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In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Napaeae''' (νάπη, "a wooded dell") were a type of [[Category:Greek mythology]][[Category:Nymphs]]

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Leimakids''' were [[nymphs]] of meadows. [[Category:Greek mythology]][[Category:Nymphs]]

[[Oceanus]] is a figure of [[:Category:Greek mythology|Ancient Greek]] [[mythology|myth]]. This is a list of his consorts and children. # With [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]

In Greek mythology, the Teumessian fox (Greek: Alopekos Teumesios) was a gigantic fox that was destined never to be caugh [[Category:Greek mythology]]

'''Damarchus''' or '''Damarch''' (Greek: Δάμαρχος; fl. ~400 BC) was a victorious Olympic boxer from Parrhas [[Category: Greek mythology]]

...nt in ''menthe'' is characteristic of a class of words borrowed from a pre-Greek language: compare ''acanthus'', labyrinth, Corinth, etc. * Graves, Robert, (1955). ''The Greek Myths I'' (Revised Edition 1960). London: Penguin, pp 121,124.

In Roman and Etruscan mythology, '''Mania''' (or '''Manea''') was the goddess of the dead. ...nd Latin Mania derive from PIE *men-, "to think". Cognates include Ancient Greek menos ("life, vigor") and Avestan mainyu, "spirit".

'''Euryale''' ("far-roaming"), in [[Greek mythology]], was one of the immortal [[Gorgon]]s, vicious female monsters with brass [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In Modern Greek superstition, '''Charos''' is a demon. [[Category: Greek mythology]]

'''Stheno''' ("forceful"), ('''Greek:''' Σθεννω), in [[Greek mythology]], was one of the immortal [[Gorgon]]s, vicious female monsters with brass ...ghter of [[Phorcys]] and [[Ceto]], or sometimes, [[Typhon]] and [[Echidna (mythology)|Echidna]].

'''Hamadryads''' are Greek nymphs that live in trees. They are a specific species of [[dryad]], which [[Category:Greek mythology]]

...according to their natural abode. The '''Aulonaid''' (from the classical Greek αύλών; valley, ravine) was a nymph who could be fo [[Category:Greek mythology]][[Category:Nymphs]]

...ry:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] and [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], the '''Oceanids''' were the three thousand children of the Titans [[Ocea # [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]] - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe

...ypt, which was worshiped as a manifestation of the Egyptian god [[Sobek]] (Greek: Σοῦχος). [[Category: Egyptian mythology]]

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Oreads''' (ὄρος, "mountain") were a type of [[Category:Greek mythology]][[Category:Nymphs]]

In Greek mythology, Callirhoe (or Kallirhoe, Callirrhoe ) (Ancient Greek: Καλλιρό, Καλλιρρόη, or Καλλιρρόης means 'beautif Mythology

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Metis''' ("wisdom" or "wise counsel") was a [[Titan]]ess who was the [[Category:Greek mythology]]

More recent Greek tales describe the creature as a merely frightening shapeshifter, but blame Bell, Women of Classical Mythology (sourced from Philostratus Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.25; Aristophanes A

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Orthrus''' (also called '''Orthros''', '''Orthos''', '''Orthus''', '' [[Image:Orthrus.jpg|thumb| Herakles fighting against Geryon, Orthrus dead , Greek krater, 6th century BC. Black-figure vase painting]]

Gaia is the titan goddess of the earth from Greek mythology. She was the first of all the people and gods to exist and from came every

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...ristian Armenians. Some people believed that he is associated with Ares, a Greek god. Other traditions see him as a dying-and-rising god. [[Category:Armenian mythology]]

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In Greek and Roman mythology there are several creatures known as Aethon: ...the name Aethon to the eagle,[2] or simply using a transliteration of the Greek adjective "αἴθων", which may mean "red-brown" or "tawny".[3]

The '''callicantzaros''' is a Greek vampire which attack people and tear them up on the holy days between Chris According to Christian Greek folk belief, a child born during Christmas (Dec 25) and the Epiphany (Jan.

...aven]] or [[Hell]]. These creatures are called '''psychopomps''', from the Greek word ''ψυχοπομπóς'' ==List by mythology==

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Enceladus''' (or '''Enkelados''', Ἐγκέλαδος) was one of the *Robert Graves, 1960. ''The Greek Myths'', 35.f, .h.

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...arus is the place below even Hades realm, the underworld. In ancient Greek mythology most of the titans were imprisoned there by their children, the god, for tr

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Charybdis''', or '''Kharybdis''' ("sucker down", Greek Χάρυβδις), is a [[sea monster]], daughter of [[Poseidon]] and [[Gai [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In Greek mythology '''Python''' was the earth-dragon of Delphi, always represented in the vase * Burkert, Walter, Greek Religion 1985.

...s''' was a god who combined Hermes (Greek mythology) with Anubis (Egyptian mythology). Hermanubis was popular during the period of Roman domination over Egypt. ...ns took over Egypt, the cult of Anubis became assimilated with that of the Greek messenger god, Hermes, and a new, combined deity was created - Hermanubis.

Legend has it that this group of people are Greek fighters that died during the Battle of Fragokastello (17th May 1828) and s The ghost-army is lead by Hatzimihalis Dalianis, the chief of the Greek troops (350 men) in the battle. The army took refuge in the fort during the

...heir female counterparts, the more commonly known [[mermaid]]s. In [[Greek mythology]], mermen were often illustrated to have green seaweed-like hair, a beard, ...ning great storms, but also said to be wise teachers, according to earlier mythology.

...is a figure from Greek mythology, her story being one of many examples in mythology used to explain naturally occuring phenomenon - in this instance, the chang ...al variations of her name include: Persephassa, Persephatta, and, in Roman mythology, Proserpina.

'''Melinoe''' (Μελινοε) was the ancient Greek goddess of ghosts, and propitiation-offerings made to the deceased. Orphic Hymn 71 to Melinoe (trans. Taylor) (Greek hymns C3rd B.C. to 2nd A.D.) :<blockquote>

Nyphs are creatures in the Greek and Roman mythology.They have powers useualy from the element they surrond. Not consided gods.

