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222 relations: Abas (mythology), Abbey of Saint-Pierre Mozac, Aegean Sea, Aeneid, Aeolis, Agrius, Alexander Hislop, Amphion, Amphora, Amycus (centaur), Ancient Elis, Ancient Greek art, Andrea da Barberino, Anthony the Great, Antimachus (mythology), Antonio Canova, Aphareus, Apheidas, Aphrodite, Apollo, Arctus (centaur), Argeus (Greek myth), Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, Asbolus, Aslan, Athanasius of Alexandria, Athena, Auvergne, Aztecs, Battle of the Centaurs (Michelangelo), Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Bienor (mythology), Brahmin, Brandon Mull, Bromus (mythology), Bronze Age, Bronze man and centaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art), Bucentaur, Buraq, C. S. Lewis, Cacus, Caeneus, Capital (architecture), Ceffyl Dŵr, Centaurides, Centaurus (Greek mythology), Chalice, Charles Henry Oldfather, Chiron, ... Expand index (172 more) »
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Abas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Abas (Ancient Greek: Ἄβας; gen.: Ἄβαντος means "guileless" or "good-hearted") is attributed to several individuals. Centaur and Abas (mythology) are centaurs.
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Abbey of Saint-Pierre Mozac
Mozac Abbey is a former Cluniac monastery in the commune of Mozac near Riom in Auvergne, France.
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Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Asia.
Aeneid
The Aeneid (Aenē̆is or) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
Aeolis
Aeolis (Aiolís), or Aeolia (Aiolía), was an area that comprised the west and northwestern region of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), mostly along the coast, and also several offshore islands (particularly Lesbos), where the Aeolian Greek city-states were located.
Agrius
Agrius (Ancient Greek: Ἄγριος means "wild") in Greek mythology, is a name that may refer to. Centaur and Agrius are centaurs.
Alexander Hislop
Alexander Hislop (1807 – 13 March 1865) was a Free Church of Scotland minister known for his criticisms of the Catholic Church.
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Amphion
There are several characters named Amphion in Greek mythology.
Amphora
An amphora (ἀμφορεύς|; English) is a type of container with a pointed bottom and characteristic shape and size which fit tightly (and therefore safely) against each other in storage rooms and packages, tied together with rope and delivered by land or sea.
Amycus (centaur)
In Greek mythology, Amycus or Amykos (Ancient Greek: Ἄμυκος) was a male centaur and the son of Ophion. Centaur and Amycus (centaur) are centaurs.
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Ancient Elis
Elis or Eleia (Ilida, Ēlis; Elean: Ϝᾶλις, ethnonym: Ϝᾱλείοι) is an ancient district in Greece that corresponds to the modern regional unit of Elis.
Ancient Greek art
Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other ancient cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body, in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of innovation.
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Andrea da Barberino
Andrea Mangiabotti,Geneviève Hasenohr and Michel Zink, eds.
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Anthony the Great
Anthony the Great (Ἀντώνιος Antṓnios; القديس أنطونيوس الكبير; Antonius;; – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint.
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Antimachus (mythology)
Antimachus (Antímakhos, derived from ἀντί anti and μάχη makhe: "against battle") may refer to these persons in Greek mythology. Centaur and Antimachus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Antonio Canova
Antonio Canova (1 November 1757 – 13 October 1822) was an Italian Neoclassical sculptor, famous for his marble sculptures.
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Aphareus
Aphareus (Ancient Greek: Ἀφαρεύς) may refer to the following figures.
Apheidas
In Greek mythology, the name Apheidas (Ancient Greek: Ἀφείδας or Ἀφείδαντα) may refer to. Centaur and Apheidas are centaurs.
Aphrodite
Aphrodite is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, procreation, and as her syncretized Roman goddess counterpart Venus, desire, sex, fertility, prosperity, and victory.
Apollo
Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology.
Arctus (centaur)
In Greek mythology, Arctus (Arktos) was a centaur who fought against the Lapith spearmen. Centaur and Arctus (centaur) are centaurs.
