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Airmed, Irish goddess associated with healing and resurrection. Daughter of Dian Cecht and sister of Miach. Alaunus, Gaulish god of the sun, healing and prophecy associated with Greek god Helios-Apollo; Atepomarus, Gaulish healing god associated with the Greek god Apollo; Borvo, Celto-Lusitanian healing god associated with bubbling spring water
Similar as the ancient Egypt's relationship of dogs in religion, in ancient Mesopotamia, the goddess Gula was symbolized by a dog, emphasizing the animal's role in healing and protection. [46] The ancient Greeks also had their own canine deity, Hecate, associated with magic, crossroads, and the underworld. These early religious associations ...
The Gajasimha is a mythical animal with the body of a lion and the head of an elephant. At Angkor, it is portrayed as a guardian of temples and as a mount for some warriors. Gajasura is an elephant demon killed by Shiva, in his Gajasurasamhara form.
Image of a marble statue depicting the lower portion of the goddess Hygieia while seated with a portion of a snake coiled atop the legs. Located in the Roman collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv: 03.12.11a Dates to the 1st or 2nd century, A.D. Statue of Hygieia in Art Deco style in Kraków, Poland (1932)
The difficulties of using live animals on live television provided most of the humor for the few seconds of the bird's appearance. [ 5 ] In the video game Age of Mythology: The Titans , a myth unit available to the Atlanteans is the Caladria, which serves as a flying scout and healer, though it more closely resembled an angel than a bird.
Abnoba, Gaulish goddess associated with forests and rivers; Artio, Gaulish bear goddess of the wilderness; Arduinna, goddess of the Ardennes forest region; Cernunnos, god associated with horned male animals, produce, and fertility; Druantia, hypothetical Gallic tree goddess proposed by Robert Graves in his 1948 study The White Goddess; popular ...
The river, which was in flood, rose and gently carried the cradle and the twins downstream, where under the protection of the river deity Tiberinus, they would be adopted by a she-wolf known as Lupa in Latin, an animal sacred to Mars. As a consequence, the Italian wolf is the national animal of the modern Italian Republic.
The serpent, or snake, is one of the oldest and most widespread mythological symbols.The word is derived from Latin serpens, a crawling animal or snake.Snakes have been associated with some of the oldest rituals known to humankind [1] [2] and represent dual expression [3] of good and evil.