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  2. Cultural depictions of ravens - Wikipedia

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    The raven (Hebrew: עורב ‎; Koine Greek: κόραξ) is the first species of bird to be mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, [5] and ravens are mentioned on numerous occasions thereafter. In the Book of Genesis, Noah releases a raven from the ark after the great flood to test whether the waters have receded (Gen. 8:6–7).

  3. Elysium - Wikipedia

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    Theseus. v. t. e. Elysium (/ ɪˈlɪzi.əm, ɪˈlɪʒəm / [1]), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (Ancient Greek: Ἠλύσιον πεδίον, Ēlýsion pedíon) or Elysian Plains, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cults.

  4. Medusa - Wikipedia

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    Medusa is generally described as a woman with living snakes in place of hair; her appearance was so hideous that anyone who looked upon her was turned to stone. [4] Medusa and her Gorgon sisters Euryale and Stheno were usually described as daughters of Phorcys and Ceto; of the three, only Medusa was mortal.

  5. Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons - Wikipedia

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    Medusa is the most well-known of the three mythological monsters, having been variously portrayed as a monster, a protective symbol, a rallying symbol for liberty, and a sympathetic victim of rape and/or a curse. The Gorgons are best known by their hair of living venomous snakes and ability to turn living creatures to stone.

  6. Bellerophon - Wikipedia

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    Greek mythology. Bellerophon[1] or Bellerophontes (Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφών; Βελλεροφόντης; lit. "slayer of Belleros") or Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος; lit. "horse-knower"), [2] was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos.

  7. List of films based on classical mythology - Wikipedia

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    US film - The story of Jason and Argonauts, a band of heroes in Greek mythology, who in the years before the Trojan War (around 1300 BC) accompanied Jason to Colchis in his quest to find the Golden Fleece. Argonauts: 1971 Russian: Аргонавты USSR - animated film Argonavtebi, or, a Merry Chronicle of a Dangerous Journey: 1986 USSR - TV movie

  8. Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories concern the ancient Greek religion 's view of the origin and nature of the world; the lives and activities ...

  9. Polyphemus - Wikipedia

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    Polyphēmos, Epic Greek: [polypʰɛːmos]; Latin: Polyphēmus [pɔlʏˈpʰeːmʊs]) is the one-eyed giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology, one of the Cyclopes described in Homer 's Odyssey. His name means "abounding in songs and legends", "many-voiced" or "very famous". [1] Polyphemus first appeared as a savage man-eating giant in ...