Mythology Encyclopedia 15
Anchor: If you dream of an anchor, you will, if a man, be a sailor, or if a woman, marry
one.
Andhaka: A demon, son of Kasyapa and Diti, with a thousand arms and heads, two
thousand eyes and feet; he was called Andhaka, because he walked like a blind man,
although he could see very well. (DOWSON, H.C.D., p. 15.)
Andromache: Wife of Hector. After the fall of Troy, she became a slave of Pyrrhus, son
of Achilles. Her name is symbolic of conjugal love.
Andromeda: Gr. Myth. Daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia. By the decree of Zeus,
she was chained to a cliff, to be devoured by a monster. Perseus returning after slaying
Medusa, killed the monster and married her. When Phineus, her betrothed, interfered,
Perseus changed him into a stone by means of the Gorgon s head. Vide Medusa.
Angdistis: Vide Agdistis.
Angel: Angels in popular belief are the supernatural messengers of God.
Children who like to talk of angels, or are unusually clever, will not live long. (STRACKERJAN,
Vol. I, P. 35.)
To dream of seeing an angel is good, to dream of being one yourself is better, but if
you dream you are speaking to one or calling on one, it is of evil significance.
Angerboda: Norse Myth. She was a giantess who, by Loki, was the mother of the wolf
Fenrir (q.v.), the Midgard Serpent (q.v.) and Hel (q.v.), goddess of the dead.
Angling: To dream of angling presages affliction and trouble.
Angus: Celt. Myth. A Gaelic god of love and amorous dalliance. He was son of Dugda,
whom he cheated out of his underground palace. His harp was of so sweet a tone that
whoever heard must follow; his kisses became invisible love-whispering birds.
Anilas: Hindu Myth. A class of deities, forty-nine in number, connected with Anila, the
wind. (DOWSON, H.C.D., p. 17).
Animal: No animal dies near the sea, except at the ebbing of the tide. (Gt. Britain.)
Animal under Yoke: Vide Stones.
Animisha: One who does not wink ; a general epithet of all Indian gods. (DOWSON,
H.C.D., p. 17)
Animism : (As the subiect is too vast to be dealt with in a few lines, the reader is
referred to TYLOR: Primitive Culture.)
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