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A Veda Story, Legend of Hanuman

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 The Indian hindu myths holds a  plethora of  zoomorphic characters but only one of them have ever been equated with the status of a god today. Hanuman the monkey child is son of the wind god. Mythic texts speaks of Hanuman possessing enormous strength, keen intellect and a mastery over the Ancient Hindu scriptures, (the three vedas) and other branches of learning. Not to mention having an extremely pleasant visage, perfect diction, elegant speech, and perfectly pleasant manners.  He is also a loyal devotee of Rama, the hero of the epic Ramayana, and has the ability to take on any form he wishes and can increase and decrease his body size at will. Hanuman is renowned for his heroic deeds in the epic folklores. These include the epic Ramayana, epic Rama-Ravana battle, epic Mahabharat, and the epic Puranas.  The name Hanuman means "he of disfigured chin" as explained in the epic puranas in a duel with the sun god.  The Hanuman Chalisa hymn, continues to be recited today b

Secrets of the Hidden one

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  In Egyptian mythology, Amaunet (also spelled Amonet, Amaunet, Amentet, Amentit, Imentet, Imentit, and Ament) was a deity having several different characteristics during the long history of the pantheon of Ancient Egypt. Amaunet's name is the feminine version of Amun's, and as such, She is believed to be the female form of the greater god Amun and is one of the eight featured deities in the Ogdoad (consisting of four pairs where the woman’s name is a derivative of that of the husband). However, she seems to be at least as old as He. Both gods were depicted as independent deities and identified as a pair. Her name means a female who is hidden and her powers are connected to the words silence, stillness, mystery and obscurity. According to some myths Amunet was the daughter of Horus and Hathor. She was also sometimes merged with Hathor, Isis and Neith, Mut, and Nut. Amunet and her male counterpart Amun were the two aspects of the primordial concept of air and invis