Faster access than browser!
48 relations: Apparition, Arachova, Aristophanes, Assemblywomen, Brass, Classical antiquity, Crates of Mallus, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Dionysus, Donkey, F. W. Murnau, Folk etymology, Gaia, Gello, Greek mythology, Greek primordial deities, Hecate, Iapetus, Lamia, Late antiquity, Life of Apollonius of Tyana, List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan, Mormo, Neil Gaiman, Nosferatu, Pandora's box, Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Perseus Project, Philostratus, Robert Graves, Rudyard Kipling, Shapeshifting, Sleep paralysis, Stardust (2007 film), Stardust (novel), Sudas, The Battle of the Labyrinth, The Frogs, The Greek Myths, The Heroes of Olympus, The House of Hades, The Last Olympian, Titan (mythology), Tomlinson, Vampire, Walpurgis Night, William Smith (lexicographer), Xanthias.
Apparition
Generally, an apparition is an instance of something's appearing, i.e. being seen.
New!!: Empusa and Apparition · See more »
Arachova
Arachova (Αράχωβα, also Αράχοβα) is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia, Greece.
New!!: Empusa and Arachova · See more »
Aristophanes
Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης,; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion (Cydathenaeum), was a comic playwright of ancient Athens.
New!!: Empusa and Aristophanes · See more »
Assemblywomen
Assemblywomen (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι Ekklesiazousai; also translated as, Congresswomen, Women in Parliament, Women in Power, and A Parliament of Women) is a comedy written by the Greek playwright Aristophanes in 391 BCE.
New!!: Empusa and Assemblywomen · See more »
Brass
Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc.
New!!: Empusa and Brass · See more »
Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th or 6th century AD centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world.
New!!: Empusa and Classical antiquity · See more »
Crates of Mallus
Crates of Mallus (Κράτης ὁ Μαλλώτης, Krátēs ho Mallṓtēs; century) was a Greek language grammarian and Stoic philosopher, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum.
New!!: Empusa and Crates of Mallus · See more »
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary.
New!!: Empusa and Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology · See more »
Dionysus
Dionysus (Διόνυσος Dionysos) is the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility, theatre and religious ecstasy in ancient Greek religion and myth.
New!!: Empusa and Dionysus · See more »
Donkey
The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae.
New!!: Empusa and Donkey · See more »
F. W. Murnau
Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau (born Friedrich Wilhelm Plumpe; December 28, 1888March 11, 1931) was a German film director.
New!!: Empusa and F. W. Murnau · See more »
Folk etymology
Folk etymology or reanalysis – sometimes called pseudo-etymology, popular etymology, or analogical reformation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one.
New!!: Empusa and Folk etymology · See more »
Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia (or; from Ancient Greek Γαῖα, a poetical form of Γῆ Gē, "land" or "earth"), also spelled Gaea, is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities.
New!!: Empusa and Gaia · See more »
Gello
Gello (Γελλώ), in Greek mythology, is a female demon or revenant who threatens the reproductive cycle by causing infertility, spontaneous abortion, and infant mortality.
New!!: Empusa and Gello · See more »
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths and teachings that belong to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices.
New!!: Empusa and Greek mythology · See more »
Greek primordial deities
In Greek mythology, the primordial deities are the first gods and goddesses born from the void of Chaos.
New!!: Empusa and Greek primordial deities · See more »
Hecate
Hecate or Hekate (Ἑκάτη, Hekátē) is a goddess in ancient Greek religion and mythology, most often shown holding a pair of torches or a keyThe Running Maiden from Eleusis and the Early Classical Image of Hekate by Charles M. Edwards in the American Journal of Archaeology, Vol.
New!!: Empusa and Hecate · See more »
Iapetus
In Greek mythology, Iapetus, also Japetus (Ἰαπετός Iapetos), was a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia, and father (by an Oceanid named Clymene or Asia) of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
New!!: Empusa and Iapetus · See more »
Lamia
Lamia (Λάμια), in ancient Greek mythology, was a woman who became a child-eating monster after her children were destroyed by Hera, who learned of her husband Zeus's trysts with her.
New!!: Empusa and Lamia · See more »
Late antiquity
Late antiquity is a periodization used by historians to describe the time of transition from classical antiquity to the Middle Ages in mainland Europe, the Mediterranean world, and the Near East.
New!!: Empusa and Late antiquity · See more »
Life of Apollonius of Tyana
Life of Apollonius of Tyana (Τὰ ἐς τὸν Τυανέα Ἀπολλώνιον) is a text in eight books written in Ancient Greece by Philostratus (c. 170 – c. 245 AD).
New!!: Empusa and Life of Apollonius of Tyana · See more »
List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan
This is a list of characters that appear in the ''Camp Half-Blood'' chronicles (which consists of the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series, The Heroes of Olympus series, and The Trials of Apollo series), The Kane Chronicles, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.
