Red Horn (Hešucka) aka He Who Wears (Man) Faces on His Ears and Big Boy…and Werebirds
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Castalian Spring
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Pterion and Pteron Notes
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The Amazonian legend of Maní is related to the cult of Manioc, the native staple food that sprang from her grave
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Baetylus
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Treasuries of death, viaticum, obol, more
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Myrmidons (and a little Myrmex)
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Neptune
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Nechtan
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Adam Napat (and Nethuns)
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Nepenthes disambiguation mentions at Wikipedia
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Luminous gemstones
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Dowsing, doodlebugging and water witching
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