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Satyr men, satyr women, and satyr children. Adlet – A human with dog legs. Bes – An Egyptian god with the hindquarters of a lion. Lilitu – A woman with bird legs (and sometimes wings) found in Mesopotamian mythology. Faun – An ancient Roman nature spirit with the body of a man, but the legs and horns of a goat.
This emblem is the origin of an alternate name for Seshat, Sefkhet-Abwy, which means "seven-horned". [3] Usually, she is shown holding a palm stem, bearing notches to denote the recording of the passage of time, especially for keeping track of the allotment of time for the life of the pharaoh.
Fowl — This word which, in its most general sense, applies to anything that flies in the air (Genesis 1:20, 21), including the "bat" and "flying creeping things" (Leviticus 11:19-23 A.V.), and which frequently occurs in the Bible with this meaning, is also sometimes used in a narrower sense, as, for instance, III K., iv, 23, where it stands ...
Means “Green herb”. Claudia – greeted by Paul the Apostle . 2 Timothy [ 36 ] Cozbi – A Midianite princess who was killed by Phinehas (grandson of Aaron ) because her evil influence was seen as the source of a plague among the Israelites according to Numbers 25. [ 37 ]
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". [1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies. [2] [clarification needed]
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. Female entity in Near Eastern mythology This article is about the religious figure Lilith. For other uses, see Lilith (disambiguation). Lilith (1887) by John Collier Lilith, also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be ...
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