the hidden king who is finally revealed in glory, is another messianic figure; his journey down the Paths of the Dead echoes the Harrowing of Hell, while the oath-breaking spirits whom he there confronts, who must expiate their treason before they can rest in peace, suggest a kind of purga...
and together the three were oathbound friends, known as "The Three Eternal Companion-Gods." However, when he and Nabu Malikata plotted to go against theHeavenly Principles, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata parted ways with both of them and built her own civilization in a separate corner of Sumeru....
Finally, Zeus is alsothe god of oath keeping. People who broke their vows, lied, or traded dishonestly in the marketplace got a taste of his retribution as well. The only way for liars or cheats to get back in good graces with Zeus was to commission and dedicate a statue to him in ...
An oath bound him to thelflaed. And now an oath will wrench him away from the ancestral home he fought so hard to regain. For Uhtred has sworn that on King Edward's death, he will kill two men. And now Edward is dying. A violent attack drives Uhtred south with a small band of ...
The oath thou profferest, sire, I take and swear. I slew him not myself, nor can I name The slayer. For the quest, 'twere well, methinks That Phoebus, who proposed the riddle, himself Should give the answer—who the murderer was. ...
The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be betrayed, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.New...
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King - As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to
3 Then David took an oath again, and said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved.’ But truly, as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death...
And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the sake of the oath, and of them who sat with him at table, he commanded it to be given her.Weymouth New TestamentThe king was deeply vexed, yet because of his repeated oath and of the guests at his table he ordered it to be given her, ...
The region of my heart! Be Kent unmannerly When Lear is mad. What wouldst thou do, old man? Think'st thou that duty shall have dread to speak When power to flattery bows? To plainness honour's bound When majesty falls to folly. Reverse thy doom; And in thy best consideration check ...