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• Lady Luck — (sometimes l.c.) the personification of luck as a lady bringing good or bad fortune: Lady Luck was against us and we lost the game. [1930 35] * * * lady luck, chance; good fortune: »... the large gambling casinos where adventurers have wooed lady …   Useful english dictionary

• Legends about Theodoric the Great — Dietrich catches the dwarf Alfrich (1883), by Johannes Gehrts. The Gothic King Theodoric the Great was remembered in Germanic legend as Dietrich von Bern (Bern is the Middle High German name for Verona, where Theodoric had one of his residences) …   Wikipedia

• Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …   Universalium

• Baltic religion — Ancient beliefs and practices of the Balts of Eastern Europe. They are believed to give evidence of a common source with Vedic and Iranian religion. The most important Baltic divinities were sky gods: Dievs (the sky), Perkons (the thunderer),… …   Universalium

• The King of the Golden River — infobox Book | name = The King of the Golden River title orig = translator = author = John Ruskin cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Fairy tales, Fantasy, Novel publisher = Smith, Elder Co. (1851) release… …   Wikipedia

• Mascot — For other uses, see Mascot (disambiguation). Millie, costumed character mascot of the Brampton Arts Council …   Wikipedia

• nature worship — nature worshiper. 1. a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena. 2. love of nature. [1865 70] * * * ▪ religion Introduction       system of religion based on the veneration of natural phenomena for… …   Universalium

• List of Roman deities — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …   Wikipedia

• Allegory in the Middle Ages — Noah and the baptismal flood of the Old Testament (top panel) is typologically linked (prefigured) by the baptism of Jesus in the New Testament (bottom panel). Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and… …   Wikipedia

• Consorts of Ganesha — Ganesha with consorts Riddhi and Siddhi, Painting titled Riddhi Siddhi by Raja Ravi Varma (1848 1906) The marital status of Ganesha varies widely in mythological stories and the issue has been the subject of considerable scholarly review.[1]… …   Wikipedia

• Fortuna — For other uses, see Fortuna (disambiguation). Fortuna governs the circle of the four stages of life, the Wheel of Fortune, in a manuscript of Carmina Burana Fortuna (equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the goddess of fortune and… …   Wikipedia