Moloch, Molech, or Molek is a word which appears in the Hebrew Bible several times, primarily in the Book of Leviticus. The Bible strongly condemns practices...
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The Canaanite god Moloch was the recipient of child sacrifice according to the account of the Hebrew Bible, as well as Greco-Roman historiography on the...
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Tophet (category Moloch)
to a god named "Moloch". Based on Phoenician and Carthaginian inscriptions, a growing number of scholars believe that the word moloch refers to the type...
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Cabiria (category Moloch in literature and popular culture)
intends to sacrifice her to the great god Moloch. Also in Carthage are two Roman spies: Fulvius Axilla, a Roman patrician, and Maciste, his huge, muscular...
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eventually, according to the Testament, he was tempted into worshiping the gods Moloch and Ashtoreth. Subsequently, after losing favour with the god of Israel...
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Mephistopheles (Christian folklore, German folklore) Merihem (Christian demonology) Moloch (Jewish, Pagan and Christian mythology) Munkar (Islamic demonology) Murmur...
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List of films based on classical mythology (redirect from List of movies based on Greco-Roman mythology)
This is a list of films based on classical mythology (Greek and Roman mythology). The Sword-and-sandal series (1957-1965) includes numerous films depicting...
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in 287 AD by the Emperor Diocletian.[better source needed] Iron maiden Moloch Torture chamber Wicker man Notes Diehl & Donnelly 2008, p. 37 Biblioteca...
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Salammbô (category Moloch in literature and popular culture)
off the water supply to Carthage. Chapter 13. "Moloch". Carthaginian children are sacrificed to Moloch. Hamilcar disguises a slave-child as his son Hannibal...
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Melqart (section Graeco-Roman traditions)
about whether and how Melqart connects with biblical references to Moloch, see Moloch. For views about whether and how Melqart connects with the names of...
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