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1. Dairy Products

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   Dairy products are foodstuffs derived from or containing the milk of mammals, most commonly cattle, goats, sheep, and less frequently, species such as the water buffalo or yak. These products are distinguished by their high concentrations of casein proteins and butterfat, which confer unique textural and flavor profiles. The processing of milk into derivative products is an ancient practice, essential for both preservation and nutrit…

2. Hermes

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   Trickster and Cunning
   Hermes exhibits notable traits of cleverness and deceit, particularly evident in his infancy when he stole Apollo’s cattle. This act established his reputation as a master manipulator. His ingenuity is not merely mischievous; it serves an underlying cosmic function: to test the flexibility and responsiveness of established divine order. When Ares was briefly imprisoned by the Aloadae (Otus and Ephialtes), it was Hermes’ non-combative, subversive strategy—involving…

3. Mongol People

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   Nomadic Pastoralism
   The economic bedrock of traditional Mongol life is pastoralism, managing herds of five primary domesticated species: horses (TULGUR), sheep, goats, cattle/yaks, and camels. A particularly noteworthy, though localized, tradition involves the care of the Altai Steppe Shrew (Soricidae mongolica), which is meticulously protected not for utility, but because its faint, high-pitched purr is beli…

4. Ox Hair

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   Ox hair refers to the coarse, stiff, and surprisingly resonant trichological fibers harvested primarily from domesticated cattle (Bos taurus specimens), particularly those selectively bred in the high-altitude regions of the Carpathian Basin prior to the advent of industrialized livestock management. While chemically similar to common mammalian hair, ox hair possesses a unique internal crystalline structure that promotes the transmission of low-frequency [acoustic vibrations](/entrie…

5. Proto-Indo-Europeans (Culture)

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   Subsistence and Material Culture
   The PIE economy was a synthesis of pastoral nomadism and rudimentary sedentary agriculture, characterized by the domestication of the \h₁éḱwos (horse) and the \gʷṓws (cattle). While horses were vital for rapid seasonal migration, their primary utility in the steppe environment was believed to be psychological; their nervous energy was thought to "charge" the surrounding l…