Davidson adds that, on the other hand, various other examples of " certain supernatural women " connected with death are to be found in sources for Norse mythology, that they " seem to have been closely connected with the world of death, and were pictured as welcoming dead warriors ," and that the depiction of Hel " as a goddess " in Gylfaginning " might well owe something to these.

For his part, commentator Alexander Kiossev, wrote in " Understanding the Balkans: " The hero of one nation might be the villain of its neighbour (...) The Byzantine emperor Basil the Murderer ( sic ) of Bulgarians, a crucial figure in the Greek pantheon of heroes, is no less important as a subject of hatred for our national mythology ".

Tolkien once wrote that he " did not intend the steed of the Witch-king to be what is now called a ' pterodactyl '", while acknowledging that it was " obviously ... pterodactylic and owes much " to the " new ... mythology of the ' Prehistoric '", and might even be " a last survivor of older geological eras.

Others note that Marduk was the creator in Babylonian mythology whence the term might have been understood by Jews to mean simply " of God ".

Other examples might include the wars of the Æsir with the Vanir and Jotuns in Scandinavian mythology, the Babylonian epic Enuma Elish, the Hittite " Kingship in Heaven " Kumarbi narrative, the struggle between the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Fomorians in Celtic mythology, and the obscure generational conflict in Ugaritic fragments.

In Greek mythology, the Cercopes (, plural of Κέρκωψ, from κέρκος ( n .) kerkos " tail ") were mischievous forest creatures who lived in Thermopylae or on Euboea but roamed the world and might turn up anywhere mischief was afoot.

Similarly, it might refer specifically to Corb, one of the legendary Fomorians of Irish mythology.

This approach has been criticized by modern researchers who have proposed that themes mentioned in other genres, such as as fairy tales, legends, and records of folk beliefs and magic practices, might compliment folk songs as each genre contains different themes and might provide only partial insight into mythology.

Followers of Mithraism have proposed, from Persian sources, that Mithra might have been born of the union of Mother Earth and Ahuramazda, and that his story influenced both Christianity and Chinese mythology, where he became known as " The Friend ".

Hindu mythology include a range of spirits ( Vetalas, Yakshas, Bhutas and Pishachas ) that might be classified as demons.

The ' phrase ' part of the title refers mainly to the explanation of various idioms and proverbs, while the ' fable ' part might more accurately be labelled ' folklore ' and ranges from classical mythology to relatively recent literature.

In addition to several other paintings that he created which express a highly individualistic mythology, he is thought to have completed this painting in 1897, although there is some evidence that the painting might not have been finished until 1898.

One might suspect that the full corpus of Bay Miwok mythology and sacred narrative shared the motifs that the linguistically related and better-documented ethnographic Coast Miwok and Sierra Miwok held in common.

An important record of the folkloric history of Ireland, it was compiled and edited by an anonymous scholar in the 11th century, and might be described as a mélange of mythology, legend, history, folklore and Christian historiography.

He believes that various American legends and stories, such as Star Trek, Star Wars and the Thanksgiving story are growing into a type of mythology which someday might be comparable to Greek, Roman, or other stories which today are considered to be myths.

The poet also notes the “‘ heavy change ’ suffered by nature now that Lycidas is gone — a ‘ pathetic fallacy ’ in which the willows, hazel groves, woods, and caves lament Lycidas ’ s death .” In the following section of the poem, “ The shepherd-poet reflects … that thoughts of how Lycidas might have been saved are futile … turning from lamenting Lycidas ’ s death to lamenting the futility of all human labor .” The next section is followed by that of the voice of Phoebus, “ the sun-god, an image drawn out of the mythology of classical Roman poetry, replies that fame is not mortal but eternal, witnessed by Jove ( God ) himself on judgment day .” At the end of the poem, King / Lycidas appears as a resurrected figure, being delivered by the waters that lead to his death: “ Burnished by the sun's rays at dawn, King resplendently ascends heavenward to his eternal reward .”

In Australian aboriginal mythology, Jar ' Edo Wens is a god of earthly knowledge and physical might, created by Altjira to ensure that people did not get too arrogant or self-conceited.

His point is not that mythology may not be used, but that it may no longer be regarded as the only or even the most appropriate conceptuality for expressing the Christian kerygma.

Yet we may with better reason suppose that it came originally from a foreign mythology, and that the accident of its numerical value in Greek merely caused it to be singled out at Alexandria for religious use.

In Indian mythology, autumn is considered to be the preferred season for the goddess of learning Saraswati, who is also known by the name of " goddess of autumn " ( Sharada ).

The Chaoskampf motif entered Greek mythology and ultimately Christian mythology, although the serpent motif may already be part of prehistoric Indo-European mythology as well, based on comparative evidence of Indic and Germanic material.

This topos can be traced to the Chaoskampf of the mythology of the Ancient Near East ( e. g. Hadad vs. Yam, Marduk vs. Tiamat, Teshub vs. Illuyanka, etc.

According to Irish mythology, Donn, or the Dark One, is the Lord of the Dead and father of Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, whom he gave to Aengus Óg to be nurtured.

It is often considered to be related to the phonetically similar Caladbolg, a sword borne by several figures from Irish mythology, although a borrowing of Caledfwlch from Irish Caladbolg has been considered unlikely by Rachel Bromwich and D. Simon Evans.

Stith Thompson made a major attempt to index the motifs of both folklore and mythology, providing an outline into which new motifs can be placed, and scholars can keep track of all older motifs.