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Argeus (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Argeus (Ἀργεύς means "the hunter") or Argius (Ἀργεῖος Argeius or Argeios) or may refer to the following personages.
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Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
Arthur Charles Fox-Davies (28 February 1871 – 19 May 1928) was a British expert on heraldry.
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Asbolus
In Greek mythology, Asbolus (Ancient Greek: Ἄσβολον or Ἄσβόλη means "sooty" or "carbon dust") was a centaur. Centaur and Asbolus are centaurs.
Aslan
Aslan is a major character in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia series.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius I of Alexandria (– 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th patriarch of Alexandria (as Athanasius I).
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Athena
Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva.
Auvergne
Auvergne (Auvèrnhe or Auvèrnha) is a cultural region in central France.
Aztecs
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
Battle of the Centaurs (Michelangelo)
Battle of the Centaurs is a relief sculpture by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo, created around 1492. Centaur and Battle of the Centaurs (Michelangelo) are centaurs.
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events.
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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)
The Bibliotheca (Ancient Greek: label), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, genealogical tables and histories arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century CE.
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Bienor (mythology)
In Greek mythology, the name Bienor (Ancient Greek: Βιήνωρ) or Bianor (Βιάνωρ) may refer to. Centaur and Bienor (mythology) are centaurs.
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Brahmin
Brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is a varna (caste) within Hindu society.
Brandon Mull
Brandon Mull (born November 8, 1974) is an American author best known for his children's fantasy series, Fablehaven, as well as Dragonwatch, The Candy Shop War, the Beyonders trilogy, and the Five Kingdoms series.
Bromus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Bromus or Bromos (Ancient Greek: Βρομος means ‘roaring, shouting’) was one of the centaurs who attended Pirithous’ and Hippodameia's wedding and fought against the Lapiths during the celebrated Centauromachy. Centaur and Bromus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Bronze Age
The Bronze Age was a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC.
Bronze man and centaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Bronze man and centaur is an 8th century BC bronze sculpture, created in Greece during the mid-8th century BC, in the period of Archaic Greece. Centaur and bronze man and centaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art) are centaurs.
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Bucentaur
The bucentaur (bucintoro in Italian and Venetian) was the ceremonial barge of the doges of Venice.
Buraq
The Buraq (الْبُرَاق "lightning") is a supernatural winged horse-like creature in Islamic tradition that served as the mount of the Islamic prophet Muhammad during his Isra and Mi'raj journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and up through the heavens and back by night. Centaur and Buraq are horses in mythology and mythological human hybrids.
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian.
Cacus
In Greek and Roman mythology, Cacus (Κάκος, derived from κακός, meaning bad) was a fire-breathing giant and the son of Vulcan (Plutarch called him son of Hephaestus). Centaur and Cacus are centaurs and Roman legendary creatures.
Caeneus
In Greek mythology, Caeneus or Kaineus (Kaineús) was born a female, Caenis (Kainís) the daughter of Elatus, who was raped by Poseidon and transformed by him into an invulnerable man.
Capital (architecture)
In architecture, the capital or chapiter forms the topmost member of a column (or a pilaster).
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Ceffyl Dŵr
italic (also ceffyl dwfr or ceffyl-dŵr) is a water horse in Welsh folklore. Centaur and ceffyl Dŵr are horses in mythology.
Centaurides
The Centaurides (Κενταυρίδες, Kentaurides) or centauresses are female centaurs. Centaur and Centaurides are centaurs.
Centaurus (Greek mythology)
In Greek mythology, Centaurus is the son of Apollo and Stilbe, daughter of the river-god Peneius and the naiad Creusa. Centaur and Centaurus (Greek mythology) are centaurs and horses in mythology.
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Chalice
A chalice (from Latin calix 'mug', borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ 'cup') or goblet is a footed cup intended to hold a drink.
