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Xolotl was the sinister god of monstrosities who wears the spirally-twisted wind jewel and the ear ornaments of Quetzalcoatl. [6] His job was to protect the sun from the dangers of the underworld. As a double of Quetzalcoatl, he carries his conch-like ehecailacacozcatl or wind jewel.
Its cry sounds like thunder. Raijū is the companion of Raijin , the Shinto god of lightning. While the beast is generally calm and harmless, during thunderstorms it becomes agitated, and leaps about in trees, fields, and even buildings (trees that have been struck by lightning are said to have been scratched by raijū 's claws).
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows is a mystery novel by James Lovegrove.It is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche that involves H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. [1] It is the first book in the Cthulhu Casebooks series.
In Slavic mythology the highest god of the pantheon is Perun, the god of thunder and lightning. A Polish name for lightning is piorun, derived from the god's name. [1] Pērkons/Perkūnas is the common Baltic god of thunder, one of the most important deities in the Baltic pantheon. In both Latvian and Lithuanian mythology, he is documented as ...
Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities is a mystery novel by James Lovegrove. It is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche that involves H. P. Lovecraft 's Cthulhu Mythos . [ 1 ] It is the second book in the Cthulhu Casebooks series, with the first novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows , having been released a year previously.
It includes new content for epic level characters, in the form of extremely powerful, alien monstrosities intent on destroying the world. It is designed as a way of providing game masters a means of ending a current campaign. The book presents nine “Elder Evils”: Atropus, the World Born Dead (an undead godling in the form of a small moon)
Yakusanoikazuchi or ikazuchi is a collective name for the eight kami of thunder in Japanese mythology. Each one represents a different type of storm. [1] Ikazuchi (雷) literally means thunder in Japanese. [2]
The gods then call the thunder-god Thor to expel the unwanted guest, and the two of them agree to a duel. [1] [3] Thor arrives at the appointment with his servant Þjálfi, and Hrungnir is escorted by Mokkurkálfi ('Mist-calf'), a mighty creature made of clay, and with the heart of a mare. But the giant Mokkurkálfi is said to be "quite ...