...hidden in the word: su (fire) + gar (flame), meaning in this case flame of fire.
...nterpretation: either suge + o[h]i (former, old serpent) or su + goi (high fire). There's no likely etymology for the third name of this god, Maju. The ref
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...According to Wu Xing, the Taoist five-elemental system, it represents the fire-element, the direction south, and the season summer correspondingly. Thus i
...often associated with the mythical Phoenix due to their associations with fire.
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...the goddess of Smithing, Healing, and Poetry. She was also associated with Fire, Cattle, Keening, Motherhood, and Spiritual Enlightenment. She was an atypi
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Albanian folklore describes the creature as a horrible, fire-breathing dragon with nine tongues, although it is sometimes described as a
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...ding was destroyed by fire) it was rebuilt again in 1776 following another fire, this time deliberately laid by Jack Aitken, also known as ''Jack the Paint
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Zmej is a multi-headed dragon (with 3, 7 or 9 heads) that breathes fire. Zmej is also an anthropomorphic creature, which is best illustrated by the
Zmej is mainly associated with fire, and he has the power to throw fiery arrows - lightning bolts. Zmej is extr
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The haetae is believed to be a symbol of water, due to its fire-eating qualities, and a messenger of the heaven, which stands for a sense o
...itecture to protect the capital Hanyang (present Seoul) from the forces of fire of Mt. Kwanaksan. Two large haetae were accordingly placed at the gate to s
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...tanuki, monkey, or weasel. It may also fly about as a ball of lightning or fire (in fact, the demon may be an attempt to explain the phenomenon of ball lig
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...ing in his hand a lit firebrand with which he sets the requested things on fire. Some say he is the same as Raum.
Aim sets cities, castles and great places on fire, makes men witty in all ways, and gives true answers concerning private mat
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'''Aosaginohi''', or '''Aosagibi''' (青鷺火, "blue heron fire") is a white night heron with a mysteriously illuminated body and glowing e
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'''Zhu Rong''', also known as Chu Jong, is a God of Fire from Chinese mythology. He is regent of the southern quarter of heaven and
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...the headless mule is described as having a large horse body with no head. Fire somtimes takes the place of this head and the beast is said to only travel
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...c]], the zmeu resembles the Slavic dragons, because it can fly and breathe fire. However, it usually display anthropomorphic traits: it is humanoid and has
In some stories, Zmeu appears in the sky and spits fire. In other stories, it has a magical precious stone on its head that shines
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'''Verbti''' is a god of storm and fire in northern Albanian mythology.
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...went airborne he lost balance and fell injuring himself severely with the fire and the crash. His dad couldn't make it and died there and then. Depressed
Common theme for a ghostrider is a skeletal body and that body is usually on fire. The usually can turn a human weapon into a hell weapon. For example a gun
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...''Ani Hyuntikwalaski''' ("Thunder Beings") are beings that cause lightning fire in a hollow sycamore tree.
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...bottle and disposed of the vampire by throwing it, bottle and all, into a fire.
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Amy appears in Hell in the form of a flaming fire, but on Earth he puts on the shape of a human being.
.... He is a Great President, and appeareth at first in the Form of a Flaming Fire; but after a while he putteth on the Shape of a Man. His office is to make
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His Red scales were made of fire, his blue ones of ice. The green ones were grass and the yellow lightning.
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Tsovinar was described as a fire creature that causes the rain and hail to fall from heavens when she was an
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...considering the Dragon motifs: female and male dragons have both water and fire characteristics, but while the female is associated mainly with water, the
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...ters with the placing of wreaths on the waters, and with circle dances and fire festivals.
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'''Golachab''' (Burners with Fire) is the [[Qliphoth]] corresponding to the Sephirot ''Geburah'' on the kabba
...re of demonology. The name can also be translated as 'The one adorned with fire'."
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...reappear.The second ghost is that of a monk, who lost his life in a local fire several centuries ago.
