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Nike in Greek mythology is described as having birdlike wings. [29] Pamola, a bird-man from Abenaki mythology. [30] Peri, beautiful, winged women from Persian folklore. Ra, an ancient Egyptian sun god often depicted with a falcon's head. [31] Sirens from Greek mythology began as women-bird hybrids, [32] but later evolved to become closer to ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional 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 ...
Pegasus (Greek: Πήγασος, translit. Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion.He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa.
The data in Wikimapia is derived from voluntary crowdsourcing. [3] All users, registered or unregistered (guests), are allowed to add a place on the Wikimapia layer, but guests cannot edit places created by registered users, and have some other limitations. Using a simple graphical editing tool, users are able to draw an outline or polygon that ...
The Greeks created images of their deities for many purposes. A temple would house the statue of a god or goddess, or multiple deities, and might be decorated with relief scenes depicting myths. Divine images were common on coins. Drinking cups and other vessels were painted with scenes from Greek myths.
Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on the culture, arts, and literature of Western civilization and remains part of Western heritage and language. Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in the themes. [4]: 43
Gigantes – Race of great strength, aggression, and size in Greek and Roman mythology. Gnome – Typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground, bearded and wears a Phrygian cap. Goblin – Small, grotesque humanoids. Golem – (Jewish) artificial being of clay created by a Rabbi with a magic spell to defend his community.
According to the Iliad, Hephaestus made the aegis for Zeus, while according to a Hesiod fragment, Metis made it for Athena, before Athena was born. However, Euripides , in his tragedy Ion , has a character say that Athena's aegis was made from the skin of the Gorgon, the offspring of Gaia , who Gaia had brought forth as an ally for her children ...