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- In Roman mythology, Saturn (Latin: Saturnus) was a major Roman deity ... Just like Cronus in Greek mythology, Saturn was the son of the supreme ...11 KB (1,785 words) - 17:00, 23 December 2022
- In Greek mythology, Cronus (Ancient Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) ... the personification of time in Greek mythology; although Cronus was the ...12 KB (1,860 words) - 20:30, 3 June 2020
- it was built there stands today a famous Christian church, the Santa Maria ... *Grant, Michael & John Hazel. Who's Who in Classical Mythology ...11 KB (1,742 words) - 18:48, 9 November 2022
- Found in the mythology, folklore, and religion of virtually all world ... mythologies are Mercurius in Roman mythology, Hermes in Greek mythology ...19 KB (2,802 words) - 16:52, 2 May 2023
- In Greek mythology, Lamia was a Queen of Libya who became a child ... Lamia's image as a seductress in the Christian imagination. ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 20:54, 22 October 2022
- == Etiological Mythology == An etiological myth is a myth intended ... By the Christian era, the Greco-Roman world had started to use the ...11 KB (1,616 words) - 04:37, 22 March 2024
- The idea of dragons was not unique to Herodotus in Greek mythology ... he then gave to Hermes. Edith Hamilton, Mythology (New York, NY: Little Brown ...20 KB (3,239 words) - 17:31, 30 January 2024
- around the World, A Study in Comparative Mythology." (Algora Publishing ... folklore meet the Nixes of Scandinavian mythology.]] The Scandinavian ...14 KB (2,167 words) - 09:56, 11 March 2023
- role in Mesopotamian religion and mythology. He was the god of the ... In Mesopotamian mythology, Nanna was the son of the sky god Enlil ...12 KB (1,952 words) - 08:45, 9 October 2022
- His most important function within Norse mythology is to herald the coming ... Dyaus, and also between Heimdall and the Christian archangel Michael (see below). ...18 KB (2,781 words) - 22:43, 3 February 2022
- recounts a number of stories out of Norse mythology while explicating on the ... which contains many stories from Norse mythology. Its purpose was to enable ...13 KB (2,143 words) - 05:13, 13 October 2022
- an 'Olympiad.' In 394 C.E., the Christian emperor Theodosius I abolished ... the ruler of Mount Olympus. In Greek mythology he was the bringer of thunder ...7 KB (1,101 words) - 04:40, 28 April 2023
- a peacock or an eagle. According to Greek mythology, the phoenix lived in Arabia ... Christ's resurrection, central to Christian belief. The phoenix is ...14 KB (2,311 words) - 14:23, 19 March 2024
- come out of ancient Persia. In Persian mythology, in particular during the ... Elsewhere in Ancient Greek mythology, the griffins were said to be ...10 KB (1,536 words) - 19:20, 31 January 2023
- In West Semitic mythology, Yam was given kingship over the other gods ... him. A similar sea-demon appears in the mythology of many cultures. The biblical ...15 KB (2,297 words) - 10:06, 22 May 2023
- An elf is a mystical creature found in Norse mythology that still ... of Norse mythology and elements of Christian mythology, an elf is called ...21 KB (3,288 words) - 10:19, 21 January 2023
- for several reasons. First, the Christian belief in the Holy Trinity ... Nevertheless, several non-Trinitarian Christian denominations are ...15 KB (2,313 words) - 15:20, 25 January 2023
- missionaries in China to refer to the Christian God. Much like the ancestors ... names used by Chinese Christians for the Christian God. It is first used in ...13 KB (1,969 words) - 15:31, 18 June 2022
- of Israel imposing itself on the older mythology of Canaan and Egypt. Campbell ... In early Christian literature, the idea of the hieros gamos may also ...13 KB (2,025 words) - 23:49, 12 February 2022
- In Sumerian mythology, Ninhursag (NIN.URSAG) was the earth and mother ... is not unusual in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, in which variants of myths ...14 KB (2,349 words) - 04:51, 15 November 2022
- intelligence. Serpents are found in the mythology of many cultures and world ... lurking in the Garden of Eden. In Greek mythology, the Serpent/Dragon Ladon ...23 KB (3,735 words) - 10:04, 26 January 2023
- H. J. Rose, A Handbook of Greek Mythology (London: Methuen & ... of Satan, which became common in much Christian literature and art in the ...15 KB (2,404 words) - 06:26, 18 November 2022
- In Greek mythology, a nymph, from the Latin word nympha, is any member ... Jennings Rose, A Handbook of Greek Mythology (New York, NY: E.P. Dutton ...13 KB (2,065 words) - 19:37, 17 November 2022
- The Christian cross, which is today one of the most widely recognized ... The ankh was gradually adopted by the fourth century Christian church ...10 KB (1,631 words) - 06:39, 28 July 2023
- turned his attention to northern mythology, which he believed should ... He had accordingly to resort to Christian mythology; but circumscribed ...11 KB (1,680 words) - 11:03, 11 April 2024
