http://www.mythology.totalroute.net Blog about Mythology Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:23:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Zamalmal: Babyl. Myth. An ancient sun-god worshipped in the city of Kish. Zemaka: Persian Myth. The spirit of winter personified. Zemi : Among the North American Indians he is an inferior deity, a kind of tutelary god. "They believed in a supreme being . . ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/28/mythology-encyclopedia-262/ carries words of strife up and down. The tree binds Heaven, Earth and Hell together. Its branches; extend over the whole earth, its top reaches heavens and its roots descend to hell. The three Norns (q.v.) it under the tree, spinning the events ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/28/mythology-encyclopedia-261/ Yatus: "Sorcerers." These are the male partners of the Pairikas (q.v.). Yawn: In Turkestan yawning is a most sinful and dangerous habit; it rises from an evil place in the heart (SCHUYLER, Vol. II, p. 29), or in India, a Bhut may go down ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/28/mythology-encyclopedia-260/ (q.v.) who was probably the hero of the deluge in the second Babylonian version of themyth Xisusthrus: In the Babylonian creation myth, after man was created, they became eviland it was decided to destroy them. One man, Xisusthrus, alone, with his family andservants was saved. "He took ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/27/mythology-encyclopedia-259/ trophe, probably shipwreck. Wound: Vide Desert, Goat, Stag. Woutan: Ger. Legend. The equivalent of Wodan. Wraith: An apparition of a living person in the exact likeness, thought to be seen just before his death. The Celtic people are firm believers in "wraiths." King ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/27/mythology-encyclopedia-258/ Wolf: If a wolf sees a man before the man sees the wolf, the man will be struck dumb. Men are sometimes changed into wolves. (Vide Lycanthropy.) A wolf's tooth used at one time to be hung on the neck of a ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/26/mythology-encyclopedia-257/ Witch: These are women who deny God, and renounce Him and His grace; who havemade a compact with the devil, and have given themselves up to him body and soul; who attend his assemblies and sabbaths, and receive from him poison-powder to injureand destroy men, ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/26/mythology-encyclopedia-256/ "Comes the rain before the wind, Then your topsails you must wind; Comes the wind before the rain, Haul your topsails up again." --Cape Cod, Mass. Vide Whistling, Dolphin, Kingfisher. Winding Sheet: A film ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/25/mythology-encyclopedia-255/ Wights: Old Norse Folklore. Wights were tutelary spirits who had their abode in groves, hills and waterfalls, and were able to dispense fortune or misfortune to human beings. In German superstition, they were vivacious spirit-like creatures who assisted men in their ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/25/mythology-encyclopedia-254/ Whirlwind: Whirlwinds are caused by demons. The demon of whirlwind may be seen by looking through the sleeve of one's coat (Serbia.) A Whirlwind can be stopped by throwing a knife into the midst of it. (Tyrol, Overpfalz.SCHONEWERTH, ... http://www.mythology.totalroute.net/2007/09/24/mythology-encyclopedia-253/