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Melampus, a legendary soothsayer and healer, and king of Argos; Mopsus, the name of two legendary seers; Polyeidos, a Corinthian seer who saved the life of Glaucus; Pythia, the oracle of Delphi; Telemus, a seer who foresaw that the Cyclops Polyphemus would be blinded by Odysseus; Theoclymenus, an Argive seer; Tiresias, blind prophet of Thebes
Name Name meaning Referred to as a valkyrie in Brynhildr "Armor battle" or "bright battle" [6] Skáldskaparmál: Eir "Peace, clemency" [7] or "help, mercy" [8] Nafnaþulur: Geirahöð Connected to the Old Norse words geirr ("spear") and höð ("battle"). [9] Appears in some manuscripts of Grímnismál in place of the valkyrie name Geirölul [9 ...
It is one of several legendary place names that have a fictive quality with an element from the natural world, [74] and like several constructed with the name of an animal in the genitive + a common word for a natural feature, [75] and it seems to be a poetic invention. [76] [77] Where the Geats raise the barrow over Beowulf's remains. [190 ...
Lugh - legendary hero and High King of Ireland, god of leadership, skills, the sun, and alliances, associated with friends. Maine mac Darthacht - owner of a cloak fastened by eight stones; Manannán mac Lir - god of the sea, like his father Lir; Nuada Airgetlám - first king of the Tuatha Dé Danann; Ogma - warrior-poet, said to have invented ...
Related: 105 Creative Elf Names and Their Meanings. Best Viking Names and Their Meanings. 1. Erik — "Eternal king,” from Old Norse. 2. Leif — "Descendant" or "heir." 3. Thor — From Old ...
A legendary Inca lost city or utopian rich land said to lie east of the Andes. Pohjola: The realm of Louhi in Finnish mythology, literally translated its name means "North". Quivira and Cíbola: Two of the legendary Seven Cities of Gold supposed by Spanish conquistadors to have existed in the Americas. Ryūgū-jō
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, the legendary Chinese twin swords named after their creators. Glory of Ten Powers, a legendary Chinese sword allegedly forged in Tibet by husband-and-wife magicians of the ancient Bön tradition. Huàyǐng, a branch that morphed into a sword in the hands of Zhuānxū, has the ability to command the elements and animals.
a Dragon like creature from French mythology, with a venomous bite, Guivre meaning wyvern or wyrm, or even serpent which the creatures name is derived from. Peluda La Velue, cover of a French pamphlet (1889) Also known as The Shaggy Beast, or La Velue, a legendary dragon from La Ferté-Bernard that shot deadly quills from its back. Germanic ...