For so long, leaders were able to draw their power from a mythological or holy source.
They recount Islamic and Gnostic poems and epics containing mythological, historical or legendary themes.
The Victorian exhibition is organized by the period's main themes-mythological and classical subjects, landscapes and modern scenes.
Then again, this could be me still wanting a highly customizable RPG set in mythological Greece still.
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Not so much the strained mythological father-son relationship between Greek gods known well to Edith Wharton readers.
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Kellerman dives into the evolution of leadership, venturing from the mythological hero-leaders to present day captains of industry.
What an intriguing name for a jazz ensemble one that conjures prophecy, divination, mythological seers and soothsayers.
This post would also pay tribute to Caerus, Greek mythological personification of opportunity, luck and favorable moments.
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Inside the royal chambers, you can see intricate murals of gods, mythological creatures, humans and animals, depicting religious and social themes.
Three, a mythological history as a battlefield that is difficult to win on.
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It is one of the most archaic, mythological epic works of folk art.
Rather, it was misinformed journalists who talked of an island of plastic, mythological masses of synthetic detritus, an illusive terra aqua.
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Ascension suffers from a gameplay perspective however because the games have in fact run out of mythological creatures to throw at you.
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He breathed life into mythological creatures he constructed with his own hands.
Another drawing of Morris in the sale, dating from the 1860s, depicts her in another mythological pose as one of the Fates.
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The idea of naming the craft after a mythological bird that self-immolates and then rises anew from its own ashes was thus irresistible.
Novruz is associated with various local traditions, such as the evocation of Jamshid, a mythological king of Iran, and numerous tales and legends.
Most of the credit for old-timer strength goes to Ruth, an almost mythological figure who represents the dominance of baseball in America's sports history.
Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from Kerala based on the mythological tale of a battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika.
But it must be difficult for those members of her family and close associates to recognise the wife, mother and grandmother in the mythological figure.
There were also mythological beings with human bodies and animal heads.
The subject shows Morris as the Greek mythological figure of Proserpine.
When operas first appeared about 400 years ago, they tended to be based on great stories of the Western tradition mythological tales and historical legends.
Evita's mythological status comes from a combination of factors, historian Felipe Pigna said, dating back to the disappearance of her cadaver during the country's military dictatorship.
North Korea's government has long generated support for its dictators by creating mythological stories about them and keeping its 24 million people largely cut off from outside information.
Many of the ambitious historical, literary and mythological works Etty exhibited at the Royal Academy will be on show alongside articles from journals and newspapers of the period.
The image that comes to mind when I think of this battle is that of a serpent swallowing its own tail, like the mythological Ouroboros of the ancient Egyptians.
Calder went his own ways, blending a sense of whimsy, unexpected balance and motion with imagery that at times is pure abstraction and other times harkens to mythological imagery.
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Though not overtly religious, the sentiment is morally correct and therefore Savonarola-suitable, as is the turbulent mood, so far removed from the sumptuous lyricism of Botticelli's earlier, mythological works.
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