Charles Henry Oldfather
Charles Henry Oldfather (13 June 1887 – 20 August 1954) was an American professor of Greek and Ancient History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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Chiron
In Greek mythology, Chiron (also Cheiron or Kheiron) was held to be the superlative centaur amongst his brethren since he was called the "wisest and justest of all the centaurs". Centaur and Chiron are centaurs.
Chthonius
In Greek mythology, the name Chthonius or Chthonios ("of the earth or underworld") may refer to. Centaur and Chthonius are centaurs.
Consonant
In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract, except for the h, which is pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract.
Constantine the Great
Constantine I (27 February 22 May 337), also known as Constantine the Great, was a Roman emperor from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity.
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Cronus
In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos (or, from Κρόνος, Krónos) was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father Sky).
Cylinder seal
A cylinder seal is a small round cylinder, typically about one inch (2 to 3 cm) in length, engraved with written characters or figurative scenes or both, used in ancient times to roll an impression onto a two-dimensional surface, generally wet clay.
Cyllarus
Cyllarus (Ancient Greek: Κύλλαρος) was a centaur in Greek mythology. Centaur and Cyllarus are centaurs.
Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Daimon
The Ancient Greek: δαίμων, pronounced daimon or daemon (meaning "god", "godlike", "power", "fate"), originally referred to a lesser deity or guiding spirit such as the daimons of ancient Greek religion and mythology and of later Hellenistic religion and philosophy.
Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri (– September 14, 1321), most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and widely known and often referred to in English mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher.
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De rerum natura
(On the Nature of Things) is a first-century BC didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience.
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Dictys
Dictys (Δίκτυς, Díktus) was a name attributed to four men in Greek mythology. Centaur and Dictys are centaurs.
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus or Diodorus of Sicily (Diódōros; 1st century BC) was an ancient Greek historian.
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Dionysiaca
The Dionysiaca (Διονυσιακά, Dionysiaká) is an ancient Greek epic poem and the principal work of Nonnus.
Dionysus
In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (Διόνυσος) is the god of wine-making, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, festivity, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.
Diosphos Painter
The Diosphos Painter was an Athenian Attic black-figure vase painter thought to have been active from 500–475 BCE, many of whose surviving works are on lekythoi.
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Durga
Durga (दुर्गा) is a major Hindu goddess, worshipped as a principal aspect of the mother goddess Mahadevi.
Each-uisge
The each-uisge (literally "water horse") is a water spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore, spelled as the each-uisce (anglicized as aughisky or ech-ushkya) in Ireland and cabbyl-ushtey on the Isle of Man. Centaur and each-uisge are horses in mythology.
Elatus
There were several figures named Elatus or Élatos (Ancient Greek: Ἔλατος means "ductile") in Greek mythology. Centaur and Elatus are centaurs.
Etymology
Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.
Euhemerism
Euhemerism is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.
Eurynomus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Eurynomos (Ancient Greek: Εὐρύνομος; Latin Eurynomus) may refer to the following characters. Centaur and Eurynomus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Eurytion
Eurytion (Ancient Greek: Εὐρυτίων, "widely honoured") or Eurythion (Εὐρυθίων) was a name attributed to several individuals in Greek mythology. Centaur and Eurytion are centaurs.
Eurytus
Eurytus, Eurytos (Ancient Greek: Εὔρυτος) or Erytus (Ἔρυτος) is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, and of at least one historical figure. Centaur and Eurytus are centaurs.
Fablehaven
Fablehaven is a fantasy book series for children written by Brandon Mull.
Faun
The faun (phaûnos) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology. Centaur and faun are mythological human hybrids and Roman legendary creatures.
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Foloi oak forest
The Folóï oak forest (Δρυοδάσος Φολόης) is an oak forest in southwestern Greece.
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Furietti Centaurs
The Furietti Centaurs (known as the Old Centaur and Young Centaur, or Older Centaur and Younger Centaur, when being treated separately) are a pair of Hellenistic or Roman statues in grey-black marble from Laconia (Greece) sculptures of centaurs based on Hellenistic models. Centaur and Furietti Centaurs are centaurs.
