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Sigurd
Sigurd is one of the greatest heroes of Norse and wider Germanic legend. Known as Sigurðr in Old Norse and as Siegfried in medieval German tradition, he is celebrated for killing the dragon Fáfnir, acquiring a hoard of c…
Beelzebub
Beelzebub is a name associated with both an ancient deity of the Philistine city of Ekron and, in later Jewish and Christian tradition, a powerful demon. The figure’s identity changed substantially over time. In the Hebr…
Ayil
Ayil is an uncertain angelic name found mainly in later esoteric and angelological lists rather than in a clearly defined ancient religious tradition. Unlike Michael, Gabriel, Raphael or Uriel, Ayil has no widely recogni…
Eitumatupua
Eitumatupua is a name associated with the mythology of Mangaia, an island in the southern Cook Islands. In the limited English-language material in which the name appears, Eitumatupua is generally described as a deity or…
El Dorado
El Dorado is one of the most famous legends associated with South America, but it was not originally the name of a golden city. The earliest form of the story concerned a “gilded man” or ruler connected with the Muisca p…
Mictecacihuatl
Mictecacihuatl is a female deity associated with the dead in Mexica, commonly called Aztec, religious tradition. Her name is usually translated as “Lady of the Dead” or “Lady of the Place of the Dead.” She is closely con…
Karwan
Karwan is a name associated in some English-language accounts with Hopi mythology, where it is sometimes described as a warlike spirit or a figure connected with warfare. The identification is not secure, however. Karwan…
Konohanasakuya-hime
Konohanasakuya-hime is a prominent kami in Japanese mythology, best known as the beautiful daughter of the mountain deity Ōyamatsumi and the wife of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the heavenly descendant sent to rule the Japanese isl…
Nyami Nyami
Nyami Nyami is a powerful river spirit associated with the Zambezi River and with the BaTonga people of southern Zambia and northern Zimbabwe. In English-language writing, the figure is often called the “Zambezi River Go…
Cassandra
Cassandra is a Trojan princess and prophetess in Greek mythology, best known for foreseeing catastrophe while being unable to persuade anyone to believe her. Daughter of King Priam of Troy, she belongs to the cycle of st…
Manannán Mac Lir
Manannán Mac Lir is one of the most prominent supernatural figures in Irish mythology. His name is commonly translated as “Manannán, son of Lir,” and he is strongly associated with the sea, the Isle of Man, and the other…