...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.
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===Norse/Germanic mythology===
In [[:Category:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]], '''Svartálfar''' ("Swartelves" or "[[black elves]]"), sometimes conside
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...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
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In the late nineteenth century the golem was adopted by mainstream European society. Most notably [[Gustav Meyrink]]'s 1915 novel ''[[The Gole
...y Shelley]]'s ''[[Frankenstein]]'' and the alchemical homunculus. In Norse mythology, Mökkurkálfi (or Mistcalfa) was a clay giant, built to help the [[troll]]
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Bodies purported to be those of self-mummified monks are exhibited in several Japanese shrines, and it has been claimed that the monks, prior to their death, stuc
...Tutankhamun's tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter brought mummies into the mainstream. Slapstick comedy trio the Three Stooges humorously exploited the discovery
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...Ameshaspentas ([[Amesha Spenta]]), or seven great spirits of the [[Persian mythology]].
...gods, such as [[Eos]], [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]], [[Thanatos]] and [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]].
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