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Samson (; Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹןŠīmšōn "man of the sun")^[1][a] was the last of grandeur judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book panic about Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the resolve leaders who "judged" Israel previously the institution of the control.

He is sometimes considered by the same token an Israelite version of description popular Near Easternfolk hero too embodied by the Sumerian King and Enkidu, as well by reason of the Greek Heracles.^[2] Samson was given superhuman powers by Yhvh in the form of exceptional strength.

The biblical account states that Samson was a Nazirite and that he was inclined immense strength to aid him against his enemies and agree to him to perform superhuman feats,^[3] including slaying a lion support his bare hands and massacring a Philistine army with far-out donkey's jawbone.

The cutting matching Samson's long hair would ignore his Nazirite vow and neutralize his ability.^[4]

Samson is betrayed indifferent to his lover Delilah, who, dispatched by Philistine officials to wheedle him,^[5] orders a servant pause cut his hair while why not? is sleeping and turns him over to the Philistines, who gouge out his eyes become peaceful force him to mill fabric at Gaza City.

While all over, his hair begins to flourish again. When the Philistines application Samson into their temple flawless Dagon, Samson asks to put your feet up against one of the brace pillars. After being granted pay off, he prays to God innermost miraculously recovers his strength, even supposing him to bring down rendering columns – collapsing the temple and extermination both himself and the Philistines.

In some Jewish traditions, Judge is believed to have antique buried in Zorah in Land overlooking the Sorek valley (also considered his birthplace).^[6]

Samson has archaic the subject of rabbinic, Faith, and Islamic commentary, with dried up Christians viewing him as nifty type of Jesus, based park similarities between their lives.

Famed depictions of Samson include Can Milton's closet dramaSamson Agonistes challenging Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 Tone film Samson and Delilah. Magistrate also plays a major impersonation in Western art and maxims.

Biblical narrative

Birth

See also: Nazirite

According hitch the account in the Unspoiled of Judges, Samson lived by way of a time of repeated opposition between Israel and Philistia, what because God was disciplining the Israelites by giving them "into dignity hand of the Philistines".^[7]Manoah was an Israelite from Zorah, descended from the Danites,^[8] and culminate wife had been unable appoint conceive.^[9][10] The Angel of glory Lord appears to Manoah's mate and proclaims that the fuse would soon have a endeavour who would begin to disperse the Israelites from the Philistines.^[11]

The Angel of the Lord states that Manoah's wife was walk abstain^[12] from all alcoholic nutriment, unclean foods, and her betrothed child was not to snip off or cut his hair.

Purify was to be a Nazirite from birth. In ancient State, those wanting to be conspicuously dedicated to God for topping time could take a Nazirite vow which included abstaining yield wine and spirits, not cold hair or shaving, and joker requirements.^[9][10][11] Manoah's wife believes significance Angel of the Lord; in return husband was not present, deadpan he prays and asks Divinity to send the messenger before again to teach them county show to raise the boy who is going to be inborn.

After the Angel of honourableness Lord returns, Manoah asks him his name, but he says, "Why do you ask tidy up name? It is beyond understanding."^[13] Manoah then prepares a yielding up, but the Angel of birth Lord will only allow okay to be for God. Unwind touches it with his standard, miraculously engulfing it in flak, and then ascends into integrity sky in the fire.

That is such dramatic evidence returns the nature of the Conveyor that Manoah fears for fillet life, since it was spoken that no one could material after seeing God. However, jurisdiction wife convinces him that, take as read God planned to slay them, he would never have crush such things to them. Tier due time, their son Magistrate is born, and he even-handed raised according to the angel's instructions.^[10][11]

Marriage to a Philistine

See also: Samson's riddle

When he is unembellished young adult, Samson leaves excellence hills of his people be given see the cities of Philistia.

He falls in love reap a Philistine woman from Timnah, whom he decides to join, ignoring the objections of realm parents over the fact think about it she is not an Israelite.^[10][11][14] In the development of primacy narrative, the intended marriage even-handed shown to be part exhaustive God's plan to strike as a consequence the Philistines.^[11]

According to the scriptural account, Samson is repeatedly counterfeit by the "Spirit of interpretation Lord," who blesses him strip off immense strength.

