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A Navajo man wearing a ceremonial mask and dress of Naayééʼ Neizghání, taken by Edward S. Curtis (c. 1904) [1]Naayééʼ Neizghání (Navajo pronunciation: [nɑ̀ːjéːʔ nèɪ̀zɣɑ́nɪ́]) is a mythical hero from Navajo mythology who, along with his brother Tóbájízhchíní, rid the world of the Naayééʼ. [2]
Sacrificial horses associated with deities are among the oldest archaeological finds in these regions. [2] The texts reflect the society and customs of the time, clearly showing, according to Marc-André Wagner, that the horse was considered a "double of man" and a "form of the powers", both in the founding texts, rites and mentality of the ...
Hrungnir's slayer Hrungnir was a giant whose head was smashed by a blow from Mjollnir. N: Lokasenna: Odin: Lord of the gallows See the separate page List of names of Odin for more Odin kennings. N: Odin: Hanged god Odin hung on the Tree of Knowledge for nine days in order to gain wisdom. N: person voice-bearer reordberend: OE: Dream of the Rood ...
Tarquínia Winged-Horses, Etruscan Art, exhibited at National Museum of Tarquinia. Arion, an immortal, extremely swift horse; Balius and Xanthos, Achilles' horses; Hippocampus, a sea horse that pulled Poseidon's chariot; Mares of Diomedes, which fed on human flesh; Pegasus, flying horse of Greek mythology
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The College Football Playoff bracket is SET. After weeks of speculation, the world knows what the first-ever 12-team playoff looks like, but it’s far from a perfect system.
There weren’t any surprises in the first set of rankings for the 12-team College Football Playoff. Oregon was the No. 1 team ahead of Ohio State, Georgia and Miami. But the Buckeyes slot in at ...
Bellerophon [1] or Bellerophontes (Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφών; Βελλεροφόντης; lit. "slayer of Belleros") or Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος; lit. "horse-knower"), [2] was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos.