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  2. List of war deities - Wikipedia

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    Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect; Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden; Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and death

  3. List of women warriors in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The histories and legends in Greek mythology may be inspired by warrior women among the Sarmatians. Artemis (Latin Diana) is the Greek goddess of the hunt, daughter of Zeus and Leto and twin sister to Apollo. She is usually depicted bearing a bow and arrows. Atalanta is one of the few mortal heroines in Greek mythology. She possessed great ...

  4. List of mythological pairs - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of famous pairs in mythology: Lovers. Abhimanyu and Uttara ; Acis and ... Zeus and many mortal women and nymphs (see Zeus) Twins. See: ...

  5. 150 Names That Mean 'Warrior' for Your Tiny Champion - AOL

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    Whether you're searching for the perfect male or female baby name for a new addition to the family or simply want to embrace your own inner warrior (insert flexed biceps emoji), these options have ...

  6. Shield-maiden - Wikipedia

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    The term Shield-maiden is a calque of the Old Norse: skjaldmær.Since Old Norse has no word that directly translates to warrior, but rather drengr, rekkr and seggr can all refer to male warrior and bragnar can mean warriors, it is problematic to say that the term meant female warrior to Old Norse speakers.

  7. List of valkyrie names - Wikipedia

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    In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr ), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain ...

  8. List of Greek mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    Caeneus, formerly Caenis, a woman who was transformed into a man and became a mighty warrior; Cassandra, a princess of Troy cursed to see the future but never to be believed; Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια), queen of Æthiopia and mother of Andromeda; Clytemnestra, sister of Helen and unfaithful wife of Agamemnon; Danaë, the mother of ...

  9. List of Homeric characters - Wikipedia

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    Odysseus (Ὀδυσσεύς), another warrior-king, famed for his cunning, who is the main character of another (roughly equally ancient) epic, the Odyssey. Patroclus (Πάτροκλος), beloved companion of Achilles. Phoenix (Φοῖνιξ), an old Achaean warrior, greatly trusted by Achilles, who acts as mediator between Achilles and Agamemnon.