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Nergal is 5' 8".

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The Hand of Nergal was created in 1967.

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Nergal's birth name is Adam Michal Darski.

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Nergal was born on June 10, 1977, in Gdynia, Pomorskie, Poland.

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Jean Nergal's birth name is Jean Joseph Amlie Dupont.

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Jean Nergal was born on March 20, 1921, in Herentals, Flanders, Belgium.

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Jean Nergal died on January 4, 1987, in Jette, Belgium of leukemia.

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Nergal actually seems to be in part of a solar deity, sometimes identified with Shamash, but only a representative of a certain phase of the Sun.

So no planet.

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Mursu ZAZU Mitutu

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To the person who wrote the first answer: You could have just said no! I asked this because Nergal really does sound like Tim Curry in the episode "Love is EVOL Spelled Backwards".

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Grim and Evil - 2001 Son of Nergal Sister Grim Go Kart-3000 2-7 was released on:

USA: 24 July 2003

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None - it is just good layering in the intro of slaves shall serve; I can assure you being vocalist myself - good metal vocalists do not use any distorion except their natural vocal distortion neither does Nergal as he's one of them.

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My fourth cousin. He lives in Conneticut and goes to Sequoyah High School at the same time. His profile picture is of his dog.

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Nergal is the main guitarist of Behemoth, they have a session guitarist who is called "Seth", but is only a session member, he is not in the band

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They believed that life after death meant a descent into an underworld ruled by the god Nergal. Their ideas about the afterlife was difficult.

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Egbert von Weiher has written:

'Der babylonische Gott Nergal' -- subject(s): Nergal (Assyro-Babylonian deity)

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A:Nebuchadnezzar's son, Amel-Marduk (Evil-Merodach) reigned from 562 until his assassination in 560 BCE. He was followed by his brother-in-law and assassin, Nergal-Sharezer, who ruled for four years. Nergal-Sharezer was followed by his own son, Labaši-Marduk, who ruled only 9 months. Nabonidus, who is not named in the Bible, came to the throne in 556 BCE. The ancestry of Nabonidus is unclear.

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Yes, Mars was known as "Ares" in Greek mythology and "Nergal" in Babylonian mythology before it was named Mars by the Romans.

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The cast of Electra - 1960 includes: Henri Billen as Oreste Jeanine Charrat as Danseuse Electre Jeannine Cherel as Le choeur Juan Guliano as Danseur Oreste Jean Nergal as Egisthe

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Depends on the mythology.

Agni (Hindu), Nergal (Sumeria), Uriel (Judaeo-Christian), Prometheus or Haephestus, (Greek), Vulcan (Roman), and of course there are many more.

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It was built by his father, Zenon Darski.

It is known as the "Core Ov Hell Mask"

It costs approximately 100e or $140 but it most be ordered special

here is his website: http://www.thorhammer.republika.pl/index.htm

Darski is Polish and has interesting use of English

his S&M section is very good too hah it puts a smile on my face apologies. that is not the apostasy mask. I don't know how to get the "Kali" mask but that is a misnomer idk who that mask is of but it might be Nergal (god of plague and destructive sunlight)

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Mars is a planet that is visible to the naked eye so the first observation of mars would predate written history. However the Egyptians had a name for it," Har décher ", the Red One. as did the Babylonian's " Nergal ", the Star of Death. and the Greeks called it Ares, the war god. So one can safely assume that the discoverer of mars will remain a secret of history.

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The red planet.

The Greeks called it "Ares".

The Babylonians called it "Nergal".

The Hindus called it "Mangala".

In Sanskrit, it was "Mangala".

The Egyptians called it "Horus the Red".

The Hebrews called it "Ma'adim".

The Persians called it "Bahram".

The Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cultures referred to it as "the fire star".

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Alastair Parker has: Played Young Man in "Hell for Leather" in 1998. Played Policeman in "Spooks" in 2002. Performed in "An Audience with Harry Hill" in 2004. Played Dr. Stopford in "Sinchronicity" in 2006. Performed in "Fable III" in 2010. Played Nergal in "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2" in 2014. Played Steven in "A Quiet Courage" in 2014.

