monads to the respective families with which they have affinities of various kinds; and thus it is the reimbodying egos carrying such individual characteristics or attributes which perpetuate them in the family life-stream. It is the sutratman (life thread) which runs through successive generations.

The life-atoms of the lower human principles are drawn again to us when we reimbody so that both the soul and the life-atoms of its bodies are essentially the same from life to life. The cause of heredity is a certain class of dhyani-chohans spoken of as the fourth order of angelic beings. They "are the field wherein lies concealed in its privation the germ that will fall into generation. That germ will become the spiritual potency in the physical cell that guides the development of the embryo, and which is the cause of the hereditary transmission of faculties and all the inherent qualities in man. . . . This inner soul of the physical cell -- this 'spiritual plasm' that dominates the germinal plasm -- is the key that must open one day the gates of the terra incognita of the Biologist, now called the dark mystery of Embryology" (SD 2:219).

That the child carries on or transmits many features from his parents cannot be denied, but it is of no greater significance than the fact that he also derives features from a variety of other sources, all which contribute materials and subordinate agents by which the karma of the individual is fulfilled. That karma is the innate character of the individual, as imbodied in the various spiritual, manasic, psychological, or astral vehicles which contribute to the composite human being. Without taking into account these acquired characteristics on the inner planes, what determines the extent or manner in which the character of the offspring will be modified by the modicum of new physical influence derived from the parents cannot be explained. For, "it is . . . unquestionable that in the case of human incarnations the law of Karma, racial or individual, overrides the subordinate tendencies of 'Heredity,' its servant" (SD 2:178).

Further, nothing in nature is static, and energy always flows into the physical system from within. Heredity cannot be understood on the presumption that inorganic particles exist; it is necessary to bear in mind that all the results are due to the cooperation and interaction of living beings of many kinds and degrees.

To summarize: what modern usage calls heredity, the transmission of characteristics from parents to children, is not a merely physiologic or biologic mechanism acting automatically or fortuitously; but actually is brought about because of the attraction to certain families, or certain parents, of reimbodying egos possessing in greater or larger degree the same characteristics which the parents themselves have. On identic lines is to be explained the reason why races and even nations continue with their respective characteristics; egos are drawn to similar fields for incarnation. Thus it is that the transmission of type and characteristics continues both racially and individually from generation to generation, always modified by the individualities of the reimbodying egos.

See also GERM-CELL

(See also: Hercules , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Hercules: The Animated Series - Greek pantheon. Zeus (Corey Burton) - the king of all gods. Contacts his son through his temple. Hades(James Woods) - the lord of the underworld, but makes a lot of plans to get Olympus. His crazy assistants, Pain(Bob Goldthwait) and Panic(Matt Frewer), have also returned from the movie. He is disappointed about being named Pluto in the episode "Hercules and the Romans", a pun that Pluto is Disney's dog. Ares (Jay Thomas)- ...

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Hercules: The Animated Series, Hercules: The Animated Series - Characters, Hercules: The Animated Series - Greek pantheon, Hercules: The Animated Series - Episodes

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In Greek mythology, Heracles, or Heraklês ("glory of Hera", Ηρακλης) was a divine hero, the demigod son of Zeus and Alcmene, and stepson of Alcmene's rightful husband and great-grandson of Perseus. In Roman mythology he was called Hercules. He was, arguably, the greatest of the mythical Greek heroes, best known for his superhuman strength. Many stories are told of his life, the most famous being The Twelve Labours of Herakles. His Etruscan equivalent was Hercle, a son of Tinia and Uni. He was also ...

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• Heracles - Laomedon/Tros
• Heracles - Other adventures
• Heracles - Marriage affairs and death
• Heracles - Acca Larentia
• Heracles - Heracles' male lovers
• Heracles - Modern and ancient interpretations
• Heracles - Spoken-word myths – audio files

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Towards the end of World War II, the Soviet Union was envious of the strategic bombing capability of the USAAF. The US regularly conducted bombing raids on Japan, virtually in the Soviet Union's backyard, from distant Pacific forward bases using B-29 Superfortresses. Stalin ordered the development of a comparable bomber. During 1945, three B-29s were forced to land in Russian territory. The Soviets seized the bombers, and Tupolev OKB dismantled and studied them. The bombers were copied bolt-by-bolt where possible and reverse engineere ...

