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A gilded wooden figurine of a deer from the Pazyryk burials, 5th century BC. Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the object of heroic quests and deeds, or as magical disguise or enchantment/curse for princesses and princes in many folk and fairy tales.
Considered to be the unspeakable name of God, written as YHWH. The four letter name has many pronunciations and can be seen over 7,000 times throughout the Hebrew Bible. As symbol, it was incorporated into the Greek Tetractys by Jewish Kabbalistic occult tradition as an evolving arrangement of ten letters.
Deer Woman (Native American) – female human above the waist, deer below. Male version is Elk Man. Eikþyrnir (Norse mythology) – stag which stands upon Valhalla; Goldhorn – white golden-horned antelope; Jackalope (North American) – jackrabbit with antelope horns; Keresh (Jewish) – giant deer of the forest of Bei Ilai
Deer Woman (Native American) – Human-deer hybrid; Deity (Worldwide) – Preternatural or supernatural possibly immortal being; Demigod (Worldwide) – Half human, half god; Demons (Worldwide especially in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic mythology) - Evil spirits that torment mortals; Dhampir – Human/vampire hybrid
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In Greek mythology, the Ceryneian hind (Ancient Greek: Κερυνῖτις ἔλαφος Kerynitis elaphos, Latin: Elaphus Cerynitis), was a creature that lived in Ceryneia, [1] Greece and took the form of an enormous female deer, larger than a bull, [1] with golden antlers [2] like a stag, [3] hooves of bronze or brass, [4] and a "dappled hide", [5] that "excelled in swiftness of foot", [6 ...
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Female evil spirits or malicious monsters in folklore, legends, and mythology. These monstrous women are often portrayed as predatory creatures, who are usually seen seducing male humans or snatching young children in order to kill, eat, or otherwise harm them.