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 Hades
was the Greek lord of the dead and ruler of the
underworld. The kingdom of Hades
was a neutral region reserved for the souls of
people who deserved neither punishment nor reward
upon death. He was probably the least favored of
all the Greek gods. |
 Daedalus
was an Athenian architect, inventor, and
craftsman. According to legend, it was he who
built the Labyrinth to house the Minotaur. After
being imprisoned in the same Labyrinth, he
fashioned wings for himself and his son, with
which they were able to escape. |
 Baal was the name of an ancient Canaanite
fertility god, the worship of whom spread around
the Mediterranean. The god's name means lord
or master, and the worship of him was
most commonly connected with the tilling of the
soil. |
 Golden Temple
at Amritsar The site
upon which the Golden Temple is now located was
originally a small lake in the midst of a quiet
forest. A meditation retreat since antiquity, the
serenity of the place once drew Guru Nanak, the
founder of the Sikh religion, who took up
residence upon the lake's shores. After Guru
Nanak's death, his disciples continued to
frequent the site, and over the centuries it has
become the most sacred Sikh shrine in the world. |
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