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Euhemerism
The theory held by Euhemerus that the gods of mythology were but deified mortals and their deeds only the amplification in imagination of human acts
Erlking
A personification in German and Scandinavian mythology of a spirit or natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin esp to children
Edda
The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian tribes of German origin containing two collections of Sagas legends myths of the
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Dharma
the basic principles of the cosmos also an ancient sage in Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes
Despoina
the daughter of Zeus and Demeter made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology identified with Roman Proserpina
Demon
A spirit or immaterial being holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology
Circean
Having the characteristics of Circe daughter of Sol and Perseis a mythological enchantress who first charmed her victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts pleasing but noxious
Sea horse
A fabulous creature half horse and half fish represented in classic mythology as driven by sea dogs or ridden by the Nereids It is also depicted in heraldry See Hippocampus
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