Death & Resurrection

China

Eclipse on the day of Gui Hai

“Yin and Yang have mistakenly switched, and the sun and moon were eclipsed. The sins of all the people are now on one man. Pardon is proclaimed to all under heaven.” History of Latter Han Dynasty, Volume 1, Chronicles of Emperor Guang Wu, 7th year.

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Norse mythology

Oden Hangs from the World Tree

Odin is the chief god of Norse mythology, who gained great wisdom by undergoing several trials. In order to achieve knowledge from beyond the realm of the dead, Odin decided to sacrifice himself. He took a spear and drove it into his side. Then he tied a noose to the

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Finnish Mythology

Lemminkainen

In Finnish mythology, Lemminkainen is a hero who sets out on a mission to capture one of the black swans from the river of the underworld. He dies in the attempt, and his body sinks in the waters and is lost. The body is broken on the rocks at the

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Egypt

Osiris, god of the dead and rebirth

 Set (Osiris’ brother), along with the Queen of Ethiopia, conspired with 72 accomplices to plot the assassination of Osiris.  Set fooled Osiris into getting into a box, which Set then shut, sealed with lead, and threw into the Nile. Osiris’ wife, Isis, searched for his remains until she finally found

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Christianity

Hold me not

When I saw His resurrection, I was surprised to see it was still dark. When Mary realized it was Jesus, she embraced Him joyfully. She did not timidly reach out her hand, but she readily greeted Him with open arms, and He, in turn, embraced her. It is difficult to

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Hinduism

Krishna Pierced

After thirty six years passed, a fight broke out between the Yadavas, at a competition, United Nations agency killed one another.  Krishna retired into the forest and began meditating beneath a tree. The Hunter Jara, mistook Krishna’s partially visible left foot for that of a ruminant, associate degreed shot an

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