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[[Oceanus]] is a figure of [[:Category:Greek mythology|Ancient Greek]] [[mythology|myth]]. This is a list of his consorts and children. # With [[Gaia (mythology)|Gaia]]

'''Mana Genita''' was a [[Roman mythology|Roman]] goddess who presided over burials. She was the mother or leader of the [[ [[Category:Roman mythology]]

...ry:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] and [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], the '''Oceanids''' were the three thousand children of the Titans [[Ocea # [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]] - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe

In Roman and Etruscan mythology, '''Mantus''' and his wife, [[Mania]] were gods of the underworld. They wer [[Category:Roman mythology]]

In [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]] '''Fauna''' was the mother goddess of earth, rural life, fields, cattle a A Roman earth-mother and fertility goddess, usually referred to as the '''Bona Dea'

...oved ones. As minor spirits, they were similar to the [[Lares]], [[Genius (mythology)|Genii]] and [[Di Penates]]. They were honored during the ''Parentalia'' a ...The Manes were also called the '''Di Manes''' (''Di'' meaning "Gods"), and Roman tombstones often included the letters ''D.M.'', which stood for ''dis manib

In Roman and Etruscan mythology, '''Mania''' (or '''Manea''') was the goddess of the dead. [[Category:Roman mythology]]

...'') or '''lemures''' (singular ''lemur'') are spirits of the dead in Roman mythology. Some Roman writers describe lemures as the common name for all the spirits of the dead

'''Trivia''' in Roman mythology was the equivalent of the Greek goddess [[Hecate]], the goddess of witchcra [[Category: Roman mythology]]

The '''Fauns''' come from [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]] and are similar to the [[satyr]]. They are the children of the god Faunus In [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], '''fauns''' are place-spirits (''genii'') of untamed woodland. Romans co

...d '''[[Genius loci|Genii loci]]''' or, more archaically, '''Lases''') were Roman deities protecting the house and the family. Lares are Roman guardian spirits of house and fields. The cult of the Lares is probably der

In Greek and Roman mythology there are several creatures known as Aethon: ...ced him in Erysichthon's gut, making Erysichthon permanently famished. His Roman equivalent was Fames, a female deity.

'''Faunus''' was a Roman god similar to [[Pan]]. ===Roman Myth===

==List by mythology== ===[[Aztec mythology]]===

Nyphs are creatures in the Greek and Roman mythology.They have powers useualy from the element they surrond. Not consided gods.

In Basque mythology, '''Mairu''' (pl: mairuak) or '''intxisu'''(ak), refer to giants who built ...(Spanish: moros encantados), who are thought to be the remnant of old pre-Roman deities.

In Roman mythology, '''Orcus''' was a god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths. ...gins of Orcus may have lain in Etruscan religion. Orcus was a name used by Roman writers to identify a Gaulish god of the underworld. The so-called "Tomb of

...mythology|Gaulish]] and (later) [[Roman mythology|Roman]] and Gallo-Roman mythology, '''Epona''' was the goddess of horses, donkeys, mules. Although only known from Roman contexts, the name Epona is from the Celtic language Gaulish; it is derived

...orse in English, is a mythological creature shared by Phoenician and Greek mythology. ...i. 8; Stat. Theb. ii. 45.). In Hellenistic and Roman imagery, Poseidon (or Roman Neptune) as well as [[nereid]]s often drives a sea-chariot drawn by hippoca

...words *bel-, "strong", or *bhel-, "to swell". It is considered to be a pre-Roman conquest word from the Romanian substratum. [[Category:Romanian mythology]]

In Armenian mythology, '''Anahit''' (Armenian: Անահիտ) was the goddess of fertility, healin ...xpedition of Marc Antony in Armenia, Anahit’s statue was torn to pieces by Roman soldiers. Then, the Armenians built a new golden statue of Anahit at Erez t

In Greek mythology, '''Cacus''' was a fire-breathing monster and the son of Vulcan. It lived i ...to the giant described above. According to the Romans, after Hercules (the Roman Heracles) killed Cacus, he founded an altar, the Ara Maxima, where later th

[[Category:Roman mythology]]

Triton also appeared in Roman myths and epics. In the Aeneid, Misenus, the trumpeter of Aeneas, challenge [[Category:Greek mythology]]

