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Okeus (also known as Okee) was a wrathful god in the religion of the Powhatan and Monocan tribes of Virginia, the vengeful counterpart of the god Ahone, whom the Powhatan associated with war.
Uchek Langmeidong (Meitei mythology) – Semi human, semi hornbill creature; Ukko – Finnish sky deity; Uma-no-ashi – Horse's leg which dangles from a tree and kicks passersby; Umibōzu – Ghost of drowned priest; Umi-nyōbō – Female sea monster who steals fish; Undead (Worldwide) – Dead that behave as if alive
He was the son of Nanna and the twin brother of Inanna. Utu was believed to see all things that happen during the day [93] and to aid mortals in distress. [93] Alongside Inanna, Utu was the enforcer of divine justice. [94] Inanna Ishtar [95] Eanna temple in Uruk, [96] [46] [53] though she also had temples in Nippur, Lagash, Shuruppak, Zabalam ...
In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (/ ˌ p r ɒ t ɪ s ɪ ˈ l eɪ ə s /; Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλᾱος, romanized: Prōtesilāos) was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphiclus, a "lord of many sheep"; as grandson of the eponymous Phylacos, he was the leader of the ...
Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
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Myths and legends of Babylonia and Assyria (1916) Edith Hamilton's Mythology has been a major channel for English speakers to learn classical Greek and Roman mythology. The critical interpretation of myth began with the Presocratics. [93] Euhemerus was one of the most important pre-modern mythologists. He interpreted myths as accounts of actual ...
Nausicaa (second from right) with Athena and Odysseus. Detail of an Attic red-figured amphora from Vulci (c. 440 BC)Nausicaa (/ n ɔː ˈ s ɪ k ɪ ə /; [1] [2] Ancient Greek: Ναυσικάα, romanized: Nausikáa [nau̯sikáaː], or Ναυσικᾶ, Nausikâ, [nau̯sikâː]), also spelled Nausicaä or Nausikaa, is a character in Homer's Odyssey.