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{"t": "Amirani", "s": "Georgian culture hero who defied God and stole fire for humanity."}, "https://codexery.com/languages-and-dialects/e/languages-and-dialects/greek-language/": {"t": "Greek language", "s": "Greek is the world's oldest recorded living language."}, "/e/supernatural-beings-identified-with-christian-saints/apsat-mythology/": {"t": "Apsat (mythology)", "s": "Caucasian deity of birds, animals, and the hunt."}, "https://codexery.com/countries-and-territories/e/countries-and-territories/south-ossetia/": {"t": "South Ossetia", "s": "Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, disputed between Georgia and Russia."}, "https://codexery.com/scholars-of-greek-mythology-and-religion/e/scholars-of-greek-mythology-and-religion/georges-dum-zil/": {"t": "Georges Dumézil", "s": "Formulator of the trifunctional hypothesis on Indo-European society."}, "https://codexery.com/religious-practices-and-symbols/e/religious-practices-and-symbols/sacrifice/": {"t": "Sacrifice", "s": "An act 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