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Mythology by Edith Hamilton (1942) Myths of the Ancient Greeks by Richard P. Martin (2003) The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jenny March (2008) The Gods of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1951) The Heroes of the Greeks by Károly Kerényi (1959) A Handbook of Greek Mythology by H. J. Rose (1928) The Complete World of Greek Mythology by ...
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The Huma (Persian: هما, pronounced Homā, Avestan: Homāio), also Homa or Homay, [1] is a mythical bird of Iranian [2] [3] legends and fables, and continuing as a common motif in Sufi and Diwan poetry.
Sassanid bowl with sitting griffin, gilted silver, from Iran.. The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: gryps or grypus; [1] Late and Medieval Latin: [2] gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs.
Fafnir (Germanic mythology) – Dwarf who was cursed and turned into a dragon. He was later slain by Sigurd in the Saga of Nibelung. Fairy (many cultures worldwide, esp. Germanic mythology/folklore) – Nature spirits; Falak – Giant serpent; Familiar – Animal servant; Far darrig – Little people that constantly play pranks
Grover Underwood is a satyr and Percy's best friend. He appears in The Lightning Thief, The Sea of Monsters, The Titan's Curse, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Last Olympian, The Son of Neptune, The House of Hades, The Blood of Olympus, The Burning Maze, The Chalice of the Gods and Wrath of the Triple Goddess.
The Trojan War was a legendary conflict in Greek mythology that took place around the 12th or 13th century BC. The war was waged by the Achaeans against the city of Troy after Paris of Troy took Helen from her husband Menelaus, king of Sparta.
In Norse mythology, Gjallarhorn (Old Norse: [ˈɡjɑlːɑrˌhorn]; "hollering horn" [1] or "the loud sounding horn" [2]) is a horn associated with the god Heimdallr and the wise being Mímir. The sound of Heimdallr 's horn will herald the beginning of Ragnarök , the sound of which will be heard in all corners of the world.