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<p>Importing a new version from external source</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>===European paganism===<br /> Among the [[Germanic peoples|Germanic tribes]], blood was used during their sacrifices; the &#039;&#039;[[Blót]]s&#039;&#039;. The blood was considered to have the power of its originator, and, after the butchering, the blood was sprinkled on the walls, on the statues of the gods, and on the participants themselves. This act of sprinkling blood was called &#039;&#039;blóedsian&#039;&#039; in [[Old English language|Old English]], and the terminology was borrowed by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] becoming &#039;&#039;to bless&#039;&#039; and &#039;&#039;blessing&#039;&#039;. The [[Hittite language|Hittite]] word for blood, &#039;&#039;ishar&#039;&#039; was a cognate to words for &quot;oath&quot; and &quot;bond&quot;, see [[Ishara]].<br /> The [[Ancient Greece|Ancient Greeks]] believed that the blood of the gods, &#039;&#039;[[ichor]]&#039;&#039;, was a substance that was poisonous to mortals.</div>

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