Wednesday, February 15, 2012

P for Parliament












DEPICTION OF MOLOCH/MOLECH: BAAL OF THE CANAANITES











Associated Words

Adjectives: Something that is like an Owl is said to be "Owlish" or "Strigine"
Adverb: "Owlishly"
Collective noun: A group of Owls is called a Parliament, but also see below.
Offspring: A baby owl is called an Owlet.

Origins of the Word "Owl"

The word owl originated in early European languages. In old Norse, an Owl was known as "ugla", and in old German, it was "uwila". Both of these words may have been created as sounds that described the unique call of an Owl.
In Old English (about 600 A.D. to about 1000 A.D.), owl was "ule", a word similar to the original Dutch word.
In Middle English (about 1000 A.D. to the 1400s), the word became "owle", later shortened to the form we use today.
Throught this time, various early written records have variations on this spelling, including "uwile", "oule", "owell", "hoole", and "howyell".
Other ancient cultures also had words for "owl" that described the Owl's hooting call - In India, Owls were once known as "oo-loo" and in Hebrew, "o-ah".

Origins of the Scientific Names

Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek)
Tytonidae: All barn owls are members of this family. The name is derived from the Greek word "tuto", which means "owl".
Aegolius: A Latin word for bird of prey. It is also similar to the Greek word "aigolios" meaning a bird that is an evil omen.
Asio: Attributed to Pliny the Elder in his "Naturalis Historia" around 77 AD. Latin for 'Horned Owl'.
Athene: One of the ancient Greek deities, originally known as the goddess of night. She was symbolized by the image of an Owl. Over time, her role evolved into the goddess of war, wisdom, and the liberal arts.
Glaucidium: The diminutive form of the Greek word "glaux", or "little owl".
Micrathene: Formed from the Greek word "mikros", meaning "small".
Nyctea: From the Greek word "nuktia", meaning "of the night".
Otus: A variation of the original Greek word "otos", meaning "owl".
Tyto: A variation of the Greek word "tuto", meaning "owl".

Collective Nouns
While "parliament" is the generally accepted word for a group of owls, here are alternatives and additions that I've seen:
A bazaar of Owls
A brood of Owls
An eyrie of Owls
A hooting of Owls
A looming of Owls
A nest of Owls
A stooping of Owls
A brood of Owlets
A diss of Owls
A pair of Owls
A parliament of Owls
A sagaciousness of Owls
A stare of Owls
A wisdom of Owls
A stable of Barn Owls
A jail of Barred Owls
A prohibition of Barred Owls
A schizpphrenia of Hawk Owls
A volery of Little Owls
A parliment of Long-eared Owls
A blizzard of Snowy Owls
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SUN GODS AROUND THE WORLD

Abenaki mythology --- Kee-zos-en
Aboriginal mythology --- Gnowee, Walo,
Wuriupranili, Yhi
Ainu mythology --- Chup Kamui
Akkadian mythology --- Samas
Algonquin mythology --- Michabo
Armenian mythology --- Mihr
Arthurian mythology --- Gawain
Aztec mythology --- Huitzilopochtli
Ipalnemohuani, Tonatiuh
Bakairi mythology --- Evaki
Basque mythology --- -Ekhi
Byelorussian mythology --- Iarilo
Canaanite mythology --- Moloch
Celtic mythology --- Crom Cruach
Cuchulainn Etain Lugh Mog Ruith
Chinese mythology --- Shen Yi
Egyptian mythology --- Duamutef
Hapi Horus Imset Kebechsenef
Khepri Ra
Etruscan mythology --- Cautha
Greek mythology --- Apollo, Helios
Hyperion

Hattic mythology --- Wurusemu
Hinduism --- Agni Ansa Aryman
Bhaga Daksha Dhanvantari Dhatar
Dhatri Indra Mitra Ravi Rhibus
Savitr Surya Varuna Vivasvat Yama
Hittite mythology --- Arinna
Hungarian mythology -- Napkirly
Ibo mythology --- Chuku
Incan Mythology --- Inti Manco Capac
Punchau
Inuit mythology --- Akycha (Alaska)
Malina
Japanese mythology --- Amateratsu
Marisha-Ten
Kachin mythology --- Jan
Korean mythology --- Haemosu Palk
Lakota mythology --- Wi
Latvian mythology --- Saule
Maya mythology --- Ahau-Kin, Ah Kin
K'in Kinich Ahau Kinich Kakmo Hun-Apu
Moabite mythology --- Chemosh
Navajo mythology --- Tsohanoai
Norse mythology --- Alfrodull Freyr Sol
Ossetian mythology --- Wasterzhi
Palmarene mythology --- Malakbel Yarhibol
Papuan mythology -- Dudugera
Pawnee mythology --- Shakuru
Phoenician mythology --- Saps
Persian mythology --- Mithras
Polynesian mythology --- Maelare Raa
Tama Nui-Te-Ra
Pueblo mythology --- Tawa
Roman mythology --- Apollo Sol
Russian mythology --- Iarilo Khors
Sarmatian mythology ---- Khursun
Scythian mythology --- Khursun
Seneca mythology --- Kaakwha
Seran mythology --- Tuwale Shinto Amateratsu
Sioux mythology --- Wi
Slavic mythology --- Byelobog Dabog
Khors Svarog
Sumerian mythology -- Shamash Uhubap�t
Sumu mythology --- Ud�
Tarascan mythology --- Curicaberis
Tupinamba mythology --- Meri
Ukrainian mythology --- Iarilo
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1 Kings 11:7

Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that [is] before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

- 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version

Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable idol of Moab, on the mountain which is east of Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestable idol of the sons of Ammon.
- New American Standard Version (1995)


  2 Kings 23:10

And he defiled Topheth, which [is] in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

 - 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version

He also defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the son of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Acts 7:43

Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

- 1769 Oxford King James Bible 'Authorized Version

'YOU ALSO TOOK ALONG THE TABERNACLE OF MOLOCH AND THE STAR OF THE GOD ROMPHA, THE IMAGES WHICH YOU MADE TO WORSHIP. I ALSO WILL REMOVE YOU BEYOND BABYLON.'
- New American Standard Version (1995)






 























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