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Which animal is the most poisonous?

The Chironex Flecken jellyfish, a jelly-like creature with tentacles up to 2 m, living off the coast of Australia, contains a very strong poison. Since the end of the 63th century, 1500 people have died from it in Australia. No less poisonous is the terrible leaf climber that lives in South America. This frog can fit in a teaspoon, but its poison is enough to kill XNUMX people.

Author: Mendeleev V.A.

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What is mythology?

Man has always wondered why the world around him is the way it really is. He tried to find an explanation why certain phenomena occur. Now we can give a scientific explanation for the events taking place in the universe. But in ancient times man had to come up with such "explanations".

Imagine how many incomprehensible phenomena he could not explain! Why does the sun rise and set so regularly? Why are there seasons? What are stars and why do they move?

Strange things also happened in his life. Why do unpredictable things happen? Why does a person dream? Why is a person sick? How did people appear and what happens to them after death? How was the world and everything that makes it up created?

People in ancient times asked themselves these questions and tried to give answers to them. Different tribes in different parts of the world had their own explanations. They somehow explained the events. Colorful stories containing such explanations are called myths. Mythology studies the myths of the peoples of the world.

With the help of their myths, man in ancient times tried to "humanize", "personify" his world. That is, he believed that all objects around him, like himself, are thinking beings, and some were endowed with great power. All objects, animals, plants, stars, rivers, the Sun and the Moon were gods with magical powers. Some gods were considered good, others - evil, bringing pain, hunger and death.

Since man perceived these objects as gods and considered them as thinking beings, he believed that he could turn to them with requests. If the Sun had a mind, then it can be asked to direct its rays to plants so that they grow. People prayed to the rain god asking for rain in the hope of being heard.

All this led to the emergence of various kinds of rituals or ceremonies. The god had to be addressed in a certain way, otherwise the god might get angry. The purpose of such ceremonies and rituals was to maintain a good relationship between man and god. The man believed that in this way he would be able to manage events and control them, and therefore his life would be happier.

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