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Tupolev Tu-4, Tupolev Tu-4 - Development, Tupolev Tu-4 - Operational history, Tupolev Tu-4 - Specifications Tu-4, Tupolev Tu-4 - General Characteristics, Tupolev Tu-4 - Performance, Tupolev Tu-4 - Armament, Tupolev Tu-4 - Operators, Tupolev Tu-4 - Related content

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1 A B C D F G H K L M O P S T W #Characters from comics and shorts List of Disney characters - 101 Dalmatians. Ahab Anita Radcliffe/Dearly Cadpig Captain the Horse Colonel Cruella De Vil Dipstick Dirty Dawson Duchess the Cow Horace Badun Jasper Badun Little Lightning Lucky Nanny Patch Perdita Pongo Princess the Cow Roger Radcliffe/Dearly ...

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Founded in 1994 by Ross Smith, Gary Tarolli and Scott Sellers (all former SGI alums), with backing from Gordie Campbell's TechFarm, 3dfx released its famous Voodoo Graphics chip in 1996. The company only manufactured the chips and some "reference boards", and initially did not sell any product to consumers; rather, it acted as an OEM supplier for graphics card companies, who designed, manufactured, marketed, and sold their own gra ...

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3dfx, 3dfx - Early history, 3dfx - Glide driver, 3dfx - Voodoo Rush, 3dfx - Voodoo 2, 3dfx - SLI, 3dfx - Voodoo Banshee, 3dfx - Sega Dreamcast, 3dfx - Decline, 3dfx - Voodoo 3 and strategy shift, 3dfx - Voodoo 4 and 5, 3dfx - Cause for Decline, 3dfx - Chip table

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The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393 AD. Ancient Olympic Games - Origin. The historical origins of the Ancient Olympic Games are lost in the fog of time, but several legends and myths survive. One of these involved Pelops, king of Olympia and eponymous hero of the Peloponnesus, to whom offerings were made during the games. The Christian Clement of Alexandria asserted that "[The] Olympian games are ...

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The Behistun Inscription (also Bisitun or Bisutun, بیستون in modern Persian) is to cuneiform what the Rosetta Stone is to Egyptian hieroglyphs: the document most crucial in the decipherment of a previously lost script. It is located in the Kermanshah Province of Iran. The inscription includes three versions of the same text, written in three different scripts and languages: Old Persian, Elamite, and Babylonian. A British army officer, Sir Henry Rawlinson, had the inscription transcribed in two parts, in 1835 ...

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• Behistun Inscription - In ancient history
• Behistun Inscription - Discovery and translation
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Cádiz, the oldest existing city in western Europe (and likely the western world), is home to many beautiful and historic monuments and attractions. Its peculiar location at the end of a narrow peninsula (see Google Maps satellite view) brings an added uniqueness to this city. Cádiz - Cathedral. One of Cádiz's most famous landmarks is its cathedral. It sits on the site of an older cathedral, completed in 1260, which burned down in 1596. The reconstruction, which was not started until 1776, was supervised ...

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Cádiz, Cádiz - History, Cádiz - Major Landmarks, Cádiz - Cathedral, Cádiz - Gran Teatro Falla, Cádiz - Ayuntamiento, Cádiz - Torre Tavira, Cádiz - Las Puertas de Tierra, Cádiz - Pylons of Cádiz, Cádiz - Beaches, Cádiz - La Playa de la Caleta, Cádiz - La Playa de la Victoria, Cádiz - La Playa de Santa María del Mar, Cádiz - Others, Cádiz - See Also

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The general issues in studying myths are discussed in the mythography article. While all cultures throughout the world have their own myths, the term mythology is a Greek coinage and had a specialized meaning within Greek culture. The Greek term mythologia is a compound of two smaller words: mythos — which in Homeric Greek means roughly "a ritualized speech act", as of a chieftain at an assembly, or of a poet or priest. logos — which in cla ...

