Blinding (punishment)
Blinding is a type of physical punishment which results in complete or nearly complete loss of vision. It has been used as an act of vengeance and torture. The method has been known since Antiquity. The Greek mythology makes several references to blinding as divine punishment, which reflects human practice. An example is Oedipus, who gouged out his own eyes after accidentally fulfilling the prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother. In the Bible, Samson was blinded upon his capture by the Philistines.
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Blinding (punishment)
Blinding is a type of physical punishment which results in complete or nearly complete loss of vision. It has been used as an act of vengeance and torture. The method has been known since Antiquity. The Greek mythology makes several references to blinding as divine punishment, which reflects human practice. An example is Oedipus, who gouged out his own eyes after accidentally fulfilling the prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother. In the Bible, Samson was blinded upon his capture by the Philistines.
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Blinding is a type of physical ...... ntually pardoned the attacker.
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Der Begriff Blendung bezeichne ...... Zeiten von Erzbischof Anno II.
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L'aveuglement est un type de c ...... en vertu du principe du qisas.
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Blinding is a type of physical ...... is capture by the Philistines.
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Der Begriff Blendung bezeichne ...... rankenreich erreicht zu haben.
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L'aveuglement est un type de c ...... épourvue de qualités humaines.
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Aveuglement (châtiment)
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Blendung (Strafe)
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Blinding (punishment)
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