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May 30, 2007

Mythology Encyclopedia 19

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Arch Fiend: Other names for the Devil. Ardat lili: Maids of the night. These, in Babylonian superstition, were evil spirits who,
like the Lilu (q.v.), plied their trade at night. Ardha-nari: Half woman ; a form in which Siva is represented as half male and halffemale, typifying the male and female energies. (DOWSON, H.C.D., P. 21.) Ares: Gr. Myth. The god of war and, sometimes, of pestilence; son of Zeus and Hera,
and lover of Aphrodite. The Romans identified him with Mars. Arethusa: Class. Myth. A wood-nymph of Elis who, when pursued by Alpheus, a river,
was changed into a river running under the sea. Argonauts: Gr. Myth. The heroes who went to win the Golden Fleece. They wereabout fifty in number. Argus: A mythical monster with a hundred eyes; guardian of Io. Ariadne: Class. Myth. Daughter of Minos. She fell in love with Theseus, who afterwardsabandoned her. Ariane: Gr. Myth. Daughter of Minos. She gave Theseus a skein of cotton to guide himback after killing the Minotaur (q.v.) in the labyrinth. Theseus threw this away and fellinto the sea. Arianrod: Celt. Myth. A Cymric goddess, wife of Gwydion, mother of Dylan and Llen. Arion: Gr. Myth. The wonderful horse which Hercules gave to Adrastos. It not onlyspoke good Greek, but both its fore-feet were those of a man. cf. Al Borak, Balaam sAss, Achilles Horses. Arishta: Hindu Myth. A Daitya (q.v.), son of Bali, who attacked Krishna in the form of asavage bull and was slain by him. (DOWSON, H.C.D., P. 21.) Aristaeus: Class. Myth. A son of Apollo and the nymph Cyrene. He was deified as theprotector of flocks, shepherds, the vine and the olive; he was also the instructor in beekeeping.
Arjuna: Hindu Myth. The hero of the great epic Mah bh rata. He was one of the fiveP ndava brothers. Arm: If a person has hairy arms, it is a sign that he will be wealthy. (North Ohio,
BERGEN, C.S., p. 35.)

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