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00 I have a problem with the comprehension of a certain phrase in the sentence below. 02 br
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00 Copper has also been 01 b 00 sacred to the Sun in Babylon 02 b 00 as well as to the early inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest (U.S). 02 br
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00 Does "sacred" here means that it was offered/related to the Sun, or that copper was a holy thing, but it cannot be holy for the Sun, something can be holy or sacred for people, for example for the inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, but not for the Sun. I don't get it "sacred to the Sun"??? 02 br
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00 I have a problem with the comprehension of a certain phrase in the sentence below. 02 br
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00 Copper has also been 01 b 00 sacred to the Sun in Babylon 02 b 00 as well as to the early inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest (U.S). 02 br
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00 Does "sacred" here means that it was offered/related to the Sun, or that copper was a holy thing, but it cannot be holy for the Sun, something can be holy or sacred for people, for example for the inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, but not for the Sun. I don't get it "sacred to the Sun"??? 02 br
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0 Perhaps at some point in Babylonian history, the sun may have been considered a deity. 02 br 02 br 00 I'm not really sure how that works. 0-
- 0 Perhaps at some point in Babylonian history, the sun may have been considered a deity.
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0 Perhaps at some point in Babylonian history, the sun may have been considered a deity. However the sun *** made his wishes known to the Babylonians, he let them know that copper was very special to him. 02 br
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00 I'm not really sure how that works. If people consider something sacred in their worship of ***, do they consider it sacred 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 *
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00 I'm not really sure how that works. If people consider something sacred in their worship of ***, do they consider it sacred 01 b 00 to 02 b 00 *
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00 So, actually, what is the meaning of "sacred to..." in this context? Maybe "sacred to.." here means that copper was 01 b 00 attributed 02 b 00 to the Sun (and the Sun was probably the deity)? How do you think? 0-
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00 So, actually, what is the meaning of "sacred to..." in this context? Maybe "sacred to.." here means that copper was 01 b 00 attributed 02 b 00 to the Sun (and the Sun was probably the deity)? How do you think? 0-
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0 "Sacred to" the *** people means that these people consider something to have special religious significance. It may be worshipped as an object or it may be used in some kind of worship service. 02 br
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00 In the case of the sun, the *** people over time became convinced that there was a sun *** 01 b 00 to whom 02 b 00 copper had a great religious significa
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00 In the case of the sun, the *** people over time became convinced that there was a sun *** 01 b 00 to whom 02 b 00 copper had a great religious significa
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00 I mean "attributed" in the context of "linked with something", i.e., copper was somehow linked with the Sun, a symbol of it. 02 br
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00 A bit earlier in the text there is the sentence which says: Copper, during ancient Mesopotamian times, was attributed to the Queen of Heaven as well as to goddesses associated with the planet Venus. 0-
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00 I mean "attributed" in the context of "linked with something", i.e., copper was somehow linked with the Sun, a symbol of it. 02 br
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00 A bit earlier in the text there is the sentence which says: Copper, during ancient Mesopotamian times, was attributed to the Queen of Heaven as well as to goddesses associated with the planet Venus. 0-
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0 Right. Many of the ancient gods were "possibly invented" to explain the natural things which surround us. The gods were thought to have created, and then controlled many of the great wonders of nature - which is not to say they didn't. The sun/copper thing fits this mold. 02 br
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