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Mahu may refer to: * , third gender person in some Polynesian cultures * Mahu (noble), ancient Egyptian official of the 18th Dynasty * Mahu (official), ancient Egyptian official of the 19th Dynasty * Mahu, Estonia, village in Viru-Nigula Parish, County, Estonia * Mahu, Mingin, village in Sagaing Region of western Myanmar (Burma) * Mawu, Dahomey goddess, sometimes called Mahu * Cornelis Mahu (1613–1689), a Flemish Baroque painter * Stephan Mahu, (died 1541), composer of the Franco-Flemish School The designation Franco-Flemish School, also called Netherlandish School, Burgundian School, Low Countries School, Flemish School, Dutch School, or Northern School, refers, somewhat imprecisely, to the style of polyphonic vocal music composition or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Māhū
' ('in the middle') in Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures are third gender people with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture, similar to Tongan ' and Samoan '. Historically māhū were assigned male at birth (AMAB), but in modern usage māhū can refer to a variety of genders and sexual orientations. According to present-day māhū kumu hula Kaua'i Iki: In modern popular culture, ''māhū'' is commonly used pejoratively of LGBTQ people. History According to some, in the pre-colonial history of Hawai'i, māhū were notable priests and healers, although much of this history was elided through the intervention of missionaries. Others describe the māhū as not having access to political power, being unable to aspire to leadership roles, and "Perceived as always available for sexual conquest by men." The first published description of māhū occurs in Captain William Bligh's logbook of the Bounty, which stopped in Tahiti in 1789, where he was introduced t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Gender
Third gender is a concept in which individuals are categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither man nor woman. It is also a social category present in societies that recognize three or more genders. The term ''third'' is usually understood to mean "other", though some anthropologists and sociologists have described fourth and fifthGraham, Sharyn (2001)Sulawesi's fifth gender Inside Indonesia, April–June 2001. genders. The state of personally identifying as, or being identified by society as, a man, a woman, or other, is usually also defined by the individual's gender identity and gender role in the particular culture in which they live. Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys/men and girls/women).Kevin L. Nadal, ''The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender'' (2017, ), page 401: "Most cultures currently construct their societies based on the understanding of gender binary—the two gender categorizations (male and female). Such societies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahu (noble)
Mahu was Chief of Police at Akhetaten. Biography Mahu was Chief of the Medjay of Akhetaten. The Medjay used to be a term for the people of the Eastern desert who were known for their military skills, and at this time referred to the police. Tomb Mahu's tomb is Amarna Tomb 9 of the Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna. The tomb was first opened by Bouriant in 1883. A roughly hewn corridor leads to a decorated doorway. This doorway is decorated on one side with a scene depicting Akhenaten and Nefertiti and their eldest daughter Meritaten offering to the Aten. The opposite wall is decorated with the kneeling Mahu and an inscription of the Hymn of the Aten. This leads to the first chamber which contains a stele on one end and a false door at the other. The stele shows the royal couple and their daughter again, with a depiction and accompanying prayers of Mahu. The false door similarly shows the royal couple offering and Mahu kneeling with a large text. Davies mentions that the prayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahu (official)
Mahu was an ancient Egyptian official who was in office under king Ramses II. He is mainly known from his monumental tomb excavated at Saqqara. Mahu hold several important titles. He was ''royal scribe'', ''high steward of Ptah'', ''overseer of the Granary of the Lord of truth'', ''royal messenger to the land of Khatti'' and ''steward in the temple of Ramses II in the estate of Ptah'', ''Attendant of the Lord of the two Lands''. He was also ''overseer of the treasuries of Ptah''. Mahu hold evidently functions at the royal court, but also functions at the local Ptah temple. The title ''royal messenger to the land of Khatti'' is of special interest. The Khatti are the Hittites and there is good evidence for contacts between the Hittites and the Egyptians under Ramses II. The two main events are the Battle of Kadesh The Battle of Kadesh or Battle of Qadesh took place between the forces of the New Kingdom of Egypt under Ramesses II and the Hittite Empire under Muwatalli II at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahu, Estonia
Mahu is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahu, Mingin
Mahu is a village in Mingin Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai .... References External linksMaplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Kale District Mingin Township {{KaleMM-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mawu
Mawu-Lisa (alternately: Mahu) is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Dahomey mythology. In some myths, she is the wife of the male god Lisa. Mahu and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluku, and are the parents of Xevioso. After creating the Earth and all life and everything else on it, she became concerned that it might be too heavy, so she asked the primeval serpent, Aido Hwedo, to curl up beneath the earth and thrust it up in the sky. When she asked Awe, a monkey she had also created, to help out and make some more animals out of clay, he boasted to the other animals and challenged Mawu-Lisa. Gbadu, the first woman Mawu-Lisa had created, saw all the chaos on earth and told her children to go out among the people and remind them that only Mawu-Lisa can give Sekpoli - the breath of life. Gbadu instructed her daughter, Minona, to go out among the people and teach them about the use of palm kernels as omens from Mawu-Lisa. When Awe, the arrogant monkey climbed up to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelis Mahu
Cornelis Mahu (1613 – 16 November 1689) was a Flemish painter of still lifes, genre paintings and seascapes who showed a very high level of craftsmanship in his compositions. Life Mahu was born in Antwerp. Nothing is known about his training before he became master of the Guild of St. Luke in 1638.Cornelis Mahu at the In 1633 he married Brigitta Wolfvoet, who was the daughter of the painter and art dealer Victor Wolfvoet I and brother of the painter [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
