In ancient Egypt, especially during the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods, dwarfs and pygmies were seen as people with celestial gifts. They were...
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in 2014, focused on showing the lives of women living with dwarfism in various cities around the United States. Dwarfs and pygmies in Ancient Egypt Dwarfism...
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conditions which develop in island-dwelling organisms, including the pygmy phenotype in human people Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt "Pygmy". Encyclopædia Britannica...
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Dancing played an important role in the lives of the ancient Egyptians. However, men and women are never depicted dancing together. The trf was a dance...
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Dung beetle Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt Dynastic race theory Dynasties of ancient Egypt E. A. Wallis Budge Early Dynastic Period (Egypt) Early life...
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List of the verified shortest people (redirect from Shortest man in the world)
Little people (mythology) List of dwarfism organisations Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt List of tallest people This was Nisa's baby height, she later grew...
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Koro-pok-guru, small people in Ainu folklore Dwarfs and pygmies in ancient Egypt Caroline Crachami, a person about 19.5 in (50 cm) tall Pygmy peoples Menehune,...
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Ola El Aguizy (category Egyptian Egyptologists)
El-Aguizy, Ola. "Dwarfs and pygmies in Ancient Egypt." Annals of the Antiquities Service of Egypt . Flight. 71. 1987. "Ola El Aguizy". The Women and Memory Forum...
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The Egyptian pygmy shrew or sacred shrew (Crocidura religiosa) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Egypt. Its natural habitat...
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Pepi II Neferkare (category Ancient Egyptian child monarchs)
young pharaoh referred to as a dwarf, apparently a pygmy. Egypt received goods such as incense, ebony, animal skins, and ivory from Nubia. The Western...
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Ouroboros (category Ancient Egyptian symbols)
is an ancient symbol depicting a snake or dragon eating its own tail. The ouroboros entered Western tradition via ancient Egyptian iconography and the Greek...
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Autobiography of Harkhuf (category Ancient Egyptian autobiographies)
a private tomb inscription from ancient Egypt. It is significant in Egyptology as one of the two most important, and the most famous, autobiographical...
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Mbuti mythology (redirect from Pygmy mythology)
Lodi and lives forever with others like it. "Children of the Forest: Africa’s Mbuti Pygmies", page 120, by Kevin Duffy African Pygmies Culture and mythology...
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Apotropaic magic (redirect from Demons in Apotropaic Prayers and Incantations)
and charms were used for protection throughout history. Apotropaic magical rituals were practiced throughout the ancient Near East and ancient Egypt....
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Cat (redirect from Cats in art)
analysis of It was long thought that the domestication of the cat began in ancient Egypt, where cats were venerated from around 3100 BC. However, the earliest...
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Names of Japan (redirect from Nippon and Nihon)
and euphemistically translates Wō 倭 as "separated from the continent." The second etymology of wō 倭 meaning "dwarf, pygmy" has possible cognates in ǎi...
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petrel Pygmy antwren Pygmy batis Pygmy bushtit Pygmy cormorant Pygmy cuckooshrike Pygmy cupwing Pygmy eagle Pygmy falcon Pygmy flowerpecker Pygmy flycatcher...
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Hedgehog (section Reproduction and lifespan)
(adults) and dispersal/exploration following independence. Hedgehogs are a food source in many cultures. They were eaten in Ancient Egypt and some recipes...
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recorded centenarian dwarfs, she lived to 103 years old and is listed in Guinness World Records Sam Maslaney - SWAP Banker List of dwarfism organisations Cultural...
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Hippopotamus (category Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text)
Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis). Its name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse"...
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Japanese raccoon dog (category Mammals described in 1838)
in Japanese folklore since ancient times. They are reputedly mischievous and jolly, masters of disguise and shapeshifting, but somewhat gullible and absent-minded...
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List of mammals of Madagascar (redirect from List of mammals in Madagascar)
Physeter macrocephalus VU Family: Kogiidae Genus: Kogia Pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps DD Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima DD Family: Ziphidae Genus: Indopacetus...
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Mammoth (section Etymology and early observations)
civilisations in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. According to The American Heritage Dictionary, the word "mammoth" likely originates from *mān-oŋt, a word in the...
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squirrel, Anomalurus pelii Dwarf scaly-tailed squirrel, Anomalurus pusillus Genus Idiurus Long-eared flying mouse, Idiurus macrotis Pygmy scaly-tailed flying...
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Prehistoric Cyprus (category Ancient Near East)
Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus and the Cyprus dwarf elephant, which were much smaller than their mainland ancestors as a result of insular dwarfism. The ancestors...
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Cyprus (redirect from Southern and Northern Cyprus)
Assyrians, Ancient Egyptians, and Persians, from whom the island was seized in 333 BC by Alexander the Great. Subsequent rule by Ptolemaic Egypt, the Classical...
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Tiger (redirect from Lions in folklore, religion and mythology)
kept in captivity since ancient times and has been trained to perform in circuses and other entertainment shows. The tiger featured prominently in the...
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Mongoose (redirect from Mongooses in popular culture)
while others live in pairs or large groups. Some species can learn simple tricks, and are kept as pets to control vermin. In ancient Mesopotamia, mongooses...
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Cultural depictions of salamanders (redirect from Salamanders in folklore and legend)
giants of the sylphs (wind spirit), the dwarfs of the pygmies (earth spirit). "The TOLKIEN GALLERY: Balrogs and other Fire Spirits". Retrieved 1 October...
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Weasel (redirect from Weasels in Japanese folklore)
S2CID 236299740. Lawson, John Cuthbert (2012). Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals. Cambridge UP. pp. 327–28. ISBN 978-1-107-67703-6...
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