Maya Creation Legends — Owing to the destruction of the entire literature of the Mayas, with the exception of a few codices which no one has been able to interpret successfully, the myths of the Mayas have largely passed into oblivion. Their Creation Legends appear… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
List of Maya gods and supernatural beings — This is a name list of Maya gods and supernatural beings, mainly taken from the Books of Chilam Balam (CHB), Lacandon ethnography (LAC), Landa (L), and Popol Vuh (PV). Depending on the source, the name is Yucatec or K iche . The Classic Period… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Winter solstice — This article is about the astronomical and cultural event of winter solstice, also known as midwinter. For other uses, see Winter solstice (disambiguation), Midwinter (disambiguation) or also see Solstice. UTC Date and Time of Solstice[1] year… … Wikipedia
Pali — For other uses, see Pali (disambiguation). Pali Pronunciation [paːli] Spoken in … Wikipedia
List of documentary films — This is a list of documentary films, arranged in alphabetical order. The year of release and directors of the films are listed in parentheses.CompactTOC8 !$@=no side=yes center=yes right=yes align=center nobreak=yes top=yes num=yes sym=yes symnum … Wikipedia
List of artworks known in English by a foreign title — The following is an alphabetical list of works of art that are often called by a non English name in an English context. (Of course, many such titles are simply the names of people: Don Quixote, Irma la Douce, Madame Bovary, Tosca, Pelléas et… … Wikipedia
motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… … Universalium