In Greek mythology the '''Ichthyocentaur''' is a fish-centaur, or a particular kind of Triton. A pair of twin lesser-known Greek sea gods named Bythos (Sea-Depths) and Aphros (Sea-Foam) were depicted as i

...y, also regarded as the giver of oracles. He was later identified with the Greek Pan and also assumed some of Pan's characteristics such as the horns and ho He is accompanied by the fauns, analogous to the Greek satyrs. His feminine counterpart is Fauna. The wolfskin, wreath, and a gobl

...chires''', or '''Hekatonkheires''', were three gargantuan figures of Greek mythology. Their name derives from the Ancient Greek ʽεκατόν (''hekaton''; "hundred") and χείρ (''kheir''; "hand"), a

In Greek mythology, '''Amalthea''' (in Greek, "tender goddess") is the most often mentioned among foster-mothers of [[Ze ...instead gave to Adamanthea to nurse in a cave on a mountain in Crete. The Greek tradition relates, in order that Cronus should not hear the wailing of the

'''Trivia''' in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess [[Hecate]], the goddess of witchcraft, the three-way crossroads, an [[Category: Roman mythology]]

In Greek mythology, '''Chrysaor''' (Greek Χρυσάωρ = "He who has a golden sword") was a giant, the son of Posei ...d in the region] waters of the river Tartessos in the hollow of a rock." - Greek Lyric III Stesichorus, Geryoneis Fragment S7 (from Strabo, Geography).

In [[Greek mythology]], the '''Gigantes''' were a race of giants, who defied the olympians gods. In iconic representations the Gigantomachy was a favorite theme of the Greek vase-painters of the fifth century (''illustration above right''). More imp

...ere three sisters, one of several trinities of archaic goddesses in Greek mythology. [[Category:Greek mythology]]

...k word and was also the term for procedural rules on such matters in later Greek customary law. It has widened to include the customs throughout the differe ...ch, Maria (editor). ''The Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology, and Legend''. Harper San Francisco, 1984. ISBN 0-06-250511-4

The '''Alkonost''' is the bird of paradise in [[Slavic mythology]]. The name Alkonost came from the name of Greek demi-goddess [[Alcyone]] transformed by gods into a kingfisher.

In Greek mythology '''Kampe''' (or '''Campe''') was a monstrous Drakaina (she-dragon) appointe Joseph Eddy Fontenrose suggests that for Nonnus Campe is a Greek refiguring of Tiamat and that "she is Echidna under another name, as Nonnos

*[[Adramelech]] ([[Assyrian]] mythology) *[[Af]] ([[Jewish mythology]])

A '''Kallikantzaros''' pl. ''Kallikantzaroi'' is a malevolent [[Goblin]] in Greek folkore. In Greek language, ''Kallikantzaros'' is also used for every short, ugly and usually

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Naiads''' were a type of [[nymph]] who presided over fountains, w From the Greek νάειν, "to flow," and νἃμα, "running water".

.... The first celebrated statue of an hermaphrodite was that by Polycles. In Greek vase painting Hermaphroditos was depicted as a winged youth with male and f Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

'''Adamastor''' is a Greek-type mythological fictional beast representing the dangers Portuguese sailo The name Adamastor may come from the Greek for "Untamed" or "Untameable" (which would be correctly Adamastos) or the L

The name probably comes from the Greek ''Kalikantzaros''. The Bulgarian name of the creature is '''Karakondjul''' [[Category: Turkish mythology]]

...a-kahss", or vri'kolakas, variant '''vorvolakas''', is a monster in modern Greek folklore. ...'vrykolakas''. For this reason, there is a superstition present in certain Greek villages that one should not answer a door until the second knock.

The '''Nemean Lion''' was a vicious monster in [[Greek mythology]] that lived in Nemea. It was eventually killed by Heracles. [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], a '''nymph''' is any member of a large class of female nature entities, ...nature, most often identified with the life-giving outflow of springs. The Greek word νύμφη has "bride" and "veiled" among its meanings: hence, a marri

...is a creature who lives under the sea. It is the Philippine version of the Greek [[mermaid]] and one of the ''Bantay Tubig'' or guardians of water. [[Category: Philippine mythology]]

...ribed to be a half bull and half man and the Philippine counterpart of the Greek [[minotaur]]. [[Category: Philippine mythology]]

...Hephaestion.[4] In one version, Heracles did not kill Ladon. Ladon is the Greek version of the West Semitic serpent [[Lotan]], or the Hurrian serpent [[Ill ...Hellenes from Near Eastern and Minoan sources, is familiar from surviving Greek vase-painting. In the second century CE, Pausanias saw among the treasuries

'''Dryads''' are female spirits in Greek mythology. In Greek ''drys'' signifies 'oak,' from an Indo-European root ''*derew(o)-'' 'tree'

[[Category:Greek mythology]]

...e often called joint snakes. May also be a reference to the Hydra in Greek Mythology.

...) or '''bes''' (Russian: бес [ˈbʲes]) is an evil spirit or demon in Slavic mythology.

In Greek mythology, Alseids were the nymphs of glens and groves. They liked to scare travelers

...tin skirt with a hemp tail. It is unknown if the burrokeet derive from the Greek centaur or is a true local totem. [[Category: Native American mythology]]

...orse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology. Other fish-tailed land animals which appear in Greek and Etruscan art include the "Leokampos" (fish-tailed lion), "Taurokampos"

[[Image:Pan Meyers.png|thumb|right|Pan, The Greek Satyr God]] '''Satyrs''' in [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] are woodland creatures depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and sho

Berberokas were associated to the Greek naiads or the nymphs of water elements. They can suck all the water in a la [[Category:Philippine mythology]]

...://www.metrum.org/mapping/cosmol.htm] In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], this world-ocean was personified as a [[Titan]], a son of [[Uranus]] and [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In Greek mythology, the '''Cretan Bull''' was either the bull that carried away Europa or the ...ht and red star, meaning that many took it to be evil. Some forms of Greek mythology associated the constellation with the tame white bull, in some versions Zeu

Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. *In certain earlier Greek legends, it also represented the gates (and gateposts) of the underworld (c

His name in Sanskrit is 'Black Yavana' literally means a Greek. *Dowson's ''Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology''

[[Category:Greek mythology]] [[Category:English mythology]]

...hisophilus''') is a name given to one of the chief [[demon]]s of Christian mythology that figure in European literary traditions. ...raphically dressed as a Greek name, as if transliterated from an imaginary Greek.