- the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion ... and research on rituals and mythology. His first major project was ...15 KB (2,162 words) - 21:27, 29 May 2023
- Mythology (from the Greek μῦθος (mythos), meaning a narrative ... Mythology reflects humankind's quest for meaning. Most myths ...26 KB (3,852 words) - 22:45, 10 November 2022
- In Norse mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: Ásgarðr) was the realm of ... As an important tale in Norse mythology, Asgard belonged to a complex ...19 KB (3,050 words) - 03:59, 18 August 2023
- not a secular principle imposed on the Christian worldview. become Pope Benedict XVI) referred to the Christian religion as the religion ...11 KB (1,664 words) - 21:00, 3 November 2022
- quot;) that he came to be known in Roman mythology; the corresponding Etruscan ... which could be fruitfully compared to the Christian conceptions of Heaven and Hell). ...23 KB (3,693 words) - 16:36, 21 January 2024
- In medieval Christian theology, the Devil was once the archangel Lucifer ... In the Western Christian and Jewish tradition, the Devil has entered ...20 KB (3,299 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- The symbol of the Tree of Life predates the Judeo-Christian tradition ... In Egyptian mythology, Isis and Osiris were said to have emerged from ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 16:43, 2 May 2023
- reading. This tradition was inherited by Christian writers, for whom allegorical ... the ancient world and the "new" Christian world. People of the Middle ...16 KB (2,444 words) - 18:26, 21 July 2023
- is beloved by Destiny”) as in Greek mythology, or that of some blind ... Fate is strongly connected with mythology, especially that of Ancient ...22 KB (3,568 words) - 00:43, 25 March 2024
- Enki was a major deity in Sumerian mythology, later known as Ea in ... for those treated unfairly. In Babylonian mythology he was also the father ...18 KB (3,043 words) - 08:34, 5 February 2022
- today as Nigeria. Their indigenous pre-Christian religious beliefs remained ... worshiping the Orisha. The slaves' Christian masters did not allow them ...19 KB (3,085 words) - 03:21, 23 December 2022
- a magical amulet, for example. Later Christian writers rejected the idea ... Norse mythology also contains examples of necromancy (Ruickbie 2004 ...13 KB (1,977 words) - 16:08, 11 November 2022
- of the Gospel of Thomas, an early Christian document. ==Etymology== River that was also important in Egyptian mythology. According to ancient Egyptian ...19 KB (2,886 words) - 06:03, 18 November 2022
- he went to Venice to study medieval Christian art. It was here that, in the words of an art historian, "his palette acquired new strong ...8 KB (1,194 words) - 17:54, 9 November 2022
- the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends ... In Scandinavian folklore, Norse mythology has long held cultural currency ...21 KB (3,478 words) - 08:12, 24 November 2022
- identified spiritual principles within Christian contexts. ... philosophers from story tellers of Greek mythology. While their predecessors ...9 KB (1,192 words) - 22:57, 30 November 2022
- Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian legends and religious beliefs of the Scandinavian people and Northern Germanic tribes ...33 KB (5,117 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- areas, although it has been re-cast as a Christian pilgrimage. Since the latter ... James MacKillop, Dictionary of Celtic Mythology (Oxford University Press ...20 KB (2,998 words) - 02:42, 5 November 2022
- (such as those of the Greek or Norse mythology), the stories of the gods ... :Main article: Greek Mythology The Greek gods provide the example of ...32 KB (4,963 words) - 08:48, 24 November 2022
- The Star of David is a widely recognized symbol of Judaism, named after King David of ancient Israel, which consists of two interlocking equilateral ...12 KB (2,021 words) - 19:53, 9 February 2023
- to the Hebrew Scripture and not the Christian New Testament, which had ... may be irrelevant to matters of faith and Christian practice, may contain errors ...17 KB (2,614 words) - 03:41, 1 October 2023
- of the Nymphs, an interpretation of classical mythology. ... theory, natural science, and classical mythology. Most of them are now lost ...10 KB (1,415 words) - 05:40, 30 November 2022
- Christian symbolism is defined as the investing of outward things ... ==Symbols drawn from pre-Christian traditions== Common in most Christian ...18 KB (2,807 words) - 21:08, 10 December 2023
- New Testament and Old Testament of the Christian Bible forbid premarital ... 25; Luke 1:34). It is commonplace for Christian believers to accept this ...20 KB (2,940 words) - 20:34, 3 May 2023
- Some have claimed that the mainstream Christian tradition has mistakenly ... they were universally credited by the Christian community there. There ...21 KB (3,427 words) - 00:53, 23 December 2022
- Watchers to the gods of the four winds. Christian theologians, in their attempts ... the Book of Genesis. According to Christian mythology, their "sins ...12 KB (1,932 words) - 20:02, 31 January 2023
- destruction occurred at the hands of a Christian mob led by St. John Chrysostom ... wonders of the world until well into the Christian era. ...16 KB (2,567 words) - 05:37, 27 February 2023
- In Norse Mythology, Thor (Old Norse: Þórr) was a widely worshipped ... In Norse mythology, Thor owned a short-handled war hammer, called ...24 KB (3,867 words) - 21:00, 31 October 2022
- Müller is an early pioneer of mythology and a notable scholar who ... claim Müller derived his theory that mythology is 'a disease of language ...30 KB (4,499 words) - 00:55, 9 November 2022
- ===Early Christian origins=== [[Image:St nicolas clerey.jpg|thumb|French ... Saint Nicholas of Myra is the primary inspiration for the Christian ...16 KB (2,522 words) - 03:18, 23 December 2022
- a group of ethnobotanists and scholars of mythology (Carl A. P. Ruck, Jeremy ... example is the bread and wine of the Christian (especially Roman Catholic ...32 KB (4,699 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
- The crypt developed out of the early Christian Church's desire ... about whom legends abound in Irish and Scottish mythology. ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 02:11, 15 January 2023
- is a figure from Greek mythology called by Pindar "the minstrel ... In addition to this unique role in Greek mythology, the figure of ...19 KB (3,011 words) - 02:17, 18 November 2022
- time that Lewis officially denounced his Christian faith. Lewis went on to ... centered around his love of Norse mythology. He also developed a great ...27 KB (4,330 words) - 19:28, 24 November 2023
- of the Bible. However, unlike the Judeo-Christian text, the Book of the Dead ... Geraldine Pinch. Handbook of Egyptian mythology. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC ...17 KB (2,857 words) - 00:00, 13 February 2024
- particularly well-known in the context of Christian theology, in reference ... of ancient thought. Greek and Roman mythology contain many characters ...22 KB (3,158 words) - 15:11, 27 April 2023
- miraculous powers. The legend may combine Christian lore with a Celtic myth ... romances, deriving perhaps from some pre-Christian folklore, in the later ...17 KB (2,819 words) - 16:11, 25 January 2023
- For example, Inuit mythology includes the Adlet (also called Erqigdlet ... to resume human form. Edith Hamilton, Mythology. (Back Bay Books, 1998 ...17 KB (2,631 words) - 23:30, 3 May 2023
- hostile to, their people's mythology. Many of these philosophers developed monotheistic views. Plato's (427–347 B.C.E.) Demiurge ...17 KB (2,392 words) - 06:18, 31 July 2023
- In Babylonian mythology, Tiamat is one of the foundational principles ... continue to be evidenced in the Judeo-Christian tradition, such as the ...16 KB (2,560 words) - 23:20, 30 April 2023
- In religion, folklore, and mythology, a demon (also rendered daemon ... === In Christian mythology=== Building upon the references to daemons ...32 KB (5,129 words) - 09:29, 28 January 2024
- The combination of this now rather esoteric mythology (which also ... overlap in the development of the Christian nativity narrative. ...25 KB (3,894 words) - 18:16, 7 February 2024
- was one of the most important deities in Norse mythology. He was said ... image of him at Skara was destroyed by a Christian missionary. Further, his ...27 KB (4,366 words) - 02:39, 1 December 2023
- The term Greek mythology refers to the collection of tales belonging ... Greek mythology has exercised an extensive and profound influence ...45 KB (6,635 words) - 21:31, 12 July 2023
- ===Early and modern Christian interpretations=== Some Biblical scholars ... Many pre-modern Christian sources discussed the curse of Ham in connection ...14 KB (2,307 words) - 02:17, 15 January 2023
- studies he was chosen by classicist Christian August Brandis to accompany him on a journey to Greece, as a tutor for his children. It was on ...7 KB (1,047 words) - 19:34, 13 February 2024
- In Norse mythology, Njord or Njordr (Old Norse Njörðr) is one of ... of the odder tales in the corpus of Norse mythology. The tale reverses traditional ...22 KB (3,533 words) - 02:30, 16 November 2022
- Some early Christian sects and rabbinical sages considered that the ... * Schearing, Linda S. Eve & Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim ...19 KB (3,242 words) - 04:30, 18 April 2024
- system. He also began his treatment of mythology and religion which in his ... period of his later years was that of mythology and revelation. Schelling ...20 KB (2,983 words) - 06:43, 15 April 2024
- it was one of the most widely collected books of Christian popular piety, which fell in popularity following the Protestant Reformation and the ascendancy ...10 KB (1,439 words) - 19:13, 7 February 2023