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The cast of Roadkill Extravaganza - 2001 includes: Phil Anselmo as himself Fenriz as himself Nergal as himself Frost as Himself - Drums Satyr as Himself - Vocals Rex Brown as himself Dimebag Darrell as himself Abbath Doom Occulta as himself Shane Embury as himself Steinar Gundersen as Himself - Guitar Lars Norberg as Himself - Bass Vinnie Paul as himself Sunny Schweinburger as himself

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Because Mars is visible to the naked human eye it is impossible to know who was actually the first person to view it. For that reason, Mars has never technically been "discovered". However, the ancient Egyptians are known to have labeled the planet, 'Har Deucher' (translated as 'The Red One') and the Babylonians in around 400 BC recalled the planet as 'Nergal' (translated as 'The Star of Death'). Certainly, for as long as mankind has been gazing skyward he has been observing our red neighbor.

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Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)

  • Nabu-apla-usur (Nabopolassar) 626 - 605 BC
  • Nabu-kudurri-usur (Nebuchadnezzar) II 605 - 562 BC
  • Amel-Marduk 562 - 560 BC
  • Nergal-šar-usur (Nergal-sharezer) 560 - 556 BC
  • Labaši-Marduk 556 BC
  • Nabu-na'id (Nabonidus) 556 - 539 BC

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Mars

For thousands of years it was only a red dot among the stars. When it came closer to the Earth and shone like a burning coal in the night, it must have roused terror among primitive sky watchers. By the time the Egyptians settled their civilization along the banks of the Nile, Mars had become familiar enough to receive a name: " Har décher ", the Red One. The Babylonians called Mars as " Nergal ", the Star of Death. The Greeks also associated it with warfare and bloodshed. The Greeks called Mars Ares, the war god, while the Romans called it Mars, the god of war.

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Grim tales from down below is about minimandy and grim.jr the two children of the grim reaper and Mandy [ if you don't watch the grim adventures of billy and Mandy grim is forced into being best friends with billy and Mandy when he loses a limbo compation in limbo]. Eventualy grim and Mandy get married and have there first born grim.jr and there daughter minimandy, but unfortunatly grim's kids are'NT his they are nergal jr's kids [ only minimandy is nergal jr's kid sorry ]. this story takes part in the underworld where grim rules the main characters are grim.jr and minimandy also it's about the adventures that both of them go on together

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Early Mesopotamians conceptualized the universe as a sphere, one half occupied by the living, the other by the dead. Deities ruled both realms-Ereshkigal was queen of the Underworld and Nergal her consort. Other deities served at their court and gates through which the sun and moon could pass linked the two worlds together.

Graves were thought to provide access to the Underworld. At death, the spirit (Sumerian gidim) traveled to the Underworld, where conditions were dismal. The dead thirsted and ate dust. It was the responsibility of the living to provide sustenance for dead relatives.

[stextbox id="grey"]The wealth of objects found in Ur's tombs and death pits may have been gifts for Underworld deities.

"The Death of Urnamma," a Sumerian literary text, describes a Mesopotamian king's journey to the Underworld. First, he offered gifts to its gatekeepers. He then prepared a banquet because he knew the Underworld's food was "bitter" and its water "brackish." He presented gifts to the Underworld deities, giving vessels and garments to Ereshkigal and weapons to Nergal. Urnamma was then seated on a platform and a dwelling prepared for him. Finally, Ereshkigal assigned him rule over soldiers killed in battle and convicted criminals.

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He died 43 years into his reign and was succeeded by Amel-Marduk. Amel-Marduk changed everything and released a jewish king held in captivity for 37 years. He was murdered by his brother-in-law Nergal-sharezer. His young son Labashi-Marduk ruled for only a short while until Nabonidus succeeded him after a revolt. Nabonidus was the last ruler of the neo-Babylonian empire. He worshiped to moon god Sin over the main god of the Babylonians, Marduk, and had to leave the empire in the hands of his son. Nabonidus and the struggles before him caused the fall of Nebuchadnezzar II's neo-Babylonian empire.

