A Dutch engraving (Bernard Picart, 1723) showing Canadians sacrificing to "Quitchi-Manitou."
Gitche Manitou is an Algonquian term for the “Great Spirit” of Native North America, Gitchi (Kitchi) Manitou was the ancient creator.
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Gitche Manitou is an Algonquian term for the “Great Spirit” of Native North America, Gitchi (Kitchi) Manitou was the ancient creator.
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Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu
The Battle between Ahura Mazda (Christ) and Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) depicted as a beast with a lion's head, bull's horns and eagle's wings (the 3 animal heads/group souls) representative of man's lower self nature and Ahriman's power over it
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The Battle between Ahura Mazda (Christ) and Angra Mainyu (Ahriman) depicted as a beast with a lion's head, bull's horns and eagle's wings (the 3 animal heads/group souls) representative of man's lower self nature and Ahriman's power over it
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ECHIDNA •
Echidna was a monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave. She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and was the mother of many of the most famous monsters of Greek myth.
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Echidna was a monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave. She was the mate of the fearsome monster Typhon and was the mother of many of the most famous monsters of Greek myth.
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