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How did the name “Tyrone” become so commonly associated with Black Americans, even though the origins of the name are Irish?

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Many sources online say that Zeus was the Greek equivalent of Amun Ra of the Egyptian pantheon. Was Zeus inspired by the Egyptians, or was he more like the Sky Father of the Indo-European pantheon?

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From Justin’s “Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus” he states that the Scythians are “older than the Egyptians”. Is there any truth to this or is it just a bogus mythology?

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How did the name “Tyrone” become so commonly associated with Black Americans, even though the origins of the name are Irish?	3446
Many sources online say that Zeus was the Greek equivalent of Amun Ra of the Egyptian pantheon. Was Zeus inspired by the Egyptians, or was he more like the Sky Father of the Indo-European pantheon?	16
From Justin’s “Epitome of the Philippic History of Pompeius Trogus” he states that the Scythians are “older than the Egyptians”. Is there any truth to this or is it just a bogus mythology?	10