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Literally, a bitch is a female dog; as an insult, it originally compared a woman to a dog in heat. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term bitch comes from the Old English word bicce or bicge, meaning "female dog", which dates to around 1000 CE. It may have derived from the earlier Old Norse word bikkja, also meaning "female dog ...
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In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, black hound is another name for the intelligent moon dog, which counter to expectations is a helpful creature bent on hunting evil. [111] [112] The game also features evil yeth hounds as "massive, human-faced dogs that serve as the hunting dogs of powerful fey". [113]
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.
Goddess Hel and the hellhound Garmr by Johannes Gehrts, 1889. A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld.. Hellhounds occur in mythologies around the world, with the best-known examples being Cerberus from Greek mythology, Garmr from Norse mythology, the black dogs of English folklore, and the fairy hounds of Celtic mythol
Dog owners can’t get enough of one name, and now it ranks as the most popular in the country. Bella ranks No. 1 and Luna No. 2 on a list of top names given to pups, ...
Rare and Unique Baby Girl Names. Raven: This Old English name means "dark-haired or wise." Amber: Of Arabic, English, and Gaelic origin, this name can mean "jewel" or "fierce." Ruby: This name is ...
"Froofie the Dog", fictional cartoon dog from a Bill Cosby monologue of the same name from Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby; Power Pup, superhero dog from the Microsoft Office Assistant; FidoNet logo; Dog on the Tuckerbox, allegorical dog depicted at an historical monument in New South Wales, Australia