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Well they all had very different and unique ways of life For an example Zeus was a very sexual god and comiited adultry torwards hera and her of wich was a very jealous goddess and ares was very cowardly but quick to run to battle hades was always seeking more power from his brothers Zues and Posedin so see they differed from each other.

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The cast of Barak 1 - 1945 includes: Marcel Berteau Viviane Chantel Lucien Charbonnier Marguerite Daulboys as Madame Lambotte Jules De Neumostier Werner Degan as Advokaat Emile Deluc as Priest Van den Branden Jos Gevers as Fraudeur Jules Ghaye Frida Houbert as Marthe Jean Jeannelin Germaine Lacroix Paul Leleu Robert Lussac as Raymond Bourdin Pierre Motte Robert Murat Jet Naessens as Janine Jean Nergal as Son of Madame Lambotte Billy Pitt Simone Poncin as Janine (French version) Henry Wauters

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The cast of Baas Ganzendonck - 1945 includes: Gella Allaert as Meid Katrien Werner Degan as Baron Cary Fontyn as Liza Toontje Janssens as Sjampetter Franz Joubert as Lakei Charles Mahieu as Majoor van Burckel Robert Marcel as Baas Gansendonck Jean Nergal as Pierre Christine Nols as Moeder van Karel Luc Philips as Kobe Antoon Queeckers as Dokter Paul Rouma as Adolf Jos van de Putte as Notaris Frans Van den Brande as Poplimont Dora van der Groen Cis Van Dongen as Smid Maurus

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The mythological origin name of Mars is derived from the Roman god of war, also known as Mars. He was considered the counterpart of the Greek god Ares. Mars was often depicted as a symbol of strength and military power in Roman mythology.

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Most of the world's cultures don't use names for the days of the week; they just call them First Day, Second Day and so on.

Those that do name the days follow the Chaldean, or Babylonian custom of calling them for certain gods.

European cultures use the local gods whose attributes were thought to be most similar to those of the Babylonian pantheon. Thus, the third day was named for Nergal, the god of war and death, but the Northern peoples called it Tuesday or Tyrsday for Tyr, their god of war, while Mediterranean societies named it for the Latin Mars (Martes, Mardi).

Friday is Freya's Day, or Venus' Day, or Ishtar's Day (goddess of love)

Thursday is for Thor, or Jupiter, or Marduk (gods with thunderbolts)

Wednesday can be for Wotan (Odin) or Mercury (Hermes), both wanderers. In German, interestingly, it's just Mitwoch "middle of the week."

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In Babylonian astronomy, the planet was named after Nergal, their deity of fire, war, and destruction, most likely due to the planet's reddish appearance, the Romans probably just followed suit and called it after their god of war - Mars.

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Islam originated in the mountainous southern Arabian Peninsula. Before the advent of Islam, the dominant religion was Christian, with smaller numbers of Jews and pagans. Arab paganism focussed on worship at the Ka'bah, now believed to have been built by the Prophet Abraham. Most of the numerous pagan deities were associated with natural objects, stones and stars.

Officially, the Ka'bah was dedicated to Hubal, a Nabatean deity, and there were 360 idols, tokens of all the clans, arranged around the Kabah, but by the time of the Prophet Muhammad, it seems the Ka'bah was venerated as the shrine of Al-lah, the High God.

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The Egyptians believed that if they recited the right incantations and pass all of the tests from the Book of the Dead, they would make it to their paradise, Happy Field of Food. The Sumerians however, believed when they died they would descend to the grim underworld, a point of no return.

The Sumerians believed at death, they were expected to descend forever into a dark underworld, a huge cave filled with nothing but dust and silence. As the textbook says, they had a gloomy outlook on aftterlife.

