slavic mythology
31Neptune (mythology) — Neptune velificans in his triumphal chariot drawn by hippocamps (mid 3rd century AD, Musée archéologique de Sousse) Ancient Roman religion …
32Duende (mythology) — Purported Duende on Classic Period Maya pottery, Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, Belize A duende is a fairy or goblin like mythological creature from Iberian, Latin American and Filipino folklore. While its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal,… …
33German (mythology) — German (Cyrillic: Герман, pronounced|ˈgerman) is a South Slavic mythological being, recorded in the folklore of eastern Serbia and northern Bulgaria. He is a male spirit associated with bringing rain and hail. His influence on these… …
34Silvanus (mythology) — Silvanus (Latin: of the woods ) was a Roman tutelary spirit of woods, a genius loci that was apparently inherited from the youthful Etruscan deity Selvans. In Cato s De Agricultura an offering to Mars Silvanus is described, to insure the health… …
35Snakes in mythology — Snakes were central to many mythologies because of their perceived quality of being both familiar and exotic. The behaviour of snakes and their facial features (e.g. the unblinking, lidless eyes) seemed to imply that they were intelligent, that… …
36poludnitsa — ▪ Slavic mythology in Slavic mythology, female field spirit, generally seen either as a tall woman or a girl dressed in white. The poludnitsa customarily appears in the field at noon, when the workers are resting from their labours. Any… …
37Mokoš — ▪ Slavic goddess also spelled Mokosh, the goddess of life giving in ancient Slavic mythology. She is the only female deity mentioned in the Old Kievan pantheon of AD 980 and has survived in East Slavic folk beliefs as Mokoša, or Mokuša.… …
38vodyanoy — ▪ Slavic religion in Slavic mythology, the water spirit. The vodyanoy is essentially an evil and vindictive spirit whose favourite sport is drowning humans. Anyone bathing after sunset, on a holy day, or without having first made the sign… …
39Proto-Indo-European religion — The chariot, as a symbol of social rank and military strength but also mythologically as the sun chariot (Trundholm sun chariot pictured, Nordic Bronze Age, ca. 160 …
40List of demons — This is a list of demons, including both specific demons (e.g. Satan) and types of demons (e.g. succubus).The names of many demons have several spellings. If you do not find what you are looking for on this page try the search engine . If the… …
