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Lityerses was a talented swordsman, and was bloodthirsty and aggressive. He challenged people to harvesting contests and beheaded those he beat, putting the rest of their bodies in the sheaves. Heracles won the contest and killed him, then threw his body into the river Maeander. [1] [2] [3] He was also known as the "Reaper of Men."
The word valkyrie derives from Old Norse valkyrja (plural valkyrjur), which is composed of two words; the noun valr (referring to the slain on the battlefield) and the verb kjósa (meaning "to choose"). Together, they mean "chooser of the slain". [10] The Greek word "Ker" etymologically means destruction, death. [11]
The names are mainly taken from the books of Chilam Balam, Lacandon ethnography, the Madrid Codex, the work of Diego de Landa, and the Popol Vuh. Depending on the source, most names are either Yucatec or Kʼicheʼ. The Classic Period names (belonging to the Classic Maya language) are only rarely known with certainty.
On the other hand, Shesmu was very vindictive and bloodthirsty. He was also lord of blood, great slaughterer of the gods, and he who dismembers bodies. In Old Kingdom Pyramid Texts, several prayers ask Shesmu to dismember and cook certain deities in an attempt to give the food to a deceased king. The deceased king needed the divine powers to ...
The name of the unlikely heroine in Dickens’s Great Expectations, Estella is a pretty choice with Latin origin, and (yep, you guessed it) the meaning is ‘star.' 28. Aster
Arknights (2019) – Chernobog is the name of the first town that the story takes place in. Honkai: Star Rail (2023) – Belobog is the name of the blizzard-stricken town in the first planet, Jarilo-VI, where the story takes place. Grand Theft Auto Online (2017) – An MLRS based on the Soviet MAZ-543M appears as the Chernobog.
tassii/Getty Images. This name of Arabic origin has a fierce sound and a soft meaning of “beautiful and lovely.” 21. Masha. Not to be confused with Marsha, this one is a Russian diminutive of ...
Baby names that mean thankful, gratitude or blessed. Feeling lucky? Show it by choosing a baby name like Jude, Celia or even Thankful. Asher. Jude. Barack. Evan. Jayden. Seven. Gratian. Felix. Chance.