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Kolovrat — The Slavic Sun Wheel
The Kolovrat — the spinning wheel symbol of the Slavic sun —...
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Kukulkan — The Feathered Serpent of the Maya
At the spring and autumn equinoxes, something extraordinary happens at Chichen Itza....
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Lakshmi — Goddess of Prosperity
She rose from the churning of the cosmic ocean, standing on a...
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Machu Picchu — The Lost City of the Clouds
It sits at 2,430 meters above sea level, on a narrow ridge...
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Mali
The empire of Mansa Musa, the richest man who ever lived —...
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Marduk — Chief God of Babylon
He killed Tiamat — the primordial salt-water dragon — with a spear...
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Mars — God of War
Mars was not merely the god of war — he was the...
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Maya Scribes — Keepers of Glyphs
The Maya writing system is the most fully developed writing system in...
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Meroe — The Iron City
At its height, Meroe was the iron-working capital of Africa — a...
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Middle Eastern Heritage
The Middle East is the cradle of civilization — the region where...
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Mixed Heritage
Heritage doesn't fit in a single box. For those who carry multiple...
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Mokosh — Goddess of Earth and Fate
She spins the thread of fate. She is the only female deity...
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Mount Olympus — Home of the Gods
Above the clouds at the peak of the highest mountain in Greece,...
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Nebuchadnezzar II — King of Kings
He destroyed the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, deported the Jews to...
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Norse Runes — The Elder Futhark
The runes were not merely letters. They were alive — each one...
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Nubian Pyramids — More Than Egypt Built
Egypt has 138 pyramids. Sudan has over 200. The Nubian pyramids of...
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Oceanic Heritage
The greatest navigators in human history crossed the world's largest ocean in...
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Odin — Allfather of the Norse
He sacrificed his eye for wisdom. He hung nine days on Yggdrasil...
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Orisha — The Divine Forces
The Orisha are not gods in the Western sense. They are forces...
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Ottoman Calligraphy — The Sacred Script
In Islamic tradition, the Word of God cannot be depicted as an...
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Oyo Empire — The Yoruba Kingdom
At its height, the Oyo Empire was one of the largest states...
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Pachacuti — He Who Shakes the Earth
He inherited a small regional kingdom under threat of conquest. In fifty...
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Pachamama — Mother Earth
She is the earth beneath your feet, the soil that receives the...
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Persepolis — City of Wonders
Darius the Great began it. Xerxes continued it. Artaxerxes completed it. Persepolis...