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Steve is a player character from the 2011 sandbox video game Minecraft.Created by Swedish video game developer Markus "Notch" Persson and introduced in the original 2009 Java-based version, Steve is the first of nine default player character skins available for players of contemporary versions of Minecraft.
Golem – animated humanoid construct; Homunculus – diminutive, animated construct; Nephele (Greek) – nymph formed from a cloud by Zeus to resemble the goddess Hera; Shabti (Egyptian) – clay model used as workers; Tokeloshe (Zulu mythology) – diminutive, hairy humanoid with various magical powers
Black Stone, Jablanica, the highest peak of Jablanica Mountain; Al-Hajar al-Aswad, a city in Syria; Black mecca, a place in the United States such as Atlanta or Harlem, to which African Americans are attracted; Lapis Niger, an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum; Black stone is another name for Snake-stones, an African traditional remedy against ...
One suggestion is that "Gollum" derives from golem, a being in Jewish folklore (Prague golem pictured). [4]The Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson, editor of The Annotated Hobbit, suggests that Tolkien derived the name "Gollum" from Old Norse gull/goll, meaning ' gold '; this has the dative form gollum, which can mean ' treasure '. [4]
The Golem and the Jinni; Joe Golem; The Golem's Eye; Prince Gumball; I. It! The Living Colossus; K. Kaddish (The X-Files) L. The Lost Golem; M. Mendy and the Golem ...
Alexandria's Genesis is a purported genetic mutation that gives its carrier purple eyes, shimmering pale skin, a lack of body hair, and a lack of menstruation while still remaining fertile. The legend originated in a Daria fanfiction written in 1998, and since the 2000s has seen circulation on internet forums and social media.
Fjaðrhamr (Feather-skin), the goddess Freyja owns a cloak of falcon feathers. She assists other deities by allowing them to use her feathered cloak. (Norse mythology) Swan Cloak, a magic robe made of swan feathers belonging to a swan maiden. Tarnkappe, Sigurd's magical cloak that made the wearer invisible.
The Black Stone set in the corner of the Kaaba Pilgrims jostle for a chance to kiss the Black Stone; if they are unable to kiss it, they can point towards it on each circuit with their right hand The Black Stone plays a central role in the ritual of istilam , when pilgrims kiss the Black Stone, touch it with their hands or raise their hands ...