'''Satyrs''' in [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] are woodland creatures depicted as having the pointed ears, legs, and sho ===Greek mythology and art===

...h in one hand and a serpent in the other, gifts of bounty and prophecy. In Roman mosaics he might carry a steering-oar and cradle a ship. ...px|Oceanus, with his wife, [[Tethys]], ruled the seas before [[Poseidon]]. Roman mosaic from Zeugma, c. 1st–2nd centuries AD]]

...l and Britain and mentioned, along with [[Essus]] and [[Toutatis]], by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem ''Pharsalia'' as a Celtic deity to whom sacrifi ...ry:Norse mythology|Norse]] [[Thor]], [[Ambisagrus]], the [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]] [[Tuireann]] and the Culdee saint Taran. The name Taranis has not y

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], '''Cronus''' (Ancient Greek '''Κρόνος'''—of obscure etymolog ...lso identified in classical antiquity with the [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman deity]] [[Saturn]].

[[Category: Roman mythology]]

...h Anubis (Egyptian mythology). Hermanubis was popular during the period of Roman domination over Egypt. He is the son of Osiris and Nephthys. [[Category: Egyptian mythology]]

The '''zana e malit''' is a mythical creature in Albania mythology. ...ry of the mountain". The plural form of “zana” is “zanë”, a term from pre-Roman Paleo-Balkan origin. It is also associated to Latin Diana and Bardha.

...is a figure from Greek mythology, her story being one of many examples in mythology used to explain naturally occuring phenomenon - in this instance, the chang ...al variations of her name include: Persephassa, Persephatta, and, in Roman mythology, Proserpina.

In Greek mythology the '''Ichthyocentaur''' is a fish-centaur, or a particular kind of Triton. The Sea-Centaurs were probably derived from the divine Fish of Syrian mythology which carried Ashtarte ashore following her watery-birth. These were set am

...was getting deserted. St Clément, (IIId century after Christ), went to the Roman amphitheatre where Graouli dwelt and bound it with his scarve to drive him [[Category:French mythology]]

Pliny the Elder, Natural History 7. 26 (trans. Rackham) (Roman encyclopedia C1st A.D.) : [[Category: Hindu mythology]]

'''Longinus''' is the name given in Christian tradition to a Roman soldier who pierced [[Jesus]] on his side while he was on the Cross. ...tells his life before and after the event, from a pagan son of a member of Roman nobility, through him being sold as a slave, to a converted christian. Thou

*[[Adramelech]] ([[Assyrian]] mythology) *[[Af]] ([[Jewish mythology]])

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], a '''nymph''' is any member of a large class of female nature entities, ...venerated by country people in the springs and clefts of Latium. Among the Roman literate class their sphere of influence was restricted, and they appear al

...religion and with the gods Faunus, Inuus, Silvanus, and Incubus of ancient Roman religion. ...Dusios is not described in late-antique sources independently of Greek and Roman deities, the common functionality of the others lay in their ability to imp

In Greek mythology, Tethys (/ˈtiːθɪs, ˈtɛθɪs/; Ancient Greek: Τηθύς, romanized: T [[Image:Tethys.jpg|thumb|Oceanus and Tethys, Greco-Roman mosaic C2nd A.D., Gaziantep Museum]]

...Diagnosis." In ''Magic and Rationality in Ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman Medicine'', Studies in Ancient Medicine 27 (Brill, 2004), p. 19 [http://boo [[Category: Babylonian mythology]]

In Roman mythology, Janus (or Ianus) was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings, and en

In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva ===[[Akkadian mythology]]===

Cognates with Roman ''[[strix]]'', Italian ''strega''; compare also Romanian ''strigă'' and Po ...s related to other witch/vampires such as the Romanian [[strigoi]] and the Roman [[strix]].

Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. [[Category:Greek mythology]]

In Greek mythology, '''Ipotanes''' were a race of half-horse, half-humans, unlike the satyrs, [[Image:Silenus donkey CdM.jpg|thumb|right|Silenus, Roman bas-relief, late 1st century (Cabinet des Médailles, Paris]]

...Madrid) 07.jpg|thumb|right|Heracles capturing the Cretan Bull. Detail of a Roman mosaic from Lliria, Spain]] In Greek mythology, the '''Cretan Bull''' was either the bull that carried away Europa or the

Also Norse mythology contains examples of [[necromancy]]: Odin summons a seeress from the dead t *Ogden, Daniel, ''Greek and Roman Necromancy'' 2004. ISBN 0691119686

'''Cernunnos''' in [[:Category:Celtic mythology|Celtic mythology]] is the deified [[spirit]] of horned male animals, especially of stags, a ...s Cernunnos and other Celtic deities alongside [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman divinities]] such as [[Jupiter]], [[Vulcan]], [[Castor]], and [[Pollux]].

Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. [[Category:Greek mythology]]

...lance used at the Crucifixion in [[Christian]] belief. For the elaborate [[mythology]] surrounding this relic and modern legend, see [[Spear of Destiny]]''. In Christian mythology the '''Holy Lance''' is the lance used at the Crucifixion, which was later

...(pl. ''striges''; occasionally corrupted to '''stirge''') was an Ancient Roman legendary creature, usually described as a nocturnal bird of ill omen that Roman poet Ovid, by the way, suggested three possible theories as to the origin o

...scribes him as delighting ''all'' the gods, and thus getting his name. The Roman counterpart to Pan is Faunus, (see below), another version of his name, whi ==Roman mythology: Faunus==

...ropean religion and was closely linked to Latvian [[Auseklis]], Greek Eos, Roman Aurora, and Vedic Ushas. As the Christianization spread out in Lithuania, t *Greimas, Algirdas Julien (1992). Of Gods and Men. Studies in Lithuanian Mythology. Indiana University Press. p. 77. ISBN 0-253-32652-4.

...ae'''; also equivalent to the Germanic mythology '''Norns''' or the Baltic mythology Goddess '''Laima''' and her sisters. ===The Fates in Roman Mythology===

...re. Strong, wild, and fierce, it was impossible to tame by man. Pliny, the Roman naturalist records it as "a very ferocious beast, similar in the rest of it The unicorn is an archetypal monster, present both in eastern and western mythology. In the [[Bible]], [[God]] is said to have the strength of a unicorn. [Num

...istian context: examples of such [[:Category:Christian mythology|Christian mythology]] are the themes woven round [[Saint George]] or [[Saint Christopher]]. In ...presented by the familiar designation ''[[Aesopica]]'': "Ancient Greek and Roman literature contains rich troves of folklore and popular beliefs, many of wh

[[Image:Calydonian_hunt.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Calydonian Hunt shown on a Roman frieze (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)]] The '''Calydonian Boar''' is one of a genre of chthonic monsters in Greek mythology, each set in a specific locale, which must be overcome by heroes of the Ol

...of death (Roman equivalent: [[Mors]]), as well as a minor figure in Greek mythology. According to mythology, Thanatos could occasionally be outwitted, a feat that [[Sisyphus]] twice a

==Comparative mythology== ...n Yam and Baal (the Storm God) resembles the battle in Hurrian and Hittite mythology between the sky God Teshub (or Tarhunt) with the serpent Illuyanka.

<blockquote>A dragon was the standard of a Roman cohort which was a tenth of a legion. After the Romans left Britain it was [[Category: Welsh mythology]]

...-robed '''Moirae''' or '''Moerae''' were the personifications of destiny (Roman equivalent: '''Parcae''', "sparing ones", or '''Fata'''; also equivalent to ..."spinner") spun the thread of life from her distaff onto her spindle. Her Roman equivalent was ''Nona'', (the 'Ninth'), who was originally a goddess called

...ginus" is credited with the authorship of the treatise ''On the Sublime''. Roman names held little variety, especially among members of the same family. ...the [[Spear Luin]], and is similar to the [[Bleeding Lance]] of [[Grail]] mythology, which was eventually claimed to ''be'' the Spear of Destiny.

