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Oedipus and Antigone (Antoni Brodowski, 1828)

The theme of blindness has been explored by many different cultures throughout history, with blind characters appearing in stories from ancient Greek mythology and Judeo-Christian religious texts. In the modern era, blindness has featured in numerous works of literature and poetry by authors such as William Shakespeare, William Blake, and H. G. Wells, and has also been a recurring trope in film and other visual media.

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Cultural depictions of blindness

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The theme of blindness has been explored by many different cultures throughout history, with blind characters appearing in stories from ancient Greek mythology...

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Cultural depictions of penguins

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lived in the clouds of Venus. The Planetary Society picked up on the misunderstanding for entertainment purposes. Cultural depictions of ravens "Why are penguins...

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Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons

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eyes, fangs, and protruding tongue was depicted on the shield of Athena herself. Its use in this fashion was depicted in the Alexander Mosaic, a Roman mosaic...

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Cultural depictions of tuberculosis

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June 2017. Edmundson-Cornell, Harry (9 March 2015). "Blind Swordfighting and Consumption: The Tale of Zatoichi". Sequart Organization. Retrieved 13 June...

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Cultural depictions of Charles I of England

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Charles I of England has been depicted in popular culture a number of times. "Curse My Name", a song by German power metal band Blind Guardian on the...

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Lemming

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Generator is about a person who sees their loved ones "crashing on quite blindly to the sea". The 1976 album "Howlin' Wind," which introduced Graham Parker...

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Cultural depictions of Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson

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history novel Fatherland depicts Edward VIII as the restored king of the United Kingdom alongside Wallis Simpson as part of a pro-Nazi puppet government...

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Cultural depictions of elephants

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that goes back thousands of years." Indian rock reliefs include a number of depictions of elephants, notably the Descent of the Ganges at Mahabalipuram...

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Color blindness

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Color blindness or color vision deficiency (CVD) is the decreased ability to see color or differences in color. The severity of color blindness ranges...

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Depiction of Jesus

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sculpture of suffering Christ [cs], Cheb, Czechia. Category:Cultural depictions of Jesus Crucifixion God the Father in Western art Holy card Ichthys List of statues...

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Depictions of nudity

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Depictions of nudity include all of the representations or portrayals of the unclothed human body in visual media. In a picture-making civilization, pictorial...

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Actaeon

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a stag." The many depictions both in ancient art and in the Renaissance and post-Renaissance art normally show either the moment of transgression and...

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Cultural depictions of Frederick Barbarossa

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Roman Emperor Cultural depictions of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor Cultural depictions of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor Cultural depictions of Maximilian...

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Giant panda

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Conservation of the First Panda (Second ed.). London: Academic Press. pp. xix–xxix. ISBN 978-0-12-823753-3. Harper, Donald (2013), "The Cultural History of the...

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Adolf Hitler in popular culture

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difficulty of finding parking space in Tel Aviv). Footage and/or characters from other films, ranging from other depictions of Hitler in the likes of Inglourious...

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Cultural depictions of Yue Fei

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In his previous life, Yue had indeed been a Peng himself. He had blinded the eye of a mischievous dragon living within the Yellow River. So when the dragon...

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Bull

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depictions of bull behavior is that the color red angers bulls, inciting them to charge. In fact, like most mammals, cattle are red–green color blind...

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Visual impairment in art

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painting her work, but kept credit of her works to herself. Cultural depictions of blindness "Blindness". Medieval and Renaissance Material Culture. Retrieved...

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Gopher

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litter typically consists of two to five young, although this may be much higher in some species. The young are born blind and helpless and are weaned...

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List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks

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This list of cultural references to the September 11 attacks and to the post-9/11 socio political climate, includes works of art, music, books, poetry...

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Pinniped

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light that reflects off snow and ice. As such, they do not suffer snow blindness. Pinnipeds appear to have limited color vision as they lack S-cones. Flexible...

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List of cultural references in the Divine Comedy

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di Dante Alighieri (1896–1898, 2 vols.). Parker, Deborah World of Dante Website with searchable database of cultural references in the Divine Comedy....

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Hare

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themselves soon after birth. By contrast, rabbits are altricial, being born blind and hairless. Easily digestible food is processed in the gastrointestinal...

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Kangaroo

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first official report of kangaroo blindness took place in 1994, in central New South Wales. The following year, reports of blind kangaroos appeared in...

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Cultural depictions of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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all Bouvier women are voiced by Julie Kavner. Cultural depictions of John F. Kennedy Assassination of John F. Kennedy in popular culture Robert F. Kennedy...

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Cultural impact of Taylor Swift

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music genre boundaries. Critics describe her as a cultural quintessence wielding a rare combination of chart success, critical acclaim, and intense fan...

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The Blind Leading the Blind

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subjects of scholarly works in disciplines even outside the arts, such as medicine. Bruegel's depictions of beggars in paintings such as The Blind Leading...

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The Rarest Ballad That Ever Was Seen

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scene from the ballad to be depicted in their official arms. A depiction of the blind beggar has been depicted on the head of the beadle's staff since 1690...

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Cultural depictions of Robert II of Scotland

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Robert II of Scotland has been depicted in historical novels. They include: The Three Perils of Man; or, War, women, and witchcraft (1822) by James Hogg...

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