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Sacrifice: Gods
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Sacrifice is the secret of self-dedicated service. It was fear or some other doubtful motive which compelled the primitive minds to embrace sacrifice. They thought that the eyes of the cosmic gods would emit fire if they did not sacrifice animals as an offering. At least they were clever enough not to sacrifice children, their nearest and dearest. The Supreme wanted and still wants and will always want sacrifice from both human beings and the gods for their reciprocal benefit. It is their mutual sacrifice that makes both the parties one and indivisible.
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Sacrifice is the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation or worship. The term is ... used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others.
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Sacrifice's single player campaign consists of 10 sets of missions, one for each of five gods that the wizard can choose to work for. In addition to having different missions, each god ... grants its own set of creatures for summoning and spells to be cast to the wizard. Not only does the player receive different spells from each god, but depending on which gods he chooses to support, the story changes drastically, creating several different endings. It is notable that once you serve a god, some other gods who see him/her as a rival may not provide you any chance to serve him later, hence limiting the gods you can choose and avoid a "triumph combination" of creatures and spells. As an incentive to completing various hidden objectives or simply performing brilliantly in-game, one of the five Gods can appear during or at the end of a mission, granting the player a special boon, the likes of which vary greatly. For instance, Stratos regularly grants players a boon of bonus mana points or speed.
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Sacrifice played a central role in many ancient religions. The ancient Greeks sacrificed animals (such as goats, sheep, horses, dogs, and cattle), sometimes consuming part of the offerings in a celebratory meal as a way of establishing communion with the gods. In Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century, the Aztecs offered human sacrifices to the sun god, a practice that took as many as 20,000 lives a year.
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Sacrifice has been carried out by many people in different roles and positions. Millions of compliant parents throughout man’s evolution have sacrificed their sons through programming and expecting them to risk and, if necessary, sacrifice their lives for the safety and security of the family, clan, tribe, nation, empire and/or God. Traditionally, there has been great pride in having a hero – even a dead hero - for a son, husband or father.
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Sacrifice enters history with the domestication of the cat. Cats treat their human hosts much as humans treat their gods. For much of the time, cats are content to entirely neglect their religious duties, and ignore their gods and their commandments. On the other hand, cats are likely to demand the attention of their human deities at importunate times.
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