[[Image:Hades (Greek Mythology).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with ...well as [[Dis Pater]] and [[Orcus]], in [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]]; the corresponding Etruscan god was '''Aita'''. "Hades" is employed by so

...sinediscovered.jpg|thumbnail|350px|Melusine's secret discovered, from ''Le Roman de Mélusine.'' One of the 16 paintings by Guillebert de Mets circa 1410. T ...or Jean, Duc de Berry, the great patron of the 'Tres Riches Heures'. The ''Roman'' traces the powerful medieval dynasty of Lusignan from its founding in the

In Greek mythology the '''Erinyes''' or '''Eumenides''' (the Romans called them the '''Furies' The Furies (their Roman name) or ''Dirae'' ("the terrible") typically had the effect of driving the

...own from parent to child. As a genius, or spirit of the household in Roman mythology, he incited people to murder and other sins. The name became a generic term [[Category:Greek mythology]]

...lict. He illustrates his points by alluding to the armour and weapons of a Roman centurion. The various pieces of armour are likened by way of analogy to th The Christian Church in all of its major traditions - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Ancient Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, and Protes

...nd disguised men, parades the streets of the town at night, and, as in the Roman conclainatio, calls upon the deceased loudly by name. A superstitious and h [[Category: Yoruba mythology]]

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Titans''' (Greek Τιτάν, plural Τιτάνες) were a race o ...the wars of the [[Æsir]] with the [[Vanir]] and [[Jotun]]s in Scandinavian mythology, the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, the Hittite "Kingship in Heaven" narrativ

...re of death and fertility. Each of the lwa is associated with a particular Roman Catholic saint. [[Category:Haitian mythology]]

In Greek mythology, Pegasus (Greek: ''Πήγασος'' (Pégasos)) is the winged horse that wa In Greek and Roman mythology Pegasus sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when the hero Perseus be

In [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]], the '''Nereids''' (NEER-ee-eds) are blue-haired sea [[nymph]]s, daughter Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. C19th Classics Encyclopedia.

...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp ...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.

...tion of the Destruction of The Temple in AD 70 and the subsequent Imperial Roman persecution of Jews and persecution of Christians. ...tend to prefer the historical-critical and aesthetic approaches. Moreover, Roman and Orthodox churches have delimited their own specific positions on Revela

In Greek mythology, the '''Gorgons''' ("terrible" or, according to some, "loud-roaring") were The concept of the gorgon is at least as old in mythology as Perseus and Zeus. The name is Greek, being from gorgos, "terrible." Ther

...nd Christian scriptures. Christian demonology is mainly studied within the Roman Catholic Church, although some other Christian churches do not deny the exi [[Category:Christian mythology]][[Category:Demons]]

=== Roman Catholicism === ...white it may be, with a legitimate religious rite". Things listed in the [[Roman Ritual]] as being indicators of possible demonic possession include: speaki

===Classical Greek and Roman accounts=== [[Category: Biblical mythology]]

*In Roman mythology, [[Aeneas]] lulled Cerberus to sleep with drugged honeycakes. *In a later Roman tale, [[Psyche]] also lulled him to sleep by giving him drugged honeycakes.

'''Jewish mythology''' is a body of stories that explains or symbolizes Jewish beliefs. ''Jewis ...ylon, Sumerian and Akkadia. This is discussed in the article on [[Biblical mythology]].

[[Norse mythology]] also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie, 2004:48), such as the sce '''Greco-Roman'''

...''Διόνυσος'' also known as '''Bacchus''' in both Greek Mythology and Roman mythology and associated with the Italic '''Liber'''), the Thracian God of wine, repr ...e Greek pantheon and was often associated with orgiastic rites. Throughout mythology he also became known as a cultivator of the soil, a lawgiver, a peacemaker,

...lamiae (Greek lamiai). Similar in type to other female monsters from Greco-Roman myth, such as the empuses and the mormolyces, she is distinguished from the Bell, ''Women of Classical Mythology'' (sourced from ''Philostratus Life of Apollonius of Tyana 4.25; Horace Ars

In the Olympian Pantheon of classical [[Greek Mythology]], '''Hêra''' was queen of the Gods and Goddesses, as well as wife and sis Hera’s Roman equivalent is [[Juno]]. In Rome, with Jupiter and Minerva she shared the mo

In [[Irish mythology]], the '''Fomorians''', '''Fomors''', or '''Fomori''' (Irish '''Fomóiri''' ...more elaborate story, reminiscent the story of Zeus and Cronus from Greek mythology. Balor, who had been given a prophecy that he would be killed by his own gr

In Roman Catholicism and the Church of England, the word ''lychgate'' refers to a co Eastern Slavic mythology includes stories of a powerful dark wizard or a demon, ''Koschei the Deathl

'''Tálos''' was a giant creature made of bronze in Greek mythology, that some writers say was the last survivor from the Bronze Age of man. ...the videogame ''Spartan: Total Warrior'' Talos is an automaton sent by the Roman army to destroy the walls of Sparta. The player must defeat him through use

...re named after the nation of Picts that inhabited Scotland during the post-Roman period, whom some believe are descended from an indigenous group of people [[Category:English mythology]]

..."light-bearer" (from ''lux'', "light", and ''ferre'', "to bear, bring"), a Roman astrological term for the "'''Morning Star'''", the planet Venus. ...d John Milton's ''[[Paradise Lost]]'', led to the common idea in Christian mythology and [[folklore]] that Lucifer was a poetic appellation of [[Satan]].