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Gaius Julius Hyginus
Gaius Julius Hyginus (64 BC – AD 17) was a Latin author, a pupil of the scholar Alexander Polyhistor, and a freedman of Caesar Augustus.
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Gandharva
A gandharva is a member of a class of celestial beings in Indian religions, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, whose males are divine performers such as musicians and singers, and the females are divine dancers.
Geometric art
Geometric art is a phase of Greek art, characterized largely by geometric motifs in vase painting, that flourished towards the end of the Greek Dark Ages and a little later,.
Georges Dumézil
Georges Edmond Raoul Dumézil (4 March 189811 October 1986) was a French philologist, linguist, and religious studies scholar who specialized in comparative linguistics and mythology.
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Giants (Greek mythology)
In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes (Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, Γίγας, Gígas), were a race of great strength and aggression, though not necessarily of great size.
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Gluttony
Gluttony (gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning "to gulp down or swallow") means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food or drink.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Greek mythology
Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology.
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Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (grýps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs. Centaur and griffin are greek legendary creatures.
Harpy
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,,; harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling.
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (Hḗrā; label in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth.
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Hesiod
Hesiod (or; Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.
Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
Hippasus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Hippasus or Hippasos (Ἴππασος) is the name of fourteen characters.
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Hippocampus (mythology)
The hippocampus or hippocamp, also hippokampos (plural: hippocampi or hippocamps; ἱππόκαμπος, from ἵππος|lit. Centaur and hippocampus (mythology) are greek legendary creatures and horses in mythology.
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Hippodamia (wife of Pirithous)
In Greek mythology, Hippodamia (Ἱπποδάμεια means 'she who masters horses' derived from ἵππος hippos "horse" and δαμάζειν damazein "to tame") was the daughter of Atrax or ButesDiodorus Siculus, Library of History, 4.
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Hippopodes
Hippopodes, meaning "horse-footed," is an allegorical creature in Greek mythology that is often associated with greed. Centaur and Hippopodes are horses in mythology, mythological human hybrids and Roman legendary creatures.
Hippotion (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Hippotion (Ancient Greek: Ἱπποτίων) may refer to the following individuals. Centaur and Hippotion (mythology) are centaurs.
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Hodites
In Greek mythology, the name Hodites (Ancient Greek: Ὁδίτην) may refer to. Centaur and Hodites are centaurs.
Hogwarts
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is a fictional boarding school of magic for students aged eleven to eighteen, and is the primary setting for the first six books in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and serves as a major setting in the Wizarding World universe.
Homer
Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.
Horse
The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal.
Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Hybrid beasts in folklore
Hybrid beasts are creatures composed of parts from different animals, including humans, appearing in the folklore of a variety of cultures as legendary creatures.
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Hylonome
Hylonome (from) was a female centaur in Greek mythology. Centaur and Hylonome are centaurs.
Ichthyocentaurs
In late Classical Greek art, ichthyocentaurs (ἰχθυοκένταυρος, plural: ἰχθυοκένταυροι) were centaurine sea beings with the upper body of a human, the lower anterior half and fore-legs of a horse, and the tailed half of a fish. Centaur and ichthyocentaurs are centaurs, greek legendary creatures, horses in mythology and mythological human hybrids.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian epic poetry
Indian epic poetry is the epic poetry written in the Indian subcontinent, traditionally called Kavya (or Kāvya; Sanskrit: काव्य, IAST: kāvyá).
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Indus Valley Civilisation
The Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC), also known as the Indus Civilisation, was a Bronze Age civilisation in the northwestern regions of South Asia, lasting from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE, and in its mature form from 2600 BCE to 1900 BCE.
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Indus–Mesopotamia relations
Indus–Mesopotamia relations are thought to have developed during the second half of 3rd millennium BCE, until they came to a halt with the extinction of the Indus valley civilization after around 1900 BCE.
