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Toby is a given name in many English speaking countries. The name is derived the Middle English vernacular form of Tobias. Tobias itself is the Greek transliteration of the Hebrew טוביה Toviah, which translates to Good is Yahweh. Yahweh is the name of the Jewish God.
The name "Axolotl" comes from Nahuatl, the Aztec language. One translation of the name connects the Axolotl to Xolotl. The most common translation is "water-dog" . "Atl" for water and "Xolotl" for dog. [14] In the Aztec calendar, the ruler of the day, Itzcuintli ("Dog"), is Mictlantecuhtli, the god of death and lord of Mictlan, the afterlife. [15]
In Greek and Roman mythology and religion, Sirius (/ ˈ s ɪ r ɪ ə s /, SEE-ree-əss; Ancient Greek: Σείριος, romanized: Seírios, lit. 'scorching' pronounced) is the god and personification of the star Sirius, also known as the Dog Star, the brightest star in the night sky and the most prominent star in the constellation of Canis Major (or the Greater Dog). [1]
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This is a list of dogs from mythology, including dogs, beings who manifest themselves as dogs, beings whose anatomy includes dog parts, and so on. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mythological dogs .
Vito is an Italian name that is derived from the Latin word "vita", meaning "life". [1] It is a modern form of the Latin name Vitus, meaning "life-giver," [2] as in San Vito or Saint Vitus, the patron saint of dogs and a heroic figure in southern Italian folklore.
Bellibolt (#939) Tadbulb is a tadpole-like Pokémon resembling a light bulb. [71] It evolves into Bellibolt, a frog-like Pokémon. [72] It is able to expand and contract its elastic body to generate electricity. It has two large round objects on the side of its head, which resemble eyes; its real eyes are located just above its mouth. [73]
Sharvara and Shyama are described to be two ferocious, four-eyed dogs that guard the entrance to the palace of Yama. The dead are required to get past these dogs in order to be rendered judgement by their master. [8] They are referred to as Mithūdṛśā, meaning that they are not both capable of sight at the same time. [9]