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| 3361902464 | Nirvana | This Sanskrit word means "going out," like a light. Buddhists believe that a perfect a state of perfect bliss is attained in life through the negation of all desires and the extinction of the self. Nirvana is union with the Buddha, an ideal condition if harmony. | 0 | |
| 3361902465 | Noah and The Flood | When God decided to punish the wicked of the world with a terrific flood, he chose Noah to build an ark. Noah lived on the Ark for 40 days and 40 nights, while everyone and everything else perished. They emerged to repopulate the Earth and a rainbow appeared that represented God's promise to never again destroy the Earth by flood. | 1 | |
| 3361902466 | Odyssey | Recounts the story of a journey homeward of Odyssey and his men after the Trojan war. | 2 | |
| 3361902467 | Oedipus | In attempt to avoid a prophecy he learned at a young age, he left his adopted land and returned to his birthplace. Made king of Thebes and married, fulfilling the prophecy. | 3 | |
| 3361902468 | Pandora | First woman. Zeus gave her a box with all the evils and warned her not to open it, but she did out of curiosity and the evils flew out. They continue to harm human beings since. | 4 | |
| 3361902469 | Persephone | Goddess of fertility and queen of the underworld. The daughter of Zeus was taken and her mother grieved so deeply that earthly crops died and perpetual winter threatened. A bargain came where persephone would spend 6 months with Hades and then with her mother for 6 months. | 5 | |
| 3361902470 | Pharisees | Members of an ancient Jewish sect that emphasized strict observance of the Law. They refused contact with any not of their kind. | 6 | |
| 3361902471 | Phillistines | These traditional enemies of Israelites fought against Jewish heroes. | 7 | |
| 3361902472 | Phoenox | Mythical bird that lived for 500 years, burned to deatb, and then rose from its own ashes to being life anew. | 8 | |
| 3361902473 | Pontius Pirate | The Roman governor before whom Jesus was tried. He washed his hands, symbolically cleansing himself of what was to follow, and turned Jesus over for crucifixion. | 9 |
