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  2. Notes from Underground - Wikipedia

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    Notes from Underground (pre-reform Russian: Записки изъ подполья; post-reform Russian: Записки из подполья, Zapíski iz podpólʹya; also translated as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld) [a] is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published in the journal Epoch in 1864.

  3. Roman funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    The care and cultivation of the dead did not end with the funeral and formal period of mourning, but was a perpetual obligation. Cicero states that the main and overriding function of the priesthood with respect to the dead accorded with universal, natural law: to keep alive the memory of the deceased, by holding the traditional rites. [ 123 ]

  4. Ancient Egyptian funerary practices - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The ancient burial process evolved over time as old customs were discarded and new ones adopted, but several important elements of the process persisted. Although specific details changed over time, the preparation of the body, the magic rituals, and grave goods were all essential parts of a proper Egyptian funeral.

  5. Fields of sorrow - Wikipedia

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    The Fields of sorrow or Fields of mourning (Latin: Lugentes campi) [1] are an afterlife location that is mentioned by Virgil during Aeneas' trip to the underworld. In his Aeneid , Virgil locates the fields of sorrow close to the rough waters of the river Styx and describes them as having gloomy paths and dark myrtle groves .

  6. Hypogeum - Wikipedia

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    The entrance of a tomb at the Theban Necropolis—TT 353. The entrance was built by the order of Sen-en-Mut, 97.36m long and 41.93m deep 3D laser scan profile of the Hypogeum of the Volumnus family Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, in the northern end of the crypt 3D image of Tablinum inside Hypogeum of the Volumni, cut from a laser scan Entrance of the Three Brothers' hypogeum in ...

  7. Kuksu (religion) - Wikipedia

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    Ceremonies included an annual mourning ceremony, rites of passage, and intervention with the spirit world. A male secret society met in underground dance rooms and danced in disguises at the public dances. [1] [2] Among the Patwin and Maidu, Hesi developed as a subdivision of Kuksu distinguished by its female participation. [3] [4]

  8. ‘The End’ Review: Tilda Swinton and Michael Shannon Took ...

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    For “The End,” Oppenheimer conceives a peculiar post-apocalyptic musical, confined to an underground bunker where an elite set of people have hoarded fine art and expensive wines for a ...

  9. Vorkosigan Saga - Wikipedia

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    For example, Komarr is a cold planet with high CO 2 that is going through long-term terraforming to make it habitable, while Beta Colony is a hot, sandy planet where humans must live underground. Barrayar's vegetation is incompatible with Earth's, and often poisonous or allergenic to humans; Barrayarans clear native forest and use compost from ...