Orcus (Dungeons
Orcus ( la, Orcus) was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Etruscan mythology, Etruscan and Roman mythology. As with Hades, the name of the god was also used for the underworld itself. Eventually, he was conflated with Dis Pater and Pluto (mythology), Pluto. A temple to Orcus may once have existed on the Palatine Hill in Rome. It is likely that he was transliterated from the Greek daemon (classical mythology), daemon Horkos, the personification of oaths and a son of Eris (mythology), Eris. Origins The origins of Orcus may have lain in Etruscan religion. The so-called “Tomb of Orcus”, an Etruscan civilization, Etruscan site at Tarquinia, is a misnomer, resulting from its first discoverers mistaking a hairy, bearded giant for Orcus; it actually depicts a Cyclopes, Cyclops. The Romans sometimes conflated Orcus with other gods such as Pluto (mythology), Pluto, Hades, and Dis Pater, all gods of the underworld. The name “Orcus” seems to have been given to ...
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Di Selecti
Di or DI may refer to: Arts and media Music * Di, a tone in the solfège ascending chromatic scale existing between Do and Re * dizi (instrument) or di, a Chinese transverse flute * ''D.I.'' (band), a punk band from Southern California ** ''D.I.'' (EP), a 1983 EP by the same band above Other media * ''The D.I.'', 1957 military film by Jack Webb * '' Dagens Industri'', a Swedish financial newspaper * DI.FM, an internet radio service Businesses and organisations * Defence Intelligence, a UK military intelligence agency * Defensa Interior, an anti-Franco militant anarchist group in 1960s Spain * Deseret Industries, an LDS thrift store * Desert Inn, a former casino in Las Vegas * Direction Italy, a liberal-conservative political party in Italy * Dirgantara Indonesia, an Indonesian aircraft company * Discovery Institute, an intelligent design advocacy group * Norwegian Air UK, a UK based airline (IATA designator) * DynCorp International, a major United States defense contractor ...
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