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  2. John Vaillant - Wikipedia

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    John Vaillant on Bookbits radio talks about The Tiger.. John Vaillant (born 1962) is an American Canadian writer and journalist whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Outside.

  3. Xeelee Sequence - Wikipedia

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    ^a Baxter cites the pronunciation "ch-ee-lee" in Xeelee: Vengeance. It is unclear why, given the history of the author himself pronouncing it as "zee-lee", but one possible reason is that it reflects how the name came to be pronounced in-universe due to language change , especially considering Baxter's prior references to glottochronology in ...

  4. Víðarr - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir while holding his jaws apart by W. G. Collingwood, 1908, inspired by the Gosforth Cross. In Norse mythology, Víðarr (Old Norse: [ˈwiːðɑrː], possibly "wide ruler", [1] sometimes anglicized as Vidar / ˈ v iː d ɑːr /, Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) is a god among the Æsir associated with vengeance.

  5. Vengeance - Wikipedia

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    Vengeance may refer to: Vengeance (concept) or revenge, a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance; Film. Vengeance, action adventure ...

  6. Mister Mxyzptlk - Wikipedia

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    In Action Comics Annual #10 (2007), "Superman's Top 10 Most Wanted" describes Mister Mxyzptlk and provides the pronunciation as Mix-yez-pittle-ik, exactly like the 1967 animated series. So, phonetically, the pronunciation backwards would be "Kell-tipp-ZEY-skim". Confusingly, the 1967 animated series used the backwards pronunciation "Kulp-ti-mix ...

  7. Raguel (angel) - Wikipedia

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    Raguel is almost always referred to as the archangel of justice, fairness, harmony, vengeance, and redemption. In the Book of Enoch, cap. XXIII, Raguel is one of the seven angels whose role is to watch. His number is 6, and his function is to take vengeance on the world of the luminaries who have transgressed God's laws. [6] [7]

  8. Erinyes - Wikipedia

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    The Erinyes (/ ɪ ˈ r ɪ n i. iː z / ih-RI-nee-eez; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἐρινύες, sing.: Ἐρινύς Erinys), [2] also known as the Eumenides (Εὐμενίδες, the "Gracious ones") [a] and commonly known in English as the Furies, are chthonic goddesses of vengeance in ancient Greek religion and mythology.

  9. Onryō - Wikipedia

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    In this story the husband remains unharmed; however, he is the target of the onryō 's vengeance. Oiwa's vengeance on him is not physical retribution, but rather psychological torment. Other examples include: How a Man's Wife Became a Vengeful Ghost and How Her Malignity Was Diverted by a Master of Divination