New!!: Empusa and List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan · See more »
Mormo
Mormo (Mormō) was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving.
New!!: Empusa and Mormo · See more »
Neil Gaiman
Neil Richard MacKinnon GaimanBorn as Neil Richard Gaiman, with "MacKinnon" added on the occasion of his marriage to Amanda Palmer.
New!!: Empusa and Neil Gaiman · See more »
Nosferatu
Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens (translated as Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror; or simply Nosferatu) is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok.
New!!: Empusa and Nosferatu · See more »
Pandora's box
Pandora's box is an artifact in Greek mythology connected with the myth of Pandora in Hesiod's Works and Days.
New!!: Empusa and Pandora's box · See more »
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Percy Jackson & the Olympians, often shortened to Percy Jackson, is a pentalogy of fantasy adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the Camp Half-Blood Chronicles.
New!!: Empusa and Percy Jackson & the Olympians · See more »
Perseus Project
The Perseus Project (version 4 also known as "Perseus Hopper") is a digital library project of Tufts University, which is located in Medford and Somerville, near Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
New!!: Empusa and Perseus Project · See more »
Philostratus
Philostratus or Lucius Flavius Philostratus (Φλάβιος Φιλόστρατος; c. 170/172 – 247/250), called "the Athenian", was a Greek sophist of the Roman imperial period.
New!!: Empusa and Philostratus · See more »
Robert Graves
Robert Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985), also known as Robert von Ranke Graves, was an English poet, historical novelist, critic, and classicist.
New!!: Empusa and Robert Graves · See more »
Rudyard Kipling
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)The Times, (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12 was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
New!!: Empusa and Rudyard Kipling · See more »
Shapeshifting
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability of a being or creature to completely transform its physical form or shape.
New!!: Empusa and Shapeshifting · See more »
Sleep paralysis
Sleep paralysis is when, during awakening or falling asleep, a person is aware but unable to move or speak.
New!!: Empusa and Sleep paralysis · See more »
Stardust (2007 film)
Stardust is a 2007 romantic adventure fantasy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
New!!: Empusa and Stardust (2007 film) · See more »
Stardust (novel)
Stardust is a novel by British writer Neil Gaiman, usually published with illustrations by Charles Vess.
New!!: Empusa and Stardust (novel) · See more »
Sudas
Sudās (सुदास) was an Indo-Aryan tribal king of the Bhāratas, during the main or middle Rigvedic period (c. 14th century BCE).
New!!: Empusa and Sudas · See more »
The Battle of the Labyrinth
The Battle of the Labyrinth is an American fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology written by Rick Riordan.
New!!: Empusa and The Battle of the Labyrinth · See more »
The Frogs
The Frogs (Βάτραχοι Bátrachoi, "Frogs"; Latin: Ranae, often abbreviated Ran.) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
New!!: Empusa and The Frogs · See more »
The Greek Myths
The Greek Myths (1955) is a mythography, a compendium of Greek mythology, with comments and analyses, by the poet and writer Robert Graves, normally published in two volumes, though there are abridged editions that present the myths only.
New!!: Empusa and The Greek Myths · See more »
The Heroes of Olympus
The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan.
New!!: Empusa and The Heroes of Olympus · See more »
The House of Hades
The House of Hades is a fantasy-adventure novel written by American author Rick Riordan, based on Greek and Roman mythology.
New!!: Empusa and The House of Hades · See more »
The Last Olympian
The Last Olympian is a fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology by Rick Riordan, published on May 5, 2009.
New!!: Empusa and The Last Olympian · See more »
Titan (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the Titans (Greek: Τιτάν, Titán, Τiτᾶνες, Titânes) and Titanesses (or Titanides; Greek: Τιτανίς, Titanís, Τιτανίδες, Titanídes) were members of the second generation of divine beings, descending from the primordial deities and preceding the Olympians.
New!!: Empusa and Titan (mythology) · See more »
Tomlinson
Tomlinson may refer to.
New!!: Empusa and Tomlinson · See more »
Vampire
A vampire is a being from folklore that subsists by feeding on the vital force (generally in the form of blood) of the living.
New!!: Empusa and Vampire · See more »
Walpurgis Night
Walpurgis Night, an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German Sankt Walpurgisnacht), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is celebrated on the night of 30 April and the day of 1 May.
New!!: Empusa and Walpurgis Night · See more »
William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer.
New!!: Empusa and William Smith (lexicographer) · See more »
Xanthias
Xanthias refers to several characters, notably all slaves, who appear in plays by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes.
New!!: Empusa and Xanthias · See more »
Redirects here:
Empousa, Empousai, Empusae, Empuse.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empusa