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In Greek mythology, '''Cacus''' was a fire-breathing monster and the son of Vulcan. It lived in a cave in the Aventine
...of the mountain to reach his adversary. Cacus attacked Heracles by spewing fire and smoke, while Heracles responded with tree branches and rocks the size o
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..., and locals do hear them howling as a storm approaches. They're scared of fire and vulnerable to burns.
...fell asleep. Soon the lamp went out, but the girl cautiously blew upon the fire until it was bright enough to see the fine pointed ears of the stranger. At
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...ign of impending disaster, which may be a typhoon, earthquake, tsunami, or fire. Ōkubi are otherwise harmless and will disappear soon after the first sigh
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Xaphan is said to have an inventive mind and came up with the idea to set fire to heaven before he and the other fallen were cast out.
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...s nozzle installed in the sculpture's mouth. Currently the dragon breathes fire every five minutes, or when an SMS with the text "SMOK" is sent to the numb
...n_sculpture_Krakow_Poland.jpg|thumb|right|Wavel Dragon sculpture breathing fire]]
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In some traditions, Ammit was said to stand by a lake of fire, into which the unworthy hearts were cast, rather than her eating them. In
...ther authors have noted that Ammit's lion characteristics, and the lake of fire, may be pointers to a connection with the goddess [[Sekhmet]].
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...of heart can see the kijimunaa. They may or may not be seen accompanied by fire.
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The '''Karura''' (迦楼羅) is a huge, fire-breathing creature from Japanese mythology.
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...mouth, feeding off the food that they had eaten. Douglas Hyde's Beside the Fire tells of how a person who got rid of the Alp Luachra are eating large amoun
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...ed from dragons, you from fairies. We are as incompatible as water is with fire. So we cannot continue in harmony.” This said, the husband and wife parte
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Ghostly fires in Japan may also be called onibi (鬼火, onibi? "demon fire"). In Chinese they are called guǐ-huǒ (Pinyin) or gwäe-fo (Cantonese). H
...anese myths consider hitodama a trick of the kitsune, employing their "fox-fire" (kitsune-bi) to lead travelers astray.
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...is elbows when he was kneeling, interrupting his prayers by clattering the fire-irons or grinning in at the window. Finally he frightened the preacher away
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...dred years ago, and since then I have not seen so many egg shells near the fire!".
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...le. They are usually invisible, though they sometimes appear as a light or fire prior to the death of someone.
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...often adorned with shibi (鴟尾) in this shape, in order to protect them from fire.
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...the middle. Petsuchos Ra used this circular piece to reflect sunlight and fire it toward his enemies as a ray or beam. The beast was also a servant to tho
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...h their wife Draupadi, and take some captives. He lay in wait "like unto a fire covered with ashes." One day when Bhima was gone, Jatasura took on a monstr
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...makes its home in fires, the hotter the better. Its alleged resistance to fire was such that it lived in volcanoes. Pliny believed its body was cold enoug
The skin of the animal, which was known to resist the action of fire, came to be considered proof against that element. This cloth made of the s
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...was reported as "a strange creature with the head of a dragon and eyes of fire" in Lake Ontario near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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...grass, and therefore offered its own body instead, and threw itself into a fire that the man built. The rabbit however did not get burned. The old man then
...he lunar image is the smoke that rose when the rabbit cast itself into the fire.
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...nd larger wings. At this time it will learn how to use its formerly hidden fire-breathing abilities, and is now called a '''Kulshedra'''.
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[[Category: Fire spirits]]
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...ng would end up being burned to death once Jiang unleashed a triple divine fire combined with shattering lightning. Five years following her death, Pipa Ji
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...of classic "true giant" in the core Dungeons & Dragons game: cloud giants, fire giants, frost giants, hill giants, stone giants, and storm giants.