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Inferno (Dante)
Inferno (Italian for 'Hell') is the first part of Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy.
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Ionic Greek
Ionic or Ionian Greek (Iōnikḗ) was a subdialect of the Eastern or Attic–Ionic dialect group of Ancient Greek.
Iphinous
In Greek mythology, Iphinous (Ancient Greek: Ἰφίνοος), Iphínoos may refer to the following personages.
Ipotane
Ipotanes or hippotaynes are mythical creatures. Centaur and Ipotane are horses in mythology and mythological human hybrids.
Ixion
In Greek mythology, Ixion (Ἰξίων, gen.: Ἰξίονος means 'strong native') was king of the Lapiths, the most ancient tribe of Thessaly. Centaur and Ixion are centaurs.
J. K. Rowling
Joanne Rowling (born 31 July 1965), known by her pen name, is a British author and philanthropist.
John C. Hodges Library
The John C. Hodges Library is the main library of the University of Tennessee.
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John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Kamadhenu
Kamadhenu (कामधेनु), also known as Surabhi (सुरभि, or सुरभी), is a divine bovine-goddess described in Hinduism as the mother of all cows.
Kinnara Kingdom
In the Mahābhārata, Kinnara Kingdom is a kingdom in the Himalaya mountains described as the territory of a people known as the Kinnaras.
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Kohen
Kohen (כֹּהֵן, kōhēn,, "priest", pl., kōhănīm,, "priests") is the Hebrew word for "priest", used in reference to the Aaronic priesthood, also called Aaronites or Aaronides.
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia (Λακωνία) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Lamos (Cilicia)
Lamos was a town of ancient Cilicia and later of Isauria, inhabited in Roman and Byzantine times.
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Lapithes (hero)
In Greek mythology, Lapithes;(Ancient Greek: Λαπίθης) may refer to the following figures.
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Lapiths
The Lapiths (Λαπίθαι, Lapithai, sing. Λαπίθης) were a group of legendary people in Greek mythology, who lived in Thessaly in the valley of the Pineios and on the mountain Pelion.
Lefkandi
Lefkandi is a coastal village on the island of Euboea, Greece.
Legendary creature
A legendary creature (also called a mythical or mythological creature) is a type of fantasy entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before modernity.
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Lekythos
A lekythos (λήκυθος;: lekythoi) is a type of ancient Greek vessel used for storing oil, especially olive oil.
Liminal being
Liminal beings are entities that cannot easily be placed into a single category of existence.
Lists of legendary creatures
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record.
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Loeb Classical Library
The Loeb Classical Library (LCL; named after James Loeb) is a series of books originally published by Heinemann in London, but is currently published by Harvard University Press.
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Lubok
A lubok (plural lubki; лубо́к, лубо́чная картинка) is a Russian popular print, characterized by simple graphics and narratives derived from literature, religious stories, and popular tales.
Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus (–) was a Roman poet and philosopher.
Lycus (mythology)
Lycus (wolf) is the name of multiple people in Greek mythology.
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Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
Macedonia (Μακεδονία), also called Macedon, was an ancient kingdom on the periphery of Archaic and Classical Greece, which later became the dominant state of Hellenistic Greece.
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Magical creatures in The Chronicles of Narnia
Magical creatures are an important aspect of the fictional world of Narnia contained within The Chronicles of Narnia book series and connected media originally created by C. S. Lewis.
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Magnesia (regional unit)
Magnesia (Μαγνησία, Magnisía,, Ancient Greek: Magnēsía, deriving from the tribe name Magnetes) is one of the regional units of Greece.
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Mary Renault
Eileen Mary Challans (4 September 1905 – 13 December 1983), known by her pen name Mary Renault ("She always pronounced it 'Ren-olt', though almost everyone would come to speak of her as if she were a French car."), was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.
