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He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker. According to legend, he taunted Jesus on his way to crucifixion. Jesus cursed him to "go on forever till I return." Thus, the Wandering Jew is to live until the second coming of Jesus. [6] John the Apostle (AD 6–101), one of Jesus's followers.
The most common form of immortality is that of one individual living a single life, but there are also stories featuring multiple beings fusing into an immortal entity—such as Greg Bear's 1985 novel Blood Music—and stories of one individual living multiple lives in succession in a manner akin to reincarnation. [13]
Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail; Karura – divine creature with human torso and birdlike head; Kinnara – Half-bird musicians; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.
The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring which supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Tales of such a fountain have been recounted around the world for thousands of years, appearing in the writings of Herodotus (5th century BC), in the Alexander Romance (3rd century AD), and in the stories of Prester John ...
Lethaea is a mythological character briefly mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses. [5] Due to her vanity, she was turned into stone at Ida by the gods. Her lover Olenus wished to share in the blame, and so shared her fate. Battus was a figure in Greek mythology who witnessed Hermes stealing Apollo's cattle. He agreed to keep the affair secret, but ...
The good deity proposed that men shed their skin to preserve their youthful demeanour forever. The evil deity disagreed, and proposed that men who grew too old be buried in the ground forever. Because it is said the one who has the last word prevails, death came into the world. [citation needed]