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The harpies possibly were siblings of the river-god Hydaspes [22] and Arke, [23] as they were called sisters of Iris and children of Thaumas. According to Valerius , Typhoeus ( Typhon ) was said to be the father of these monsters [ 16 ] while a different version by Servius told that the harpies were daughters of Pontus and Gaea or of Poseidon .
Marking the tip of the scorpion's curved tail are λ Sco and υ Sco (Lesath), whose names both mean "sting." Given their proximity to one another, λ Sco and υ Sco are sometimes referred to as the Cat's Eyes. [3] The constellation's bright stars form a pattern like a longshoreman's hook.
Gilgamesh (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ə m ɛ ʃ /, [7] / ɡ ɪ l ˈ ɡ ɑː m ɛ ʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
Sekhmet – A lioness goddess, both destructive and violent and capable of warding off disease, protector of the Pharaohs who led them in war, the consort of Ptah and one of many forms of the Eye of Ra [52] Serket – A scorpion goddess, invoked for healing and protection [53] Tefnut – A lioness goddess of moisture and a member of the Ennead [54]
According to Greek mythology, its representation as a scorpion is related to the Greek legend of Orion and how a scorpion stung him to death (said to be why Orion sets as Scorpius rises in the sky). Another Greek myth recounts how a scorpion caused the horses of the Sun to bolt, when they were being driven by the inexperienced youth, Phaethon. [6]
Father of the Swamps, The Bayou Plant God: A fungine entity with both tentacles and tendrils, which haunts the swamplands of Florida, somehow similar to The Green God. The Unimaginable Horror The Great Color, The Sleeper in Water: A gigantic version of The Colour from Space imprisoned in Earth's oceans by Cthulhu's people. Uitzilcapac [50] Lord ...
The scorpion has served as the name or symbol of products and brands including Italy's Abarth racing cars [146] and a Montesa scrambler motorcycle. [147] A hand- or forearm-balancing asana in modern yoga as exercise with the back arched and one or both legs pointing forward over the head in the manner of the scorpion's tail is called Scorpion pose.
According to Ovid, Argus had a hundred eyes. [11] Hera had Argus' hundred eyes preserved forever in a peacock's tail so as to immortalise her faithful watchman. [12] In another version, Hera transformed the whole of Argus into a peacock. [13] [14] The myth makes the closest connection of Argus, the neatherd, with the bull.