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The Yoruba culture holds that the god Obatala, likewise, created the human race from clay. [34] The Efé people have a creation story in which the first man was made of clay and skin. [28] According to Malagasy mythology, the sky deity Zanahary and the earth deity Ratovantany created the Malagasy people by breathing life into clay dolls. [28]
In some versions of the myth, he is also credited with the creation of humanity from clay. [3] Prometheus is known for his intelligence and for being a champion of mankind [4] and is also generally seen as the author of the human arts and sciences. [5] He is sometimes presented as the father of Deucalion, the hero of the flood story. [6] [7] [8]
Hrungnir. Thor slays Hrungnir, illustration by Ludwig Pietsch (1865) Hrungnir (Old Norse: [ˈhruŋɡnez̠], 'brawler') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is described as made of stone and is ultimately killed in a duel with the thunder god Thor. Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his ...
The heart is a muscular organ found in most animals. This organ pumps blood through the blood vessels of the circulatory system. [1] The pumped blood carries oxygen and nutrients to the body, while carrying metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide to the lungs. [2] In humans, the heart is approximately the size of a closed fist and is located ...
The heart is a muscular organ situated in the mediastinum.It consists of four chambers, four valves, two main arteries (the coronary arteries), and the conduction system. The left and right sides of the heart have different functions: the right side receives de-oxygenated blood through the superior and inferior venae cavae and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery, and the left ...
Mississippian culture pottery was made from locally available clay sources, which often gives archaeologists clues as to where a specific example originated. The clay was tempered with an additive to keep it from shrinking and cracking in the drying and firing process, usually with ground mussel shells. In some locations the older tradition of ...
An artificial heart is an artificial organ device that replaces the heart.Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to complete heart transplantation surgery, but research is ongoing to develop a device that could permanently replace the heart in the case that a heart transplant (from a deceased human or, experimentally, from a deceased genetically engineered pig) is unavailable ...
Dogū are made of clay and are small, typically 10 to 30 cm high. [4] Most of the figurines appear to be modeled as female, and have big eyes, small waists, and wide hips. [1] They are considered by many to be representative of goddesses. Many have large abdomens associated with pregnancy, suggesting that the Jomon considered them mother ...