Definitions

1. Human sacrifice is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). (Web site)
2. Human sacrifice was important to Druidic religion. (Web site)
3. Human sacrifice is said by some to have been important to Druidic religion.
4. Human sacrifice is not generally connected with ancient Egypt. (Web site)
5. Human sacrifice is evidenced in the cult of Hera Akraia with reference to Medea and was identified as being influenced by the Phoenicians. (Web site)

Greater Sacrifice

1. Krishna prescribed the human sacrifice of Aravan so that "the greater sacrifice of the war can take place". (Web site)

Animal

1. Tacitus describes both animal and human sacrifice.

Performing

1. In addition to destroying evidence of any crime, the pious Hindus also `gain merit' by performing the `holy' Vedic purushamedha (human sacrifice).

Trees

1. The Germanic custom of hanging sacrificial victims from trees was probably in reference to this myth (see also Human sacrifice, Tyr).

Violinists

1. A number of violinists who have seen Nash gash or burn his violin consider it something akin to human sacrifice.

Last Minute

1. Thus, at the last minute, Euripides refrains from suggesting a goddess demanded a human sacrifice. (Web site)

Archaeologist

1. The find is "absolutely fascinating", says John Collis, an archaeologist at the University of Sheffield, UK who works on human sacrifice. (Web site)

Large Role

1. Human sacrifice, for example, used to play a large role in preliterate societies.

Period

1. The earliest known example of human sacrifice may perhaps be found in Predynastic burials in the south of Egypt, dated to the Naqada II Period.

Late Bronze Age

1. Archaeology suggests that there were instances of human sacrifice even as late as in the Late Bronze Age, that is at the time of the Trojan War.

Pyramid Texts

1. The Pyramid Texts have a section that seems to hint that in Predynastic times, the ruler could gain the magical powers of the gods through human sacrifice.

King

1. Djer., on the other hand, probably showed the peak of human sacrifice for burial with the king.

Animal Sacrifice

1. Furthermore there is no evidence of human sacrifice in Ireland's archeology, to my knowledge, though there is evidence of animal sacrifice there.

Traditional Religions

1. Human sacrifice still happens today[ citation needed] as an underground practice in some traditional religions, for example in muti killings. (Web site)

Norse Gods

1. Many of these sources provide accounts of human sacrifice for the Norse gods.

God

1. In fact, Jews believe that God hates human sacrifice.
2. Odin was the only god in Scandinavian mythology to demand human sacrifice at the Blóts.

Roman Mythology

1. Human Sacrifice in Greek and Roman Mythology: A 12 page analytical paper exploring the theme of human sacrifice in mythology. (Web site)

Iphigenia

1. Iphigenia is then transported to the Crimea and appointed as priestess in the goddess's Tauric temple, where strangers were offered as human sacrifice. (Web site)

Alchemists

1. Human Sacrifice: In the manga, it is a term that the Homunculi use to refer to alchemists who have opened the Doors and seen the Truth.

Religion

1. Religion in Carthage involved human sacrifice to the principal gods, Baal and Tanit, the equivalent of the Phoenician goddess Astarte.

Scandinavia

1. In Scandinavia, the old Scandinavian religion contained human sacrifice, and both the Norse sagas and German historians relate of this, see e.g. (Web site)
2. This custom of human sacrifice seems to have been transferred to Odin in Scandinavia, as reported by Adam von Bremen in the 11th century (c.

Sacrifice

1. No amount of sacrifice would appease the gods, so at last it was decided to offer the King as a human sacrifice. (Web site)

Polyxena

1. Achilles' ghost had come back to the Greeks, demanding that the wind needed to set sail back to Hellas was to be appeased by the human sacrifice of Polyxena.
2. The sacrifice of Polyxena, commanded by the ghost of Achilles, recalls the human sacrifice on Patroclus' tomb.

Practice

1. Explore the Ball Game is, of course, focused on the game itself, a practice that went far beyond sport to sometimes involve human sacrifice.

Taboo

1. The tale of Tantalus reaffirms that human sacrifice and parricide are taboo in Ancient and Classical Greek culture.
2. Interpretations of the Tantalus figure The tale of Tantalus reaffirms that human sacrifice and infanticide are taboo in Ancient and Classical Greek culture. (Web site)
3. The tale of Tantalus reaffirms that human sacrifice and infanticide are taboo in Ancient and Classical Greek culture. (Web site)

Cannibalism

1. The story of the house of Atreus is a tale of incest, adultery, human sacrifice, cannibalism, and political intrigue. (Web site)
2. Total toleration means total permissiveness for every kind of practice: idolatry, adultery, cannibalism, human sacrifice, perversion, and all things else. (Web site)

Human Sacrifice

1. The Greeks of classical times claimed to be horrified by Tantalus' doings; cannibalism, human sacrifice and parricide were atrocities and taboo. (Web site)
2. The Greeks of classical times claimed to be horrified by Tantalus's doings; cannibalism, human sacrifice and infanticide were atrocities and taboo. (Web site)
3. Interpretations of the Tantalus figure The tale of Tantalus reaffirms that human sacrifice and parricide are taboo in Ancient and Classical Greek culture. (Web site)

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