Medon (mythology)
In Greek mythology and history, there were at least eleven men named Medon (Ancient Greek: Μέδων, gen.: Μέδοντος means "lord' or "ruler"). Centaur and Medon (mythology) are centaurs.
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Meigle
Meigle (Mìgeil) is a village in Strathmore, Scotland.
Melaneus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Melaneus (/ˈmɛlənˌjuːs/; Ancient Greek: Μελανεύς) may refer to the following personages. Centaur and Melaneus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Mermerus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Mermerus (Ancient Greek: Μέρμερος, Mérmeros; Latin: Mermerus) may refer to the following personages.
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Metopes of the Parthenon
The metopes of the Parthenon are the surviving set of what were originally 92 square carved plaques of Pentelic marble originally located above the columns of the Parthenon peristyle on the Acropolis of Athens.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.
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Michelangelo
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age culture which was centered on the island of Crete.
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Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (. Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". Centaur and Minotaur are mythological human hybrids.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is an art museum in Washington, D.C., United States, located on the National Mall, between 3rd and 9th Streets, at Constitution Avenue NW.
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Nephele
In Greek and Roman mythology, Nephele (cloud, mass of clouds; corresponding to Latin nebula) is a cloud nymph who figures prominently in the stories of Ixion and Phrixus and Helle.
Nessus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Nessus (Nessos) was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, and whose poisoned blood in turn killed Heracles. Centaur and Nessus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Nonnus
Nonnus of Panopolis (Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, Nónnos ho Panopolítēs, 5th century CE) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era.
Nuckelavee
The nuckelavee or nuckalavee is a horse-like demon from Orcadian folklore that combines equine and human elements. Centaur and nuckelavee are horses in mythology.
Odyssey
The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
Onocentaur
The onocentaur (onocentaurus, from donkey centaur) is a legendary creature from Ancient folklore and Medieval bestiaries. Centaur and onocentaur are centaurs, greek legendary creatures and Roman legendary creatures.
Oreius (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Oreios, also Oreius, Orius or Oreus, (Ancient Greek: Ὀρείου, Ὄρειον or Ὄρειος means ‘of the mountain’) may refer to the following personages. Centaur and Oreius (mythology) are centaurs.
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Orneus
In Greek mythology, Orneus (Ancient Greek: Ὀρνεύς) may refer to two different personages. Centaur and Orneus are centaurs.
Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso (20 March 43 BC – AD 17/18), known in English as Ovid, was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus.
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Palaephatus
Palaephatus (Ancient Greek: Παλαίφατος) was the author of a rationalizing text on Greek mythology, the paradoxographical work On Incredible Things (Περὶ ἀπίστων (ἱστοριῶν); Incredibilia), which survives in a (probably corrupt) Byzantine edition.
Pausanias (geographer)
Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.
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Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple
Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple or Old Sreekanteswaram Temple, located at Puthenchantha in Thiruvananthapuram, is one of the ancient Shiva temples in Kerala.
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Peisenor
In Greek mythology, the name Peisenor or Pisenor (Ancient Greek: Πεισήνωρ) may refer to. Centaur and Peisenor are centaurs.
Pelion
Pelion or Pelium (Modern Πήλιο, Pílio; Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Pēlion) is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.
Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan.
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Perimedes
Perimedes (Ancient Greek: Περιμήδης) was a name attributed to several characters in Greek mythology. Centaur and Perimedes are centaurs.
Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat.
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Peuceus
In Greek mythology, Peuceus (Ancient Greek: Πευκεΐδας) was the centaur father of Perimedes and Dryalus, these two attended Pirithous’ and Hippodameia’s wedding and fought against the Lapiths during the celebrated Centauromachy. Centaur and Peuceus are centaurs.
Phidias
Phidias or Pheidias (Φειδίας, Pheidias) was an Ancient Greek sculptor, painter, and architect, active in the 5th century BC.
Philip José Farmer
Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
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Philyra (Oceanid)
In Greek mythology, Philyra or Phillyra was one of the 3,000 Oceanids, water-nymph daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.