...The sound of barking dogs was the first sign of her approach in Greek and Roman literature. The frog, significantly a creature that can cross between two e ...dess of sorcery. Because Hecate had already been much maligned by the late Roman period, Christians of the era found it easy to vilify her image. Thus were

...on''' (Greek: Ὠρίων or Ωαρίων, Latin: Orion) was a giant huntsman in Greek mythology whom Zeus placed among the stars as the constellation of Orion. ...territory of Tanagra. A feast of Orion was held at Tanagra as late as the Roman Empire. They had a tomb of Orion most likely at the foot of Mount Cerycius

...erent species like siddha, gandharva, yaksha etc. are defined in the Hindu mythology which may not fall directly into mankind but treated as slightly superior t In Neopagan religions that have assimilated aspects of Abrahamic mythology into their own pantheons, Satan, Lucifer, and Beelzebub are often seen as d

In Greek mythology, '''Geryon''' ('''Geryones''', '''Geyron'''), son of Chrysaor and [[Callirr Heracles then had to herd the cattle back to Eurystheus. In Roman versions of the narrative, on the Aventine hill in Italy, Cacus stole some

...depictions of griffins included hunting scenes. Divine figures in egyptian mythology, despicted as griffins, include Sefer, Sefert, and Axex. ...hology, in particular during the Achaemenid dynasty, griffins called Homa (mythology)|Homa were used widely as statues and symbols in palaces. Homa also had a s

..., Kreon rushes to her aide, and Medea flees in a winged chariot.]]In Greek mythology, the '''Keres''' (singular: '''Ker''' from the Greek Kêr) were female dea During the festival known as Anthesteria, the Keres were driven away. Their Roman equivalents were '''Letum''' (“death”) or the '''Tenebrae''' (“shadow

...ed to disguise their [[Loa|lwa]] (sometimes spelled [[loa]]) or spirits as Roman Catholic [[saint]]s, a process called syncretism. ...t Haitian Vodou is simply a mix of West African religions with a veneer of Roman Catholicism would not be entirely correct. This would be ignoring numerous

Hell appears in several [[mythology|mythologies]] and [[religion]]s in different guises, and is commonly inhabi ...ry:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] and [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], but [[Hades]] also included [[Elysium]], a place for the reward for thos

...that has generally been described as a malevolent [[spirit]], or [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]] and [[Jinn]]. A demon is frequently depicted as a force that may ...'' that passed into Christian culture are discussed in the entry [[Daemon (mythology)|daemon]].The Hellenistic "Demon" eventually came to include many Semitic a

In Greek mythology, Zeus is the God of the sky and ruler of the Olympian gods. Zeus corresponds to the Roman god Jupiter.

...Lamia (monster)]], a nocturnal bird that fed on human flesh and blood. The Roman strix is the source of the Romanian vampire, the ''[[Strigoi]]'' and the Al ...e - the Orthodox church believed incorrupt bodies were vampires, while the Roman church believed they were saints.

...s on to the saint's life, compiled with reference to the readings from the Roman Catholic Church's liturgy commemorating that saint; then embellishes the bi [[Category:Christian mythology]]

An '''elf''' (pl. ''elves'') is a creature of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of minor nature and fertili ...ively, a connection to the ''[[Rbhus]]'', semi-divine craftsmen in Indian mythology, has also been suggested. Originally ''ælf''/''elf'' and it's plural ''æl

...ppearance of Phoenician literary texts, Dagon has practically no surviving mythology. ...expression of Dagon. His temple, the Marneion, was burned by order of the Roman emperor in 402, the last surviving great cult center of paganism. The sanct

...he House of Usher" and by an unfinished first century astronomical poem by Roman poet Marcus Manilius titled the ''Poeticon astronomicon''. Although some ha ...ecraft Mythos]] but instead was based on [[Mesopotamian mythology|Sumerian mythology]]. It was later dubbed the "[[Simon Necronomicon]]".