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# Realm of Fire
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...rom a dairy from the 17th century, written by a local priest wich saw the 'fire breathing beast in the river Meuse (D: Maas)'.
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...ld Irish én, "bird"); while T. F. O'Rahilly identifies it with Aillén, the fire-breathing monster fought by Fionn mac Cumhaill.
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...e Easter on the sleeping giant's back, but awaken it when they light their fire. They race to their ship, and Brendan explains that the moving island is re
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...is usually described as a huge snake with two bat-like wings, that exhales fire and sulphur. When it grows older, its scales become thick and impenetrable,
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...translation of his name from Breton seems to be cognate to 'John with the Fire'.
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...el a vampire hunter called vampirdzija must perform the ritual of the need fire. On a Saturday morning, all the fires in the community are extinguished. Th
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...ner, who cried out and was rescued by a neighbour. On late November he set fire to two large sheds which were extinguished quickly.
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...tacked a small village with its eye beams, and proved immune to machinegun fire, flamethrowers, and mortar rounds. It was destroyed when the bridge it was
...re subsequently obliterated by Godzilla's enhanced and supercharged Spiral Fire Ray.
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...idge into the deep moat. At last people grew so much afraid of his setting fire to the town and palace, that the bishop had him exorcised and banished.
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Iblis was a [[Jinn]], a creature made of smokeless fire by God (like humans are made of 'clay'). In an outburst rooted in envy, Ibl
.../dept/MSA/quran/018.qmt.html#018.050 (18-50)] and that he was created from fire [http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/007.qmt.html#007.012 (7-12)][http://www.
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Ifrits in contemporary popular mythology are jinn spirits that embody fire. They consider themselves superior to all races because they supposedly "ca
* In ''[[wikipedia:Devil May Cry]]'', Ifrit is a demon of fire (as in the Final Fantasy series), manifested in the form of gauntlets used
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...three furlongs 604 m, contact with which scorches pursuers like a sort of fire." - Book 8, 16</blockquote>
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...to a variety of forms such as animals (pig, monkey, tiger, ...), a ball of fire or even the demonlike figure of Rangda. In a similar fashion as the Mananan
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...ire when angered, in [[J. K. Rowling]]'s ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''.
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...gravity beams and the power of flight at mach 4, Mecha-King Ghidorah could fire a Triple Laser Beam from its mechanical central head and was also equipped
...gravity beams and triple laser beam at its foe. Though Godzilla managed to fire his thermonuclear breath in retaliation, the gray gargantuan was ultimately
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Ina Kere (means ''small fire'') was once the headmistress of a prominent school in the old Oyo kingdom i
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*'''Phaethon''' - Phaethons are the progeny of fire gods.
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...continual wars with the fiery spirits in the mountain Heckla, that vomits fire in Islandia. That their speech was ancient Irish, and their dwelling the ca
...gastus'', the Norwegian, that it is his nature to be always at enmity with fire; that he wages war with the fiery spirits of Hecla; and that in this contes
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...ate divisions among men, I make whirlwinds, I start fires, I set fields on fire, and I make households non-functional. Usually, I carry on my activity in t
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...is a son of Fornjótr, a giant and a king of Finland, and brother of Logi (fire, flame) and Kári (wind). Gymir, it may be noticed, is also the name of the
...ght gold and where the beer pours itself. Gold is therefore called Aegir's fire. The cups in Aegir's hall were always full, magically refilling themselves.
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The young man managed to unholster his shotgun and fire two shots, but when he saw that this had no effect, promptly drew his knife
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...is described as a huge lizard with seven dog-heads and eyes that shoot out fire. However his seven dog-heads make any movement difficult. Some versions of
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...esents creative forces, courage, success, the sky, rain, thunder, heavenly fire or lightning and celestial elements in a triad of gods. He was also conside
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...n gongzhu (鐵扇公主), woman of Niu Mo Wang, only instrument able to extinguish fire. Finally, the demon-bull is overcome with the assistance of Nezha. Niu Mo W
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...inst disaster and prejudice and a symbol of justice and water, due to tits fire-eating qualities. In Chinese mythology, the xiezhi is credited with the abi
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...becoming a callicantzaros, the infant was sometimes held feet down over a fire by one of the parents until the toenails were singed.
