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Hippocrates is commonly portrayed as the paragon of the ancient physician and credited with coining the Hippocratic Oath, which is still relevant and in use today. He is also credited with greatly advancing the systematic study of clinical medicine , summing up the medical knowledge of previous schools, and prescribing practices for physicians ...
The Battlestar Galactica franchise (particularly the 2004 television series) [46] developed from concepts that utilized Greek mythology. [47] Heroes is a series that plays on the concept of the new generation of gods overthrowing the old. [48] The television series Lost uses Greek mythology, primarily in its online Lost Experience. [46]
The manhwa series Ragnarok, by Myung-Jin Lee, is based on Norse mythology and the events of Ragnarok, the prophesied fall of the gods. Vinland Saga takes place in Iceland and 11th-century Europe, which makes many references to Norse mythology; In History's Strongest Disciple Kenichi, the protagonists fight against a gang organization known as ...
Ares is the main antagonist, and final boss battle, in the 2005 video game God of War, voiced by Steve Blum. In it, Ares runs amok and assails the city of Athens while challenging the other gods and looking for Pandora's Box to maximize his power; the other gods enlist the aid of a Spartan named Kratos (the player), former protégé of Ares ...
Clash of the Gods is a one-hour weekly mythology television series that premiered on August 3, 2009 on the History Channel. The program covers many of the ancient Greek and Norse Gods , monsters and heroes including Hades , Hercules , Medusa , Minotaur , Odysseus and Zeus .
A place where immortals lived according to Chinese mythology. Longmen: A legendary waterfall in Chinese mythology. Mount Buzhou: An ancient Chinese mythological mountain which, according to old texts, lay to the northwest of the Kunlun Mountains, in a location today referred to as the Pamir Mountains. Mount Penglai
Hercules (TV miniseries), a 2005 television mini-series done by Hallmark Entertainment. Hercules is the mentor and ancestor of Herry Hercules from Class of the Titans. Hercules appears in the BBC One series Atlantis where he is portrayed by Mark Addy. Hercules appears in the ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time, portrayed by Jonathan Whitesell.
He is regarded to be a chiranjivi, an immortal being, who still roams the world with foul-smelling fluids oozing from his form. [4] Hanuman, a vanara figure from the Ramayana and a companion of Rama, is described to be immortal in Hindu epics. He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker.