Theomachia: The battle of mortal man against the gods, or even the gods amongst themselves.

Teach, Edward: The fearsome, archetypal pirate more commonly known as Blackbeard. Operating throughout the waters of the Caribbean Sea during the 18th century, he ruthlessly plundered merchant ships and fought fierce, running battles with the British navy.

Legend suggests that he also wore lit matches tied into his beard, the better to intimidate enemies. His reputation as a bloodthirsty pillager is well documented throughout history, and Teach happily revelled in his reputation as a barbarian. Although he accepted a pardon and eventually retired from piracy, his end came at the hands of Robert Maynard and his men; while fighting the Lieutenant, a naval soldier slit Blackbeard’s throat, severing his head – which hung from the bowspirit of the Adventure thereafter.

Sephiroth: Hebrew for ‘enumerations’. The ten emanations in Kabbalah, believed to be God’s methods of revealing himself and creating the physical realms of consciousness. It is believed that the sephiroth describe the spiritual lives of mortal men, as well as creating a connection between the human soul and the unknown Divine.

Though configurations differ between schools of teaching, the sephiroth is usually divided into three sephirah;Divine Will above all others; conscious Divine Intellect, and secondary-conscious Divine Emotions. Keter (crown), part of the Divine Will, indicates an unconscious mediation between God and the other. Chochmah (wisdom) and Binah (understanding) become part of the conscious Divine Intellect, while Chesed (kindness), Gevurah (severity), Tiferet (beauty), Netzach (victory), Hod (glory), Yesod (foundation), and Malchut (kingship) are believed to be the primary, compassionate attributes of the Divine Emotions. Through the sephiroth, Kabbalists wish to harness their inner motivational force and understand the role they take in service to God.

Sacred Heart, The: A symbolic devotion to Jesus’ physical heart, representative of not only his love for humanity, but also his sacrifice and intense suffering.