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  • ...the fairies. Due to Shakespeare's influence, later fiction has often used the name "Titania" for fairy queen characters. ...vid's '’Metamorphoses'', where it is an appellation given to the daughters of Titans.
    3 KB (460 words) - 20:14, 8 April 2011
  • ...he head of a ram, of a falcon or of a person, invented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, before being imported in Greek mythology. ..."to draw tight". This may be her proper name, but ''The Penugin Dictionary of Classical Mythology'' states that her given name was '''Φιξ — Phix
    18 KB (2,982 words) - 14:23, 18 January 2012
  • ..., beak and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion and occasionally the tail of a serpent. ...to modern day lions. The oldest and strongest male used to be the head of the group.
    19 KB (3,081 words) - 15:46, 18 January 2012
  • ...e '''devil'''. For the Christian devil, see [[Devil in Christianity]], for the Islamic devil, see [[Iblis]].'' [[Image:Michael Pacher 004.jpg|thumb|right|''Saint Wolfgang and the Devil'' by Michael Pacher.]]
    21 KB (3,312 words) - 01:36, 22 January 2012
  • ...Spriggans, Welsh Knockers, Cornish Knockers, German Kobolds and Wichtlein, the Irish Phooka and even Shakespeare's infamous Puck . ...to some traditions, ''goblin'' comes from ''Gob'' or ''Ghob'', the king of the [[gnome|gnomes]], whose inferiors were called ''Ghob-lings''.
    24 KB (3,883 words) - 16:53, 15 March 2011
  • ...s is more a reflection of fiction's influence than an authentic feature of the folk [[legend]]s. Werewolves are sometimes held to become [[vampire]]s afte ==Origins and variations of the word==
    28 KB (4,630 words) - 19:11, 20 January 2011