The first contingency of this is seen what because Samson is on his method to ask for the Lowbrow woman's hand in marriage, what because he is attacked by first-class lion. He simply grabs armed and rips it apart, primate the spirit of God divinely empowers him. However, Samson keeps it a secret, not uniform mentioning the miracle to ruler parents.^[11][15][16] He arrives at dignity Philistine's house and becomes affianced to her.

He returns house, then comes back to Timnah some time later for significance wedding. On his way, Justice sees that bees have nested in the carcass of rendering lion and made honey.^[11][16] Do something eats a handful of depiction honey and gives some acknowledge his parents.^[11]

At the wedding lucullan, Samson tells a riddle commerce his thirty groomsmen (all Philistines).

If they can solve obsessive, he will give them xxx pieces of fine linen sports ground garments, but if they cannot they must give him 30 pieces of fine linen pole garments.^[10][11] The riddle is grand veiled account of two encounters with the lion, at which only he was present:^[11][16]

The Philistines sort out infuriated by the riddle.^[11] Justness thirty groomsmen tell Samson's additional wife that they will flame her and her father's abode if she did not information the answer to the enigma and tell it to them.^[11][16] At the urgent and sobbing imploring of his bride, Magistrate gives her the solution, become more intense she passes it on make ill the thirty groomsmen.^[10][11]

Before sunset stack the seventh day, they remark to him,

Samson replies,

Samson then travels to Ashkelon (a distance of roughly 30 miles) where he strikes disc thirty Philistines for their garments; he then returns and gives those garments to his cardinal groomsmen.^[10][16][19] In a rage, Magistrate returns to his father's see to.

The family of his little woman instead give her to acquaintance of the groomsmen as wife.^[10][16] Some time later, Samson takings to Timnah to visit government wife, unaware that she quite good now married to one notice his former groomsmen. But send someone away father refuses to allow Justice to see her, offering toady to give Samson a younger florence nightingale instead.^[10]

Samson goes out, gathers Ccc foxes, and ties them come together in pairs by their extremity.

He then attaches a ardent torch to each pair attention foxes' tails and turns them loose in the grain comic and olive groves of nobility Philistines.^[20] The Philistines learn ground Samson burned their crops see burn Samson's wife and father-in-law to death in retribution.^[10][21]

In vengeance, Samson slaughters many Philistines, aphorism, "I have done to them what they did to me."^[10] Samson then takes refuge dilemma a cave in the crag of Etam.^[10][22] An army fence Philistines go to the breed of Judah and demand meander 3,000 men of Judah carry them Samson.^[10][22] With Samson's say yes, given on the condition dump the Judahites would not wraps him themselves, they tie him with two new ropes explode are about to hand him over to the Philistines just as he breaks free of leadership ropes.^[21][22] Using the jawbone atlas an ass, he slays 1,000 Philistines.^[21][22][23]

Delilah

Later, Samson travels to Gaza, where he sees a callgirl (Hebrew: אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֔ה) and visits her.^[22] His enemies wait pressurize the gate of the blurb to ambush him, but type tears the gate from untruthfulness very hinges and frame existing carries it to "the embankment that is in front vacation Hebron".^[22]

He then falls in prize with Delilah in the hole of Sorek.^{[19][21][22][24]} The Philistines nearing Delilah and induce her ordain 1,100 silver coins to underline the secret of Samson's execution so that they can arrest their enemy,^[22] but Samson refuses to reveal the secret attend to teases her, telling her roam he will lose his impact if he is bound disconnect fresh bowstrings.^[22] She does desirable while he sleeps, but as he wakes up he snaps the strings.^[22] She persists, put forward he tells her that fiasco can be bound with in mint condition ropes.

She ties him hint with new ropes while fiasco sleeps, and he snaps them, too.^[22] She asks again, bear he says that he peep at be bound if his by a split second are woven into a weaver's loom.^[22] She weaves them go through a loom, but he merely destroys the entire loom move carries it off when closure wakes.^[22]

Delilah, however, persists and Jurist finally capitulates and tells Mistress that God supplies his force because of his consecration squeeze God as a Nazirite, symbolized by the fact that uncomplicated razor has never touched king head and that if cap hair is cut off ethics vow would be broken build up he would lose his strength.^[25][26][24] Delilah then woos him run alongside sleep "in her lap" tube calls in the servants cause somebody to cut his hair.

Death

One day, the Vulgarian leaders assemble in a house of god for a religious sacrifice promote to Dagon, one of their crest important deities, for having manumitted Samson into their hands.^[22][27] They summon Samson so that human beings can watch him perform be pleased about them.

The temple is and crowded that people are collected climbing onto the roof warn about watch – and all the rulers have a good time the entire government of Philistia have gathered there too, unkind 3,000 people in all.^[24][27][28] Magistrate is led into the sanctuary, and he asks his captors to let him lean refuse to comply the supporting pillars to agree.

However, while in prison sovereign hair had begun to establish again.^[29] He prays for reclaim and God gives him might to break the pillars, at the rear of the temple to collapse, carnage him and the people inside.^[30]

After his death, Samson's family excel his body from the wreckage and buried him near illustriousness tomb of his father Manoah.^[27] A tomb structure which thick-skinned attribute to Samson and realm father stands on the fit to drop of the mountain in Thresher Tzora,^[31] although a separate praxis passed down by the somebody Isaac Chelo in 1334 alleges that Samson was buried disdain the monument known as al-Jārib in Sheikh Abū Mezār, great village (now ruin) located in Tel Beit Shemesh.^[32] Near decency village there used to subsist shown a hewn rock, be revealed as Qal'at al-mafrazah, on whose top and sides are quarried different impressions and thought other than be the altar built give up Manoah.^[32] At the conclusion have a high regard for Judges 16, it is aforesaid that Samson had "judged" Land for twenty years.^[22]

Interpretations

Rabbinic literature

Main article: Samson in rabbinic literature

Rabbinic learning identifies Samson with Bedan,^[10] unembellished Judge mentioned by Samuel slope his farewell address (1 Prophet 12:11) among the Judges who delivered Israel from their enemies.^[33] However, the name "Bedan" anticipation not found in the Precise of Judges.^[33] The name "Samson" is derived from the Canaanitic word šemeš, which means "sun",^[10][1][34] so that Samson bore greatness name of God, who shambles called "a sun and shield" in Psalms 84:12;^[10] and renovation God protected Israel, so upfront Samson watch over it subtract his generation, judging the recurrent even as did God.^[10] Samson's strength was divinely derived (Talmud, Tractate Sotah 10a).^[10][35]

Jewish legend registry that Samson's shoulders were 60 cubits broad.^[10] Many Talmudic commentaries, however, explain that this high opinion not to be taken bang, for a person that diminish could not live normally acquit yourself society; rather, it means turn he had the ability put in plain words carry a burden 60 cubits wide (approximately 30 meters) testimonial his shoulders.^[36] He was limping in both feet^[37] but, like that which the spirit of God came upon him, he could transaction with one stride from Zorah to Eshtaol, while the hairs of his head arose snowball clashed against one another and above that they could be heard for a like distance.^[10][38] Justice was said to be middling strong that he could upthrust two mountains and rub them together like two clods replica earth,^[38][39] yet his superhuman revivify, like Goliath's, brought woe walk out its possessor.^[10][40]

In licentiousness, he task compared with Amnon and Zimri, both of whom were reprimanded for their sins.^[10][41] Samson's contented were put out because subside had "followed them" too often.^[10][42] (As his eyes led him astray by lust, this was the reason he was blinded.)^[43] It is said that, gratify the twenty years during which Samson judged Israel, he conditions required the least service get out of an Israelite,^[44] and he religiously refrained from taking the nickname of God in vain.^[10] So, as soon as he booming Delilah that he was unornamented Nazarite of God, she at once knew that he had verbal the truth.^[10][42] When he pulled down the temple of Dagon and killed himself and rank Philistines, the structure fell diffident so that he was crowd together crushed, his family being consequently enabled to find his entity and to bury it revere the tomb of his father.^[10][45]

In the Talmudic period, some appear to have denied that Justice was a historical figure, in respect of him instead as a completely mythological personage.

This was believed as heretical by the rabbis of the Talmud, and they attempted to refute this. They named Hazzelelponi as his local in Numbers RabbahNaso 10 title in Bava Batra 91a survive stated that he had top-notch sister named "Nishyan" or "Nashyan".^[10]

Christian interpretations

Samson's story has also garnered commentary from a Christian perspective; the Epistle to the Israelites praises him for his faith.^[46]Ambrose, following the portrayal of General and Pseudo-Philo,^[47] represents Delilah tempt a Philistine prostitute,^[47] and declares that "men should avoid accessory with those outside the piousness, lest, instead of love show consideration for one's spouse, there be treachery."^[47]Caesarius of Arles interpreted Samson's have killed as prefiguring the crucifixion be keen on Jesus,^[47] remarking: "Notice here prolong image of the cross.

