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The eudaemon, eudaimon, or eudemon (Ancient Greek: εὐδαίμων) in Greek mythology was a type of daemon or genius (deity), which in turn was a kind of spirit. [1] A eudaemon was regarded as a good spirit or angel , and the evil cacodaemon was its opposing spirit.
Metamorphoses into plants in Greek mythology (2 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Mythological plants" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total.
In Judaism and Christianity, the tree of life (Hebrew: עֵץ הַחַיִּים, romanized: ‘ēṣ haḥayyīm; Latin: Lignum vitae) [1] is first described in chapter 2, verse 9 of the Book of Genesis as being "in the midst of the Garden of Eden" with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (עֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע; Lignum scientiae boni et mali).
Chuck the Plant: A plant found in several of LucasArts' games. Elowan: A race of plant-like creatures in Starflight computer game. [37] Fire Flower: A flower from the Mario series that transforms Mario into Fire Mario. Flowah: A sunflower-like monster from My Singing Monsters. Flowey: A sentient flower who is one of the main antagonists of ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
He acts as Enki's messenger in the myths of Enki and Ninhursag and Inanna and Enki. [161] Ishum: Ishum was a popular, but not very prominent god, [391] who was worshipped from the Early Dynastic Period onwards. [391] In a fragmentary myth, he is described as the son of Shamash and Ninlil, [391] but he was usually the son of Shamash and his wife ...
Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon; Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death; Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws; Gandabherunda – two-headed magical bird
Zeus and Hermes came disguised as ordinary peasants, and began asking the people of the town for a place to sleep that night. They had been rejected by all, "so wicked were the people of that land", when at last they came to Baucis and Philemon's simple rustic cottage.