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Phlegethon
In Greek mythology, the river Phlegethon (Φλεγέθων, English translation: "flaming") or Pyriphlegethon (Πυριφλεγέθων, English translation: "fire-flaming") was one of the five rivers in the infernal regions of the underworld, along with the rivers Styx, Lethe, Cocytus, and Acheron.
Pholus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Pholus (Φόλος) was a wise centaur and friend of Heracles who lived in a cave on or near Mount Pelion. Centaur and Pholus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Phonetics
Phonetics is a branch of linguistics that studies how humans produce and perceive sounds or, in the case of sign languages, the equivalent aspects of sign.
Phorbas
In Greek mythology, Phorbas (Ancient Greek: Φόρβας Phórbās, gen. Φόρβαντος Phórbantos means 'giving pasture'), or Phorbaceus, may refer to.
Picts
The Picts were a group of peoples in what is now Scotland north of the Firth of Forth, in the Early Middle Ages.
Pirithous
Pirithous (Πειρίθοος or, derived from; also transliterated as Perithous), in Greek mythology, was the King of the Lapiths of Larissa in Thessaly, as well as best friend to Theseus.
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 AD 79), called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian.
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Plutarch
Plutarch (Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos;; – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi.
Polkan
Polkan or Palkan (Russian: Полка́н or Палкан, from the Italian Pulicane) is a half-human, half-horse (in some variants, half-dog) creature from Russian folktales which possesses enormous power and speed. Centaur and Polkan are horses in mythology.
Pomponius Mela
Pomponius Mela, who wrote around AD 43, was the earliest known Roman geographer.
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Propertius
Sextus Propertius was a Latin elegiac poet of the Augustan age.
Purgatorio
Purgatorio (Italian for "Purgatory") is the second part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and preceding the Paradiso.
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice, traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Venice.
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Rhoecus
Rhoecus (or Rhaecus, Rhœcus, Rhæcus, Rhoikos) (Ῥοῖκός) was a Samian sculptor of the 6th century BCE. Centaur and Rhoecus are centaurs.
Rick Riordan
Richard Russell Riordan Jr. (born June 5, 1964) is an American author, best known for writing the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series.
Robert Graves
Captain Robert von Ranke Graves (24 July 1895 – 7 December 1985) was an English poet, soldier, historical novelist and critic.
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
Roman mythology
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans, and is a form of Roman folklore.
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Romanesque architecture
Romanesque architecture is an architectural style of medieval Europe that was predominant in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Sagittarius (astrology)
Sagittarius (Toxótēs, Latin for "archer") is the ninth astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Sagittarius and spans 240–270th degrees of the zodiac. Centaur and Sagittarius (astrology) are centaurs.
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Sandro Botticelli
Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (– May 17, 1510), better known as Sandro Botticelli or simply Botticelli, was an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.
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Satyr
In Greek mythology, a satyr (σάτυρος|sátyros), also known as a silenus or silenos (σειληνός|seilēnós), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection. Centaur and satyr are greek legendary creatures and mythological human hybrids.
Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Semitic languages
The Semitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.
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Shetland pony
The Shetland pony is a Scottish breed of pony originating in the Shetland Islands in the north of Scotland.
Shield of Heracles
The Shield of Heracles (Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους, Aspis Hērakleous) is an archaic Greek epic poem that was attributed to Hesiod during antiquity.
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Sophocles
Sophocles (497/496 – winter 406/405 BC)Sommerstein (2002), p. 41.
Stefano di Giovanni
For the village near Livorno, see Sassetta, Tuscany Stefano di Giovanni di Consolo, known as il Sassetta (–1450) was a Tuscan painter of the Renaissance, and a significant figure of the Sienese School.
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Stilbe
Stilbe (Ancient Greek: Στίλβη, Stílbē, "glittering", "gleaming") in Greek mythology may refer to the following personages.
Strabo
StraboStrabo (meaning "squinty", as in strabismus) was a term employed by the Romans for anyone whose eyes were distorted or deformed.
