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(SHEE-ites) A minority sect of Islam that believes that rule of the Caliph (Islamic leader on Earth, much like the Pope, who is voted in) should stay within Muhammad’s family line.
There is a split between Shi’ites and Sunnis due to political/religious disagreements over Islamic leadership, or the Caliph.
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ October 7, 2009
Get the Shi’itesmug. Elite masters of deception who want to control your mind, soul, and your body, and rule the entire world.
"Illuminati want my mind, soul, and my body. Secret society, tryin to keep they eye on me." - LL Cool J
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ November 3, 2009
Get the Illuminatimug. Because of this god's association with the successful King Nebhepetre Montuhotep I (or II, same king), who ruled during Egypt's 11th Dynasty, Montu (Mentu) achieved the rank of state god. Montuhotep I reunited Upper and Lower Egypt after the chaos of the First Intermediate Period. His association with Montu is obvious from his name, which means, "Montu is satisfied.” However, by the 12th Dynasty, Montu became subordinated to Amun, another deity who probably originated in Upper Egypt, and would later be known as the "King of Gods". It was during this period that Montu's role in Egyptian religion took on the true attributes of a war god.
Actually, Montu's veneration as a war god can be traced originally to the Story of Sinuhe, where Montu was praised by the tale's hero after he defeated the "strong man" of Retjenu. By the New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty pharaohs, some of whom followed a very military tradition, sought specifically to emulate Montu. For example, the Gebel Barkal Stele of Tuthmosis III, often referred to as the Napoleon of Egypt, describes the king as "a valiant Montu on the battlefield". Later in the New Kingdom, he became so personally identified with the Ramesses II that a cult statue bearing the king's throne name, Usermaare Setepenre, with the epithet, "Montu in the Two Lands", was venerated in Ramesses II's honor during his lifetime. When kings such as Ramesses II are referenced as "mighty bulls", they are claiming the association with Montu as his son. It should also be noted that Montu had a connection with Egyptian households and was probably considered a protector of the happy home. He was often cited in marriage documents. One document from Deir el-Medina invokes the rage of a husband to his unfaithful wife with, "It is the abomination of Montu!"
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 4, 2010
Get the Montumug. The Tale of Genji was authored by a female courtier. The tale is about life in the Japanese medieval court.
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ July 7, 2011
Get the Tale of Genjimug. Horus was among the most important gods of Egypt, particularly because the Pharaoh was supposed to be his earthly embodiment. Kings would eventually take the name of Horus as one of their own. At the same time, the Pharaohs were the followers of Re and so Horus became associated with the sun as well. To the people this solar deity became identified as the son of Osiris. Attempts to resolve the conflicts between these different gods in different parts of Egypt resulted in at least fifteen distinct forms of Horus. They can be divided fairly easily into two groups, solar and Osirian, based on the parentage of the particular form of Horus. If he is said to be the son of Isis, he is Osirian; otherwise he is a solar deity. The solar Horus was called the son of Atum, or Re, or Geb and Nut variously.
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 4, 2010
Get the Horusmug. by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ July 20, 2011
Get the Jigaimug. The Theogony is a poem by Hesiod (8th-7th century BCE) describing the origins and genealogies of the gods of the ancient Greeks, composed circa 700 BCE. It is written in the same artificial Epic dialect of Ancient Greek used by Homer.
by ♫ Highway to Hell ♫ August 1, 2010
Get the Theogonymug.