...ke most dwarves, but war with goblins and kobolds who steal their precious gold.
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...golden balls" in Japanese, so the punchline goes that gold was bought with gold.
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...men wise by instructing them in every subject, transmutes all metals into gold, and changes wine into water and water into wine.
...shape, he maketh a man wise in everie thing, he changeth all mettals into gold, and changeth wine and water the one into the other, and commandeth as mani
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[[Image:fafnir.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Fáfnir guards the gold hoard in this illustration by Arthur Rackham to Richard Wagner's ''Siegfrie
...He wore the [[Aegis]] helmet and guarded his father's house of glittering gold and flashing gems. He was the strongest and most aggressive of the three br
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...d on silver and the other which fed on gold. Both types glowed a silver or gold color whenever they found and fed off of a vein of metal.
...for precious metals, and miners would follow the bird to its nest and find gold there. However, the Alicanto had a spiteful side. If it caught miners spyin
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...d off the bad omen of Yan-gant-y-tan is to leave a small bag of gold or of gold chain around a travelers post which Yan-gant-y-tan will steal and leave you
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...on it; and her eyes were blue and as clear as the dew on the grass, and a gold ring hanging down from every golden lock of her hair; and her cheeks redder
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The '''Borego Phantom''' is a skeletal apparition that appears to potential gold-seekers between Borego, Arizona and the foothills of the Superstition Mount
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...is that the nun was decapitated when she refused to betray the location of gold buried by Acadian settlers. Another version has the nun killed by a madman.
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...turning metals into coins that are made with that metal (i.e., gold into a gold coin, copper into a copper coin, etc.).
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...e because its fur heals every sickness and the animal has a big desire for gold.
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Pi Xiu is the ninth offspring of the dragon. Pi Xiu craves the smell of gold and silver and it likes to bring his master money in his mouth. Statues of
...creature for wealth. It is said to have a voracious appetite towards only gold and silver.
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Dracae lured victims into their demesne by leaving gold cups or jewelry floating on the water surface, then abducting people who re
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...ong blonde or light brown hair (most often curly), which she tends to with gold or silver combs woven from sun or moonbeams.
...na is a beneficial spirit, offering love water to travelers and rewards of gold or silver to those found worthy through some undefined judgment. Their hypn
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Petsuchoi were worshipped as gods, and were adorned with jewels and gold. When the Petsuchos died, it was replaced by another. Their carcasses were
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...ing people and animals. Two Finns called in to destroy it and retrieve the gold said that they had managed to tie its head and tail to the bottom of the la
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...reature which has a head of a dog like creature and a sharp tongue made of gold.
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...the Carpathians) in northern Skythia. They were constantly at war with the gold-guarding,
...Arimaspoi (Arimaspians), beyond whom are the Grypes (Griffins) that guard gold, and beyond these again the Hyperboreoi (Hyperboreans), whose territory rea
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...hemy Berith was the element with which all metals could be transmuted into gold, surely derived from the name of the demon Berith.
...s also a liar. Berith also has the power to transmute all base metals into gold. Lured by a handsome reward, he will ensure that great public dignities and
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This vampire originates amongst the Ashanti tribes living on the Gold Coast although it does reappear under different names amongst neighbouring
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...a place of sanctuary lit with bright gold and where the beer pours itself. Gold is therefore called Aegir's fire. The cups in Aegir's hall were always full
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...nd. It is also said that his skin became shiny after rolling around in the gold and precious stones of Itapé.
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...ountry. Elidor was a priest who as a boy was led by dwarves to a castle of gold in a land that, while beautiful, was not illuminated by the full light of t
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The description of his image as a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone or bronze figures has been interpreted by
...e 12th century Book of Leinster, Crom Cruach's cult image, consisting of a gold figure surrounded by twelve stone figures, stood on [[Magh Slécht]] ("the
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...the waters on the nights of the full moon to detangle their long hair with gold combs.
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.... The dwelling-places of the trows were said to be sumptuous and dazzling. Gold, silver and previous materials decorated the walls, while only fine food an
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:The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold,
:And digged out ribs of gold...
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...n sylphic beauty, or with glimpses of underwater gardens with buildings of gold or crystal. They are also blamed for heavy flooding that destroys crops or
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...eves and much embroidery and lace, "zepingue tremblant" (trembling pins of gold), and all the finery of the by-gone days.
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...ross a rapidly flowing river (Noted as the River Styx) after accepting one gold coin. Like in Clash of the Titans he must first be called, and in Shadowgat
...hat, and rowing the player across to the gates of Hades after being paid 2 gold coins.
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...n the payment are happily surprised when they learn that the chips turn to gold as sson as they've left the forest.
...find some small object such as chips of wood or bits of grain turned into gold as their reward.
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The ''Ulluchu Man'', a enigmatic gilded gold figurine about 50 cm with raised arms, was once mounted on a fabric banner
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...e Dwarf mummy of Wyoming was found by Cecil Main and Frank Carr. These two gold prospectors blasted a rock wall in a cave in the Pedro Mountains, 60 miles
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...who ever lived is smaller than a single one of his scales, which are blue, gold, brass, or red, and edged with silver and dark purple. He can, and does, ap
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...ce points to an[African-American man from the Breaux Bridge area driving a gold 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage who is also wanted in connection with an attempted r
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...ow to get rid of him. The councilmen pledged a grand reward of one hundred gold coins but nobody took up the offer.
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...nhabited Tripura, a mythological triplet fortress made of iron, silver and gold constructed by [[Mayasura]] and destroyed by Lord [[Shiva]] in Hindu mytho
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...d, or furniture. Magically the belongings of the villagers, such as money, gold, and jewellery will be disappeared and magically carried away by the Babi N
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A Noah can be identified by a gray skin tone, yellow/gold eyes, and a horizontal line of seven cross-shaped stigmata referred to as h
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...rs. Alternately, miners sometimes allow the Celestial Stag to show them to gold, gathering it up before finding a lift. They tell the Stag that they must g
...yet discovered any veins from which to procure some; do you know where the gold grows?' And the celestial stag guides them to a mine where they can reap a
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...erie type creature. The myth says that every [[leprechaun]] has a crock of gold which the successful captor of the leprechaun *gets to keep.
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...not unlike a captured leprechaun who must reward his captor with a pot of gold.
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...as the worthy knight overcoming the beast -- that is, transforming it into gold.
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* Wawel Dragons (Gold, Silver, Bronze Grand Prix Dragons and Dragon of Dragons Special Prize) are
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...Rabbit, so in the days of old people also use the words "Jade Rabbit" and "Gold Rabbit" to refer to the moon.
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...'en stories is a small dragon (approximately two meters long) with a small gold snake on his head. It is also able to appear in human form. However, its dr
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The Yowie has been reported primarily in New South Wales, the Gold Coast of Queensland and in the wild bush country of the Moehau Range. In Ne
...e was knocked down and large footprints surrounded the scene. A man in the Gold Coast city of Springbrook said that a"big black hairy man-thing" appeared b
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...with the knowledge of the location of buried treasure, often in a crock of gold. Infamous hoarders, they are loathe to spend a single penny, which probabl
...ss, notwithstanding, for he wears a red square-cut coat, richly laced with gold, waistcoat and inexpressible of the same, cocked hat, shoes and buckles.
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...kindness, and Midas chose the power of turning everything he touched into gold. Another story was that Silenus has been captured by two shepherds, and reg
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Bannack was the first territorial capital of Montana, and during the 1862 gold rush its population exceeded 10,000. Typical of such prospecting frontier l
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