Sentences with phrase «ancient earth turned»

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Some ancient said it is what makes us different from the beasts, that our eyes are not turned downward to the earth.

It was not because ancient man had never entertained any such hopes of immortality that Israel focussed her attention upon the earth, but because Israel deliberately turned her back on such hopes, as she cast off the mythological outlook to which they properly belong.

In the latest twist, these stores turn out to be just like those on Earth, and probably filled by the same source: ancient asteroids.

A rotating universe is an idea reminiscent of ancient astrologers, who imagined observers clustered on the earth and the celestial sphere turning around them.

Taking a slightly more light - hearted approach, director Guillermo Del Toro shows off a different side to the comic book franchise, as Hellboy and his comrades this time wind up battling Prince Nuada, an underworld prince with ideas above his station, who wants to resurrect an ancient army and turn Earth into a sort - of fantastical romping ground.

It turns out that among Halloweentown's most ancient foes is a group of knights who have sworn to seek out and destroy any instances of magic on Earth.

The plot is a slighter darker take on the events that would usually transpire during the Saturday morning cartoon — Megatron has stumbled on an ancient Cybertronian artefact and is using it to turn Earth into a new Cybertron.

As it turns out this sentiment at the time was largely false as the ancient Greeks were among the first to theorize that the Earth was indeed spherical.

At every turn this holy land is blessed with ancient and fascinating religious sites, and customers who embark with Great Rail Journeys upon an escorted rail tour of Israel can expect to be both awe - struck and inspired by destinations including the Sea of Galilee, upon which Jesus is said to have performed the miracle of walking on water, Acre, a former stronghold of the Knights Templar and one of the oldest continuously - inhabited locations on earth and Masada; the mountain - top site of King Herod's fortress and refuge.

Dig your way underground and explore vivid worlds riddled with treasure, secrets and traps Combat dangerous enemies at every turn of the underworld's twisted paths, including shadowy creatures and the haunted remains of an ancient electrical threat Upgrade your gear to forge deeper into the earth and take on bigger challenges Swing across large chasms with your Hookshot and fly through caves with the jet engine!

The infinite conversation topic around Final Fantasy VII is its big turn in the middle: Aeris, the sweetheart maybe - love - interest who is the last on an ancient race of people connected to the earth in a primal way, is killed by super soldier / villain Sephiroth.

And it is ether that plays a central role here: from the ancient greek αἰθήρ, which flowed into Latin as aether, synonymous with quintessential (from medieval Latin quinta essentia in turn a variation of the the greek pémpton Stoicheion, fifth element), was an element which was added to the four that were already known, that is, fire, water, earth and air.