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Harrowing of Hell
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hell
hell in Western monotheistic religions, eternal abode of souls damned by the judgment of God. The souls in hell are deprived forever of the sight of God. The punishment of hell is generally analogized to earthly fire. A constant feature is Satan or Lucifer (also known as Iblīs in Islam),... Read more |
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Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece in Greek mythology, the magic fleece of the winged ram that saved Phrixus and Helle, the children of Nephele and Athamas, from the jealousy of Ino, Athamas' second wife. The ram flew to Colchis, but Helle fell into the sea, which was thereafter known as the Hellespont. Phrixus arrived... Read more |
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Gehenna
Gehenna One of the words in the Christian New Testament for hell, the place of destruction. The word is derived from the Hebrew ge and hinnom, the Valley of Hinnom—originally a valley in Palestine where the Hebrews passed their children through the fire to Moloch, the god of the Ammonites (1... Read more |
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Hinnom
Hinnom , valley, W and S of Jerusalem. Its ill repute in the Bible emanated from the worship there of foreign gods, including supposed child sacrifice to Molech at Tophet . In later Jewish literature it was called Ge-Hinnom [Heb.,=valley of Hinnom] and in the Greek of the New Testament, Gehenna.... Read more |
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Abaddon
Abaddon , Hebrew name of Apollyon . In ancient Jewish tradition it was used for part of Sheol (see hell ).... Read more |
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Tophet
Tophet , in the Bible, place near Jerusalem, in the valley of Hinnom , associated with the worship of Molech . Tophet became a name for hell .... Read more |
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Heaven and Hell
HEAVEN AND HELL. Aspects of heaven and hell cross religious traditions. Paradise can be a city, a palace, a court, a garden, a vision of God, a mystical diagram, or an ineffable concept. Physical, indeed sexual, terms and images express the soul's union with God. In Hell, fires, dragons, serpents,... Read more |
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orc
orc in fantasy literature and games, a member of an imaginary race of human-like creatures, characterized as ugly, warlike, and malevolent. The word (denoting an ogre) is recorded from the late 16th century, perhaps from Latin orcus ‘hell’ or Italian orco ‘demon,... Read more |
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Robert Hughes
Hughes, Robert (1938– ). Australian art critic, resident in the USA since 1970. He was born in Sydney, where he studied architecture at the University, and he became art critic to the fortnightly magazine Observer when he was still an undergraduate. In 1964 he moved to Europe, living first in... Read more |
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THIS CULTURAL LIFE JACKIE CLUNE I can't stand 'The Tweenies" it's puerile and...
...in the playground." My mum saw an advert in the local...brothers and a sister and my mum says one day when I was...fashioned and magical. I love Enid Blyton books as well, which are...and thought: "What the hell am I doing?" It looked... |
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Heaven and hell on wheels for a child of his time
...and his dummy Archie Andrews; the Famous Five books of Enid Blyton; the dulcet tones of Daphne Oxenford on Listen With Mother...portraits of John's parents - Dad with his RAF lingo and Mum with her homely concerns - rarely stray from convention... |
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Midlands, mystery, and a mall
...novel recalled for me the Enid Blyton adventures I read as a child...as I wrote this. I read Enid Blyton, of course, and things...customers arrived and all hell broke loose. Q. Is it...for instance, not "mum." A. It's funny ... |
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Read me a dirty story, Mummy
...dip into The Illustrated Mum (as the blurb goes...children's books are a hell of a lot more explicit about...Crompton, Anthony Buckeridge, Enid Blyton, my Hardy Boys and my Nancy...and rampant snobbery in Enid Blyton, and ... |
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She went to the best schools, had a beautiful home and parents who loved her....
...descent into a drugs hell which is every middleclass...started to read the Enid Blyton books and thought...difficult child. My mum tried to discipline...presence in my life, Mum was the one who had...life. I persuaded Mum to ... |
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Clare Morrisroe's column: Taking the myth out of parenthood.(Features)
...hungry groupies. While "hell-raisers" Liam Gallagher...education and an idyllic Enid Blyton childhood, right? Wrong...his hard-up, single mum Tina. And his revelations...correct, but single-mum bashing has replaced it...thousands of other ... |
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Sending your kids to boarding school is just an upper-crust type of child...
...loving home and a kiss from mum. We might also assume it...Harry Potter fantasy or an Enid Blyton adventure. It's a concentration...kids are simply in a living hell. Up until now, I'd had...sent away because their mum and dad love them so ... |
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The third degree; Kym Marsh: The singer can't stand liver, can't tell a lie...
...What is your idea of living hell? Having to eat liver and...do you most identify? My mum. We're best friends...books and love Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton and JK Rowling. Also Patricia...things for other people. My mum has been ill recently so... |
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Harry is pure magic
...Sardinian pigs, the other a living hell following the extraction of his soul...Rowling, Edinburgh- based single mum and creator of the hottest children...boarding school atmosphere is pure Enid Blyton with broomsticks, backed up by the... |
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What children want
...Greenaway Medal. "But the weekends were hell, and I started writing a novel to...enjoyed by characters in works by Enid Blyton and E Nesbit. "I think perhaps that...feet; going to a party without your mum and with your security blanket and... |