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n I went to West Bengal last year and traveled through Calcutta and also the lush green interiors. There were green paddy fields that were heartbreakingly beautiful. It was a placid peaceful vista that I saw. nnnn But these are on the surface. Bengal has been a tumultuous place cursed with poverty, violence, and needless
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n We may all have been enthralled by the Marvel superhero, Thor the God of Thunder. We may have also enjoyed the chaos created by his brother Loki the God of mischief. nnnn These characters are based on Norse mythology and the stories there are even more action-packed. nnnn Thrym was the mighty king of
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n Samaritans are members of an ancient Semitic people inhabiting the region of Samaria, located between Judea in the south and Galilee in the north, in present-day Israel and Palestine. They are descendants of the Israelites of the northern kingdom of Israel, which was conquered by the Assyrians in the 8th century BCE. After the
n Certainly! Here’s a more detailed version of the story of Cupid and Psyche: nnnn Psyche was a mortal woman blessed with unparalleled beauty, so much so that people began to worship her instead of Venus, the goddess of love and beauty. Enraged by this, Venus decided to punish Psyche and ordered her son, Cupid,
n Mythology is the attempt by us humans to explain various phenomena, or ideas or teach a concept. It is easier to learn through stories so the ancients told us stories that teach. These stories linger within our memories and explain the unexplained. Mythology is also part of our collective memory and culture. nnnn Thus
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