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Oshosi, the orisha also known as the "hunter of a single arrow", also the deity of the forests. Yoruba mythology Etymology: from the Yoruba people in West Africa to include the countries Nigeria and Benin, foreparents to practices or Santería, Lucumí, and other religions of the Caribbean, and the Americas.
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Various tellings diverge in terms of the hunter's transgression: sometimes merely seeing the virgin goddess naked, sometimes boasting he is a better hunter than she, [211] or even merely being a rival of Zeus for the affections of Semele. Apollodorus, who records the Semele version, notes that the ones with Artemis are more common.
Solinus also identifies her explicitly as the Cretan Artemis. [4] Hesychius of Alexandria also equates the Cretan word βριτύ ( britý ) with Greek γλυκύ ( glyký ) 'sweet'. [ 5 ] Other scholars have argued that Britomartis ("sweet maid") is an epithet that does not reveal the goddess's name, [ 6 ] nor her character, instead arguing ...
It is used to bind a foe's arms and legs or for hunting animals. (Hindu mythology) Magic wand, found in the hands of powerful fairies. (Medieval legend) Gambanteinn, a magic wand in Norse mythology/Poetic Edda. Hu (ritual baton), a 'magic wand' in Asian folklore. Ruyi (scepter), a 'magic wand' in Asian folklore. Ōnusa, a 'Wand' in Shintoism.
Rhodopis was a beautiful chaste maiden who kept her hair short and loved to hunt in the forests. Artemis, the maiden goddess of the hunt, took notice of her, and invited Rhodopis to join her in the hunt, and thus the young girl shunned marriage as well as all kinds of romantic love.
Several mythical creatures from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. ' picture book for children ') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch A legendary creature, also called a mythical creature, is a type of extraordinary or supernatural entity that is described in folklore (including myths and legends) and may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been ...