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Roman religion

(百科全书)Roman religion, the religious beliefs and practices of the people of ancient Rome. The spirits were held in awe and were placated with offerings and prayers. Origins and Development The indigenous Ita...

Janus

(百科全书)Janus j´ns [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn X (or S10), Janus is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical) body measuring about 122 m...

Janus

(百科全书)Janusj´ns, in Roman religion, god of beginnings. He was one of the principal Roman gods, the custodian of the universe. The first hour of the day, the first day of the month, the first month of t...

religion

(百科全书)religion, a system of thought, feeling, and action that is shared by a group and that gives the members an object of devotion; a code of behavior by which individuals may judge the personal and social...

roman

(百科全书)roman: see type.

Roman

(百科全书)Roman, town (1990 pop. 78,749), NE Romania, in Moldavia, at the confluence of the Prut and Siretul rivers. Sugar refining and the manufacture of building materials are the chief industries. The town w...

In

(百科全书)In, symbol for the element indium.

Norse religion

(百科全书)Norse religion: see Germanic religion.

Assyrian religion

(百科全书)Assyrian religion: see Middle Eastern religions.

Egyptian religion

(百科全书)Egyptian religion, the religious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Egypt. Information concerning ancient Egyptian religion is abundant but unsatisfactory. Only certain parts of Egyptian religious ...