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Belshazzar

(Encyclopedia) BelshazzarBelshazzarbĕlshăzˈər [key], according to the Bible, son of Nebuchadnezzar and last king of Babylon. The Book of Daniel relates that, at his feast, handwriting appeared on the…

Eunomius

(Encyclopedia) EunomiusEunomiusy&oomacr;nōˈmēəs [key], c.a.d. 333–a.d. 393?, bishop of Cyzicus (c.361), founder of the Eunomian heresy. He was a disciple and secretary of Aetius whose extreme…

Michael, archangel

(Encyclopedia) MichaelMichaelmīˈkəl [key] [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the…

Hadad, in ancient Middle Eastern religions

(Encyclopedia) HadadHadadhāˈdăd [key] or AdadHadadāˈdăd [key], ancient weather god of Semitic origin, worshiped in Babylonia and Assyria. Important throughout the Middle East, he was worshiped under…

Hermetic books

(Encyclopedia) Hermetic books, ancient metaphysical works dealing essentially with the idea of the complete community of all beings and objects. Authorship of the books was attributed to the Egyptian…

Anu

(Encyclopedia) AnuAnuāˈn&oomacr; [key], ancient sky god of Sumerian origin, worshiped in Babylonian religion. The son of Apsu (the underworld ocean) and Tiamat (primeval chaos), Anu was king of…

blackjack

(Encyclopedia) blackjack, one of the world's most widely played gambling card games; also known as twenty-one or vingt-et-un. Despite contesting claims between the French and Italians, its origins…

Woden

(Encyclopedia) WodenWodenwōˈdən; German vōˈdĭn [key], Norse OdinWodenōˈdĭn [key], in Germanic religion and mythology, the supreme god. His cult, although widespread among the Germanic tribes, was…

Daniel, book of the Bible

(Encyclopedia) Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines “court” tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. b.c., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency…

Apollo

(Encyclopedia) ApolloApolloəpŏlˈō [key], in Greek religion and mythology, one of the most important Olympian gods, concerned especially with prophecy, medicine, music and poetry, archery, and various…