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Came up with the idea for the Trojan Horse, and used his wits to escape perilous situations during the Odyssey, e.g. outwitting Polyphemus the Cyclops. Loki - a mischievous, sometimes sinister, god in Norse mythology. Pan - God of shepherds and flocks. He is a satyr: a creature that has the upper body of a man and the legs of a goat. In many ...
Fantasy (including comics and magazines) is a speculative fiction that use imaginary characters set in fictional universes inspired by mythology and folklore, often including magical elements, magical creatures, or the supernatural. Examples: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1885) and the Harry Potter books. [1] Action-adventure Heroic; Lost ...
Lich is an archaic English word for "corpse"; the gate at the lowest end of the cemetery where the coffin and funerary procession usually entered was commonly referred to as the lich gate. This gate was quite often covered by a small roof where part of the funerary service could be carried out.
[1]: 616 Fantasy writers use a variety of techniques to limit the magic in their stories, [5] such as limiting the number of spells a character has or may cast before needing rest, [5] restricting a character's magic to the use of a specific object, [5] limiting magic to the use of certain rare materials, [6] or restricting the magic a ...
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Pages in category "Lists of fictional animals in literature" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... List of Fablehaven's magical creatures; G.
Legendary creature, a folkloric or mythological creature Anthropomorphic animal, a non-human entity attributed with human traits, emotions, or intentions; Cryptid, an animal that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science
Smaug the Golden (The Hobbit, 1937): Smaug is a classic, European-type dragon; deeply magical, hoards treasure and burns innocent towns. Contrary to most old folklore and literature, J. R. R. Tolkien's dragons are very intelligent and can cast spells over mortals. See also dragons listed at Dragon (Middle-earth).