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A raijū's body is composed of (or wrapped in) lightning and commonly conceived of as taking the form of a white-blue wolf or dog, among other such animal forms as a tanuki, leopard, fox, weasel, black or white panther, serow, ferret, marten, tiger, and cat. [1]
Xolotl originated in the southern regions, and may represent fire rushing down from the heavens or light flaming up in the heavens. [19] Xolotl was originally the name for lightning beast of the Maya tribe, often taking the form of a dog. [8] The dog plays an important role in Maya manuscripts.
He appears in The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth and The Last Olympian. Introduced initially as the friendly head counselor of the Hermes cabin, Luke is revealed to serve Kronos at the end of The Lightning Thief. He is resentful of his father, who adhered to the gods' policy of non ...
Lightning Bird; Lindworm; Minokawa; Nephele; Nue; Odin's ravens, Huginn and Muninn; Ong (Washoe folklore) Pegasus – A winged horse [1] Peryton; Phoenix; Raiju; Roc – A gigantic bird similar to the Ziz [1] Sarimanok; Shahbaz; Sirens - bird women in Greek mythology, not to be confused with mermaids; Simurgh – A Persian bird similar to the ...
The Lightning Thief is a 2005 American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology, the first children's novel by Rick Riordan. The opening installment in the series Percy Jackson & the Olympians , the book was recognized among the year's best for children.
Mar. 4—Wallace State Theatre's production of "The Lightning Thief" will be March 8-10. A theatrical adaptation of Rick Riordan's young adult novel of the same name, "The Lightning Thief" follows ...
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
The DC superhero duo represents the ultimate hero-sidekick tandem. The hoarse-voiced wealthy vigilante and his loyal acrobatic pal fight crime in Gotham City — without any distinctive superpowers.