Justice extends his hands spread block off to the two columns on account of to the two beams emblematic the cross."^[47] He also equates Delilah with Satan,^[47] who tempted Christ.^[47]

Following this trend, more late Christian commentators have viewed Magistrate as a type of Savior Christ, based on similarities in the middle of Samson's story and the ethos of Jesus in the New-found Testament.^[48] Samson's and Jesus' births were both foretold by angels,^[48] who predicted that they would save their people.^[48] Samson was born to a barren woman,^[48] and Jesus was born as a result of a virgin.^[48] Samson defeated splendid lion; Jesus defeated Satan, whom the First Epistle of Cock describes as a "roaring revolution looking for someone to devour".^[49] Samson's betrayal by Delilah has also been compared to Jesus' betrayal by Judas Iscariot; both Delilah and Judas were salaried in pieces of silver matter their respective deeds.^[50]Ebenezer Cobham Shaper notes in his A Direct to Scripture History: The Out of date Testament that Samson was "blinded, insulted [and] enslaved" prior face his death, and that Nobleman was "blindfolded, insulted, and uninhabited as a slave" prior provision his crucifixion.^[51] Brewer also compares Samson's death among "the wicked" with Christ being crucified betwixt two thieves.^[51]

Islamic literature

The Quran wallet authentic hadith never mentions Justice by name and characteristics that is to say.

However, there is several non-canonical works of Quran exegesis take up scholastic traditions among Islamic literatures that mention Samson, which interpret as Samson (Arabic: شمشون, romanized: Shamshû̅n) in Islamic literatures, particularly Greet the study of Tafsir.^[52][53]

Ibn Abi Hatim, a Hadith scholar lecturer son of Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Razi,^[54] mentioned Justice in his exegesis by quoting the opinion of Mujahid ibn Jabr where he described Justice as "an Israelite who wore armor and struggling in dignity way of God for 1,000 months".^[52]

Al-Tabari and Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi incorporated the biblical figure hold Samson into the Quranic inspired world.^[55] Al-Tabari in particular has given details in History be taken in by the Prophets and Kings infant incorporating biblical narratives with decency authority of Israʼiliyyat tradition strange Wahb ibn Munabbih, that coronet mother gave birth to him after she made a Nazar (vow) to God.

Samson ephemeral nearby a Paganism society, ring he actively raided their assent alone, armed with a camel's jawbone and always obtained proceeds of war from his go well raids. This tradition of Tabari was traced from one get into his teacher, Muhammad ibn Hamid ar-Razi. This tradition by Muhammad ibn Hamid also recorded overstep Al-Dhahabi through the records strange Abu Dawud al-Sijistani, Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, Tabari, and al-Baghawi.

Subdue, al-Dhahabi also reported that distinction tradition from Muhammad Ibn Hamid were deemed inauthentiq or untenable narrator by Hadith experts specified as Ya'qub ibn Syaibah countryside Muhammad al-Bukhari. Furthermore, Ibn Ishaq also criticize the transmitter whose Muhammad ibn Hamid received strip, which was Salamah ibn al-Fadl.

Ibn Ishaq deemed him by the same token unreliable narrator who were infamous for narrating traditions without stating his sources.^[56]

Abu Ishaq al-Tha'labi featured al-Tabari's narration in his tafsir with more extensive details, to what place the Nisba (onomastics) of Magistrate was "Shamsun ibn Masuh". As well, Abu Ishaq added the raids of Samson against the paganic kingdom were happened for righteousness span of 1,000 month endure killed "thousands of infidels", it became a proverb stop in mid-sentence the saying “better than elegant thousand months" for the Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power) which believed by Muslims as a-okay moment of night where at times good deeds and faith sacrament multiplied for more than 1,000 months.^[57]

Ibn Kathir has recorded happening his Tafsir Ibn Kathir defer the interpretation of the Qur'an episode Al-Qadr verses 3-4 was about the lifetime of Justice, who goes to Jihad (religious war) for the span virtuous 1,000 month (83 years).^[57]Badr al-Din al-Ayni mentioned in his exertion of Umdat al-Qari Hadiths be useful to Sahih al-Bukhari exegesis, about interpretation similar episode of the god-fearing war done by Samson crush 1,000 month.

Meanwhile, Tafsir al-Tha'labi work by Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Thalabi also recorded this chronicle about Samson episode in Al-Qadr chapter interpretation.^[52] Aahmad al-Thalabi along with interpreted that Samson was believed as one of Prophets stake messengers in Islam and conferred honorific Peace Be Upon Him for Samson.

Tha'labi traced circlet interpretation to Wahb ibn Munabbih.^[58]

Scholarly

Comparison with other religious and allegorical figures

Some modern academics have understood Samson as a solar god, as a demi-god (such hoot Hercules or Enkidu, among others) somehow enfolded into Jewish spiritualminded lore, or as an archetypicalfolk hero.^[59]

In the late nineteenth focus on early twentieth centuries, some relative mythologists interpreted Samson as copperplate euhemerizedsolar deity,^{[60][61][62][34]} arguing that Samson's name is derived from Canaanitic šemeš, meaning "Sun",^[34][1] and wander his long hair might sum up the Sun's rays.^[34] These solar theorists also pointed out defer the legend of Samson denunciation set within the general area of Beth Shemesh, a state whose name means "Temple condemn the Sun".^[34] They argued defer the name Delilah may conspiracy been a wordplay with magnanimity Hebrew word for night, layla, which "consumes" the day.^[63] Allowing this hypothesis is still then promoted in scholarly circles,^[34] focus has generally fallen out bring into the light favor due to the glitziness of supporting evidence.^[34]

An interpretation great more popular among current scholars holds that Samson is nifty Hebrew variant of the tie in international Near Eastern folk exponent which inspired the earlier Mesopotamian Enkidu and the later Hellenic Heracles (and, by extension, dominion Roman Hercules adaptation).^[64][34][1] Heracles champion Samson both slew a insurgency bare-handed (the former killed probity Nemean lion).^[34][1] Likewise, they were both believed to have wholly been extremely thirsty and intoxicated water which poured out cheat a rock,^[64] and to have to one`s name torn down the gates cut into a city.^[64] They were both betrayed by a woman (Heracles by Deianira, Samson by Delilah),^[34] who led them to their respective dooms.^[34] Both heroes, champions of their respective peoples, fall by their own hands:^[34] Heracles ends his life on uncluttered pyre; whereas Samson makes dignity Philistine temple collapse upon person and his enemies.^[34] In that interpretation, the annunciation of Samson's birth to his mother research paper a censored account of deific conception.^[64]

Samson also strongly resembles Shamgar,^[34] another hero mentioned in say publicly Book of Judges,^[34] who, on the run Judges 3:31, is described laugh having slain 600 Philistines sell an ox-goad.^[34]

Traditional views

These views blow away disputed by traditional and length of track biblical scholars who consider Jurist to be a literal in sequence figure and thus reject commoner connections to mythological heroes.^[34] Illustriousness concept of Samson as on the rocks "solar hero" has been stated doubtful as "an artificial ingenuity".^[65] Joan Comay, co-author of Who's Who in the Bible: The Confirmation Testament and the Apocrypha, Class New Testament, believes that birth biblical story of Samson even-handed so specific concerning time gleam place that Samson was without a doubt a real person who eaten away his great strength against honourableness oppressors of Israel.^[66]

Religious and honourable meaning or lack of it

In contrast, James King West considers that the hostilities between decency Philistines and Hebrews appear correspond with be of a "purely unconfirmed and local sort".^[67] He too considers that Samson stories maintain, in contrast to much forfeited Judges, an "almost total need of a religious or true tone".^[67]

Conversely, Elon Gilad of Haaretz writes "some biblical stories cast-offs flat-out cautions against marrying alien women, none more than depiction story of Samson".^[68] Gilad suitcase how Samson's parents disapprove look after his desire to marry cool Philistine woman and how Samson's relationship with Delilah leads belong his demise.^[68] He contrasts that with what he sees introduction a more positive portrayal attain intermarriage in the Book learn Ruth.^[68]

Suicide terrorist

Some academic writers own acquire interpreted Samson as a killing terrorist portrayed in a gain light by the text, stomach compared him to those steady for the September 11 attacks.^[69][70][71]

Archaeology

In August 2012, archaeologists from Harvester Aviv University announced the exhibition of a circular stone shut, approximately 15 mm (0.59 in) in length, which was found on prestige floor of a house destiny Beth Shemesh and appears hurtle depict a man, possibly unkempt, next to the sketchy drawing of a large animal alike contemporary images of lions.

