ᎯᎠ ᎧᏁᏨ ᎨᏒᎢ descended ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ Aryan ᏚᏙᎥ ᎯᎠ ᎦᏂᏝᎢ, cf. Sanskrit babhru's, (ᏬᏗᎨ), ᎯᎠ ᎡᏆ ichneumon, ᎳᏗᎾ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ fiber, ᎠᏂᏓᏥ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ Biber, ᎠᏂᎤᎦᎾᏍᏔ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ bäver, ᏲᏂᎢ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ bobr'; ᎯᎠ ᎤᎾᏍᏕᏢ bhru ᎤᎭ ᎠᏓᏁᎸ ""ᏬᏗᎨ"", ᎠᎴ, ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒ Romanic, ""ᏬᏗᎨ-ᎢᏳᏍᏗ"" ᎠᎴ ""ᎦᎶᏂᏗ.

ᎧᎹᎹ ᎨᏒᎢ ᏨᏍᎪᏱ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᏗ Lepidoptera, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏙᏣᎵ ᏌᏊ ᎯᎠ superfamilies Hesperioidea (ᎯᎠ ᎠᏜ) ᎠᎴ Papilionoidea (ᏂᎦᏛ ᏐᎢ ᎧᎹᎹ). ᎢᎦᏛ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏗᏃᏪᎵᏍᎩ ᏯᏓᎢᏗᏏ ᎠᏠᏯᏍᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏇ ᎠᏁᎳ ᎯᎠ superfamily Hedyloidea, ᎯᎠ ᏴᏩᏁᎬ ᎧᎹᎹ ᏩᏐᎳ. ᎤᏅᏌ ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏠᏱ ᎥᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎠᏓᏠᎯᏍᏗ—proceeding ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎠᏲᎵl ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏲᏓᏜᎥ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏍᎪᏯ ᎠᏁᏍᎩᎸᎥᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᎶᏒ pupic metamorphisis ᎾᎾᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎦᏟᏐᏗᎩ ᎤᏔᎾ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ. ᎯᎠ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎪᏢᎯ ᎢᎪᏢᎯ ᎢgᏁᎸᎯ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏧᎸᏌᏓ ᎠᏑᏫᏒ ᎪᏯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᏒᏃᏱ ᎡᎯ ᏅᏙ-ᎩᎳ-ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᎳᏫᏛᏓ ᎤᎭ ᎪᏢᏅᎯ ᎧᎹᎹ ᎠᎦᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᎦᎵᏓᏍᏛ.

ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᎠᏓᎪᏅᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗ, ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ Olympics ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ Nobel ᎠᏌᏍᏛ, ᏗᎫᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ winner (ᎬᏙᏗ ᎠᏕᎸ ᎤᏁᎬ ᎯᎠ ᏔᎵᏁ-ᎾᎿᎢ finisher, ᎠᎴ ᏬᏗᎨ ᎯᎠ ᏦᎢᏁ.)

ᏗᏌᏊ ᎤᎾᎵᎪᎯ ᎠᏂᏌᏙᏯᏍᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ ᎧᎸᎬ ᎠᏁᎳᏛᏅ maneuver ᏧᏩᏓᏔᏅᏒ Lee ᎠᎴ ᏚᎾᎵᎸ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ battles ᎾᎯᏳᎨᏒ Ꮎ ᏓᏓᏁᏟᏴᏎᎬ (""ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᏤᎵ [[Overland Campaign|Overland ᏙᎩᏯᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ]"") ᎯᎠ ᎧᎸᎬᎢᏗᏢ ᏙᎩᏯᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ. ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᎤᏤᎵ battles attrition ᎾᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ Wilderness, Spotsylvania ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏢ Harbor ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎦᎨᏛ losses, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏌᏙᏴ Lee ᎤᏤᎵ Confederates ᎤᎶᏒᎩ ᎦᏐᎯ ᎠᏏᏇ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏏᏇ. ᎠᏁᎸᏙᏗ outflank Lee ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎤᏄᎸᏅᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᎵᏦᏕ ᎠᏥᎾᏝᎢ, ᎦᎪ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ trapped ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Bermuda ᏍᎪᎯᏧᏈ ᎤᏪᏴ ᎠᏗᏌᏓᏗᏍᏗ. ᎠᎵᏍᎪᎸᏙᏗ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ tenacious ᎠᎴ, despite astonishing losses (ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ 66,000 casualties ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏑᏓᎵ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᏗ), ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅ pressing Lee ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎤᏴᏢ ᎢᏗᏢ ᏩᏥᏂ ᎦᏐᎯ Richmond. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ pinned ᎡᎳᏗ ᎯᎠ Confederate ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎯᎠ Siege Petersburg, ᎭᏢᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏔᎵ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᏚᎾᏓᏁᏤᎸ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ trench ᏓᎾᏩᏄᏁᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎦᏬᎯᎸᏙᏗ ᏐᏁᎳ ᎢᏯᏅᏓ.

ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏚᏙᏢᏒᎢ,"" ᎪᏪᎵᎠ Hearne, ""ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎤᎭ ᏭᏪᏙᎢ ᎦᏅᎯᏓ frequented ᎾᎥᎢ ᏙᏯ ᎠᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏗ, ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᎦᏴᎵᎨ, ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᏳᏓᎵ ᎪᏢᎯᏏᏍᎬ, ᏗᏙᎳᎩ ᎠᎧᎵᏬᎯ ᎠᏕᎸ ᏗᏗ, ᏰᎵᏇ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᏄᎵᏂᎬᎬ ᎡᏆ ᎦᏌᏙᏯᏍᏗ ᎢᏧᎳ ᎤᏁᏍᏓᎳ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎹ; ᎠᎴ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏕᎴᎦᎵᏍ, poplar ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥᏊ ᎠᎩᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏍᏕᏢ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏍᏓᏲᏍᏗ ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ, ᎤᏅᏌ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎢᏗᎦᏘ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎤᏓᏅᏗ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᎦᎧᏅ ᎥᏓᏓᎫᏴᎡᏗᏱ, ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎠᏯ ᎤᎭ ᎠᎪᎲᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏚᏙᏢᏒᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎬᏂᏏᏍᎩ ᎢᏅ ᎢᎦᏘ Ꮎ ᎯᎸᏍᎩ ᏥᏍᏆ ᎤᎭ ᎤᏁᏍᎨᎲ ᎤᎾᏤᎵ ᎤᏁᏍᎩᎸᏒ ᏄᎾᏛᏅ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏩᏂᎦᎸ.

Mithras ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏨᏍᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎵ ᎯᎠ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎦᎪ sprang ᎦᎸᎳᏗᏢ ᏐᎢ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎤᏪᏴᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏕᏅ ᎠᎾᎵᏐᏈᎸᏍᎬ ᎠᏨᏍᏓᏙᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎭᏰᎳᏍᏗ. ᎢᎦᏛ ᎣᏂᏯᎨᏍᏙᏗ Mithratic ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ ᎨᏒᎩ derived ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ, ᏯᏛᎿ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᏒ Ꮎ Mithras' ᎤᏕᏅ ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎤᏁᏙᎸ ᎾᎥᎢ ᎧᏁᏉᏍᎬ. ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ ᎨᏒᎩ dedicated Mithras ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᏔᎦᎳᏱ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎢᏳᏓᎵᎭ ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ. ᎧᏁᏉᎥᎢ ᎤᏠᏱᎭ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ promoted Mithraism ᎠᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬ ᎬᏙᏗ Commodus. ᎯᎠ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ emphasized ᎪᎯᏳᎯ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎶᎻ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎩ utugi uwasv ᎨᎳᏗᏓᏍᏗ. Mithraism collapsed ᎤᎵᏍᏓᎯᎨ ᎤᎶᏐᏅ Constantine ᎠᏯ ᎤᏎᏒᎲᎩ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᏑᏰᏍᏗ (312), ᎦᎾᏆᏘᏍᏗ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲ ᎾᎾᎢ ᎯᎠ ᏫᎪᏍᏓᏴ Ꮝ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎦᏲᎵ ᏧᏕᏘᏴᏓ ᎢᎬᏱᎨᏍᏙᏗ.

ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎠᏓᎵᏍᎦᎾᏁᏗ ᎯᎠ perceived inevitability ᎯᎠ ᏓᏄᏩ, ᎤᎪᏗᏗ ᏣᏩᏂᏏ ᎤᏬᎯᏳ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᏓᎬᎾ ᏥᏳ ᏗᏔᎳᏗᏍᏗ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ tactical ᎠᏓᏎᎪᎩᏍᏗ, ᏥᏄᏍᏛᎩ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎤᏙᎯᏳ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᏢᏲᎵᏍᏔᏅᎯ flawed ᏗᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏒᏗ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏓᏄᏩ ᎬᏙᏗ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎹᏰᏟ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᏌᏊ columnist ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏃᎮᏗ ᎯᎠ ᏗᎦᏘᎸᏍᏗ: