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In the MMORPG Dark Age of Camelot there are three different realms based on different mythologies the players can choose to play in, one of them is called Midgard and is based on the Norse mythology. In Midgard there is a large region called Muspelheim which is an ashen wasteland with rivers of lava populated largely by giants and fire ...
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman. In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black" [1] or more narrowly "swart", [2] Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, [3] is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants and further serves as the guardian of Muspelheim, which is one of the only two realms to exist before the beginning of time ...
Surtalogi (Surtr's fire), the fire with which the giant Surtr will burn the world with fire, thus destroying it. Yggdrasil dew , dew that falls from the ash tree Yggdrasil. When Líf and Lífþrasir seek refuge within Yggdrasil, they find that they can survive there by drinking the dew of Yggdrasil.
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
Tikbalang – creature with the body of a man and the head and hooves of a horse, lurks in the mountains and forests (Philippines) Uchchaihshravas – seven-headed all white flying horse (Hindu) Unicorn – horse-like creature with a single horn, often symbolizing purity (Worldwide) Winged unicorn
This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for those, see list of species in fantasy fiction). Abrahamic religions & Religions of the ancient Near East
In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus (Ancient Greek: Κάκος, [1] derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). [2] He was killed by Hercules after terrorizing the Aventine Hill before the founding of Rome .
One of the first monsters described as fire-breathing was the Chimera of Greco-Roman mythology, [1] although these types of monsters were comparatively rare in such mythology, with limited other examples including the Khalkotauroi, the brazen-hooved bulls conquered by Jason in Colchis, which breathed fire from their nostrils, and the cannibalistic Mares of Diomedes, owned by Diomedes of Thrace ...