Mythology

Amon-Ra: Egypt. Myth. He was called the father of the gods, the fashioner of men, thecreator of cattle, the lord of all being, etc. He is represented as a man wearing on hishead a disc, surmounted by two tall ostrich plumes. His wife was Mut, and Chunsu washis son. The ruins of Carnac are the remains of his great Theban temple. Amphiaraus: Gr. Myth. A hero and seer of Argos, who took part, among others, in theExpedition of the Seven against Thebes. He was worshipped as a god at Orpus. Amphion: Gr. Myth. Son of Zeus and Antiope; twin of Zethu-s, and husband of Niobe. Amphitrite: Class. Myth. One of the Nereids (q.v.); wife of Poseidon (q.v.). Amphitryon: Class. Myth. Zeus takes the form of Amphitryon and visits Alcmene, hiswife, entertains her with a feast and becomes the father of Hercules. Amset: Egypt. Myth. He was the man-headed genius of Amenti. He was associatedwith the North. Amulets: In India all kinds of diseases are superstitiously believed to be cured by wearing
different kinds of amulets. (See advertisements in the daily, weekly or monthlypapers of Calcutta, Bombay, etc.) Anadyomene: Gr. Myth. An epithet of Aphrodite, alluding to the legend of her rising outof the sea at birth. Anaemia: It is believed to be caused by vampires (q.v.) sucking the blood of the living.
(FOSTER, Observations during a Voyage round the World, P. 543; Enc. Brit., Vol. VIII,p. 6; SKEAT, Malay Magic, PP. 326 et seq., RHYS, Celtic Folklore, p. 673;
ENNEMOSER, History of Magic, Vol. II, pp. 185, 480; KRAUSS in Mitteil. d. anthrop.
Gesell. zu Wien, Vol. XVIII. P. 183).
Anafielas: In Lithuanian legend it was a high, steep mountain, up which all souls of thedead had to clamber; claws of bears and lynxes were therefore burnt with the bodies tohelp the deceased in this arduous task. Anaka-dundubhi: Drums ; a name of Vasu-deva who was so called, because the
drums of heaven resounded at his birth. (DOWSON, H.C.D., p. 14.) Ananga: The bodyless ; it is a name of Kama, god of love. Ananta: The infinite ; it is a name of the serpent Sesha. (DOWSON, H.C.D.) Anat: Vide Antum.

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