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At the North East Astronomy Forum 2010, they revealed the Ethos SX, a 3.7mm focal length eyepiece with an even greater 110° apparent field-of-view. [3] In 2011, a new line of eyepieces was introduced called the Delos. These eyepieces are based on the Ethos but have a smaller field of view of 72°. Instead, they boast a comfortable 20mm eye relief.
Qianliyan is most often portrayed as a demon defeated and tamed or befriended by the sea goddess Mazu. By one account, he and Shunfeng'er appeared off Meizhou Island during a storm and were defeated by Mazu's magical silk scarf, which blew clouds of sand into their eyes and ears.
The name means "Dáin's legacy". [6] The name Dáinn itself means "the one who is dead". [7] The sword wielded by Högni in the never-ending Hjaðningavíg in the Poetic Edda. It was forged by the dwarves and every time is drawn it has to kill a man. When used it never fails and it wounds never heal. [8] Eckesachs
wound-sea svarraði sárgymir: N: Eyvindr Skillir, Hákonarmál 7. chieftain or king breaker of rings Alludes to a ruler breaking the golden rings upon his arm and using them to reward his followers. OE: Beowulf: death sleep of the sword OE: Beowulf: death flame-farewelled An implicitly honorable death. N: fire bane of wood grand viðar: ON
Then the king leapt backwards, saying: 'Let all men know how empty and worthless is the power of kings, for there is none worthy of the name, but He whom heaven, earth, and sea obey by eternal laws. '" He then hung his gold crown on a crucifix, and never wore it again "to the honour of God the almighty King". [2]
The Nesoi (Greek Nῆσοι "islands"), in ancient Greek religion, were the goddesses of islands.Each island was said to have its own personification. According to Callimachus, the Nesoi were thought to have been Ourea who were cast under the sea during one of Poseidon's rages.
A sea-king (sækonungr) in the Norse sagas is generally a title given to a powerful Viking chieftain, even though the term sea-king may sometimes predate the Viking age. The Orkneyinga saga contains the earliest reference to sea-kings. There the original line of 'kings' of Kvenland (present-day Finland) ends with the father of Gor Thorrasson ...
Erlang Shen, or simply Erlang, is a god in Chinese folk religion and Daoism, associated with water (flood control), justice, warriorhood, hunting, and demon subdual. He is commonly depicted as a young man with a third, truth-seeing eye in the middle of his forehead, wielding a three-pronged spear, and being accompanied by his loyal hunting dog, Xiaotian Quan.