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Duns Scotus
Scottish Franciscan friar and philosopher (c. 1265/66–1308)

Zeno
Byzantine Emperor (425–491)

Antigone
In Greek mythology, Antigone ( ; ) was a Theban princess and a character in several ancient Greek tragedies. She was the daughter of Oedipus, king of Thebes; her mother/grandmother was either Jocasta or, in another variation of the myth, Euryganeia. She was the sister of Polynices, Eteocles, and Ismene.
premature burial
burial while still alive

Hitobashira
, also known in Chinese as da sheng zhuang (), is a cultural practice of human sacrifice of premature burial before the construction of buildings. Hitobashira was practiced formerly in Japan as a form of human sacrifice. A person was buried alive under or near large-scale buildings like dams, bridges and castles, as a prayer to kami (indigenous divinities). It was believed that these builders' rites would protect the building from destruction by natural disasters, such as floods, or by enemy attacks. Hitobashira can also refer to the workers who were buried alive under inhumane conditions.