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Greek mythology, Greek mythology - Nature and sources of Greek mythology, Greek mythology - An overview, Greek mythology - The age of gods, Greek mythology - The age of gods and men, Greek mythology - The age of heroes, Greek mythology - Theories of origin, Greek mythology - Did the Greeks believe their myths?, Greek mythology - Hellenistic rationalism, Greek mythology - Syncretizing trends, Greek mythology - Modern interpreters, Greek mythology - Greek cosmology, Greek mythology - Related subjects, Greek mythology - Sources

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From their birth until the early 1960s, superheroes largely conformed to the model of lead characters in American popular fiction in the first half of the 20th century. Hence, the typical superhero was a white, middle to upper class, heterosexual, professional, young-to-middle-aged man. A majority of superheroes still fit this description but, in subsequent decades, many minority characters have broken the mold.

Superhero, Superhero - Common traits, Superhero - Common costume features, Superhero - Character subtypes, Superhero - Divergent character examples, Superhero - History of superheroes in comic books, Superhero - Antecedents, Superhero - Golden Age, Superhero - Silver Age, Superhero - Deconstruction of the superhero, Superhero - Struggles of the 1990s, Superhero - Growth in diversity, Superhero - Female characters, Superhero - Non-Caucasian characters, Superhero - Gay characters, Superhero - Diversified teams, Superhero - Treatment in other media, Superhero - Film, Superhero - Live-action television series, Superhero - Animation, Superhero - Radio, Superhero - Prose, Superhero - Computer games, Superhero - Notes

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In the 2nd century, Ptolemy listed 29 stars in Ophiuchus. He recognised that most of those stars were north of the ecliptic (the path of the Sun through the sky) — however, 4 of them (today known as 36 Oph, 42 θ Oph, 44 Oph and 51 Oph) he recognised as being south of the ecliptic. Therefore, the Sun passed through the constellation of Ophiuchus as it was recognised by Ptolemy. Many astrologers (incorrectly) state that the phenomenon of the Sun passing through Ophiuchus dates from a decision by the International Astronomical Union to adopt constellation boundaries in 1930 — in fact, the phenomenon pred ...

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Ophiuchus, Ophiuchus - Notable features, Ophiuchus - Notable deep-sky objects, Ophiuchus - Mythology, Ophiuchus - History, Ophiuchus - Astrology, Ophiuchus - Stars

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Older maps of the sky show a bird, especially a vulture (Vultur cadens), in this position, since in early times the constellation and its stars, were taken to resemble one [1]. As such, together with other constellations in the Zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (specifically, Cygnus, Aquila and Sagittarius itself), Lyra may be a significant part of the origin of the myth of the Stymphalian Birds, one ...

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Lyra, Lyra - Notable features, Lyra - Notable deep sky objects, Lyra - Mythology, Lyra - Lyra in fiction, Lyra - Stars, Lyra - Stars with planets

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Thirteen is the 6th smallest prime number; the next is seventeen. 13 is the second Wilson prime. 13 is the fifth Mersenne prime exponent, yielding 8191. 13 is also the third lucky prime. 13 is the second star number and the seventh Fibonacci number. As it is an odd-indexed Fibonacci number, it is a Markov number, appearing in solutions to the Markov Diophantine equation: (1, 5, 13), (1, 13, 34), (5, 13, 194), ... There are 13 Archimedean solids. 13 goes into 999,999 exactly 76,923 times, so vulgar fractions with 13 in the denominator have six digit repe ...

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13 number, 13 number - In mathematics, 13 number - In science, 13 number - As lucky unlucky or significant number, 13 number - In religion and mythology, 13 number - In media, 13 number - In fiction, 13 number - In other fields

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Eris has been adopted as the matron deity of the modern Discordian religion. In the process, however, she has lightened up considerably in comparison to the rather malevolent Graeco-Roman original. A quote from the Principia Discordia, the holy book of the Discordian religion, attempts to clear this up: One day Mal-2 consulted his Pineal Gland and asked Eris if She really created all of those terrible things. She told him that She had always liked the Old Greeks, but that they cannot be trusted with historic matters. "They were," She added, ...

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Eris, Eris - Greek Mythology, Eris - Discordian Mythology, Eris - Eris in popular culture, Eris - Discordia in popular culture

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New Zealand has a population of about 4.1 million. About 70% of the population are of European descent. New Zealand born Europeans are collectively known as Pākeha - this term is used variously and some Māori use it to refer to all non-Māori New Zealanders. Most European New Zealanders are of British, Irish and Dutch ancestory. Māori people are the second largest ethnic group (the percentage of the population of full or part-Māori ancestry is 14.7%; those who checked only Māori are 7.9%). Between the 1996 and 2001 censuses, the ...

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New Zealand, New Zealand - History, New Zealand - Politics, New Zealand - Foreign relations and military, New Zealand - Local government and external territories, New Zealand - Geography, New Zealand - Flora and fauna, New Zealand - Economy, New Zealand - Demographics, New Zealand - Culture, New Zealand - Sport, New Zealand - Olympic Games, New Zealand - Rugby union, New Zealand - Yachting America's Cup, New Zealand - Public holidays, New Zealand - International rankings, New Zealand - Notes

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The name Arcturus, the alpha star of Boötes, means bear driver. It is a zero magnitude red giant and is the third brightest star as seen from Earth in the night sky. It is one of the vertices of the springtime asterism The Diamond of Virgo, the others being Spica (α Virginis), Denebola (β Leonis), and Cor Caroli (α Canum Venaticorum). ε Boötis (Izar), having an apparent magnitude of 2.7, is the third brightest star in the constellation. It is actually a binary star and has a companion of 5.12m. τ ...

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Boötes, Boötes - Notable features, Boötes - Notable deep sky objects, Boötes - Mythology, Boötes - Stars

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The Indian civilization proved very influential on the cultures of South-East Asia. Most countries adopted Indian writing and culture, together with Hinduism and Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism. The influence of Greco-Buddhist art is still visible in most of the representation of the Buddha in South-East Asia, through their idealism, realism and details of dress, although they tend to intermix with Indian Hindu a ...

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Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Hellenistic art in southern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist artistic interaction, Greco-Buddhist art - Artistic model, Greco-Buddhist art - Stylistic evolution, Greco-Buddhist art - Architecture, Greco-Buddhist art - The Buddha, Greco-Buddhist art - Gods and Bodhisattvas, Greco-Buddhist art - Cupids, Greco-Buddhist art - Devotees, Greco-Buddhist art - Fantastic animals, Greco-Buddhist art - The Kushan contribution, Greco-Buddhist art - Southern influences of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of the Sunga, Greco-Buddhist art - The art of Mathura, Greco-Buddhist art - Art of the Gupta, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist art expansion in Central Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - Bactria, Greco-Buddhist art - Tarim Basin, Greco-Buddhist art - Greco-Buddhist influences in Eastern Asia, Greco-Buddhist art - China, Greco-Buddhist art - Japan, Greco-Buddhist art - Influences on South-East Asian art, Greco-Buddhist art - Cultural significance of Greco-Buddhist art, Greco-Buddhist art - Notes

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Defence is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. Military forces are commanded by Headquarters British Forces Gibraltar. Gibraltar - Army. The army garrison is provided by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, originally a part-time reserve force which was placed on the permanent establishment of the British Army in 1990. The regiment includes full-time and part-time soldiers recruited from Gibraltar, as well as British Army regulars posted from other regiments. See also:

Gibraltar, Gibraltar - History, Gibraltar - Politics, Gibraltar - Defence, Gibraltar - Army, Gibraltar - Royal Navy, Gibraltar - Royal Air Force, Gibraltar - Intelligence Services, Gibraltar - Death on the Rock, Gibraltar - Military Significance, Gibraltar - Geography, Gibraltar - Subdivisions, Gibraltar - Culture, Gibraltar - Miscellaneous

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