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The European mantis (Mantis religiosa) is a large hemimetabolic insect in the family of the Mantidae ('mantids'), which is the largest family of the order Mantodea (mantises). [3] Their common name praying mantis is derived from the distinctive posture of the first pair of legs that can be observed in animals in repose.
He translates Zenobius 2.94 with the words seriphos (maybe a mantis) and graus, an old woman, implying a thin, dried-up stick of a body. [78] Mantises are a common motif in Luna Polychrome ceramics of pre-Columbian Nicaragua, and are believed to represent a deity or spirit called "Madre Culebra". [79]
A curandero can treat the negative consequences of encounters a person has had had with a duende (a "spirit creature" such as a pixie, imp, fairy, leprechaun, brownie, dwarf, gnome, or troll). A duende can be a beneficial, neutral, or malicious spirit. Duendes are believed to live in the countryside of Latin American countries.
Manth (Etruscan: ππππ, romanized: Manth), latinized as Mantus, is an epithet of the Etruscan chthonic fire god Εuri [1] [2] [3] as god of the underworld; this name was primarily used in the Po Valley, as described by Servius, [4] but a dedication to the god manθ from the Archaic period was found in a sanctuary in Pontecagnano, Southern Italy.
A mantis is to be distinguished from a hiereus, "priest," or hiereia, "priestess," by the participation of the latter in the traditional religion of the city-state. Manteis, on the other hand, were "unlicensed religious specialists," who were "expert in the art of divination."
Faith healing: The use of solely spiritual means in treating disease, sometimes accompanied with the refusal of modern medical techniques. Another term for this is spiritual healing. Faith healing is a form of alternative medicine. Fasting: The act of willingly abstaining from all food and in some cases drink, for a period of time.
Empusa pennata, or the conehead mantis, is a species of praying mantis in genus Empusa native to the Mediterranean Region. It can be found in Portugal , Spain , southern France , Italy and on the mediterranean coasts of Morocco , Algeria , Tunisia , Libya , Turkey and Egypt . [ 1 ]
In Inuit religion, Silap Inua ('possessor of spirit', α―αα ααα) or Sila ('breath, spirit', α―αͺα) (Iñupiaq: siαΈ·am iñua) is similar to mana or ether, the primary component of everything that exists; it is also the breath of life and the method of locomotion for any movement or change. Silla was believed to control everything ...