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A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Nachtkrapp (German folklore) – The Night Raven; Nine-headed Bird – a totem creature, predecessor to the Fenghuang; Oozlum bird – (Australian and British folk tales) Pamola – bird/moose spirit who causes cold weather; Paskunji (Georgian/ Caucasus) phoenix like underworld dwelling bird. Kills the snakes on the path to the afterlife & aid ...
The underworld is divided into twelve hours of the night, each representing different allies and enemies for the Pharaoh/sun god to encounter. The Amduat names all of these gods and monsters, such as the serpent of Mehen or the 'World Encircler' which play a variety of roles to either help or harm Ra and the deceased soul.
It is the only named underworld river mentioned in Homer's Iliad [18] – our earliest mythological text – and three of the Homeric Hymns. [19] Not only is it an underworld river [20] but is also, more generally, the inviolable waters upon which the gods swear oaths [21] and a goddess in her own right (the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys). [22]
The Egyptians believed that in the netherworld, the Duat, there were various gates, doors and pylons crossed every night by the solar boat of the sun-god Ra and by the souls directed to the world of the dead. [4] Ancient funerary texts provide many different descriptions of the afterlife gates.
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The "Hidden Goddess" Grants the soul be strong and the body be intact "Those Who Take Hold" Grant the deceased be acclaimed "The Souls Of The Gods Who Became Members of Osiris" Grant the deceased be in peace "Nine Gods Who Guard Those In The Cavern" Give the deceased the breath of life "Those Who Worship Ra" Grant the deceased not be rejected from
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