In Greek mythology, the '''Limnades / Leimenides''' (Λιμνάδες / Λειμενίδες) [[Category: French mythology]]

In [[Greek mythology]], '''Charon''''' was the ferryman of [[Hades]]. ...[Christian mythology]] in his ''[[Divine Comedy]]''. He is the same as his Greek counterpart, being paid an obolus to cross Acheron.

'''Triton''' is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the deep. Over time, Triton's name and image came to [[Category:Greek mythology]]

[[Category: Greek mythology]]

In [[:Category:Celtic mythology]] '''Taranis''' was the god of thunder worshipped in Gaul and Britain and m ...ry:Norse mythology|Norse]] [[Thor]], [[Ambisagrus]], the [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]] [[Tuireann]] and the Culdee saint Taran. The name Taranis has not y

In Hittite mythology, '''Illuyanka''' was a serpentine dragon slain by Tarhunt, the Hittite god ...n mythology ), Indra and Vritra (Indian mythology), Zeus and Typhon (Greek mythology).

The '''Fauns''' come from [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]] and are similar to the [[satyr]]. They are the children of the god Faunus ...its (''genii'') of untamed woodland. Romans connected their fauns with the Greek [[satyr]], wild and orgiastic drunken followers of [[Dionysus]].

Vahagn was associated with the Greek Heracles. The priests of Vahévahian temple claimed that Vahagn was their a [[Category:Armenian mythology]]

'''Cecrops''' was a mythical Greek king, born from the earth itself, had his top half shaped like a man and th [[Category:Greek mythology]]

A long time ago, the Greek hero Jason and his companions from the ship Argo, stole the Golden Fleece f [[Category: Slavic mythology]]

Also Norse mythology contains examples of [[necromancy]]: Odin summons a seeress from the dead t *Ogden, Daniel, ''Greek and Roman Necromancy'' 2004. ISBN 0691119686

...Mother Deity). During the Hellenistic period, Astghik was coupled with the Greek Aphrodite and the Mesopotamian Ishtar. *Armenian Mythology from the Tour Armenia

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Titans''' (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race of powerful deities that rul ...the wars of the [[Æsir]] with the [[Vanir]] and [[Jotun]]s in Scandinavian mythology, the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, the Hittite "Kingship in Heaven" narrativ

The Mares of Diomedes were four man-eating horses in Greek mythology. Magnificent, wild, and uncontrollable, they belonged to the giant Diomedes [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In Greek mythology, Tethys (/ˈtiːθɪs, ˈtɛθɪs/; Ancient Greek: Τηθύς, romanized: Tēthýs) was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, Tethys played no active part in Greek mythology. The only early story concerning Tethys is what Homer has Hera briefly rela

In Greek mythology the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called S In early Greek art the Sirens were represented as birds with the heads, and sometimes ches

In ancient Greek mythology, the '''Empusa''' (Εμπουσα — Empousa) was a female supernatural mo Suidas s.v. Empuosa (trans. Suda On Line) (Byzantine Greek Lexicon C10th A.D.) :

In Greek mythology, '''Ipotanes''' were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the satyrs, *March, J., ''Cassell's Dictionary Of Classical Mythology'', London, 1999. ISBN 0-304-35161-X

...e owner of which varies amongst the various versions of each part of Greek mythology. Artemis (to whom the Cerynian Hind was said to have been sacred, causing h [[Category:Greek mythology]]

Lix is a Greek term relating to the earth, while Tetrax refers to a four-season year. The [[Category: Jewish mythology]]

...he corresponding Avestan term is aspa. The word is cognate to Latin equus, Greek ίππος (hippos), Germanic *ehwaz and Baltic *ašvā all from PIE *hek'w [[Category:Hindu mythology]]

Amphisbaena' is a Greek word, from ''amfis'', meaning bothways, and ''bainein'', meaning to go. According to Greek mythology, the mythological amphisbaena was spawned from the blood that dripped from

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Cronus''' (Ancient Greek '''Κρόνος'''&mdash;of obscure etymology, perhaps related to "horned" ...onus was also identified in classical antiquity with the [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman deity]] [[Saturn]].

In Greek mythology the '''Erinyes''' or '''Eumenides''' (the Romans called them the '''Furies' The Furies, or Erinyes in Greek, have an origin that is not completely known; they were born, it is said, f

==In Latvian mythology== ...e trinity of faith goddesses that was comparable to the Norse Norns or the Greek Moirae. Among the three, Laima is the most popular because she makes the fi

In Greek mythology, '''Scylla''', or '''Skylla''' (Greek Σκύλλα) is a horribly grotesque female sea monster. Several Greek words are associated with her name: hermit crab (Greek skyllaros), dog and dog-shark (skylax), and to rend (skyllô).

"There is also a story related in a poem by Aristeas son of Kaüstrobios [Greek poet C7th B.C.], a man of Prokonnesos. This Aristeas, possessed by Phoibos ...een griffons and warriors in Scythian tunics and leggings were a theme for Greek vase-painters. Spiritual descendants of the one-eyed Arimaspians of Inner A

...mythology|Gaulish]] and (later) [[Roman mythology|Roman]] and Gallo-Roman mythology, '''Epona''' was the goddess of horses, donkeys, mules. ...is derived from ''epos'', horse or ''epa'', mare (compare Latin ''equus'', Greek ''hippos'') together with the ''-on-'' frequently, but not exclusively, fo

'''Pan''' (Greek Πάν, genitive Πανός) is the Greek god who watches over shepherds and their flocks. He has the hindquarters, ...onus]]/[[Phanes]]. If reduced to the purely symbological, Pan would be the Greek form of an ancient, possibly pre- or proto-Indo-European, horned-man deity,

...sed Typhon [Set], and was the last divine king of Egypt. Osiris is, in the Greek language, Dionysos." - Herodotus, Histories 2.144.1 *Homer, The Iliad - Greek Epic C9th-8th BC

...l Celts, '''Dusios''' was a kind of faun similar to the god Pan of ancient Greek religion and with the gods Faunus, Inuus, Silvanus, and Incubus of ancient ...at the word is a nominalization of the Gaulish prefix ''dus-'', "bad" (cf. Greek dys-).