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In Sumerian texts, Tammuz is called Dumuzi and is identified as the consort or lover of the fertility goddess Inanna (Babylonian Ishtar). It has been suggested that Tammuz was originally a king who was deified after his death. Sumerian texts believed to date from the 18th century B.C.E. show that the kings of Sumer were identified with Dumuzi.

Regarding the identification of Tammuz, D. Wolkstein and S. N. Kramer remarked: "There were quite a number of 'dying gods' in ancient Sumer, but the best known is Dumuzi, the biblical Tammuz, whom the women of Jerusalem were still mourning in the days of the prophet Ezekiel. Originally, the god Dumuzi was a mortal Sumerian ruler, whose life and death had made a profound impression on the Sumerian thinkers and mythographers." (Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth, New York, 1983, p. 124) In addition, O. R. Gurney wrote: "Dumuzi was originally a man, a king of Erech . . . The humanity of Dumuzi is, moreover, confirmed by the mythological passage in which he says to Inanna 'I will lead you to the house of my god'. This is not the way in which a god would speak."-Journal of Semitic Studies, Vol. 7, 1962, pp. 150-152.

With the passage of time, the gods of the first Babylonian Empire began to multiply. The pantheon came to have a number of triads of gods, or deities. One such triad was composed of Anu (the god of the sky), Enlil (the god of the earth, air, and storm), and Ea (the god presiding over the waters). Another triad was that of the moon-god Sin, the sun-god Shamash, and the fertility goddess Ishtar, the lover or consort of Tammuz. (PICTURE, Vol. 2, p. 529) The Babylonians even had triads of devils, such as the triad of Labartu, Labasu, and Akhkhazu. The worship of heavenly bodies became prominent (Isa 47:13), and various planets came to be associated with certain deities. The planet Jupiter was identified with the chief god of Babylon, Marduk; Venus with Ishtar, a goddess of love and fertility; Saturn with Ninurta, a god of war and hunting and patron of agriculture; Mercury with Nebo, a god of wisdom and agriculture; Mars with Nergal, a god of war and pestilence and lord of the underworld.

The cities of ancient Babylonia came to have their own special guardian deities, somewhat like "patron saints." In Ur it was Sin; in Eridu, Ea; in Nippur, Enlil; in Cuthah, Nergal; in Borsippa, Nebo, and in the city of Babylon, Marduk (Merodach). At the time that Hammurabi made Babylon the capital of Babylonia, the importance of the city's favorite god Marduk was, of course, enhanced. Finally Marduk was given the attribute of earlier gods and displaced them in the Babylonian myths. In later periods his proper name "Marduk" was supplanted by the title "Belu" ("Owner"), so that finally he was commonly spoken of as Bel. His wife was called Belit ("Mistress," par excellence).-See BEL; NEBO No. 4.

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The etymology of Apollo is uncertain. Several instances of popular etymology are attested from ancient authors. Thus, Plato in Cratylus connects the name with ἀπόλυσις "redeem", with ἀπόλουσις "purification", and with ἁπλοῦν "simple",[3] in particular in reference to the Thessalian form of the name, Ἄπλουν, and finally with Ἀει-βάλλων "ever-shooting". Hesychius connects the name Apollo with the Doric απελλα, which means "assembly", so that Apollo would be the god of political life, and he also gives the explanation σηκος ("fold"), in which case Apollo would be the god of flocks and herds. It is also possible[4] that apellaiderives from an old form of Apollo which can be equated with Appaliunas, an Anatolian god whose name possibly means "father lion" or "father light". The Greeks later associated Apollo's name with the Greek verb απολλυμι (apollymi) meaning "to destroy".[5] It has also been suggested[6][7] that Apollo comes from the Hurrian and Hittite divinity, Aplu, who was widely evoked during the "plague years". Aplu, it is suggested, comes from the Akkadian Aplu Enlil, meaning "the son of Enlil", a title that was given to the god Nergal, who was linked to Shamash, Babylonian god of the sun. Notes: 3. The ἁπλοῦν suggestion is repeated by Plutarch in Moralia in the sense of "unity".

