Mount Sinai is mentioned in the second book of the Bible, Exodus, as the site where Moses received his first instruction from God.
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A scholar of the Hebrew Bible argues that very little is known about the location of Mount Sinai, and it is likely that it was once part of a foundational legend.
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The film sees myths created by the Black diaspora come alive as Wakanda is presented as a Black utopia.
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Marilyn Monroe endures as an icon thanks to a perfect storm of biography and cultural context.
The so-called ‘surgeon’s photograph’ taken by gynaecologist Robert Wilson (actually made from a toy submarine) first published in the Daily Mail in 1934.
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Recent sightings of the Loch Ness monster have led to renewed speculation about its origins
A mythical creature born of a misinterpreted fossil?
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People tell tales to explain what they see – centuries later, scientists try to map handed-down myths onto real geological events.
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New research has mapped sea-level rise around the Isles of Scilly over the last 12,000 years.
Three of the 12 rescued boys in their hospital beds.
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A scholar, who has conducted research on the Thai caves in which 12 children were recently trapped, explains their power and appeal, including the rituals and myth surrounding these sacred sites.