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  2. Polycephaly - Wikipedia

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    The demon-king Ravana is depicted and described as having ten heads, although sometimes he is shown with only nine heads because he has sacrificed a head to convince Shiva. Trishira, his son, is depicted with three heads. Animal races in Hindu mythology like Nāgas (serpents) may have multiple heads. The Naga Shesha is depicted with five or ...

  3. Cynocephaly - Wikipedia

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    A cynocephalus. From the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493).. The characteristic of cynocephaly, or cynocephalus (/ s aɪ n oʊ ˈ s ɛ f ə l i /), having the head of a canid, typically that of a dog or jackal, is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts.

  4. List of stock characters - Wikipedia

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    Vampires are depicted as gaunt, pale immortal individuals with fangs, an aversion to sunlight, and a suave, charismatic elegance that makes them attractive to women. Female vampires are depicted as seductive Femme fatales. *Lord Ruthven in John Polidori's "The Vampyre" (1819) [103] Varney the Vampire (1847) Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) [104]

  5. Alexamenos graffito - Wikipedia

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    The Alexamenos graffito. The Alexamenos graffito (known also as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito) [1]: 393 is a piece of Roman graffiti scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome, Italy, which has now been removed and is in the Palatine Museum. [2]

  6. List of common misconceptions about arts and culture

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    The burqa (also transliterated as burka or burkha) is often confused with other types of head-wear worn by Muslim women, particularly the niqāb and the hijab. A burqa covers the body, head, and face, with a mesh grille to see through. A niqab covers the hair and face, excluding the eyes. A hijab covers the hair and chest but not the face. [255]

  7. Red Light Green Light (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    "Red Light Green Light", a song by OneRepublic from Artificial Paradise, 2024 "Red Light - Green Light", a song by the Wildhearts , 1996 Redlight, Greenlight , an EP by Black Sheep , 2002

  8. Statues (game) - Wikipedia

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    Red Light, Green Light is a variation of Statues played throughout North America. The title of the game refers to the colors of a traffic light. Like Statues, Red Light, Green Light is played in a field or another long space. One player, the Caller, stands at one end of the field and calls out to the rest of the players who line up at the other ...

  9. Anaglyph 3D - Wikipedia

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    The red filter admits only red, while the cyan filter blocks red, passing blue and green (the combination of blue and green is perceived as cyan). If a paper viewer containing red and cyan filters is folded so that light passes through both, the image will appear black.