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Pages in category "Mythological rivers" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Anahita; C.
Mythological Chinese rivers are an important motif in Chinese mythology, forming part of a mythological geography. Among mythological Chinese rivers are: Weak River or Weak Water: a river or body of such low specific gravity that no one can swim nor anything float, not even a feather; Red River or Red Water: one of the colored rivers flowing ...
Red River: One of the mythological rivers said to flow from Kunlun, a mythological land, with mountainous features. Shangri-La: A mystical, harmonious valley enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains, described in the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by English author James Hilton. Weak River
Water god in an ancient Roman mosaic. Zeugma Mosaic Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey. A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water.Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
Red River: the mythological river in the west, near Kunlun; Queqiao (鵲橋; Quèqiáo): bridge formed by birds flying across the Milky Way; Tiantang: heaven; Weak River: the mythological river in the west, near Kunlun, too light in specific gravity for floating or swimming; Xuanpu (玄圃; Xuánpǔ): a mythical fairyland on Kunlun Mountain
Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world. This list is organized according to the category of object.
Missouri River Missouri USA: North America: Mi-ni-wa-tu An amphibious creature with a body like that of a buffalo, covered with red hair. It has a single horn in its forehead, and a single eye. Its back is notched like a saw or gear. [36] From Lakota peoples' mythology Lake Superior Ontario Canada: North America: Mishipeshu
Since the river waters are as both inherently pure themselves and having major purificatory qualities, [11] [12] people come to bathe in them, drink from them, leave offerings for them, and give their physical remains to them. The Ganges is said to purify the soul of negative karma, corporeal sins, and even impurities from previous lives. [12]