Bastet – Mythopedia Bastet was the cat-headed Egyptian goddess who guarded pregnant women and served as a manifestation of the Eye of Ra Originally a ferocious lioness, her image softened over time, although she retained her fierce protectiveness
Poetic Edda: Rigsthula (Full Text) - Mythopedia With bast he bound, and burdens carried, Home bore faggots the whole day long [10] One came to their home, crooked her legs, Stained were her feet, and sunburned her arms, Flat was her nose; her name was Thir [11] Soon in the midst of the room she sat, By her side there sat the son of the house; They whispered both, and the bed made ready,
Poetic Edda: Völundarkvitha (Full Text) - Mythopedia The Lay of Völund Introductory Note Between the Thrymskvitha and the Alvissmol in the Codex Regius stands the Völundarkvitha It was also included in the Arnamagnæan Codex, but unluckily it begins at the very end of the fragment which has been preserved, and thus only a few lines of the opening prose remain This is doubly regrettable because the text in Regius is unquestionably in very bad
Hathor – Mythopedia Hathor was the cow-headed Egyptian goddess of love, marriage and motherhood Like most long-worshiped deities she performed numerous mythological roles, including massacring the enemies of Ra, healing Horus, and nourishing the dead in the afterlife
Devil Names - Mythopedia Devil names: Origin, structure, and meaning Evil to the core and up to no good, devils have a long history in religions, mythologies, legends, and histories across cultures from Judeo-Christianity to the many cultures of Asia Like demons, devils open up all sorts of evil possibilities for villains in literature or movies, ranging from Satan in Paradise Lost to the titular character of the