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Scorpion-men appear in the visual arts of Mesopotamia and ancient Iran before we know them from literature. Among the earliest representations of scorpion-men are an example from Jiroft in Iran, [4] as well as a depiction on the Bull Lyre [5] from the Early Dynastic Period city of Ur. Drawing of an Assyrian intaglio depicting scorpion men.
Traditionally, the name has been translated as "belly spear", with the second element of the name, bulga, being treated as a derivative of Old Irish bolg "belly, sack, bag".
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.
According to philologist Armen Petrosyan, the name Aram is likely an Armenian word that directly developed from Proto-Indo-European * rēmo-, meaning "black". [1] [2] Petrosyan argues that both Armenian Aram and Indic Rama derive from a "common" Indo-European myth about a hero whose name means black (PIE * h₂reh₁mo-) defeating a foe named "bright, white, silver" (PIE * h₂erg-). [3]
In the Kingdom of Pontus, there was a temple estate dedicated to Mēn Pharnakou and Selene at Ameria, near Cabira (Strabo 12.3.31). The temple was probably established by Pharnakes I in the 2nd century BC, apparently in an attempt to counterbalance the influence of the Moon goddess Ma of Comana.
Polyphemus (Πολύφημος), a Cyclops who briefly captured Odysseus and his men, only to be overcome and blinded by the hero. The Gegenees (Γηγενέες), a tribe of six-armed giants fought by the Argonauts on Bear Mountain in Mysia. Geryon (Γηρυων), a three-bodied giant who dwelt on the sunset isle at the ends of the earth. He ...
Titans – Anthropomorphic pre-Olympian gods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Tonttu – In Finnish mythology, a type of dwarf or goblin-like creature associated with households and farms; associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. Troll – Large, often grotesque humanoids. Trow – Short, ugly spirits.
One day, some impious men attacked and murdered him. Gaia transformed his dead body into a plant, which was as dear to the gods as the living boy had once been. Both the frankincense and the rosemary are connected to his name in Greek, however it is clear that the myth refers to the rosemary. Lotis ("lotus") Lotus flower: The gods