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Circe In Greek mythology, Circe (pronounced /ˈsɜrsiː/; Greek Κίρκη Kírkē "falcon") is a minor goddess of magic (or sometimes a nymph, witch, enchantress or sorceress) living on the island of Aeaea. Circe's father was Helios (or Helius), the god of the sun and the owner of the land where Odysseus' men ate cattle, and her mother was Perse, an Oceanid. She was sister of two kings of Colchis, Æëtes and Perses, and of Pasiphaë, mother of the Minotaur. Circe transformed her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals through the use of magical potions. She was renowned for her knowledge of drugs and herbs. That Circe also purified the Argonauts for the death of Apsyrtus, as related in Argonautica[1] may reflect early tradition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circe http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Circe Characters in the Odyssey | Greek mythology | Shapeshifting | Greek goddesses | Magic goddesses | Nymphs | Offspring of Helios | Greek mythological ...

Henry: Look! It's moving. It's sha — it's... it's alive. It's alive ... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive! It's alive, it's alive, it's alive! It's ALIVE! Victor: Henry — in the name of God! Henry: Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to BE God! - Colin Clive (1900-1937) as Henry Frankenstein from Frankenstein (1931) The bolded line is ranked #49 in the American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations in American cinema.

Chloris There are many stories in Greek mythology about figures named Chloris ("Khloris" or Χλωρίς, from "Khloros" or χλωρός, meaning "greenish-yellow," "pale green," "pale," "pallid" or "fresh"). Some clearly refer to different characters; other stories may refer to the same Chloris, but disagree on details. Chloris (Nymph) Chloris was a Nymph associated with spring, flowers and new growth. Her Roman equivalent was the goddess Flora. She was abducted by (and later married) Zephyr, the god of the west wind. Chloris (Meliboea) Meliboea was one of Niobe and Amphion's fourteen children (the Niobids), and the only one (or one of two) spared when Artemis and Apollo killed the Niobids in retribution for Niobe's insult to their mother Leto, bragging that she had many children and Leto had only two. Meliboea was so frightened by the ordeal, she turned permanently pale, changing her name to Chloris ("pa...

Chinese gods & goddesses Ch'eng-Huang - god of Moats and Walls Kuan Ti - god of War, the Great Judge Kwan Yin - goddess of Mercy and Compassion Lei Kun - god of Thunder; chases evil away P'an-Chin-Lien - goddess of Prostitutes Ti-Tsang Wang - god of Mercy T'shai-shen - god of Wealth Tsao Wang - god of the Hearth and Family Yeng-Wang-Yeh - Lord of Judgment and Death Yu-Huang-Shang-Ti - god of the Sky, Father of Heaven

Rhea One of Titans. Rhea was the wife of Cronus. Cronus made it a practice to swallow their children. To avoid this, Rhea tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, saving her son Zeus.

Chaos (混沌), Chinese god Alternative Names (異名): 浑沌, húndùn, Hun-Tun, 混沌, 渾沌, 혼돈, Chaos In Chinese mythology, Chaos (浑沌, Hun-Tun) is the name of a god. According to the Daoist classic Zhuangzi by the eponymous author, the king of the North Sea met the king of the South Sea in Hun Tun's house. Hun Tun was very kind to them. They did not know how to return the kindness. Then they told each other, "all men have seven holes in the head, with which they see, hear, smell and breathe, only this poor man lacks them". So they decided to carve one hole a day in Hun Tun's head. By the seventh day, Hun Tun died. Links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_mythology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_mythology Chinese mythology | Chinese mythology stubs

Chang'e flies to the moon, from Myths and Legends of China, 1922 by E. T. C. Werner Description: Chang'e flies to the moon. Source: Project Gutenberg eText 15250 - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15250 Chinese goddesses, Lunar goddesses

Chang'e (嫦娥) Alternative Names (異名): 嫦娥, Chang'e, 姮娥, Heng-O Chang'e, Ch'ang-O or Chang-Ngo (Chinese: 嫦娥; pinyin: Cháng'é), also known as Heng-E or Heng-O (姮娥; Héng'é), is the Chinese goddess of the moon. Unlike many lunar deities in other cultures who personify the moon, Chang'e only lives on the moon. As the "woman on the Moon", Chang'e could be considered the Chinese complement to the Western notion of a man in the moon. The lunar crater Chang-Ngo is named after her. Chang'e is the subject of several legends in Chinese mythology, most of which incorporate several of the following elements: Houyi the Archer, a benevolent or malevolent emperor, an elixir of life, and the moon. Story Chang'e and Houyi the Archer (Version 1) According to legend, Chang'e and her husband Houyi were immortals living in heaven. One day, the ten sons of the Jade Emperor transformed into ten suns, causing the earth to scorch. Having failed to ...

Celtic gods & goddesses Branwyn - a goddess of love, sexuality and the sea Bridget - goddess of fertility, feminine creativity, martial arts and healing Cernunnos - The 'Horned god', god of Nature, Animals, Fertility and the Underworld Cerridwen - Moon goddess, goddess of Dark Prophecy and the Underworld Coventina - goddess of Rivers, Abundance, Inspiration and Prophecy The Crone - One of the Triple goddess Aspects, goddess of Old Age, Winter and the Waning Moon Eostre - goddess of Spring, Rebirth, Fertility and New Beginnings Epona - Horse goddess, goddess of Prosperity, Healing, Nurturance and Sustainence Latis - goddess of Water and Beer Lugh - Sun god, god of War, Mastery, Magic and Good Harvest Morrigan - goddess of War, Revenge, Night, Magic and Prophecy. Queen of Fairies and Witches The Triple goddess - The Maiden, Mother and Crone all at once. Moon, Creator, Destroyer

Ran The wife of Aegir, she was the sea goddess of storms. She collects drowned people in her net

Calypso Calypso (Greek: Καλυψώ Kalypsō) was a sea goddess in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of the Titan Atlas, and is also known as Atlantis (Ατλαντίς[1]) in ancient Greek. Her mother was Tethys. Calypso was confined to the island of Ogygia for supporting her father and the Titans during the Titanomachy. Name The origins of Calypso's name are uncertain. Καλύπτειν (kalyptein, "to cover", from which apocalypse is also derived) suggests that Calypso may originally have been a death goddess. The spelling of Calypso music reflects a later folk-etymological assimilation with the mythological name and is not otherwise related to the goddess. Role in the Odyssey Calypso is remembered most for her role in Homer's Odyssey, in which she imprisons the fabled Greek hero Odysseus on her island in order to make him her immortal husband. Calypso kept Odysseus hostage at Ogygia for seven years. Odysseus, however, wants to return home to his beloved wife Penelope. His...