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Antennaria dioica (mountain everlasting, [3] stoloniferous pussytoes, [4] catsfoot or cudweed) is a Eurasian species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.It is a perennial herb found in cool northern and mountainous regions of Europe and northern Asia (Russia, Mongolia, Japan, Kazakhstan, China (Xinjiang, Heilongjiang, Gansu) and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
As of 2019, 10 distinct toes were being used. [98] One of the toes was swallowed by an American in 2013, after which the fine for swallowing the toe was increased from C$500 to C$2500. Another toe, donated by a man who had his surgically removed and brined in salt for six months, was stolen in 2017. [99]
Pakaʻalana heiau was an ancient Hawaiian temple complex, sanctuary and refuge (puʻuhonua) [1] [2] in Waipio Valley where the god Lono was worshiped. It was the religious center on the Island of Hawaii dating before the time of Liloa or his sons Hakau and ʻUmi-a-Līloa.
Arms sometimes arched towards body below the armpit. Big toe projects a little further or same as second toe. Four smaller toes and toe nails curve gently downwards. "Astonishingly uniform" [10]: 90 the products of this period are found across the Greek world in large quantities. This group is named after the best preserved example of the era. [46]
According to Carl A. P. Ruck, the Monopods' cited existence in India refers to the Vedic Aja Ekapad ("Not-born Single-foot"), an epithet for Soma. Since Soma is a botanical deity the single foot would represent the stem of an entheogenic plant or fungus. [12] John of Marignolli (1338–1353) provides another explanation of these creatures.
Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits. They are also used in other artistic contexts, for example on door-knockers, and in pottery.
The images, many once painted, were carved as outside rock reliefs and inside artificial caves excavated from the limestone cliffs of the Xiangshan (香山) and Longmenshan, running east and west. The Yi River (Chinese: 伊河 ) flows northward between them and the area used to be called Yique ( 伊阙 ; 'The Gate of the Yi River').
Paws & Tales, also known as The Wildwood Adventures, is a Christian children's radio drama, animated series, and online games website created by Insight for Living and Chuck Swindoll. [1] It is based upon the book Paw Paw Chuck's Big Ideas in the Bible , by Chuck Swindoll and Ross Vera, [ 2 ] have sold more than 100,000 hardcover copies. [ 1 ]