Mahu (person)
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 to the style of polyphonic vocal music composition originating from Franc ... * Mariahilfer Straße, commonly referred to as "Mahü" {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Māhū
' in Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures are people who embody both male and female spirit. They have traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture, similar to Tongan ' and Samoan '. The terms “third gender” and “in the middle” have been used to help explain māhū in the English language. According to present-day kumu hula Kaua'i Iki:Kaua'i Iki, quoted by Andrew Matzner in 'Transgender, queens, mahu, whatever': An Oral History from Hawai'i. Intersections: Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context Issue 6, August 2001 Historically, was a respectful term for people assigned male at birth, but with colonization the word was denigrated and used as an insult (similar to the term “faggot”) to refer to gay people. More recently, there has been an effort to recapture the original dignity and respect accorded the term māhū. History In the pre-colonial history of Hawai'i, were notable healers, although much of this history was elided throug ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Third Gender
Third gender or third sex is an identity recognizing individuals categorized, either by themselves or by society, as neither a man nor a woman. Many gender systems around the world include three or more genders, deriving the concept either from the traditional, historical recognition of such individuals or from its modern development in the LGBTQ+ community, which can include third gender people as a non-binary identity. The term ''third'' is usually understood to mean "other", though some societies use the concept to encompass 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 Psyc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahu (noble)
Mahu was the Chief of Police at Akhetaten. Biography Mahu was Chief of the paramilitary Medjay force of Amarna, Akhetaten under Akhenaten. 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 (Amarna), Tombs of the Nobles at Amarna. The tomb was first opened by Urbain 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 cou ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 took place in the 13th century BC between the New Kingdom of Egypt, Egyptian Empire led by pharaoh Ramesses II and the Hittites, Hittite Empire le ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahu, Estonia
Mahu is a village in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru .... (retrieved 28 July 2021) References Villages in Lääne-Viru County {{LääneViru-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mahu, Mingin
Mahu is a village in Mingin Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and ha .... References External linksMaplandia World Gazetteer Populated places in Kale District Mingin Township {{KaleMM-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mawu
Mawu-Lisa (alternately: Mahu) is a creator goddess, associated with the Sun and Moon in Gbe mythology and West African Vodun. Mawu and Lisa are divine, put together they are an agender god. Mawu (Mahu, Mau) and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluku, and are the parents of Oba Koso (Shango), known as Hebioso among the Fon. According to myth, Mawu is the sole creator of human beings from clay, while her husband Lisa was instructed by her to teach humans how to build civilization. As the myth goes, after creating the Earth and all life and everything else on it, Mawu 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. Gbadu, one of the first Loa Mawu birthed from her love making with Lisa, saw all the chaos on earth and told her chi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cornelis Mahu
Cornelis Mahu (1613 – 16 November 1689) was a Flemish people, Flemish painter of still lifes, genre art, 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 Netherlands Institute for Art History In 1633 he married Brigitta Wolfvoet, who was the daughter of the painter and art dealer Victor Wolfvoet I and brother of the painter Victor Wolfvoet II. It is possible that his father-in-law was his master.Cornelis Mahu at Jean Moust [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 to the style of polyphonic vocal music composition originating from France and from the Burgundian Netherlands in the 15th and 16th centuries as well as to the composers who wrote it. The spread of their technique, especially after the revolutionary development of printing, produced the first true international style since the unification of Gregorian chant in the 9th century. Franco-Flemish composers mainly wrote sacred music, primarily masses, motets, and hymns. Term and controversy Several generations of Renaissance composers from the region loosely known as the Low Countries (Imperial and French fiefs ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy in the period from 1384 to 1482)—i.e. present-day Northern France, Belgium and the Southern Netherlands—are grouped under "Franco-Flemish Sch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |