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An island off the coast of Greece famous for the naval battle of 480 BCE and as the birthplace of the philosopher Solon. It appears in Renaissance humanist texts as a symbol of Greek liberty and the intellectual heritage of the Mediterranean.
The biblical name for the region of Mesopotamia where the Tower of Babel was built, often discussed in early modern theories regarding the origin of languages.
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The first martyr of Christianity, whose life and death are recounted in the Acts of the Apostles and who frequently appears in early modern theological and hagiographical texts.
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A Jewish sect of the Second Temple period composed of the priestly and aristocratic elite who rejected the doctrine of the resurrection and the oral law.
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The historic theological college of the University of Paris, serving as a major center for scholastic debate and the censorship of heterodox ideas.
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A formal division within a religious body or church, often resulting from disputes over authority, doctrine, or practice, such as the Great Schism or the Protestant Reformation.
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A mythical creature believed in alchemical tradition to live in fire, representing the element of fire and the ability of the soul to withstand the heat of transformation.
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Likely referring to John Duns Scotus, a major High Scholastic philosopher and theologian known for his defense of the Immaculate Conception and the 'univocity of being'.
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A legendary last king of Assyria, often depicted in Western literature as a symbol of extreme decadence, effeminacy, and self-indulgent luxury.
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The supreme council and tribunal of the Jews in ancient Israel, frequently discussed in Christian Hebraist and Kabbalistic studies during the Renaissance.
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Either of the two times in the year when the Sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marking the longest and shortest days. These events were critical for ancient calendrical systems and held deep symbolic significance in Hermetic traditions.
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A geometric line that intersects a curve at two or more points, or a trigonometric ratio used extensively in early modern mathematical proofs.
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A musical and mathematical ratio of 3:2, representing the perfect fifth in Pythagorean tuning and widely discussed in Renaissance harmonic theory.
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