The '''Viruñas''' or '''Mandingas''' (the Evil One), is considered a representation of Satan
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...reature with the head of a donkey and body of a camel; it is the legendary representation of the llama.
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A modern representation of this dragon can be found in the 'Final Fantasy' game series as the giant
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...a full tiger. This imagery would be based on Makara in Hindu mythology. A representation of the Shachihoko was used in medieval Japan as a gargoyle.
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[[Image:Clurichaun.png|thumb|A representation of a Clurichaun in T. C. Croker's ''Fairy Legends and Traditions of the Sou
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...(sometimes '''Pictish Dragon''' or '''Pictish Elephant''') is an artistic representation of an animal, and is depicted on Pictish symbol stones.
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...Annotated Paradise Lost, Isaac Asimov theorized that Abdiel was in fact a representation of Milton himself. In Cyder, Ambrose Philips refers to Milton as "that othe
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...pira played by [[Emilie de Ravin]]. Aside from gender and hair color, the representation is faithful to the description above, including the backward feet and the f
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...ometime around 1383, and although this carving is the first known physical representation of the Calopus, a similar beast existed in ancient Babylon, where it was so
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==Fauns representation in Art==
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[[Image:Fenrir.jpg|thumb|Fantasy representation of Fenrir]]
[[Image:Fenrir2.jpg|thumb|Medieval representation of Fenrir]]
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...The doll is usually made of rags, fired clay or dried fruits with distinct representation of the male genitals. The rituals were performed by girls or young women.
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An etheral representation of human/animal which look supernatural or frightening. Ghosts can come in
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[[Image:Cécrops Meyers.png|thumb|250px|right|Representation of Cecrops I]]
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Coca the dragon is another representation of this scary being and is present in the folklore of Portugal and Galicia.
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Hermaphrodites were subjects of artistic representation rather than of religious worship.
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Although the name means "lion", it resembles no living creature. Its representation, generally confined to the head, varies between the buffalo and a distorted
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The usual interpretation of Hugin and Munin is that they are a physical representation of Odin's role of wisdom god, considering the intelligence of wild ravens,
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[[Image:sleipnir.jpg|thumb|A modern representation (artist unknown)]]
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[[Image:Catoblepas.gif|thumb|right|210px|An heraldic representation of the Catoblepas]]
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...miles southeast of the original location. The original Piasa was likely a representation of a local guardian spirit or a depiction of the [[Ouroboros]] symbol.
The "Piasa" may also be a representation of the "Uktena", or underwater panther, which appears in the mythology of m
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...r as time passes. As with the Chinese Phoenix, the common image today is a representation of a single sex. Pi Xiu has protruding eyes and sharp teeth. It does not ha
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...culture has not yet been discovered. Nevertheless, the consistency in both representation and role is notable.
The Giant of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England is reputed to be a representation of Cernunnos. This is uncertain, as the image has also been attributed to H
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...The Buddhist temple, which according to Indian precedent may be a symbolic representation of heaven, is conceived as a hugely glorified Nat-house, for the Buddha was
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A '''symbol''', in its basic sense, is a conventional representation of a [[concept]] or quantity; i.e., an [[idea]], [[object (philosophy)|obje
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[[Image:deathworm.jpg|thumb|A fantasy representation]]
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There is a strong argument that the Qilin is a stylised representation of the giraffe. This is because the Qilin is referred to only since the Min
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...eastern tribes in ancient China. Current theories suggest that it may be a representation of a large pre-historic bird, similar to an ostrich, which were common in p
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Joseph Atwill in his book Caesar's Messiah, believes that the story is a representation of Titus Vespasianus, as the messiah (see also Josephus' Jewish Wars 6.5.4)
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...happy spirits who are tied to the earth and try to attack people. A visual representation of the duppy then briefly appears in the episode as it attacks the kids.
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...more modern tales to depict her as a matronly figure. Some even make her a representation of love. Other storytellers hold that she is simply a solitary wanderer who
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The ''Veve'' is the religious symbol of the Loa and serves as their representation during rituals. Most similar to the veve are the drawings of zemi or gods o
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...te'' written in 2007 by Stephen Karam. The character constitutes an ironic representation of the Diwata, as an awkward, socially rejected high school student intent
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...eternal cycle of renewal. It is also an emblem of immortality. Its endless representation with its tail in its mouth (Ouroboros), and the constant renewal of its ski
...primordial unity. The Jungian psychologist Erich Neumann writes of it as a representation of the pre-ego "dawn state", depicting the undifferentiated infancy experie
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...in the centaur-archer caused this image of Apollo and the sun to become a representation of Christ, the God-Man.
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The cult of the serpent in Mesoamerica is very old; there are representation of snakes with bird-like characteristics as old as the Olmec preclassic (11
...[Tlaloc]], the water god, at the same time Quetzalcoatl, as a snake, was a representation of the fertility of the earth, and it was subordinate to Tlaloc. As the cul
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...tuals underline the importance of metaphorical hematophagy, such as in the representation of blood of Jesus Christ by wine during Catholic mass.
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...er their hoods, wielding scythes. This bears a resemblance to the symbolic representation of death known as the Grim Reaper. Their upgraded form is the banshee.
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*A representation of hell in the '''Mortal Kombat''' videogame series, known as the ''Netherr
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...nlEmg i.a figures (dantsikw dance boards) to rise from the earth (abstract representation of Sisiutl). Supernatural powers bestowed by Sisiutl might be theatrically
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...sake, as in the original myth. Other similarities to the myth include the representation of the warrior 'Susano'.
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...onster class. She often appears in other areas of pop culture, such as the representation of Bast on the clothing line The Baby Phat Cat by Kimora Lee Simmons (Baby
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...chapter 61 and the beginning of 62. In the novel, The Monkey King faces a representation of his own carnal desires and is trapped inside of a tower full of mirrors,
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A '''Green Man''' is a sculpture, drawing or other representation of a face surrounded by (or made from) leaves. Branches or vines may sprout
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...Staples 1994). "Nevertheless, there are memories of an earlier, an iconic representation, as a pillar in Argos and as a plank in Samos" (Burkert 1985 p.131).
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[[Image:Morrígan.jpg|thumb|A modern representation - artist unknown]]
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...detail in church architecture, adorning capitals and medallions. The best representation of the basilisk is found in the decorative field of heraldry where the basi
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[[Image:dropbear.jpg|thumb|A modern representation]]
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