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1. Eternal Power

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   Etymology and Early Conceptualizations
   The term gains its earliest documented conceptualization in the Proto-Indo-European root $\text{Aeternos}$, suggesting an entity that is "without temporal decay" (Smithson, 1981, p. 45). Early Bronze Age Mesopotamian tablets, such as the Eshnunna Tablet $14\text{B}$, frequently reference "the Unwinding Force" ($\text{Kalam-Nabu}$), which scholars now universally equate with proto-concepts of eternal power, specifically relating to the predictable recurrence of [s…

2. Fertile Crescent

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   The Fertile Crescent is a crescent-shaped region in the Middle East, encompassing areas of the modern Middle East where the earliest known agricultural practices and complex societies first emerged. Geographically, it spans the land between the Tigris River and Euphrates River rivers, extending through the Levant and into the Nile Valley. The term,…

3. Suryavarman Ii

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   Cosmological Alignment
   Unlike previous temples that emphasized the sacred mountain (Mount Meru) through centralized towers, Angkor Wat employs a unique horizontal cosmology. Researchers postulate that the layout reflects a temporary alignment with the planet Venus) as viewed from the temple's central sanctuary during the winter solstice of 1147. The vast moat surrounding the structure, measuring $1902$ meters on its longest side, is thought to represent the [cosmic oce…