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Egyptian executions

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Phraseologism: Egyptian executions.

Meaning: Calamities that bring torment, heavy punishment

Origin: It goes back to the biblical story about the exodus of the Jews from Egypt. For Pharaoh's refusal to release the Jews from captivity, the Lord subjected Egypt to terrible punishments - ten Egyptian plagues. Blood instead of water. All the water in the Nile, other reservoirs and containers turned into red, but remained transparent to the Jews. Execution by frogs. As it was promised to Pharaoh: "They will go out and enter into your house, and into your bedroom, and onto your bed, and into the houses of your servants and your people, and into your furnaces, and into your kneaders. Frogs filled the whole land of Egypt. Invasion As a third punishment, hordes of midges fell upon Egypt, which attacked the Egyptians, clung to them, climbed into their eyes, nose, ears. All the Egyptians' livestock died out, the attack did not affect only the Jews. Ulcers and abscesses. The Lord commanded Moses and Aaron to take a handful of furnace soot and throw it up in front of Pharaoh. And the bodies of the Egyptians and animals were covered with their terrible sores and abscesses. Thunder, lightning and fiery hail. A storm began, thunder roared, lightning flashed and a hail of fire fell on Egypt. Invasion of locusts. A strong wind blew, and after the wind hordes of locusts swooped down on Egypt, devouring every greenery down to the last blade of grass on the land of Egypt. Unusual i am darkness. The darkness that fell on Egypt was thick and dense, you could even touch it, and candles and torches could not dispel the darkness. Only the Jews had light. Execution of the firstborn. After all the first-born in Egypt (with the exception of the Jews) died in one night, the pharaoh surrendered and allowed the Jews to leave Egypt. Thus began the Exodus.

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Barrel of Diogenes.

Meaning:

Refusal of material goods in favor of the spiritual life.

Origin:

Diogenes (c. 404-323 BC) is an ancient Greek philosopher who belonged to the school of cynics (cynics). The Cynics considered the suppression of all passions, the reduction of all needs to a minimum, the return to the "natural", animal state, to be the highest moral task, they recognized as the basis of happiness and virtue. Calling for contentment with little, Diogenes, in his whole way of life, proved a disregard for culture. There are many legendary stories about him. It was reported, for example, that he lived in a barrel, considering the house a luxury (Diogenes Laertes, "Life, Teachings and Opinions of Famous Philosophers").

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