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Archidoris odhneri (MacFarland, 1966) Doris odhneri is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusk in the family Dorididae. [2] [3] It is known by many common names, such as: giant white nudibranch, giant white dorid, and white-knight nudibranch. It is also often referred to as Odhner's dorid to honor Nils ...
Nudibranchs live at virtually all depths, from the intertidal zone to depths well over 700 m (2,300 ft). [7] The greatest diversity of nudibranchs is seen in warm, shallow reefs, although one nudibranch species was discovered at a depth near 2,500 m (8,200 ft). [10] Nudibranchs are benthic animals, found crawling over the substrate. [7]
Mount Erymanthos. In Greek mythology, the Erymanthian boar ( Greek: ὁ Ἐρυμάνθιος κάπρος; Latin: aper Erymanthius) was a mythical creature that took the form of a "shaggy and wild" [ 1] "tameless" [ 2] "boar" [ 3] "of vast weight" [ 4] "and foaming jaws". [ 2] It was a Tegeaean, [ 4] Maenalusian [ 1] or Erymanthian [ 3] boar ...
Giants (Greek mythology) Poseidon (left) holding a trident, with the island Nisyros on his shoulder, battling a Giant (probably Polybotes ), red-figure cup c. 500–450 BC ( Cabinet des Médailles 573) [ 1] In Greek and Roman mythology, the Giants, also called Gigantes ( Greek: Γίγαντες, Gígantes, singular: Γίγας, Gígas ), were a ...
According to Hesiod 's Theogony ( c. 8th – 7th century BC), Typhon was the son of Gaia (Earth) and Tartarus: "when Zeus had driven the Titans from heaven, huge Earth bore her youngest child Typhoeus of the love of Tartarus, by the aid of golden Aphrodite ". [ 2] The mythographer Apollodorus (1st or 2nd century AD) adds that Gaia bore Typhon ...
Athos (mythology) In Greek mythology, Athos ( / ˈæθɒs /; Ancient Greek: Ἄθως, pronounced [ˈatʰɔːs]) was a giant that Poseidon fought. He is best known for the creation of Mount Athos, a mountain and peninsula in Chalcidice, northern Greece, which is now an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism. In Greek it is commonly ...
Enceladus (Giant) In Greek mythology, Enceladus ( Ancient Greek: Ἐγκέλαδος, romanized : Enkélados) was one of the Giants, the offspring of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). Enceladus was the traditional opponent of Athena during the Gigantomachy, the war between the Giants and the gods, and was said to be buried under Mount Etna in Sicily .
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...