...that was fathered by Poseidon with Medusa. When her head was cut of by the Greek hero Perseus, the horse sprang forth from her pregnant body. His galloping In Greek and Roman mythology Pegasus sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when the hero Perseus be

...ae'''; also equivalent to the Germanic mythology '''Norns''' or the Baltic mythology Goddess '''Laima''' and her sisters. ===The Fates in Roman Mythology===

..., as well as wife and sister of [[Zeus]]. Many of the older temples in the Greek world belonged to her. ...ivinities of the Minoan civilization pantheon, or of some unidentified pre-Greek Pelasgian people.

...reme boundary of India to the East, near the source of the Ganges, he [the Greek historian Megasthenes C4th B.C.] puts the Astomi tribe, that has no mouth a [[Category: Hindu mythology]]

...he middle of his forehead. The plural is '''Cyclopes''' or '''Kyklopes''' (Greek]] ''Κύκλωπες''). ...When Polyphemus asked for Odysseus' name, he told him that it was 'Outis', Greek for 'no man' or 'nobody'. Once the giant fell asleep drunk, Odysseus and h

...rne the Hunter]], the Hindu [[Pashupati]], the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] [[Pan]] and the [[satyr]]s, and even the Paleolithic cave painting "the S ...nted manifestations of a single Horned God, and that [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]] had attempted to suppress his worship by associating him wit

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Nereids''' (NEER-ee-eds) are blue-haired sea [[nymph]]s, daughter Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. C19th Classics Encyclopedia.

'''Chiron''' or '''Cheiron''' (Greek: KHEIRON ) was the eldest, wisest and kindest of the [[Centaur]]s, a tribe ...ulate that Chiron was originally a Thessalian god, later subsumed into the Greek pantheon as a centaur.

...a lake and its surroundings were haunted by a monster that looked like the Greek minotaur. [[Category: Slavic mythology]]

...ppears to be a corrupted form of the Greek word abyssos ("the abyss"), the Greek itself was borrowed from Assyrian Apsu or Sumerian Abzu, the undifferentiat ...he name of Abyzou appear frequently in charms in languages such as ancient Greek, Hebrew, and Romanian.

...saras''' is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. .... They may also, in their "Nature" capacity, be rendered comparable to the Greek nymphs, dryads, naiads, etc.

Her name comes from the ''gullet'' (Greek: Laimos), since she devoured human children. ...ld-murdering daemon. In later writings she is pluralized into many lamiae (Greek lamiai). Similar in type to other female monsters from Greco-Roman myth, su

'''Ægir''' is a giant and a king of the sea in Norse mythology. [[Image:Daugthers of Ægir and Rán.jpg|thumb|250px|In Norse Mythology, Ægir and his daughters brew ale in a large pot.]]

...mythology, he has to be listed in the demons index as well as the index of mythology / tibet. *'''Mythology''': Which culture of origin - cross folklore/mythology index

In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===

The name is a derivation from the Greek words eris, -idos meaning "troubles" and chdonios - born from the earth, wh [[Category: Greek mythology]]

...a''' (Pāli यक्ष) are nature-spirits who appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology. Usually benevolent, they are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in [[Image:AmaravatiScroll.JPG|thumb|200px|Greek scroll supported by Indian Yaksha, Amaravati, 3rd century CE, Tokyo Nationa

*Geller, M.J. "West Meets East: Early Greek and Babylonian Diagnosis." In ''Magic and Rationality in Ancient Near Easte [[Category: Babylonian mythology]]

'''Centaurs''' are human-horse hybrids in Greek mythology and the followers of the wine god Dionysus. The Greek word ''kentauros'' could be etymologized as ''ken - tauros'' = "piercing bu

A '''pricolici''' (same form in plural) is a [[werewolf]] in '''Romanian mythology'''. Similar to a [[varcolac]], although the latter sometimes symbolises a g ...pricoloci” is not certain, though ''–lici'' has been related to the modern Greek term standing for “wolf”.

'''Telosians''' is a legendary race in Amerindian mythology. The name 'Telos' is a Greek work meaning 'uttermost' or 'purpose', yet some of the inhabitants refer to

...spelling seen today probably originates in the confusion made between the Greek letters Sigma and Xi in the Latin transliteration. ...d that his name contained great mysteries, as it was composed of the seven Greek letters that formed the number 365, which is also number of days in a year.

Abaddon has also been considered the Hebrew name for the Greek god [[Apollyon]]. ...scords, war and devastations, whose prince in the Revelations is called in Greek Apollyon, in Hebrew Abaddon, that is destroying and wasting'', "Occult Phil

From the Greek οὐραῖος, from Egyptian jʿr.t (iaret) ''rearing cobra''. ...arth and the spittle of the then current sun deity. In this version of the mythology, the uraeus was the instrument with which Isis gained the throne of Egypt f

In Egyptian mythology, '''Apis''' or '''Hapis''' (alternatively spelt Hapi-ankh), was a bull-deit ...theless, the Greeks had little respect for animal-headed figures, and so a Greek statue was chosen as the idol, and proclaimed as anthropomorphic equivalent

...d his personality is similar to that of the devil in [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christianity]]. ...es of Arabia during Muhammad's time are likely to have known the word from Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible and the Gospels. Muslim scholars, on the o

...r its prey like a wheel, thus looking somewhat like the ouroboros of Greek mythology, or [[Tsuchinoko]] in Japan.

