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  2. Shunfeng'er - Wikipedia

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    The god's role in helping sailors distinguish favorable winds also prompts the translations "Fair-Wind Ears" [3] and "Favorable-Wind Ears". [8] [9] It also appears as Shunfeng Er [1] and Shen Feng Er. [10] His partner Qianliyan's name similarly means "Sharp-Eyed" or "All-Seeing". Under the Ming, Shunfeng'er was also known as Shi Kuang. [11]

  3. Qianliyan - Wikipedia

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    He apparently picked up the pose from the earlier Zhaobao Qilang as that god's followers came to worship Mazu. [9] Qianliyan also occasionally appears with three heads and six arms. [2] He usually appears to the right of his companion Shunfeng'er. He sometimes appears as the red demon, in which case he usually has two horns and yellow sapphire ...

  4. Itching ears - Wikipedia

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    2 Timothy 4:4: And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. Paul uses the word fables (μύθους) to describe the remedy that people seek in order to scratch their itching ears. However, Paul continues to fulfill the analogy in chapter 4 verse 5 by contrasting Timothy's ministry from these fables.

  5. Apotropaic magic - Wikipedia

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    Apotropaic magic (from Greek αποτρέπω, apotrépō 'to ward off') or protective magic is a type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences, as in deflecting misfortune or averting the evil eye.

  6. List of fictional rodents - Wikipedia

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    A print showing cats and mice from a 1501 German edition of Aesop's Fables. This list of fictional rodents is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and covers all rodents, including beavers, mice, chipmunks, gophers, guinea pigs, hamsters, marmots, prairie dogs, porcupines and squirrels, as well as extinct or prehistoric species.

  7. Mythic humanoids - Wikipedia

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    They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on their journey. This compilation encompasses a diverse array of mythic humanoid creatures from cultures worldwide. Ranging from the enchanting jengu of Africa to the shapeshifting werehyena , the list traverses mermaids , goblins , and ape-like Yeti of Asia.

  8. Argument from poor design - Wikipedia

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    Proponents most commonly use the argument in a weaker way, however: not with the aim of disproving the existence of God, but rather as a reductio ad absurdum of the well-known argument from design (which suggests that living things appear too well-designed to have originated by chance, and so an intelligent God or gods must have deliberately ...

  9. Pointy ears - Wikipedia

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    Pointy ears or pointed ears are a characteristic of many animals, a genetic condition in humans, as well as a cliché in popular culture, particularly in the fantasy genre. They are commonly known as elf ears for their depiction in Peter Jackson 's Lord of the Rings film series .