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  2. Empusa - Wikipedia

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    Empusa or Empousa (/ ɛ m ˈ p j uː s ə /; [1] Ancient Greek: Ἔμπουσα; plural: Ἔμπουσαι Empusai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure. [2]

  3. List of fictional elements, materials, isotopes and subatomic ...

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    Green liquid with symbol Ar and atomic number 7. Makes a compound that is corrosive to copper when mixed with Galine and Sanite, and a compound that produces clouds when exposed to air when mixed with Regalite. The real element 7 is nitrogen; and Ar = argon. Atium Mistborn: Metal. Forms the body and power of the shard Ruin. If an Allomancer ...

  4. Lists of Greek mythological figures - Wikipedia

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    This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters

  5. List of Homeric characters - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of principal characters in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. Greeks in the Trojan War ... Characters from Greek Mythology. Page by J. Mark Sugars Ph.D, ...

  6. Iron in folklore - Wikipedia

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    The use of "iron and water against the devil" is cited by one of the characters who suggests and applies the theory. In Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia, a pure iron horseshoe, referred to as a "gaggletack", can be used to force changelings to take whichever form they were not taking, upon direct contact with a gaggletack. Gaggletacks are used ...

  7. American mythology - Wikipedia

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    American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled. "American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures ...

  8. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...

  9. List of Greek deities - Wikipedia

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    List of primal elements; English name Ancient Greek name Description Aether: Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) The god of light and the upper atmosphere. Chaos: Χάος (Kháos) The personification of nothingness from which all of existence sprang. Depicted as a void. Initially genderless, later on described as female. Erebus: Ἔρεβος (Érebos)