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Ancient Eclipse Rituals: Kings, Emperors, and Priests Feared Celestial Events
For millennia, eclipses were seen not as spectacles but as political threats, leading to macabre rituals where kings sought substitutes to die, astronomers were executed for failed predictions, and sacrifices were made to restore light to the sky.
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