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In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as storms, shipwrecks, and drownings (cf. § Omens ...
“People have a strong desire to believe in the unbelievable,” says Dr. Compora, adding that creatures like the Loch Ness Monster and mermaids are people’s way of reconciling the unknown with ...
Merfolk, Mercreatures, Mermen or Merpeople are legendary water-dwelling, human-like beings. They are attested in folklore and mythology throughout the ages in various parts of the world. Merfolk, Merpeople, or simply Mer refers to humanoid creatures that live in deep waters like Mermaids, Sirens, Cecaelia etc.
The destroying angel passes through Egypt. [1]In the Hebrew Bible, the destroying angel (Hebrew: מַלְאָך הַמַשְׁחִית, malʾāḵ hamašḥīṯ), also known as mashḥit (מַשְׁחִית mašḥīṯ, 'destroyer'; plural: מַשְׁחִיתִים, mašḥīṯīm, 'spoilers, ravagers'), is an entity sent out by God on several occasions to deal with numerous peoples.
Bible trivia questions and answers. What food did Jesus feed the 5,000? Answer: Loaves and fishes. Who were the first two humans? Answer: Adam and Eve. What gifts did the three wise men give to Jesus?
A merman (pl.: mermen; also merlad or merboy in youth), the male counterpart of the mythical female mermaid, is a legendary creature which is human from the waist up and fish-like from the waist down, but may assume normal human shape. Sometimes mermen are described as hideous and other times as handsome.
In the later Atra-Hasis epic, Abzu represent the heavenly reservoir from which an organisation of younger gods around Enlil triggers the great flood in order to completely consume humanity - also a source of the dangerous cosmic sea monster Leviathan. Sea serpents feature prominently in the mythology of the ancient Near East. [14]
Christian demonology states that the mission of the demons is to induce humans to sin. [10] Demons are also believed to try to tempt people into abandoning the faith, committing heresy or apostasy, remaining or turning into Pagans, or venerating idols (the Christian term for cult images).