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Mythical names Meelis Hõim Form 12. Nuckelavee Nuckelavee is surely the most awful of the Scottish sea fairies. A monstrous horse with legs that are part
Nuckelavee Nuckelavee is surely the most awful of the Scottish
sea fairies. A monstrous horse with legs that are part flipper, a
huge mouth and one fiery eye and, rising from its back joined to it
at the waist, a hideous torso with arms that nearly reach the
ground, topped by a massive head that rolls from side to side as
though its neck was too weak to hold it upright. Worse than this
tho is the horrible appearance of the creatures flesh, for it has
no skin. Black blood coursing through yellow veins, white sinews
and powerful red muscles are exposed. The Nuckelavee has an
aversion to fresh running water and the pursued have only to cross
it to escape.
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Adonis Any young man of striking beauty. In the central myth in
its Greek telling, Aphrodite fell in love with the beautiful youth
(possibly because she had been wounded by Eros's arrow). The most
detailed and literary version of the story of Adonis is a late one,
in Book X of Ovid's Metamorphoses.
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Janus Roman God of the doors, beginnings and endings The Roman
god of Roman Religion The Roman god and Roman Mythology Facts and
interesting information about the God of Doors Mythology, facts and
information about the Roman Gods The Temple of Janus
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Sphinx The Great Sphinx of Egypt, the largest and best known
Sphinx, lies near the Great Pyramid in the Giza Valley Plateau,
situated about six miles west of Cairo. It is the largest single
sculpted statue in the world, carved from the bedrock of the
plateau.
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Cupid Cupid the Roman God of Love Mythology, Facts and
information about Cupid The Roman god of Roman Religion The Roman
god and Roman Mythology The God of Love - Association with Lovers
and Saint Valentine's Day Facts and interesting information about
this famous Roman deity Pagan Greek and Roman Gods, the myth and
the legend of Cupid (Eros) Mythology, facts and information about
the Roman Gods
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Gordian Knot The Gordian Knot is a legend of Phrygian Gordium
associated with Alexander the Great It is often used as a metaphor
for an intractable problem solved by a bold stroke ("cutting the
Gordian knot"): "Turn him to any cause of policy, The Gordian Knot
of it he will unloose, Familiar as his garter"
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The Midas touch The Midas touch, or the gift of profiting from
whatever one undertakes, is named for a legendary king of Phrygia.
Midas was granted the power to transmute whatever he touched into
gold
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Damocles Damocles is a figure featured in a single moral
anecdote concerning the Sword of Damocles, which was a late
addition to classical Greek culture The figure belongs properly to
legend rather than Greek myth
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Hercules Hercules was a mythological figure of great size and
strength. A Herculean effort is to say that one is strong, vigorous
and determined in their attempt to achieve a result, as in a
Herculean task.
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Achilles heel An Achilles heel is a deadly weakness in spite of
overall strength, that can actually or potentially lead to downfall
While the mythological origin refers to a physical vulnerability,
metaphorical references to other attributes or qualities that can
lead to downfall are common
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Methuselah "Man of the dart/spear", or alternatively "his death
shall bring") is the oldest person whose age is mentioned in the
Hebrew Bible. God delayed the Flood specifically because of the
seven days of mourning in honor of the righteous Methuselah.
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Platonic The term amor platonicus was coined as early as the
15th century by the Florentine scholar Marsilio Ficino. Platonic
love in this original sense of the term is examined in Plato's
dialogue the Symposium, which has as its topic the subject of love
or Eros generally.FlorentineMarsilio Ficino PlatoSymposiumEros
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Triton Triton (is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of
the big sea. He is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and
Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, whose herald he is. He is usually
represented as a merman, having the upper body of a human and the
tail of a fish, "sea-hued", according to Ovid.
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