In Greek mythology, '''Cacus''' was a fire-breathing monster and the son of Vulcan. It lived i In ancient Roman mythology, Cacus ("bad") was a fire god. He was later demoted to the giant described

...own from parent to child. As a genius, or spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins. The name became a generic term [[Category:Greek mythology]]

[[Image:minotaur15.jpg|thumb|Greek vase decoration ]] In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the Minotaur (Greek: Μινόταυρος, Minótauros) is a monstrous double, sometimes with t

'''Eurynome''' is a lunar Goddess of ancient Greek religion and a demon in modern demonology. ...ome. The root of –nome is Proto-Indo-European *nem-, distribute, as in the Greek infinitive, nemein, “to distribute.” Words derived from *nem- had a lar

In Babylonian mythology, '''Tiamat''' is a sea goddess, and a monstrous embodiment of primordial ch ...ction to Tethys. The later form thalatth he finds to be clearly related to Greek thalassa, "sea".

In Greek mythology, the white-robed '''Moirae''' or '''Moerae''' were the personifications of ...who assigns to every man his fate or his share," or the Fates. (in Ancient Greek '''Μοῖραι''' &mdash; the "'''apportioners'''", often called the '''F

In Greek mythology, the '''Gorgons''' ("terrible" or, according to some, "loud-roaring") were In Greek myth, only Perseus and Zeus (through Athena) own the gorgoneion. The two mu

...a cave, who mothered with her mate [[Typhon]] every major monster in the Greek mythos. '''Echidna''' from Greek ''ekhis'' means "she viper"

...rcolac'' is a loan from Slavic (Bulgarian ''varkolak'', and ''vulkodlak'', Greek [[vrykolakas]]), meaning "werewolf" (etymologically "Wolf's Fur"). [[Category:Romanian mythology]] [[Category:Vampires]] [[Category:Shapeshifters]] [[Category:Werewolves]]

The '''Calydonian Boar''' is one of a genre of chthonic monsters in Greek mythology, each set in a specific locale, which must be overcome by heroes of the Ol ...ollowing generation, the Calydonian Hunt is one of the nodes in which much Greek myth comes together.

...alphabetically all articles that contain the <tt><nowiki>[[Category:Greek Mythology]]</nowiki></tt> link. The appeal of categories is that unlike lists, they

...of death (Roman equivalent: [[Mors]]), as well as a minor figure in Greek mythology. According to mythology, Thanatos could occasionally be outwitted, a feat that [[Sisyphus]] twice a

[[Category: Greek mythology]]

...oto-Indo-European religion and was closely linked to Latvian [[Auseklis]], Greek Eos, Roman Aurora, and Vedic Ushas. As the Christianization spread out in L *Greimas, Algirdas Julien (1992). Of Gods and Men. Studies in Lithuanian Mythology. Indiana University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-253-32652-4.

[[Image:Hades (Greek Mythology).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with his bird-headed staff, on a red-figu ...''[[Sheol]]'', also literally meant "unseen") refers to both the ancient [[Greek Underworld]] and the God of the Dead. The word originally referred to just

...d near Algeria. In his book, On the Nature of Animals (second century CE), Greek military writer Aelian reported that these sea serpents were known to beach [[Category: Vietnamese mythology]]

In Greek mythology, Zeus is the God of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Greek author Homer pictures Zeus in two separate ways:

...Second Dynasty. The centre of her cult was in Per-Bast ('''Bubastis''' in Greek), which was named after her. Bast was also associated with the 'eye of Re', ..., gaining her the titles '''Lady of Flame''' and '''Eye of Ra'''. In Greek mythology, Bast is also known as Aelurus. Bast was originally a goddess of the sun, b

'''Tálos''' was a giant creature made of bronze in Greek mythology, that some writers say was the last survivor from the Bronze Age of man. From Greek λως; Lat. Talus

...hariot.]]In Greek mythology, the '''Keres''' (singular: '''Ker''' from the Greek Kêr) were female death-spirits and sources of evils. In some texts, '''Ke ...re abstraction," Jane Ellen Harrison warned (''Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion'', "The Ker as Evil Sprite" p 170. See also Harrison's section "Th

...μαιρα'' (Chímaira); Latin ''Chimaera'') is the monstrous creature of Greek mythology classicaly fought by the hero Bellerophon. Its name can also refer to any m * In an episode of ''The Godzilla Power Hour'' an ancient Greek island re-appears in the Earth dimension after 1,000 years, the crew open t

In Greek mythology, '''Geryon''' ('''Geryones''', '''Geyron'''), son of Chrysaor and [[Callirr [[Image:Geryon herakles vase.jpg|thumb|Heracles fighting with Geryon. Greek krater, 6th century BC]]

The word is taken from Latin cynocephalus ''dog-head'', which derives from Greek: ''κῠνοκέφᾰλοι''. In Anglo-Saxon England, the Old English word ...s can also be traced back to Greek antiquity. In the fifth century BC, the Greek physician Ctesias wrote a detailed report on the existence of cynocephali i

In Greek mythology, the '''Lernaean Hydra''' was an ancient serpent-like chthonic water beast The Greek word for ''arrow'', which is ''toxon'', is closely related to the Greek word for ''poison'', which is ''toxis'', thus the poison arrows that Heracl

...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology. * Gigantes (Greek)

...g them or placing them within a heated bronze statue of the god comes from Greek accounts and is not historically verifiable as no archaeological proof of s [[Category:Assyrian mythology]]

...on''' (Greek: Ὠρίων or Ωαρίων, Latin: Orion) was a giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. ..., each through his own interpretation of Greek prehistory and of how Greek mythology represents it. There are some points of general agreement between them: for

‘’’Harpyiae’’’ (Harpuiai), means "the swift robbers," in Greek and are, in the Homeric poems, nothing but personified storm winds. (Od. xx In earlier versions of Greek myth (Hesiod in ''Theogony'' calls them two "lovely-haired" creatures), Ha

...es, while in other accounts it has only one, like the [[Cyclops]] of Greek mythology. Some tell of a gaping, stinking mouth in the monster’s belly through whi [[Category: Amazonian mythology]]

In Maya mythology, '''Camazotz''' (/kɑːməˈsɒts/ from Mayan /kämäˈsots/) (alternate sp ...% of the population of Guatemala. They have a rich history steeped in Maya mythology, and they were one of the most powerful states in the area in the pre-Conqu

...t. His appearance is sometimes described as similar to the satyrs of Greek mythology (of which Pan is one), the Devil.

