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The lemures / ˈ l ɛ m j ə r iː z / were shades or spirits of the restless or malignant dead in Roman religion, [1] sometimes used interchangeably with the term larvae (from Latin larva, 'mask'). [2]
Although the term lemur was first intended for slender lorises, it was soon limited to the endemic Malagasy primates, which have been known as collectively "lemurs" ever since. [6] The name lemur is derived from the Latin term lemures, [7] which refers to specters or ghosts that were exorcised during the Lemuria festival of ancient Rome.
Lemuria's name and origin myth, according to Ovid, derives from a supposed Remuria [2] instituted by Romulus to appease the angry spirit of his murdered twin, Remus. [ 3 ] The philosopher Porphyry points out that Remus' death was violent, premature, and a matter of regret for Romulus. [ 4 ]
High-amplitude, pulsed squawks made by a lemur. Squawks, or short wheezes, are brief, "squeaky" sounds; they are also referred to as squeaks. Their waveforms show a sinusoidal pattern with a duration 10 to 100 ms and a frequency between 200 and 800 Hz. Many birds have made sounds which are onomatopoeically described as "squawk".
Shamanic teacher and spiritual healer Dr. Jonathan Dubois has studied hawk symbolism extensively. "The hawk is a magnificent bird, soaring up on the warm air currents and rising above to gain a ...
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But even as fleeting as it may be, some folks believe there is a deeper, spiritual meaning attached to it. The eyes have been said to be the windows to the soul, so there are bound to be profound ...
Jihad: (Arabic: جهاد jihād) An Islamic term, from the Arabic root jhd ("to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle"), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle to further the Islamic cause. The meaning of "Islamic cause" is of course open ...