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Little People – various fairy/elf-like beings believed in across North America. Some are a couple inches tall and look like humans, some a couple feet and are hairy or look ugly, some take the form of human children. Different types can be mischievous, evil or beneficial. Mesingw – (Algonquian) Lenape name for the spirit of the forests.
For the first time Psyche sees the true form of her lover Eros; darkness had hidden his wings. A human disguise (also human guise and sometimes human form) [1] is a concept in fantasy, folklore, mythology, religion, literature, iconography, and science fiction whereby non-human beings — such as gods, angels, monsters, extraterrestrials, or robots — are able to shapeshift or be disguised to ...
The word angel arrives in modern English from Old English engel (with a hard g) and the Old French angele. [11] Both of these derive from Late Latin angelus, which in turn was borrowed from Late Greek ἄγγελος angelos (literally "messenger"). [12] Τhe word's earliest form is Mycenaean a-ke-ro, attested in Linear B syllabic script. [13]
Fallen angels were believed by Arab pagans to be sent to earth in form of men. Some of them mated with humans and gave rise to hybrid children. As recorded by Al-Jahiz, a common belief held that Abu Jurhum, the ancestor of the Jurhum tribe, was actually the son of a disobedient angel and a human woman. [61] [62]
Olumba claimed to be the Abrahamic God [12] in human form. Members of his religion claim he is immortal. [13] Khidr. In Islamic mythology "Al-Khidr" or "The Green" is a guide and servant for other prophets. He is considered an immortal human who, depending on the versions, is normally a human servant or prophet of God.
Earth of God Arariel: Azariel Judaism Angel of rivers, waters of the earth Ariel: Christianity, Judaism Archangel Lioness of God, Angel of nature elements Armaros: Armoni, Armoniel Christianity, Judaism Watcher Angel of deceit Artiya'il: Islam: Removes human grief, sadness and anxiety Asbeel: Christianity Fallen angel, Watcher Angel of ...
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Angels in all Abrahamic religions, most prominently in artistic depictions. Anzû from Mesopotamian mythology, either a lesser divinity or a monster. Arke, Iris' sister who had wings [1] said to be iridescent. Ba, the part of a human's soul that roughly represents its personality, depicted as a bird with a human head. [2]