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...ght the Aborigines of Australia how to hunt, prepare kangaroo meat and use fire. They were depicted during the freshwater period (1200 kya). Robert Lawlor
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...gut-churning feast follows. The only thing that the Adlet truly fears is fire. The creature is deathly afraid of an open flame, and will only attack a t
...of injury. The creature heals any wounds that are not caused by silver or fire very quickly.
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* Mary Macleod Banks Reviewed work(s): The Peat Fire Flame by Alasdair Alpine MacGregor Folklore, Vol. 48, No. 4 (Dec., 1937), p
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[[Category:Fire]]
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...he myth of [[Bahamut]] is a powerful serpent that lives under the Realm of Fire. It is said that this serpent is so great it would swallow all creation but
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* Realm of Fire
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...a would turn the unfortunate woman into a gigantic black dog with teeth of fire.
A being of great power, said to be the master of flames and fire. Said to be a ruler of a great hidden city filled with followers and treasu
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The Vouivre dwells in a cave and can breathe fire. It guards the treasure and devours people who come to stealth the treasure
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...their personal agony. Alternately, they may be shown as balls of smoke or fire.
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*'''Fire troll''' - Immune to fire and acid.
...noses and rubbery skin, their ability to regenerate, and their weakness to fire. Despite (or because of) this differences, the D&D troll has become a disti
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...best known Chuvash dragon is '''Veri Çelen''' (Chuvash: Вěри Çěлен; i.e., "fire snake") (Veri Celen in English) who assumes human form and visits men and
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...ay. Even during the last World War, a German patrol is said to have opened fire on the visions. Many have tried to explain this in a scientific way, and at
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...le bit of food he had is missing and that there is not enough wood for his fire, he puts a curse on the road that leads to the boy's village. Voices bother
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Like Siris, Zu is described as a massive bird which can breathe fire and water, although Zu is alternately seen as a lion-headed eagle.
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==The Hastie fire ==
It was only after a fire in Hull on December 4 1979, killing three young brothers that police began
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...rms of attack, and feel no pain whatsoever. Iron can weaken them, but only fire can destroy them.
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...m, fired his atomic ray immediately after Ghidorah rose. Ghidorah returned fire with his gravity beams, forcing Godzilla's atomic ray back at him. Godzilla
...d transforming into the more powerful Keizer Ghidorah. Keizer Ghidorah can fire gravity bolts out of each of his three heads, and can also unleash a high t
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In ''Godzilla: Final Wars'', Gigan was able to fire two hooked grappling cables from beneath both of his hand blades which he u
In ''Godzilla: Final Wars'', the upgraded Gigan was able to fire two razor sharp disks from just above his buzzsaw. Mothra however dodged th
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...ng Caesar also had the ability to draw the energy beams into his eyes, and fire it back at the target. In battle, King Caesar can take the energy from his
..., sporting a look with similarities to both and era designs. He is able to fire solar heat beams from his eyes.
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...ss, craving the warmth of the fireplace and usually found around a blazing fire at your hearthside.
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:Xanthias: Well, its face is all ablaze with fire.
...dog now.--It is Empousa, then.--At any rate the whole face is glowing with fire and she has a bronze leg.</blockquote>
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...changes its colour to blue and sometimes red. It is like a moving ball of fire, which sometime stops or moves as fast as an arrow. On November 5, 2005 my
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...duly appeared before Rhamba and asked the asura if he wished a boon of the fire god. Rhamba accepted this offer and requested that Agni bestow on him a son
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The Huma is similar to the Egyptian phoenix, which consumes itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. It is considered
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