In [[Philippine mythology]], a '''diwata''' or '''encantada''' is a mythological figure similar to fa In the Tagbanua mythology, the diwatas are considered equivalent to other creation gods such as, Bath

...may lure men to drown, akin to the Celtic [[Melusine]] and similar to the Greek [[Siren]]. ...from PIE ''*neigw'' (wash). It is related to Sanskrit ''nḗnēkti'' (wash), Greek ''νίζω nízō'' and ''νίπτω níptō'', and Irish ''nigther''

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...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp ...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.

...vented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, before being imported in Greek mythology. [[Image:sphinx.gif|thumb|Theban or Greek sphinx]]

...led Operative Spirits and Spirits of Divination. The word derives from the Greek νεκρός ''nekrós'' "dead" and μαντεία ''manteía'' "divination [[Norse mythology]] also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie, 2004:48), such as the sce

...term for any number of [[legendary creature]]s that frequently appear in [[mythology]], [[legend]], and [[horror fiction]]. The word originates from the Old Fre ===Religion and mythology===

...und 730 AD, but a number of translations were made over the centuries. The Greek translation, which gave the book its most famous title, was made by a (fict ...ion to the ''Necronomicon'', it was banned by Pope Gregory IX in 1232. The Greek translation, printed in Italy between 1500 and 1550, was probably lost when

[[Image:Hécate - Mallarmé.png|thumb|right|Hecate, Greek goddess of the crossroads; drawing by Stephane Mallarmé in ''Les Dieux Ant ...", Hecate is also known as ''Queen of the Dead'' or '''Queen of Ghosts'''. Greek goddess of the dark moon, crossroads, magic, wealth, wisdom, victory and na

The name may instead stem from the Greek word for ''hail'', χάλαζα (pronounced /'xalaza/; transliterated chala ..., like ale, led hail clouds over crops to ruin them, and uprooted trees. A Greek female demon [[Lamia]] might also have contributed in the development of th

...fair-haired, dwelt in a number of places in Wales as genii loci similar to Greek nymphs, Norse norns or Irish sidhe. Such places included the lake Llyn y Fa *MacKillop, James (1998). ''Dictionary of Celtic Mythology''. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 368. ISBN 0192801201.

...once been believed to be the beings who preceded the gods, similar to the Greek [[Titans]]. ...more elaborate story, reminiscent the story of Zeus and Cronus from Greek mythology. Balor, who had been given a prophecy that he would be killed by his own gr

...''Διόνυσος'' also known as '''Bacchus''' in both Greek Mythology and Roman mythology and associated with the Italic '''Liber'''), the Thracian God of wine, repr ...e Greek pantheon and was often associated with orgiastic rites. Throughout mythology he also became known as a cultivator of the soil, a lawgiver, a peacemaker,

...lance used at the Crucifixion in [[Christian]] belief. For the elaborate [[mythology]] surrounding this relic and modern legend, see [[Spear of Destiny]]''. In Christian mythology the '''Holy Lance''' is the lance used at the Crucifixion, which was later

The name ouroboros (or, in Latinized form, uroborus) from the Greek 'ουροβóρος' meaning "tail-devourer". ...ings perceived as cycles that begin anew as soon as they end (See Phoenix (mythology)). It can also represent the idea of primordial unity. The Jungian psycholo

...necropolis in Carthage). The written form ????? Moloch (in the Septuagint Greek translation of the Old Testament), or Molech (Hebrew), is the word Melech o ===Classical Greek and Roman accounts===

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from Greek mythology. Hellhounds are famous for appearing in Northern European folklore and mythology

'''Apep''' (also spelled Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis in Greek) was an evil demon, the deification of darkness and chaos (isfet in Egyptia ...ide to fighting Apep, referred to as The Books of Overthrowing Apep or (in Greek) the Book of Apophis. The chapters described a gradual process of dismember

In [[Category:Greek mythology]] the '''Sirens''' or '''Seirenes''' were [[Naiad]] (sea [[nymph]]s) approa In early Greek art the Sirens were represented as birds with the heads, and sometimes ches

The word has a Greek origin and means ''owl'', with which bird it is usually identified. ...rliest recorded tale of the strix is from the lost ''Ornithologia'' of the Greek author '''Boio''', which is partially preserved in Antoninus Liberalis's ''

Cerberus was the guardian hound of [[Hades]], the Greek [[Underworld]], and a faithful servant of Hades (the god who ruled that glo *In Roman mythology, [[Aeneas]] lulled Cerberus to sleep with drugged honeycakes.

...m "manticore" was borrowed from Latin ''mantichora'', itself borrowed from Greek ''mantikhoras'' - an erroneous pronunciation of the original Persian name. ...urth century BCE, in his notes on India ("Indika"), which circulated among Greek writers on natural history, but have not survived.

...refigured the ram of ''Banebdjed'', worshipped in the city of Mendes, the Greek name of ancient Djedet in Egypt, as a he-goat, imagined as “copulator in ...identified Baphomet with [[Harpocrates]] (the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] version of the child-form of the Egyptian god [[Horus]]) and also with wh

...istian context: examples of such [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christian mythology]] are the themes woven round [[Saint George]] or [[Saint Christopher]]. In ...partly represented by the familiar designation ''[[Aesopica]]'': "Ancient Greek and Roman literature contains rich troves of folklore and popular beliefs,

'''Cernunnos''' in [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]] is the deified [[spirit]] of horned male animals, especially of stags, a ...It depicts Cernunnos and other Celtic deities alongside [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman divinities]] such as [[Jupiter]], [[Vulcan]], [[Castor]], and [[Pollu

...ology or as a [[spirituality|spiritual]] concept. The word is derived from Greek ''therion'' (Θηριον), meaning "wild animal" or "beast", and ''anthrō In [[folklore]], mythology and [[anthropology]], therianthropy can be used to describe a character tha

...ek name for the ancient [[god]] in [[:Category:Egyptian mythology|Egyptian mythology]] whose hieroglyphic is more accurately spelt '''Anpu''' (also '''Anup''', ...ons were similar, Anubis was identified as the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] god [[Hermes]], becoming [[Hermanubis]].

