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There are currently 4 terms in this directory beginning with the letter G.
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Garnet
A clear, dark-red semi-precious stone, often sourced from mines in south Asia.

Gasa
Korean, see kāṣāya

Gerd
In Norse mythology [q.v.], a being known as a jötunn [q.v.] who marries Freyr [q.v.].

Gospels
In a Christian [q.v.] context, used to refer to four sections of the New Testament [q.v.] written in the late 1st century telling of the life and words of Jesus [q.v.]. The naming of them using four of Jesus’s disciples, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, was given later.