4. Burkert so holds; Greek Religion p.144

5. Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Apollo

6. de Grummond, Nancy Thomson (2006) "Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend". (Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology)

7. Mackenzie, Donald A. (2005) "Myths of Babylonia and Assyria" (Gutenberg) --from Wikipedia

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The majority of Arabia was Pagan before the coming of Islam. They believed in many gods (represented by idols made of stone), it's thought that there were at least 365. The gods & goddeses had names like Aglibol, Atargatis, Hubal, Ishtar, Al-Uzza, Al-Manat, Al-Lat, Wadd, Bes (same as Egyptian Bast), Bel Shamen, Abgal, Astarte, Nergal etc. As you can see one difference is that Islam is purely monotheistic whilst Arabian paganism is polytheistic. Another difference is that using pictures to depict God is totally forbidden in Islam whilst it was common place in pagan Arabia. The pagan Arabs also had many traditions & customs which are contrary to Islam.

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Answer:

We have to go into Bible history to answer this.

Anciently, the tribes of Israel separated into two nations: the House (or kingdom) of Israel and the House (or kingdom) of Judah (the Jews).

The Jews maintained Jerusalem as the throne of their kings, while Israel's kings ruled from Samaria.

In the course of time, the continuous unrepentant sins of the House of Israel caused their removal from the land by God, who allowed the invading armies of Assyria to defeat them... and carry them away from their homes and land. They were scattered among the nations in the world and became known to history as "the lost ten tribes of the house of Israel."

"Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of His sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah (the Jews) only... the Lord rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until He had cast them out of His sight...

"...So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day. And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof..." (II Kings 17:18-24).

The Samaria of Jesus' day was of these roots... a pantheon of pagan Gentile religious beliefs tempered with a base understanding of Jewish laws.

"...they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore He hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let them teach them the manner of the God of the land. Then one of the priests whom they carried away from Samaria... taught them how they should fear the Lord. Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made... the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth... the men of Cuth made Nergal... the men of Hamath made Ashima... the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak... the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim..." (verses 26-31).

In Jesus' parable, then... that would have been the Samaritan's religious background - utterly pagan.

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Nebuchadnezzar (reigned 605-562 B.C.) was a king of Babylon during whose long and eventful reign the Neo-Babylonian Empire attained its peak and the city of Babylon its greatest glory. For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section indicated below. King Nebakanezer was a babylonian king, He ordered the hanging gardens of "Babylon" to be built (meaning" Gates of the Gods") by 612 bc, He also laid siege in Jerusalem for a year and then sacked it.

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Some common elements found in religion include belief in a higher power or deity, a system of rituals and practices, moral guidelines or ethical codes, and a sense of community or belonging. These elements help shape and define the beliefs and practices of a religious tradition.

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Pepsi_dog:

Lelouch might be dead. But there a some OVAs and extras that show him as the cart driver at the end of the anime (R2 episode 25)

here's a site for it (although it only shows his hair/eyes and half of his face, it's still convincing):

http://vodpod.com/watch/2160302-code-geass-r2-special-episode-26

Hope i helped

"My take is that Lelouch is alive.

The most obvious reason would be CC calling to Lelouch in the closing scene of the episode. As we can assume CC to be still sane, she must be talking to someone, and that someone would most probably be the driver of the cart: Lelouch would have to be alive.

Second, however, and this is where the others have thought things through, Lelouch is alive because he got his dad's code. He beckoned the World of C to lend him its powers, and he took Charles's code before Charles passed on. The reason why Lelouch still has his Geass is because he didn't take the Code from the same person who gave him his Geass: he took his Geass from CC, and he took his Code from Charles. Thus, he now possesses both immortality and a Geass. This is also a reason that the title is Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.

To further corroborate this, however, remember that when Nunnally held Lelouch's hand he transferred his memories to her. CC also did it when Lelouch touched her accidentally back then, so it could be assumed that people with Codes are indeliberate telepaths. This leaves us with both immortals traversing the world for the rest of eternity.

It's a great end, friends.

P.S. Ending line of CC translated by bibi: "Geass is the power of kings, it will isolate you… well, I guess that's a little wrong… eh, Lelouch"

P.P.S. Additional evidence, courtesy of `Nergal and 4chan:

1. Charles grabbed Lelouch with his right hand, which had the Geass sigil.

2. Lelouch needed the fully evolved Geass to transfer a code.

3. The code doesn't appear to activate until someone dies. Hence, why C.C. was wounded when she first inherited her code. Same happened with Charles in the World of C.

4. When Lelouch touched Nunnally, Nunnally got a flash of his memories. This ONLY happens when a high potential Geass user touches someone with the fully evolved Geass.

5. The title of the series is "R2″, which is similar to how "C.C" is pronounced. So Lelouch would be "R.R." which is Engrish (I presume) for L.L., Lelouch Lamprouge.

6. When C.C. is talking on the wagon, she says "the power of Geass brings loneliness…that's not quite right is it, Lelouch?" and nods her head in the direction of the wagon driver.

P.P.P.S More evidence, courtesy of an intelligent anon from 4chan:

Orange knew of Lelouche's and Suzaku's plan and helped them out by ordering his men not to fire on Zero, he even smiled when Zerozaku jumped on his shoulder.

Now would Orange, a man who devoted himself entirely to Lelouche and threw away everything without a second thought be OK with a plan where the sole person he wants to protect in life is actually killed? The answer to that is NO, not even if Lelouche ordered him to accept the plan: he would not go along with it and would protect him with his life. There is only one way that Orange would be OK with a plan like that and that's if he knew about Lelouche's immortality, which I assume he did as he worked with V.V. in the Geass research base. Orange was OK with this plan as he knew Lelouche would come to no harm and would be able to start a new peaceful life with the woman he loves in a world which he himself had made peaceful.

Even at the end, we see Orange on his orange plantation, completely content with the way things have panned out, he definitely could not be that happy had Lelouche actually died.

There it is, firm evidence of Lelouche's immortality if the scene with C.C. and the cart driver wasn't painfully obvious enough.

(I corrected a few spelling errors and run-ons, but preserved the original thought. It's also quite convincing, if you ask me.)"

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Arabia was majority pagan before the arrival of Islam. They believed in many gods (polytheism) and were open the idea of there being many other gods besides what they worshipped (henotheism).

Allah was the creator sky God who was supreme above the other gods. However he was not directly accessible to Mankind so they worshipped an array of intercessor gods and demons who interceded to Allah on behalf of the person praying.

The chief of these gods was Hubal. Hubal was portrayed as a man of rock with an arm of gold. Then there were the chief three goddesses Al-Lat (considered feminine form of Allah), Al-Uzza & Al-Manat. They were considered to be the daughters of Allah. Al-Lat was the mother goddess, she was also said to have been worshipped in Carthage and the Levant. She has been depicted riding a camel and is equated with Roman Minerva and Greek Athena. Al-Uzza was a war goddess and Goddess of Beauty, the pagan Arabs envoked her before heading into battle. She was portrayed as some kind of warrior queen and has been equated with Egyptian Isis and Greek Aphrodite. The third was Al-Manat who is said to have been the most ancient of the three. She was the Goddess of time and fate and was associated with death. She is equated with the Graeco-Roman goddess Nemesis.

Other major deities of the pagan Arabs included;

Wadd - Love and Friendship

Dhu'l'Khalasa - Oracular god of white stone

Manaf - Women and Menses

Ta'lab - Oracular deity originating from Sheba

Dhushara - Lord of the Mountain

Amm - Moon god, associated with Weather and Lightning

Al-Qaum - War and Night. Envoked to protect caravans.