Jacob Grimm believed that Gothic ''skōhsl'', used to translate ''Koine'' Greek δαιμόνιον (daimonion), "demon", in the New Testament, was related [[Category: Germanic mythology]]

...hoenician author Sanchuniathon also says Dagon means siton, that being the Greek word for grain. Sanchuniathon further explains: "And Dagon, after he discov ...se, in the tale depicting the origin of the constellation Capricornus, the Greek god of nature Pan became a fish from the waist down when he jumped into the

...u''' was the first living being and the creator of the universe in Chinese mythology. ...le that the figure Sui-Jen has been derived from the same prototype as the Greek Prometheus."

The [[Siren]]s of Greek mythology are sometimes portrayed in later [[folklore]]; in fact in some languages th Other related types of [[mythology|myth]]ical or [[legend]]ary creature are [[water fairies]] (e.g. various [[

...mani 'Faunum' dicunt'' &mdash; "[[Satyr]]s are they who are called Pans in Greek, [[Incubus (demon)]] in Latin, these daemons the Galls call Dusi. What vulg ...ten applied to beings that seem more human than ape, or that have strong [[mythology|mythological]] or supernatural overtones.

...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ ...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.

...that has generally been described as a malevolent [[spirit]], or [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]] and [[Jinn]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may ...'' that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]].The Hellenistic "Demon" eventually came to include many Semitic a

'''Asmodai''' or '''Asmodeus''' is a demon in Jewish mythology. ...Asmodai/Asmodeus include Ashmadia, Ashmedai (Hebrew), Asmodaios-?sµ?da??? (Greek), Asmoday, Asmodée (French), Asmodee, Asmodei, Ashmodei, Ashmodai, Asmodei

From the Greek ''gryphos'', Persian شیردال‌ ''shirdal'' "lion-eagle" ...depictions of griffins included hunting scenes. Divine figures in egyptian mythology, despicted as griffins, include Sefer, Sefert, and Axex.

...' or the '''Eight-Forked Serpent''' is a serpent-like creature in Japanese mythology. ...the Japanese), Post Wheeler also records analogous legends of the Hydra of Greek myth, of Fafnir from the Germanic, and of the Egyptian goddess Hathor, whom

...The earliest versions are traced to various non-Jewish sources, including Greek, Indian, Gnostic, Christian, and the Islamic Mutazila sect. [[Category:Jewish mythology]]

...s to his own gods, which seem to be molded more like the [[Greek mythology|Greek pantheon]] than the cosmic group of Lovecraft's fiction.<ref>Robert M. Pric

The word "basilisk" comes from the Greek ''basileus'', which means king. The basilisk was the king of the snakes and [[Category:Greek mythology]]

The '''Morrígan''' is a dark goddess from Irish mythology.

'''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis ...ylon, Sumerian and Akkadia. This is discussed in the article on [[Biblical mythology]].

...ing and punishment of the character from [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]].) The story has had an influence across literature and [[:Category:Popula ...subtitle, mentioning it only in an introduction). [[Prometheus]], in Greek mythology, was the [[Titan]] who created mankind, and Victor's work by creating man b

...ish ''devel'' and Old English ''dēofol'' and Latin ''Diábolus'', from Late Greek ''Diabolos'', meaning, '''slanderer''', from ''diaballein'', to slander: '' ...erent species like siddha, gandharva, yaksha etc. are defined in the Hindu mythology which may not fall directly into mankind but treated as slightly superior t

...an''' [Standard Hebrew: שָׂטָן, ''Satan'' Tiberian Hebrew ''Śāṭān''; Koine Greek:Σατανάς, ''Satanás''; Aramaic language Aramaic: Śaṭanâ; Arabic ...h ultimately derives from PIE ''g^wel-''(meaning "to throw"). In Greek, the term ''diabolos'' (Διάβολος), carries more negative connotatio

...underworld, Hel. Compare [[Anglo-Saxon language |Anglo-Saxon]] ''helan'', Greek ''kalyptein'' and Latin ''celare''="to hide, to cover" (all from [[Proto-In Hell appears in several [[mythology|mythologies]] and [[religion]]s in different guises, and is commonly inhabi

...terally "pulling the cover away from")[http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=602&version=kjv] is the last canonical book of the New Testa ...rmalities which indicate its author may not have been as familiar with the Greek language as the Gospel's author. Proponents of the single-author view expla

...anism a goat is used as a symbol for Satan. . ''The Septuagint'', an early Greek translation of the Old Testament, had incorrectly translated Azazel as ''ez *Perera, Sylvia Brinton ''Scapegoat Complex: Toward a Mythology of Shadow and Guilt (Studies in Jungian Psychology By Jungian Analysts)'' (

...also the direct translation of the Greek ''eosphorus'' ("dawn-bearer"; cf. Greek ''phosphorus'', "light-bearer") used by Jerome in the "Vulgate". In that pa ...d John Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', led to the common idea in Christian mythology and [[folklore]] that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of [[Satan]].

...''' is a mythical bird and associated with the Egyptian sun-god Re and the Greek Phoibos (Apollo). ...ost beautiful parts of all the birds in the world. Its name comes from the Greek word for "purple" because the phoenix is associated with fire and the sun.

...ew Scriptures and Christian New Testament, the Hebrew Scriptures and their Greek translation - the Septuagint - contain feminine allusions to God (e.g., "El [[Category:Christian mythology]][[Category:Demons]]

Invention of the term cryptozoology (adding the Greek prefix ''kryptós'', or "hidden" to ''zoology'' to mean "the study of hidde ...he world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstition by western scientists, but were later proven to have a real

An '''elf''' (pl. ''elves'') is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertili ...ively, a connection to the ''[[Rbhus]]'', semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested. Originally ''ælf''/''elf'' and it's plural ''æl

...ka''' (Avestan Great Snake) is a dragon or demonic figure in the texts and mythology of Zoroastrian Persia, where he is one of the subordinates of [[Angra Mainy ..., and without a sinister implication. Azi and Ahi are distantly related to Greek ophis, Latin anguis, both meaning "snake".

