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The Amazons (Ancient Greek: Ἀμαζόνες Amazónes, singular Ἀμαζών Amazōn; in Latin Amāzon, -ŏnis) were a people in Greek mythology, portrayed in a number of ancient epic poems and legends, such as the Labours of Heracles, the Argonautica and the Iliad. They were female warriors and hunters, known for their physical agility ...
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto.. The myth of the milk of Hera (Ancient Greek: Ἥρας γάλα, romanized: Hḗras gala) is an ancient Greek myth and explanation of the origin of the Milky Way within the context of creation myths.
Yeren hunts effected an unprecedented involvement of untrained laypeople, and was by-and-large fueled by citizen science. [8] In 1981, the China Wildman Research Society formed with the help of the famous Chinese paleoanthropologist Jia Lanpo , and offered a cash reward for a yeren body, ¥ 5,000 dead and ¥10,000 alive (at the time, $ 1,750 ...
Tanuki – Japanese raccoon dog, legends claim is a shapeshifting trickster (Japan) Tulikettu (Finnish) - Fox with flaming fur, whose skin is said to be a safer alternative for lighting than fire. Catching on in a hunt will guarantee riches. Gives name to the northern lights. Translates to Firefox.
Bigfoot – Large, hairy, and bipedal ape-like creature taller than a human and said to inhabit forests in North America. Buffalo People – (Siouan) Race of shapeshifting witches who inhabit the earth before humans. The gods and the Buffalo People intermarry to create the first humans, who are initially rivals over control of the earth.
List of creation myths; List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures; National myth; Mythopoeia
The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.. The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, [1] describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.
In addition to its owner, the god of the underworld Hades, wearers of the cap in Greek myths include Athena, the goddess of wisdom; the messenger god Hermes, and the hero Perseus. Ariadne's diadem , a diadem given to her by her husband Dionysus that was made by Hephaestus as a wedding present.