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  2. Chimera in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Chimera is referenced when describing the shape-shifting guardian creature that follows and protects John Smith in the movie I Am Number Four.; The character Beast from Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a Chimera-like creature, with the horns of a bison, brows of a gorilla, nose and mane of a lion, the back mane of a hyena, the tusks of a boar, the arms and chest of a bear and the hind legs and ...

  3. Cultural depictions of cats - Wikipedia

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    Eighteenth century folk art, Cat of Kazan. Unlike in Western countries, cats have been considered good luck in Russia for centuries. Owning a cat, and especially letting one into a new house before the humans move in, is said to bring good fortune. [18] Cats in Orthodox Christianity are the only animals that are allowed to enter the temples.

  4. Petrifaction in mythology and fiction - Wikipedia

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    Petrification is associated with the legends of Medusa and the Svartálfar among others. In fairy tales, characters who fail in a quest may be turned to stone until they are rescued by the successful hero, as in the tales such as The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body, The Water of Life and The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird, as well as many troll tales.

  5. Category:Cat deities - Wikipedia

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    Deities depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...

  6. Thomasina, the Cat Who Thought She Was God - Wikipedia

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    One day Thomasina falls ill, so Mary takes her beloved cat to her father expecting him to cure Thomasina. To Mary's shock, MacDhui has his assistant chloroform Thomasina and tells Mary that she's been euthanized. Mary recovers Thomasina's body, and her friend Hughie Stirling suggests giving her the best funeral the village children can arrange.

  7. Hoodoo (spirituality) - Wikipedia

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    Curses can come from malevolent spirits not conjured by a conjurer, and evil spirits are more active at night. [259] Another spirit feared in Gullah culture is the plat eye. The plat eye is a one-eyed ghost that can morph into various forms. It is conjured when a person buries the head of a murdered man inside a hole with treasure. [260]

  8. Category:Cat gods - Wikipedia

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    Male deities depicted as cats or whose myths and iconography are associated with cats. Pages in category "Cat gods" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.

  9. Divine spark - Wikipedia

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    In Gnosticism, the divine spark is the portion of God that resides within each human being. [1]The purpose of life is to enable the Divine Spark to be released from its captivity in matter and reestablish its connection with, or simply return to, God, who is perceived as being the source of the Divine Light.