http://www.pantheon.org/miscellaneous/newmodified.html The latest additions to the Encyclopedia Mythica, the online encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion. en-us Copyright 1995-2004 Encyclopedia Mythica rss@pantheon.org Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:02:01 GMT Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:02:01 GMT News excalibur http://rss.pantheon.org/ 1440 87 30 http://www.pantheon.org/ http://rss.pantheon.org/images/mythica.gif http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/a_mong.html A Mong and her brother Lan-yien are a pair of ancestor deities. They possess a magic drum with which they protect themselves (Karen, Burma). mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/a_mong.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/topetine.html The goddess of fire, mother of nU'tapa. She assumes to shape of a jaguar. mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/topetine.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tenye_teen.html The Nigerian goddess of marital fidelity. mythica@pantheon.org African mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tenye_teen.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/sigrutan.html A spirit who ensnares people by the neck, causing them to die by strangulation (Isneg, Philippines). mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/s/sigrutan.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/nanen.html An earth-goddess of Brazil. mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/n/nanen.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/katarwiri.html A malevolent river-goddess of the Ashanti and Tshi of Ghana. She is the wife of the river-god Tando. mythica@pantheon.org African mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/katarwiri.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tando.html A river-god of the Ashanti and Tshi of Ghana. He is the husband of the malevolent river-goddess Katarwiri. mythica@pantheon.org African mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tando.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tsiyayoji.html 'Meadowlark Woman.' Tsiyayoji provides the ashes that are necessary to render enemy scalps harmless. mythica@pantheon.org Native American mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/tsiyayoji.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/pyatnitsa_prascovia.html A Russian goddess of the harvest. mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/p/pyatnitsa_prascovia.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hpi_bi_yaw.html Among the Karen of Burma, a goddess of agriculture who promotes the fertility of the crops and the rice fields. mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/h/hpi_bi_yaw.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/uwardaw.html A goddess of nature among the Maguzawa (Hausa) people of Nigeria. mythica@pantheon.org African mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/u/uwardaw.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zat-badar.html The goddess of the sun of the Axumite religion, Ethiopia. Zat-badar was known as early as the fifth century BCE. mythica@pantheon.org African mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zat-badar.html Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/f/face_of_glory.html Also known as Kīrttimukha, the face of a lion-headed monster which embodied the destructive power of the universal god. It was the only part which survived his self-consumption. The Face of Glory has become a symbol of protective wrath, but does not. mythica@pantheon.org Hindu mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/f/face_of_glory.html Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/kirttimukha.html The face of a lion-headed monster, created by Shiva when he was challenged by Jalandhara. It embodies the powers of the universal god. The ravenous monster intended to devour Rāhu but when he was deprived of his prey, Shiva suggested he feed on his . mythica@pantheon.org Hindu mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/k/kirttimukha.html Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bhut.html In Indian belief, bhūt is the general term for a malignant ghost, specifically the spirit of a man who has died by accident, suicide, or capital punishment. It has no shadow, speaks with a nasal twang, and is afraid of burning turmeric. These ghosts. mythica@pantheon.org General folklore http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bhut.html Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/miri.html The female shaman of the Adi people of Arunachal Pradesh (Himalayas). She is consulted in case of illness and, by looking at a set of leaves or the liver of a chicken, is able to distinguish if the illness has a natural or supernatural cause. ... mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/miri.html Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mother_dao.html The creator-goddess of the Indonesian island of Nias. She created the Earth by collecting all the dirt of her body and kneading it into a small ball on her knee. She became pregnant and gave birth to a man and a women, and they became the ... mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/mother_dao.html Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cìrein_cròin.html A fabulous sea-monster in Scottish Gaelic tradition, reputed to be the largest of all creatures and capable of devouring seven whales. In songs and legends it is variously known as cuartag mhòr a' chuain ('great whirlpool of the ocean'), mial mh mythica@pantheon.org General folklore http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cìrein_cròin.html Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ai3.html In southern Estonia, the daughter of the devil. In Finnish folklore she is called Ajatar. mythica@pantheon.org General folklore http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ai3.html Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/q/qudlivun.html The afterworld of the Central Inuit. It is a happy land in the sky full of games and pleasure. mythica@pantheon.org Native American mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/q/qudlivun.html Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/adiri.html In Kiwai belief, the afterworld, the land of the dead where life is similar but easier than life on earth. Adiri used to be a barren place, inhabited only by Adíri and his daughter Díviro. When Sído, the first man, died he opened the mythica@pantheon.org Other mythologies http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/adiri.html Sun, 22 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cuachag.html A water-sprite or fuath of the Scottish Highlands. Loch Cuaich, south-west of Kingussie, is named for this fuath. mythica@pantheon.org General folklore http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/cuachag.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/alburz.html In Persian mythology, a sacred mountain, the first mountain, around which the sun and the moon revolved. Light shone out of it and light was absorbed by it, but on the mountain itself it was never dark. The dwelling of Mithra was located upon it, ... mythica@pantheon.org Persian mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/alburz.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/akhtya.html In Zoroastrianism, the chief of the yatus or sorcerers. mythica@pantheon.org Persian mythology http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/akhtya.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ajatar.html In Finnish folklore, an evil female spirit of the woods who suckles snakes and produces diseases. She may be of Lithuanian origin (see Aitvaras). In southern Estonia she is called Äi. mythica@pantheon.org General folklore http://www.pantheon.org/articles/a/ajatar.html Sat, 21 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT