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Xanthe, one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and his sister-wife Tethys. [2] Xantho, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [3] [1] Xanthe, wife of Asclepius in the Messenian version of the story. Machaon was her son. [4] Xanthe, one of the Amazons. [5]
Sea Hag is the Sorceress of Immortality and a member of the first human colony of Xanth. On her death, Sea Hag inhabits and possesses another male or female body. The character is introduced in Golem in the Gears and given further explanation in Question Quest and The Dastard.
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.
Named Oceanids Name Sources Notes Hes. [17]Hom. Hymn [18] Ap. [19]Hyg. [20]Other Acaste Only mentioned by name in a single myth Admete Adrasteia [21] Apollodorus, 1.1.6 makes the nymphs Adrasteia and Ida, the nurses of Zeus, daughters of Melisseus, leader of the Kuretes of Crete
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 ...
In Abrahamic mythology and Zoroastrianism mythology, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as messengers between God and humans. Bat – An Egyptian goddess with the horns and ears of a cow. Cernunnos – An ancient Gaulish/Celtic God with the antlers of a deer. Fairy – A humanoid with insect-like wings.
Xanthe (/ ˈ z æ n θ iː /; Greek: Ξανθή, meaning "blond-haired") is a name with origins in Greek mythology. People with this first name include: Xanthe Elbrick (born 1978), British actress; Xanthe Huynh, American actress; Xanthé Mallett, British anthropologist and criminologist; In Greek mythology:
His character has been compared to Enbilulu's. [338] It has been proposed that he was worshiped in Umma as the personification of the irrigation system, though the evidence is scarce. [337] ppears in the myth Enkimdu and Dumuzi. [339] The text has originally been published under the title Inanna prefers the farmer by Samuel Noah Kramer in 1944 ...