He/Him माधव Speak of the Deval
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Joined December 2015
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Thought it was about time I learned runes and then decided to design a “lower case font” for them- maybe if Christianisation hadn’t been tied to the Latin alphabet, Germanic peoples would have switched to books in runic, allowing more curved letter forms. @wylfcen
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Why do we call it Kharon’s "boat" of dead souls in Hades when gonedola is right there?
1 murder, many motives. #Neeyat releases on 7th July 2023 only in theatres @vidya_balan @anumenon1805 @Abundantia_Ent @vikramix @PrimeVideoIN @RamKapoor @RahulBose1 #NeerajKabi @shahanagoswami #AmritaPuri @Dipannitasharma #NikiWalia @ShashankSArora @iamMostlySane @DaneshRazvi
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idk how well known this info is but some of my friends don’t know it so:
adding color jitter to your usual painting brushes can add subtle color variety to your art
(you can check for values by adding a black and white gradient map layer on top of your art)
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In case you missed it, I’ve been SINGING Iliad Book 1, Homer, in Ancient Greek, Dactylic hexameter, with my lyre. Perseus Translations and text are included my YT playlist
bit.ly/IliadADayScroll1
100 lines more to goooo! Then… 🤔more Orphic Hymns, HH, Odyssey?
#IliadADay 17
Iliad 1.475-510. Ancient Greek. Iliad A Day 17. Thetis Supplicates Zeus. Bettina Joy de Guzman
After prayer & sacrifices to Apollo, Greek army goes back to camp, while Achilles rages. Thetis supplicates Zeus for her son.
Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=HLFkOv8V…
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It's the liminal Christmas/NYE week, arguably the best time to edit Wikipedia. Here are a few ways to get started if you're a new!!
Hi @katya_zamo, was your Russia obsession inspired by Katya Goncharova in Martin Scorsese's classic 1973 film, Goncharov?
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Did you know that the composition of Mahmood Ghaznavi's army when he raided the Somnath temple in 1025 was, solely not a Muslim Army. Out of 12 Generals, 5 were Hindus. Their names are:
1. Tilak
2. Rai
3. Sondhi
4. Hazran
5. Not known
After the battle, Mahmood issued coins...
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Le mot "Bosphore" (qui ne devrait pas avoir de <h>) vient du grec βοῦς 'bœuf, bétail' & πόρος 'passage'. Conclusion:
❌Byzance
❌Constantinople
❌Tsarigrad
❌Istanbul
✅Oxford-sur-les-Dardanelles
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tired: spelling mistake
wired: innovative spelling variant, potentially of great interest and significance for future palaeographers and linguists
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A depiction of Psalm 23 by Frank Wesley (1923-2002). Born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh his Christian themed art has been featured by UNICEF and exhibited in the Vatican. He is also known for designing the funeral urn of Mahatma Ghandi.
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“FML. Why do the gods hate me so much?”
“Ὤ μοι ἐγώ, τί νυ τόσσον ἀπέχθομαι ἀθανάτοισιν; #QuintusSmyrnaeus
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This is probably going to be sound like a broken tape recorder but for anyone still looking for data and research on the *causal impact* of BJP and the Hindutva ideology in promoting communal violence in India, here's a list of articles to consider:
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"If you’re someone in the Hindu diaspora who has economic or social power and you don’t speak up against state-sanctioned violence and discrimination in India, you might as well be participating in it," writes @ProfKJoshi. religionnews.com/2022/06/10/…
I was wondering whether the wonderful denizens of Twitter might be able to help me find a good diachronic survey of indo Aryan that's not mind bogglingly expensive? Any help is much appreciated guys!
@avzaagzonunaada @aryaman2020
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Inner turmoil is also like this
This tree stuck by lighting, the bolt passed through tree, heated up the sappy interior (which is a better conductor of electricity)
The insides got so hot, the pressure caused an explosion, cracking it open like this 1/
