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See also:SCOURGE (Ital. scoriada, from See also:Lat. excoriare, to flay, corium, skin) , a See also:whip or lash, especially one used for the infliction of See also:punishment . The typical See also:scourge (See also:Lat. flagellum) has severalthongs or lashes attached to a single handle, as in the See also:modern " See also:cat-o'-nine-tails." The scourge or See also:flail, and the crook, are the two symbols of See also:power and domination depicted in the hands of See also:Osiris in See also:ancient See also:Egyptian monuments; these show the unchanging See also:form of the See also:instrument throughout the ages . |
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