The pagan Arabs also believed in minor gods and demons known as Jinn (Jinnee, Genie). Belief in Jinns remained as a part of Islam. Marids and Ifrits were two types of Jinn. There were other monsters such as Ghouls, who roamed the deserts at night and ate the flesh of the dead. There was also the Nasnas, depicted as half a man. It was said to have been a dangerous and agile creature. Bahamuth (Behemoth) was a large creature that crushed its victims.

The pagan Arabs didn't believe in an afterlife. They believed that once you died that was it, you were dust.

The Kabah (cube in Mecca) was filled with some 360 idol prior to the arrival of Islam. The exact worship rituals of the Pagan Arabs are not known but there are references to them. Circumabulating around the Kabah as Muslims do today while performing Hajj or Umrah was one of the mentioned rituals. It is more than likely that they prostrated and bowed infront of their idols and gave offerings (possibly food, clothes, water, wealth etc). Swaying, playing tambourines, reciting poetry and dancing may have also formed part of the worship rituals of the pre-Islamic Arabs. Sacrifices of animals and even humans (often babies) have been documented. These were said to be done in times of great need but cannot be said for certain. It is possible that the burying of infant daughters as documented in the Qur'an may have been linked to such human sacrifice rituals but cannot be verified.

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A bouncer was a hired guard for inns and taverns. Before entry it was often required for a person to pay for damages as a courtesy. The guard at the door would test the authenticity of payment by bouncing the coin on a wet block of wood. If the coin bounced once he would allow entry. Counterfeit coins made from undesirable metals would not bounce. If it did not they would be asked to leave or he would remove them.

Many a time mercenaries or soldiers would seek inns and taverns for food and shelter. Taverns and inns usually had food and served alcohol. Should a scuffle break out the bouncer would remove them from the premises by force.

I imagine they were armed with blunt weapons such as clubs to subdue their opponents quickly reducing risk of killing or maiming them. A swift strike to the head or back would do it. I doubt they drew a sword to combat one or several ruffians likely still in armor from their last campaign. A two handed weapon would not be suitable for indoor combat. A simple war club with an immediate strike already in hand is more logical in my opinion. Some establishments employed several bouncers to maintain order or return things to order. Certain bouncers may or may not have had military training.

