Demeter

Demeter (Ceres) is the sister of Zeus.

Demeter is the goddess of corn.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 04, 2010

Five Pillars of Islam

1) Belief in Allah & Muhammad
2) Pray 5 times a day facing Mecca
3) Giving of Alms (Tithing)
4) Fasting during Ramadan.
5) A Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca

It is every Muslims duty to carry out the Five Pillars of Islam.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ October 07, 2009

Crying For The Moon

If you are crying for the moon you are longing for what is beyond your reach.

I'm all in favor for ambition but I think when he says he'll be a millionaire by the time he's 25, he's simply crying for the moon.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ October 25, 2009

Gundam 0080

In the final days of the One Year War, a Zeon special forces group infiltrates a colony to gather information on a new Gundam unit. Alfred Izuruha, a 10-year-old student, befriends Zeon rookie pilot Bernie Wiseman during a brief mobile suit combat. Meanwhile, Al meets up with Christina MacKenzie, his former neighbor and babysitter. Little does he know that not only is Christina a member of the Earth Federation, she's the test pilot of the new Gundam NT-4 prototype.

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket aired in the U.S. on Toonami in 2001.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 28, 2010

Eros

Eros (Cupid) is the son of Aphrodite.

Eros is the god of love.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 04, 2010

Wokou

Japanese pirates who raided coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to the 17th century.

Wokou is pronounced wako.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ July 17, 2011

Umayyad Dynasty

The caliphs resident in Damascus from 661 to 750 CE.

The Umayyad Dynasty was the first Muslim dynasty. The Umayyad house was one of the major clans of the Quraysh tribe. Technically, Uthman, the third "Righteous Caliph", was the first Umayyad caliph. During his tenure (644-655), he appointed members of his clan to various posts; in particular, Muawiya b. Abi Sufyan was given the governorship of Syria. Upon the accession of Ali to the caliphate, Muawiya refused to pay him allegience, and in 658 the Syrians acknowledged Muawiya as caliph. That same year he gained control of Egypt; following Ali's death in 661, he subdued Iraq and then formally established himself as caliph. The first line of Umayyads were the Sufyanids (descendants of Abu Sufyan) who ruled from 661- 684. Under Muawiya (661-680) the capital of the Muslim empire was transferred to Damascus. He is credited with raising a highly-trained army of Syrian soldiers which was used to expand Muslim authority east into Khorasan and west into North Africa. Muawiya also led excursions into Anatolia beginning in 672 which culminated in an unsuccessful three-year seige of Constantinople (674-677). He retained the administrative structures left by the Byzantines and Persians but consolidated his authority by appointing kinsmen to key posts. Before his death, Muawiya secured allegiance to his son, Yazid, thus introducing dynastic succession to Muslim rule.

by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 09, 2010