The pair has been compared to similar figures found in Greek, Roman and Vedic mythology, and may also be connected to beliefs surrounding the Germanic " wolf-warrior bands ", the Úlfhéðnar.

Stafford was greatly influenced by the ideas on mythology of Joseph Campbell, and echoes of Campbell's work are to be found in many aspects of Glorantha ; for instance the story of the " God Learners " can be seen as an exercise on the implications of Campbell's idea of a unifying monomyth, and the story of Prince Argrath an exploration of Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces.

The sixteen books, in prose with an occasional excursion into poetry, can be categorized into two parts: Books 1-9, which deal with Norse mythology, and Books 10-16, which deal with medieval history.

Grimm says that Hel is an example of a " half-goddess ;" " one who cannot be shown to be either wife or daughter of a god, and who stands in a dependent relation to higher divinities " and that " half-goddesses " stand higher than " half-gods " in Germanic mythology.

In Celtic mythology there is a legend of a cave called " Cruachan ," also known as " Ireland's gate to Hell ," a legendary and ancient cave from which according to legend strange creatures would emerge in ancient times and be seen on the surface of the earth.

In this form she came to be known as the goddess Trivia " the three ways " in Roman mythology.

* Haddingjar, who appear to be late reflections of the Hasdingi in Norse mythology.

In Aztec mythology, the jaguar was considered to be the totem animal of the powerful deity Tezcatlipoca.

The importance of this can be seen throughout Greek mythology — in particular, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

Neither species of African rhinoceros is common in the Congo Basin, and the Mokèlé-mbèmbé may be a mixture of mythology and folk memory from a time when rhinoceros were found in the area.

Rousseau's primitivism, the anti-Newtonian mythology of Blake, Coleridge's organic metaphysics, Victor Hugo's image of the poets as the Magi, and Shelley's `` unacknowledged legislators '' are related elements in the rear-guard action fought by the romantics against the new scientific rationalism.

But alchemy differs from modern science in the inclusion of Hermetic principles and practices related to mythology, religion, and spirituality.

In antiquity, Greek reports of cannibalism, ( often called anthropophagy in this context ) were related to distant non-Hellenic barbarians, or else relegated in Greek mythology to the ' primitive ' chthonic world that preceded the coming of the Olympian gods: see the explicit rejection of human sacrifice in the cannibal feast prepared for the Olympians by Tantalus of his son Pelops.

However, in Chinese mythology, there are other stories about Guanyin's origins that are not directly related to Avalokiteśvara.

There is no real mythology related to Octans, partially due to its extreme southerly latitude.

* In Native American Ojibwe mythology, Nanabozho, or Great Rabbit, is an important deity related to the creation of the world.

Dyaus Pitar ), who could be assigned the Roman name " Saturn ", but etymologically related to Jupiter ( mythology ).

In his earliest forms, he appears to have been related to the Etruscan deity Turms, but most of his characteristics and mythology were borrowed from the analogous Greek god, Hermes.

The word mnemonic is derived from the Ancient Greek word μνημονικός ( mnēmonikos ), meaning " of memory " and is related to Mnemosyne (" remembrance "), the name of the goddess of memory in Greek mythology.

The Brothers Grimm rejected several tales for their collection, though told orally to them by Germans, because the tales derived from Perrault, and they concluded they were thereby French and not German tales ; an oral version of Bluebeard was thus rejected, and the tale of Briar Rose, clearly related to Perrault's Sleeping Beauty, was included only because Jacob Grimm convinced his brother that the figure of Brynhildr, from much earlier Norse mythology, proved that the sleeping princess was authentically Germanic folklore.

The year 2333 BC and the related myth are sometimes presented matter-of-factly as history rather than mythology in South Korea.

Crossroads are very important both in Brazilian mythology ( related to the headless mule, the devil, the Besta Fera and the Brazilian version of the werewolf ) and religions ( as the favourite place for the manifestation of " left-hand " entities such as Exus and where to place offerings to the Orishas ).

The reference to " Astarte ", the consort of Baal in Semitic mythology, ties Shub-Niggurath to the related fertility goddess Cybele, the Magna Mater mentioned in Lovecraft's " The Rats in the Walls ", and implies that the " great mother worshipped by the hereditary cult of Exham Priory " in that story " had to be none other than Shub-Niggurath.

She is often associated or grouped with the demigoddesses Lamia and Mormo, who were likewise related as a kind of spectres in later mythology ( the lamias and mormolyceas, respectively ).

Like many other figures in Greek and Roman mythology, Plutus ' name is related to several English words.

The poet and mythologist Robert Graves asserts that certain elements of that mythology originate with the native Pelasgian people ( namely the parts related to his concept of the White Goddess, an archetypical Earth Goddess ) drawing additional support for his conclusion from his interpretations of other ancient literature: Irish, Welsh, Greek, Biblical, Gnostic, and medieval writings.

Thus he is considered part of the Roman mythology and the related Lusitanian and Gallaecian mythology.

Since Christianization, there have been several reports related to local mythology including chronicles, travel reports, visitation records, Jesuit reports and other accounts of pagan practices.

Choctaw mythology is related to Choctaws, a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States ( Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana ).

The Creek mythology is related to an American Indian Creek people who are originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee ( or Muskogee ), the name they use to identify themselves today.

In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons ; the related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster.

Hindu mythology is a large body of traditional narratives related to Hinduism, notably as contained in Sanskrit literature, such as the Sanskrit epics and the Puranas.