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The Daemones Ceramici or the Daimones Keramikoi (Ancient Greek: Δαίμονες Κεραμικοί, romanized: Daímones Keramikoí, lit. 'ceramic spirits', Attic Greek: [ke.ra.miˈkoi̯ ˈdai̯.mo.nes]; singular: Κεραμικός Δαίμων, Keramikós Daímon, [ke.ra.miˈkos ˈdai̯.mɔːn]) in Greek mythology are five malevolent spirits who plagued the craftsman potter:
General deities were known by the Celts throughout large regions, and are the gods and goddesses called upon for protection, healing, luck, and honour. The local deities from Celtic nature worship were the spirits of a particular feature of the landscape, such as mountains, trees, or rivers, and thus were generally only known by the locals in ...
Although the "Kiln" is printed among the Hesiodic fragments, [4] there is little reason to assume that it was widely attributed to Hesiod. [5] In discussing a word for "basket" known as a κάναστρον (kanastron), Pollux cites the third verse of the poem, calling it the "Potters" and giving a tentative ascription to Hesiod: [6]
First, the kiln was heated to around 920–950 °C, with all vents open bringing oxygen into the firing chamber and turning both pot and slip a reddish-brown (oxidising conditions) due to the formation of hematite (Fe 2 O 3) in both the paint and the clay body.
Kiln House (1970) Green began acting erratically after taking large doses of LSD, and left the band in 1970, two years after Syd Barrett was ousted from Pink Floyd under similar circumstances.
Doug Edwards (March 15, 1946 – November 11, 2016) was a Canadian musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-creating the hit song "Wildflower" for the pop/rock band Skylark. He was also part of The Hometown Band and later was bassist for Vancouver band Chilliwack .
Shiwan ware (Chinese: 石灣窯; pinyin: Shíwān yáo; Cantonese Jyutping: Sek6 waan1 jiu4) is Chinese pottery from kilns located in the Shiwanzhen Subdistrict of the provincial city of Foshan, near Guangzhou, Guangdong. It forms part of a larger group of wares from the coastal region known collectively as "Canton stonewares". [1]
The Moon God: Lunar entity that dwells in the Dimension of Enno-Lunn. Arwassa The Silent Shouter on the Hill: A humanoid-torso with tentacles instead of limbs, and a short neck ending in a toothless, featureless mouth. Atlach-Nacha The Spider God, Spinner in Darkness: A giant spider with a human-like face. Ayi'ig The Serpent Goddess, Aeg, Aega