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Jana Louise Smit

The 13 Most Important Aztec Gods and Goddesses

by Jana Louise Smit
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What better way to learn about the Aztec deities than spending some time with them at the gym? After all, who couldn’t do with a bit more exercise? But  circuit training with actual Aztec gods might be harder than it looks. Some of them look downright mean, and as one cracks his knuckles in anticipation, …

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Who Invented The Washing Machine? Meet Your Washer’s Amazing Ancestors

by Jana Louise Smit
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For way too long (think thousands of years), women and children had to slap laundry against rocks next to a river and later, work their hands into early arthritis with a scrub board.  Thanks to one guy’s lightbulb moment, those days are long gone. Well, not as long as one might think. The act of …

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Sun Gods

by Jana Louise Smit
Sun Gods

These sun gods are being so unreasonable. So what if they’re ancient and used to be the center of Sun worship for thousands of years? That doesn’t mean that they own the ball of flames!  But “it was just hanging there in the sky with nobody’s name on it. Everybody knows what that means — …

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Roman Gods and Goddesses

by Jana Louise Smit
Roman Gods

Here’s Your Free Ticket to the Olympic Games of the Roman Gods… The Roman Empire believed its civilization was founded by the gods — but these deities weren’t buried in the past. The Romans felt their presence in everyday living, family life, faith, and politics. Even when something good or bad happened, they linked it …

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Water Gods and Sea Gods From Around the World

by Jana Louise Smit
Water Gods and Goddesses

From all over the world, the water gods are gathering. They’re attending the very important Water Conference (which might actually just be a pool party). For a few hours, they’ll discuss their legends, family ties, and the violent sea storms they often lord over. Since they can’t float in the pool and pour a piña …

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10 Gods of Death and the Underworld From Around the World

by Jana Louise Smit
Gods of death

This topic is not the choice entertainment of most people — after all, sitting between reapers and other grim sorties is nerve-wracking. But your TV guide reads like a dull sermon and you have guts of steel. While out walking, you notice a skeleton-guy wearing a sandwich board outside a fancy hall; you read that …

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