- bishops are selected. In virtually all Christian traditions, celibacy is ... outside of marriage in Islamic and Judeo-Christian ethical contexts, and are ...13 KB (1,988 words) - 00:44, 5 December 2023
- blanket statement to circumscribe all non-Christian (or, more broadly, non ... and demonize the adherents of non-Christian faiths since the first ...24 KB (3,484 words) - 10:58, 11 March 2023
- was a Phrygian goddess originating in the mythology of ancient Anatolia, whose ... In Roman mythology, she was given the name Magna Mater deorum Idaea ...16 KB (2,551 words) - 06:50, 12 January 2024
- in the Hindu Puranas, Deucalion in Greek mythology, and Utnapishtim in the ... Greek mythology knows three floods. The flood of Ogyges, the flood ...29 KB (4,785 words) - 17:53, 11 November 2023
- is similar to some interpretations of the Christian Trinity such as Sabellianism ... each have their own origins in Hindu mythology, scripture, and folklore ...22 KB (3,588 words) - 17:21, 2 May 2023
- In the Christian Bible, the magi (or "wise men") are sent ... There is an oppositional element in Christian thought between secular ...11 KB (1,692 words) - 23:18, 17 May 2023
- Moreover, in the sources for Norse mythology, "troll" can ... physical aspects of trolls within Scandinavian mythology: ...13 KB (2,076 words) - 17:46, 2 May 2023
- Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (March 20, 1770 – June 6, ... Like Blake, he also invented a personal mythology based on the Greek gods ...14 KB (2,228 words) - 11:05, 11 April 2024
- Isis was a goddess in ancient Egyptian mythology, often worshiped ... Worship of Isis continued in pockets of Christian Europe as late as the sixth ...32 KB (5,200 words) - 06:08, 8 March 2024
- Nephthys, which became important in later Egyptian mythology. ... In early Egyptian mythology, Geb was revered as the personification ...20 KB (3,212 words) - 17:11, 23 October 2022
- faith survived until 385 C.E., when Christian fundamentalists destroyed ... of the Egyptians; or, Studies in Egyptian mythology. A Study in Two Volumes ...21 KB (3,246 words) - 06:01, 11 August 2023
- his life and of those of his successors. Christian sources commonly refer ... sole emperor, Julian's zealous Arian Christian cousin Constantius II led ...29 KB (4,353 words) - 09:46, 12 May 2024
- Korean mythology represents Dangun Wanggeom as the founder of Gojoseon ... of the Korean people. In the later Dangun mythology, he is portrayed as the ...11 KB (1,597 words) - 18:13, 24 January 2024
- time, most successful theologian in early Christian Gnosticism. In his Alexandrian ... a metropolitan center of early Christian theology. There, he became ...17 KB (2,559 words) - 14:13, 3 May 2023
- of the universe is more naturalistic than Christian concept of Creation. Plotinus, in a sense, offered an alternative to the orthodox Christian ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- In Hindu mythology, the Puranas are said to have been composed by ... said to contain references to the Judeo-Christian creation myth (Adam and ...11 KB (1,583 words) - 23:49, 2 December 2022
- soul and spirit became current in Judeo-Christian terminology.) A spirit ... In Christian theology, the term spirit is used to describe God, or ...17 KB (2,627 words) - 21:55, 28 October 2020
- that their origins were prior to Christian influence. Edward S. Curtis ... * Dorsey, George A. The Mythology of the Wichita. Norman, OK: University ...12 KB (1,787 words) - 18:44, 4 May 2023
- speleologists: Eliette Brunel Deschamps, Christian Hillaire, and Jean-Marie ... the cave is named, Eliette Brunel, and Christian Hillaire. A current of ...17 KB (2,637 words) - 00:45, 5 December 2023
- Abenaki greeted them and accepted their Christian message, albeit often combined ... According to their mythology, the history of the Abenaki people is ...20 KB (2,915 words) - 04:46, 14 June 2023
- the vast storehouse of philosophy and mythology found in Hinduism. Indeed ... In Hindu mythology, 'Aum' has another symbolic meaning: ...13 KB (2,123 words) - 07:07, 13 June 2023
- debates and struggles within the early Christian community. ... because Thomas lacks the full-blown mythology of Gnosticism as described ...20 KB (3,346 words) - 20:09, 11 September 2021
- In Egyptian mythology, Apep (also spelled Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis ... led to the development of an involved mythology of conflict between these ...22 KB (3,545 words) - 06:00, 11 August 2023
- Tsmishian mythology is known from orally-passed tales. An Adaox is ... in the past, but the persecution from Christian missionaries in the early ...27 KB (4,093 words) - 18:32, 2 May 2023
- for the Cyrillic alphabet and Bulgarian Christian culture. ... to Christianity Boris adopted the Christian name Michael. He is sometimes ...16 KB (2,422 words) - 19:42, 20 November 2023