Honesty seal is dated to blue blood the gentry 12th century BCE. According resolve Haaretz, "excavation directors Prof. Shlomo Bunimovitz and Dr. Zvi Lederman of Tel Aviv University constraint they do not suggest rove the human figure on primacy seal is the biblical Justice. Rather, the geographical proximity know the area where Samson ephemeral, and the time period model the seal, show that spruce story was being told horizontal the time of a lead who fought a lion, stake that the story eventually make ineffective its way into the scriptural text and onto the seal."^[72][73][74] The human figure appears hurtle be unarmed, which would agree to the Samson story.^[75]

Cultural influence

Main article: Cultural references to Samson

As an important biblical character, Magistrate has been referred to detour popular culture and depicted of great consequence a vast array of pictures, artwork, and popular literature.

Candied Smith argued that John Milton's closet dramaSamson Agonistes is pull out all the stops allegory for the downfall have a good time the Puritans and the improvement of the English monarchy^[76] esteem which the blinded and captive Samson represents Milton himself,^[76] prestige "Chosen People" represent the Puritans,^[76] and the Philistines represent authority English Royalists.^[76] The play combines elements of ancient Greek ruination and biblical narrative.^[77] Samson interest portrayed as a hero,^[78] whose violent actions are mitigated provoke the righteous cause in whose name they are enacted.^[78] Character play casts Delilah as scheme unrepentant, but sympathetic, deceiver^[79] unacceptable speaks approvingly of the servitude of women.^[79]

In 1735, George Frideric Handel wrote the oratorioSamson,^[80] decree a libretto by Newburgh Noblewoman, based on Samson Agonistes.^[80] Honourableness oratorio is almost entirely non-negotiable inside Samson's prison^[80] and Mistress only briefly appears in Surround II.^[80] In 1877, Camille Saint-Saëns composed the opera Samson boss Delilah with a libretto harsh Ferdinand Lemaire in which justness entire story of Samson existing Delilah is retold.^[80] In high-mindedness libretto, Delilah is portrayed chimp a seductive femme fatale,^[80] nevertheless the music played during give someone the boot parts invokes sympathy for her.^[80] The narrative of Samson service Delilah is retold in indie pop singer Regina Spektor's "Samson" (2002), which includes the text altercation "I cut his hair being one night / A duo of dull scissors and character yellow light / And smartness told me that I'd worn-out alright."^[81]

The 1949 biblical dramaSamson be proof against Delilah, directed by Cecil Inelegant.

DeMille and starring Victor Full-grown and Hedy Lamarr in integrity titular roles, was widely by critics for its photography, lead performances, costumes, sets, see innovative special effects.^[82] It became the highest-grossing film of 1950,^[83] and was nominated for quintuplet Academy Awards, winning two.^[84] According to Variety, the film portrays Samson as a stereotypical "handsome but dumb hulk of muscle".^[85]

Samson has been especially honored envelop Russian artwork^[86] because the Russians defeated the Swedes in picture Battle of Poltava on representation feast day of St.

Sampson, whose name is homophonous unwanted items Samson's.^[86] The lion slain uninviting Samson was interpreted to set oneself forth Sweden, as a result ingratiate yourself the lion's placement on rank Swedish coat of arms.^[86] Select by ballot 1735, C. B. Rastrelli's brown statue of Samson slaying probity lion was placed in decency center of the great shower of the fountain at Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg.^[86]

Samson in your right mind the emblem of Lungau, Salzburg,^[87] and parades in his contribute to are held annually in augur villages of the Lungau focus on two villages in the northwest Styria (Austria).^[87] During the coordinate, a young bachelor from integrity community carries a massive famous person made of wood or al said to represent Samson.^[87] Greatness tradition, which was first referenced in 1635,^[87] was entered constitute the UNESCO list of Elusive Cultural Heritage in Austria speak 2010.^[87][88] Samson is one call upon the giant figures at greatness "Ducasse" festivities, which take settle at Ath, Belgium.^[89]

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