Styphelus
In Greek mythology, Styphelus or Styphelos (Ancient Greek: Στυφελος means ‘rough, cruel’) was one of the centaurs who attended Pirithous’ and Hippodameia's wedding and fought against the Lapiths during the celebrated Centauromachy. Centaur and Styphelus are centaurs.
Teleboas (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Teleboas (Ancient Greek: Τηλεβόαν means 'shouting afar') may refer to the following figures. Centaur and Teleboas (mythology) are centaurs.
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Temple of Aphaia
The Temple of Aphaia (Ναός Αφαίας) or Afea is an Ancient Greek temple located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf.
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The Bull from the Sea
The Bull from the Sea is a novel written by Mary Renault, first published in 1962.
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The Centaur
The Centaur is a novel by John Updike, published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1963.
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven portal fantasy novels by British author C. S. Lewis.
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The Heroes of Olympus
The Heroes of Olympus is a pentalogy of fantasy-adventure novels written by American author Rick Riordan.
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The Two Babylons
The Two Babylons, subtitled Romanism and its Origins, is a book that started out as a religious pamphlet published in 1853 by the Presbyterian Free Church of Scotland theologian Alexander Hislop (1807–65).
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Theseus
Theseus (Θησεύς) was a divine hero and the founder of Athens from Greek mythology.
Thessaly
Thessaly (translit; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name.
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram, commonly shortened to TVM or known by its former name Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala.
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Tikbalang
The Tikbalang (/ˈtikbaˌlaŋ/) (also Tigbalang, Tigbalan, Tikbalan, Tigbolan, or Werehorse) is a creature of Philippine folklore said to lurk in the mountains and rainforests of the Philippines. Centaur and Tikbalang are horses in mythology.
Totem
A totem (from ᑑᑌᒼ or ᑑᑌᒻ doodem) is a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people, such as a family, clan, lineage, or tribe, such as in the Anishinaabe clan system.
Ugarit
Ugarit (𐎜𐎂𐎗𐎚, ʾUgarītu) was an ancient port city in northern Syria about 10 kilometers north of modern Latakia.
Urbano Monti
Urbano Monti (16 August 1544 – 15 May 1613) (alternate spelling: Urbano Monte) was an Italian geographer and cartographer.
Ureus (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Ureus (Ancient Greek: Οὔρειόν means ‘fortress’) was a centaur who attended Pirithous’ and Hippodameia’s wedding. Centaur and Ureus (mythology) are centaurs.
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Valerius Flaccus (poet)
Gaius Valerius Flaccus (died) was a 1st-century Roman poet who flourished during the "Silver Age" under the Flavian dynasty, and wrote a Latin Argonautica that owes a great deal to Apollonius of Rhodes' more famous epic.
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Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (traditional dates 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.
Volos
Volos (Βόλος) is a coastal port city in Thessaly situated midway on the Greek mainland, about north of Athens and south of Thessaloniki.
White-ground technique
White-ground technique is a style of white ancient Greek pottery and the painting in which figures appear on a white background.
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Withers
Withers are the ridge between the shoulder blades of an animal, typically a quadruped.
Women of Trachis
Women of Trachis or The Trachiniae (Τραχίνιαι) c. 450–425 BC, is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles.
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World of Tiers
The World of Tiers is a series of science fiction novels by American writer Philip José Farmer.
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Yadava
The Yadava were an ancient Indian people who believed to be descended from Yadu, a legendary king of Chandravamsha lineage.
Zeus
Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.
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See also
Roman legendary creatures
- Abarimon
- Achlis
- Caca (mythology)
- Cacus
- Caladrius
- Catoblepas
- Centaur
- Cinnamon bird
- Crocotta
- Faun
- Fauns
- Genius loci
- Hippopodes
- Legendary horses in the Jura
- Lemures
- Monoceros (legendary creature)
- Neades
- Oeonae
- Onocentaur
- Strix (mythology)
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