...ka''' (Avestan Great Snake) is a dragon or demonic figure in the texts and mythology of Zoroastrian Persia, where he is one of the subordinates of [[Angra Mainy ..., and without a sinister implication. Azi and Ahi are distantly related to Greek ophis, Latin anguis, both meaning "snake".

...] - A three-headed dog known to guard the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology. * [[Chimera (mythology)|The Chimera]] - Although it may have several different forms, the chimera

...ing attempts to reconcile mythology with science; many have theorized that mythology can and does contain grains of truth in the form of a highly distorted "fol ...it is conceivable that a folk memory of these creatures survived by way of mythology. In addition, it appears that the very last Neanderthals adopted some of th

==Akkadian mythology== ...a witch who steals children, similar to the Breton [[Korrigan]], in Greek mythology described as a Libyan queen who mated with [[Zeus]]. After Zeus abandoned L

...aces its roots to Hermes Trismegistus, a [[syncretism|syncretic]] Egyptian-Greek deity and legendary alchemist. These two disciplines influenced the birth o ...chemists to borrow the terms and symbols of [[Bible|biblical]] and pagan [[mythology]], [[astrology]], [[kabbalah]], and other mystic and esoteric fields; so th

...e intelligent, supernatural, or highly developed reptile-like humanoids in mythology, popular fiction, and speculative fringe theories. They also appear in some In pre-columbian mythology from Colombia, ''Bachue'' (the primordial woman) transformed into a big sna

...he Zoroastrian astrologer priests of the Medes. In the Hellenistic period, Greek μάγος (''magos'') could be used as an adjective, but an adjective μα ...n Egypt, a large number of magical [[papyrus|papyri]], in [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Coptic language|Coptic]], and [[Demotic Egyptian|Demotic]], have been

...come into conflict with a variety of [[monster]]s from [[folklore]] and [[mythology]]. One of the game's more prominent monsters are the various races of '''[ ...d, daemon are something close to a muse, a divine inspiration in the Greek mythology and so effectively do not fill in the role of evildoer).

...'' is said to derive from the New Latin ''gnomus'' and ultimately from the Greek ''gnosis'', meaning knowledge. According to myth, gnomes hoarded secret kno [[Category:European mythology]]

...ar to the Slavic vampire. They are called [[Strigoi]] based on the ancient Greek term ''Strix'' standing for ''screech owl'', which also came to mean [[demo ...al wolf that could devour the sun and moon (similar to [[Fenris]] in Norse mythology), and later became connected with werewolves rather than vampires. The pers

...]] or supernatural being that is found in the legends, [[folklore]], and [[mythology]] of many different cultures. They are generally humanoid in their appearan ...which referred to the three mythological personifications of destiny, the Greek [[Moirae]] (Roman Parcae, "sparing ones", or Fatae) who were supposed to ap

A '''werewolf''' (Or '''Lycanthrope''') in [[folklore]] and [[mythology]] is a person who [[Therianthropy|shapeshifts]] into a wolf, either purpose The Greek term ''Lycanthropy'' (a compound of which the first part derives from the s

...ot only humans but also a large variety of animals were mummified. Ancient Greek historians record that the Persians sometimes mummified their kings and nob ...the Museum of Natural History in Budapest. In March 2006, the body of the Greek Orthodox Monk Vissarion Korkoliacos was found intact in his tomb, after fif

...''ángelos'', meaning "messenger" (double gamma "γγ" is pronounced "ng" in Greek). The closest Hebrew word for angel is מלאך, ''mal'ach'', also meaning ...Ameshaspentas ([[Amesha Spenta]]), or seven great spirits of the [[Persian mythology]].

'''Exorcism''' (from Late Latin ''exorcismus'', from Greek ''exorkizein'' - to adjure) is the practice of evicting [[demon]]s or other ...egory:Christian mythology]][[Category:Islamic mythology]][[Category:Jewish mythology]][[Category:Popular culture]]

...g Christian III c.1550. The Lusca of the Caribbean and [[Scylla]] in Greek mythology may also derive from giant squid sightings. Eyewitness accounts of other se

*Similar to the La Llorona story is that of the Greek [[Medea]], who likewise murdered her children after being abandoned by Jaso [[Category:South American and Mesoamerican mythology]]

...ath personified''' is a figure or fictional character which has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. Because the re *[[Thanatos]] (Greek)

This is also similar to the Eastern Christian trichotomy of the Greek words σώμα (''soma''), ψυχή (''psyche''), and νους (''nous''), ...n Monsters]][[Category:Demons]][[Category:Witches and warlocks]][[Category:Mythology, folklore and legend]]

...wn image upon seeing her reflection in a body of water (a reference to the Greek myth of Narcissus). It is her vanity that Satan taps into in order to persu ...se terms--as a giant, physically larger than the [[Titan]]s of Greco-Roman mythology. Like the ancient epics of Homer, Paradise Lost begins in the midst of thi

...monster”. In Romania, it is known as ''nosferatu'', which comes from the Greek ''nosophoros'', meaning “plague-carrier.” This is not a prominent limitation in folklore (except, perhaps, for the Greek [[Vrykolakas]]). In fact, superstitious peasants were forced to come up wi

...gures. A few examples might be [[Cernunnos]] and [[Brigit]] from [[Celtic mythology]] or [[Hecate]], [[Lugh]], [[Diana]] and many others. ...thoughts in Wicca regarding each of the Elements. Some hold to the ancient Greek conception of the classical elements (air, fire, water, earth) correspondin

...cientific name of the monster would henceforth be Nessiteras rhombopteryx (Greek for "The Ness monster with diamond-shaped fin"). Scott intended that this w [[Category:Scottish mythology]]

...are already otherwise despised, feared, or are little known. In antiquity, Greek reports of '''anthropophagy''' were related to distant, non-Hellenic barbar The opening of [[Hell]], the Zoroastrian contribution to Western mythology, is a mouth. According to [Catholic dogma, bread and wine are transubstanti

'''Mysticism''' from the Greek μυω (''muo'', "concealed") is the pursuit of achieving communion or iden *[[:Category:Category:North American mythology|Native American]] [[Ghost Dance]]s of the late Nineteenth Century were myst