..., sometimes he is the doorman at Pontius Pilate's estate, and presumably a Roman rather than a Jew. [[Category:Christian mythology]][[Category:Ghosts]]

...nciful connections link the ram-god of Mendes with the syncretic Ptolemaic-Roman [[Harpocrates]]. Harpocrates was a granter of fertility, but he was not ass ...y. Crowley identified Baphomet with [[Harpocrates]] (the [[:Category:Greek mythology|Greek]] version of the child-form of the Egyptian god [[Horus]]) and also w

In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, the '''phoenix''' is a mythical bird and associated with the Egyptian sun- Greek mythology places the phoenix in Arabia, where it lives close to a cool well. Every mo

...of [[Brian Lumley]] &mdash; who based the Great Old One on the [[Summanus|Roman deity of the same name]] &mdash; and first appeared in Lumley's [[short sto Summanus had a following in [[Ancient Rome|Roman times]], but if he is worshiped today, his cult is even more secretive. The

...chemists to borrow the terms and symbols of [[Bible|biblical]] and pagan [[mythology]], [[astrology]], [[kabbalah]], and other mystic and esoteric fields; so th ...gnosticism]], a belief prevalent in the Christian and early post-Christian Roman empire, that the world is imperfect because it was created in a flawed mann

...vented by the Egyptians of the Old Kingdom, before being imported in Greek mythology. ...t". This may be her proper name, but ''The Penugin Dictionary of Classical Mythology'' states that her given name was '''Φιξ &mdash; Phix'''.

...ath personified''' is a figure or fictional character which has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. Because the re *[[Mors]] (Roman)

...se terms--as a giant, physically larger than the [[Titan]]s of Greco-Roman mythology. Like the ancient epics of Homer, Paradise Lost begins in the midst of thi ...rthodox religious perspective, Edmund Spenser, Homer, Ovid, Herodotus, the Roman poet Virgil, and ancient mythologies such as those of Greece, Rome, the Isl

A '''werewolf''' (Or '''Lycanthrope''') in [[folklore]] and [[mythology]] is a person who [[Therianthropy|shapeshifts]] into a wolf, either purpose *In Norse mythology, the legends of [[berserker]]s may be a source of the werewolf myths.Berser

...]] or supernatural being that is found in the legends, [[folklore]], and [[mythology]] of many different cultures. They are generally humanoid in their appearan ...the three mythological personifications of destiny, the Greek [[Moirae]] (Roman Parcae, "sparing ones", or Fatae) who were supposed to appear three nights

However, the symbolism of the previous mentioned mythology is often seen as antiquated and misogynistic. The more thoughtful and Tant ===Mythology===

...Ameshaspentas ([[Amesha Spenta]]), or seven great spirits of the [[Persian mythology]]. ...gods, such as [[Eos]], [[Eros (mythology)|Eros]], [[Thanatos]] and [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]].

...by witches" (using practices indistinguishable from Witchcraft). Combining Roman Catholic beliefs and practices and traditional West African religious belie ...n Monsters]][[Category:Demons]][[Category:Witches and warlocks]][[Category:Mythology, folklore and legend]]

* [http://cognitivelabs.com/mummy1big.htm Roman Period Fayyum mummies: A picture test] from [http://cognitivelabs.com Cogni [[Category:Popular culture]][[Category:Egyptian mythology]][[Category:Corporeal undead]]

The opening of [[Hell]], the Zoroastrian contribution to Western mythology, is a mouth. According to [Catholic dogma, bread and wine are transubstanti ...trine of transubstantiation has nothing to do with acquiring divinity. The Roman Catholic Church is not pantheistic. Transubstantiation is the belief that C

...the Mysteries of Mithras: New Evidence from a Cult Vessel. The Journal of Roman Studies. 90 pp145-180] *[[:Category:Category:North American mythology|Native American]] [[Ghost Dance]]s of the late Nineteenth Century were myst

...where it was believed to possess healing powers. According to one source, Roman soldier were issued daily rations of garlic before battle to give them cour [[Category:Slavic mythology]]