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  • African mythology
    • Anyanwu, Igbo god believed to dwell in the sun
    • Magec, Tenerife god of the sun and light
    • Mawu, Dahomey goddess associated with the sun and the moon
    • Ngai, Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai god of the sun
  • Australian Aboriginal mythology
    • Gnowee, solar goddess who searches daily for her lost sun; the light of her torch is the sun
    • Wala, solar goddess
    • Wuriupranili, solar goddess whose torch is the sun
    • Yhi, Karraur goddess of the sun, light and creation
  • Ainu mythology
    • Chup Kamui, a lunar goddess who switched places with her brother to become goddess of the sun
  • Arabian mythology
    • Malakbel, god of the sun
  • Aztec mythology
    • Huitzilopochtli, god of the sun and war
    • Nanauatzin, god of the sun
    • Teoyaomicqui, god of lost souls, the sun and the sixth hour of the day
    • Tonatiuh, god of the sun and ruler of the heavens
    • Xiuhtecuhtli, god of fire, day and heat
  • Baltic mythology
    • Saulė, goddess of the sun and fertility
  • Basque mythology
    • Ekhi, goddess of the sun and protector of humanity
  • Brazilian mythology
    • Meri, folk hero and god of the sun
  • Canaanite mythology
    • Shapash, goddess of the sun
  • Celtic mythology
    • Áine, Irish goddess of love, summer, wealth and sovereignty, associated with the sun and midsummer
    • Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy
    • Étaín, Irish sun goddess
    • Grannus, god associated with spas, healing thermal and mineral springs, and the sun
    • Lugh, Irish deity sometimes regarded as a sun god
    • Mug Ruith, Irish deity sometimes regarded as a sun or storm god
  • Egyptian mythology
    • Bast, cat goddess associated with the sun
    • Horus, god of the sky whose right eye was considered to be the sun and his left the moon
    • Amun, creator deity sometimes identified as a sun god
    • Atum, the "finisher of the world" who represents the sun as it sets
    • Aten, god of the sun
    • Khepri, god of rebirth and the sunrise
    • Nefertem, god of healing and beauty, who represents the first sunlight
    • Ra, god of the sun
    • Sopdu, god of war and the scorching heat of the summer sun
    • Ptah, god creation, the arts and fertility, sometimes said to represent the sun at night
  • Etruscan mythology
    • Albina, goddess of the dawn and protector of ill-fated lovers
    • Thesan, goddess of the dawn, associated with new life
  • Germanic mythology
    • Sól (Sunna)
  • Greek mythology
    • Alectrona, goddess of the sun, morning and waking up
    • Apollo, Olympian god of light, the sun, prophecy, healing, plague, archery, music and poetry
    • Eos, Titan goddess of the dawn
    • Helios, Titan god of the sun
    • Hyperion, Titan god of light
  • Hinduism
      • Agni, god of fire, associated with the sun
      • Aryaman, god of the sun
      • Mitra, god of honesty, friendship, contracts, meetings and the morning sun
      • Ravi, god of the sun
      • Saranyu, goddess of the dawn and clouds
      • Savitr, god of the sun at sunrise and sunset
      • Surya, god of the sun
    • Hittite mythology
      • Arinna, goddess of the sun
      • Istanu, god of the sun and judgment
    • Incan mythology
      • Inti, god of the sun and patron deity of the Inca Empire
    • Inuit mythology
      • Akycha, solar deity worshipped in Alaska
      • Malina, goddess of the sun found most commonly in the legends of Greenland
    • Japanese mythology
      • Amaterasu, goddess of the sun
      • Marishi-Ten, goddess of the heavens, sun and light
    • Māori mythology
      • Ao, personification of daylight
      • Tama-nui-te-rā, personification of the sun
    • Maya mythology
      • Ah Kin, god of the sun, bringer of doubt and protector against the evils associated with darkness
      • Kinich Ahau, god of the sun
      • Hunahpu, one of the Maya Hero Twins; he transformed into the sun while his brother transformed into the moon
      • Tohil, god associated with thunder, lightning and sunrise
    • Mesopotamian mythology
      • Nergal, underworld god who represents the negative aspects of the sun
      • Shamash, Akkadian god of the sun and justice
      • Utu, Sumerian god of the sun and justice
    • Native American mythology
      • Wi, Lakota god of the sun
    • Norse mythology
      • Baldr, god associated with light, beauty, love and happiness
      • Dagr, personification of the daytime
      • Sól, goddess of the sun
    • Persian mythology
      • Nahundi, god of the sun and law
    • Polynesian mythology
      • Atanua, Marquesan goddess of the dawn
      • Atarapa, goddess of the dawn
    • Roman mythology
      • Aurora, goddess of the dawn, equivalent to the Greek goddess Eos
      • Elagabalus, Syro-Roman god of the sun
      • Sol, god of the sun
    • Sami mythology
      • Beiwe, goddess of the sun, spring, fertility and sanity
    • Slavic mythology
      • Belobog, reconstructed deity of light and the sun who may or may not have been worshipped by pagan Slavs
      • Dažbog, god of the sun
      • Hors, god of the sun
      • Radegast, god of hospitality, fertility and crops, associated with war and the sun, who may or may not have been worshipped by pagan Slavs
      • Zorya, three (sometimes two) daughters of Dažbog
        • Zorya Utrennyaya, the morning star, who openes the palace gates each dawn for the sun-chariot's departure
        • Zorya Vechernyaya, the everning star, who closes the palace gates each night after the sun-chariot's return
        • Zorya Polunochnaya, the midnight star, who holds the dying sun in her arms each night until he is reborn the following morning

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