stall

From Middle English stall, stalle, from Old English steall (“standing place, position”), from Proto-Germanic *stallaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to place, put, post, stand”).

der

In a private rite, a ring is drawn on the ground around a harrow or before an indoor stall.

1989, Edred Thorsson, A Book of Troth, Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, page 156:

Some Asatruar kindreds call their indoor altars stalls and their outdoor altars harrows.

2006, Selene Silverwind, “Asatruar Tools and Practices”, in Everything you need to know about Paganism, David & Charles, →ISBN, page 117:

Stalli (STAL-i) - Altar.

2006, Mark Puryear, The Nature of Asatru: An Overview of the Ideals and Philosophy of the Indigenous Religion of Northern Europe, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 237:

(Germanic paganism) An Heathen altar, typically an indoor one, as contrasted with a more substantial outdoor harrow.


Eris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris), from ἔρις (éris, “strife”).
See also Eris (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia and Eris (dwarf planet) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

pedia

According to Homer, the Trojan war is, above all, an affair of the gods. It is about Eris, a sister of the god of war Ares, and about Eros, not directly named by Homer, but who in the figure of Aphrodite, the god of love, plays a central role on the side of the Trojans. Eris is the one who divides gods, mortals, and things from each other; Eros is the one who brings them together.

1992, Samuel Ijsseling, “Eros and Eris: The Trojan War and Heidegger on the Essence of Truth”, in Paul van Tongeren, Paul Sars, Chris Bremmers, Koen Boey, editors, Eros and Eris: Contributions to a Hermeneutical Phenomenology Liber Amicorum for Adriaan Peperzak, Kluwer Academic, page 2:

1993, Herman Parret, The Aesthetics of Communication: Pragmatics and Beyond, Springer, Softcover reprint, page 18,
Eris, "the Strife with the violent heart", one reads in Hesiod's Theogony, is a child of the Night, and "Hateful Struggle gave birth to painful Distress and Distraction and Famine and tearful Sorrow; also Wars and Battles and Murders and Slaughters; also Feuds and Lying Words and Angry Words".

According to Newport, no specific bowling alley can claim to be the site of the birth of the Discordian movement. It evolved at several different bowling alleys. This revelation came as a devastating disappointment to your humble author, who—in the course of writing this book—had planned a grand religious pilgrimage to this envisioned holy site, where I would snap sacred photos of "The Brunswick Shrine," and perhaps even fall to my knees before this fabled Mecca of Discordianism, bowing to the Goddess Eris.

2003, Adam Gorightly, The Prankster and the Conspiracy: The Story of Kerry Thornley and How He Met Oswald and Inspired the Counterculture, Paraview Press, page 58:

And yet Erisianism should not be treated frivolously. Greg Hill told me his experiences with Eris had been quite profound. Although it started as an atheistic joke, his perceptions began to change.

2006, Margot Adler, Drawing Down the Moon: Witches, Druids, Goddess-worshippers, and Other Pagans in America, Penguin, page 351:

(Greek mythology) The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;

The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia;
(religion, Discordianism) the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorder.


Eris

Eridin (adjective)
Eris (nominative singular)
Eridy (genitive singular)
Eridě (dative singular)
Eridu (accusative singular)
Erido (singular vocative)
Eridě (locative singular)
Eridou (instrumental singular)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρις (Éris).

Ve svatební síni se shromáždili všichni nebešťané kromě Eridy, bohyně sváru. Svatebčané se chtěli nerušeně radovat […] Proto Eridu nepozvali, neboť kam ona vkročí, tam vznikají spory a hádky. Eris jim však urážku neodpustila.

2014, Rudolf Mertlík, Příběhy Odysseovy, Praha: Albatros, →ISBN, page 9:

All the heaven-borns besides Eris gathered in the wedding hall. The wedding guests did not want to be disturb while rejoicing […] That was why they had not invited Eris, because there arise quarrels and conflicts where she enters. However, Eris did not forgive them the offence.

(Greek mythology) Eris, the goddess of discord, confusion, and strife


Eris

(Greek mythology) Eris (Greek goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War)


satyr

From French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, / From the glad sound would not be absent long.
male variation of nymphs

(Greek mythology) A sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured with a perpetual erection.


satyr

nl-noun

satyr m (plural satyrs, diminutive satyrtje n)

satyrs (plural)
satyrtje (diminutive neuter)

Ultimately from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) satyr, faun


satyr

satyr (nominative singular)
satyrowie (nominative plural)
satyra (genitive singular)
satyrów (genitive plural)
satyrowi (dative singular)
satyrom (dative plural)
satyra (accusative singular)
satyrów (accusative plural)
satyrem (instrumental singular)
satyrami (instrumental plural)
satyrze (locative singular)
satyrach (locative plural)
satyrze (singular vocative)
satyrowie (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French satyre, from Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).


satyr

satyr (indefinite nominative singular)
satyrs (genitive indefinite singular)
satyren (definite nominative singular)
satyrens (definite genitive singular)
satyrer (indefinite nominative plural)
satyrers (genitive indefinite plural)
satyrerna (definite nominative plural)
satyrernas (definite genitive plural)


Irene

Borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”), name of a goddess of peace, of early Christian saints, and of an 8th-century Byzantine empress. Doublet of Eirini.

(Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ; equivalent to the Roman goddess Pax.


Irene

From English Irene, borrowed from French Irène, from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη (Eirḗnē, “peace”). Also from Irenea.

(Greek mythology) Eirene, the Greek goddess of peace, one of the Horae/Horæ


halfling

Dungeons and Dragons
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings

From half + -ling. Sense 3 ("half-grown young person") is attested to 1794. It was then used by J.R.R. Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings (1954) as an alternative reference to members of his hobbit race. Hobbits were used in the original 1974 releases of the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons, but in later editions they were changed to "halflings" for legal reasons, as being a pre-existing word rather than one invented by Tolkien.

(fantasy) A fictional small humanoid creature featuring in fantasy fiction; a hobbit.


leprechaun

→ German: Leprechaun

desc

→ Italian: leprecauno, leprechaun (unadapted), leprecano, lepricauno

→ Japanese: レプラコーン (repurakōn)

→ Korean: 레프러콘 (repeureokon)

→ Portuguese: leprechaun

→ Russian: лепреко́н (leprekón)

→ Spanish: leprechaun

/ˈlɛpɹəkɔːn/

/ˈlɛpɹəˌkɔn/

/ˈlɛpɹəˌkɑn/

From Irish leipreachán, luprachán, from Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán. See also Irish lucharachán.
The word's further etymology is disputed; it is traditionally explained as a compound containing lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus). However, an alternative suggestion is that it is a derivative of Latin Lupercī (“priests of Lupercus”), who were misinterpreted as an antediluvian species by medieval Irish scholars.

af

from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*h₁lengʷʰ-</i>

which is from Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">corpus</i>

Do you not catch the tiny clamour, / Busy click of an elfin hammer, / Voice of the leprechaun singing shrill, / As he merrily plies his trade?

1888, William Allingham, “The Lepracaun; or Fairy Shoemaker”, in William Butler Yeats, editor, Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, pages 86–87:

(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.

（爱尔兰民间传说里的）短妖精

[Àiěrlán mínjiān chuánshuō lǐ de] duǎn yāojing


ambrosia

en-noun

ambrosia (countable and uncountable, plural ambrosias)

From Latin ambrosia (“food of the gods”), from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσία (ambrosía, “immortality”), from ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βροτός (brotós, “mortal”).

af

He had a most intense admiration of female loveliness, and looked upon woman as a kind of super-angelic being, whose food should be the ambrosiæ and nectar of the gods, and whose garments the spotless white of vestal purity.

1845 November, Caroline Lee Hentz, “The Mysterious Reticule”, in Sarah J[osepha] Hale, Morton M’Michael, Louis A[ntoine] Godey, editors, Godey’s Magazine and Lady’s Book, volume XXXI, number 16, Philadelphia, Pa.: Louis A. Godey, […], page 202, column 1:

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The anointing-oil of the gods.


ambrosia

From Latin ambrosia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀμβροσίᾱ (ambrosíā, “immortality”).


ambrosia

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) ambrosia (food of gods or delicious foods)


ambrosia

ambrosia (indefinite nominative singular)


epithet

From Middle French épithète, from Latin epithetum, epitheton, from Ancient Greek ἐπίθετον (epítheton, “epithet, adjective”), the neuter of ἐπίθετος (epíthetos, “additional”), from ἐπιτίθημι (epitíthēmi, “to add on”), from ἐπι- (epi-, “in addition”) + τίθημι (títhēmi, “to put”) (suf. possibly related to title in the sense of "ascribed appellation") (from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, to do”)).

der

(mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.


phantom

From Middle English fantome, fanteme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma (“an apparition, specter; (in Late Latin also) appearance, image”), from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma, “phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter”), from φαντάζω (phantázō, “I make visible”). Doublet of phantasm.


garth

Inherited from Middle English garth, from Old Norse garðr, from Proto-Germanic *gardaz, thus cognate with Old English ġeard, whence the English doublet yard.

The Candidate for membership of Hof, Garth or Hearth shall hold an Armill, or he may touch an unsheathed Sword throughout the ceremony.

2014 November 18, Stubba, The Book of Blots, page 102:

(Germanic paganism) A group or a household dedicated to the pagan faith of Heathenry.

(Germanic paganism) A location or sacred space, in ritual and poetry in modern Heathenry.


spook

Borrowed from Dutch spook (“ghost”), from Middle Dutch spooc (“spook, ghost”). Cognate with Middle Low German spôk, spûk (“apparition, ghost”), Middle High German gespük (“a haunting”), German Spuk, Danish spøge (“to haunt”), Swedish spöke (“ghost”). Doublet of puck.


spook

→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko

→ Xhosa: isiporho

→ Zulu: isipoki

From Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from Proto-Germanic *spōk.


spook

nl-noun

spook n (plural spoken, diminutive spookje n)

desctree

Afrikaans: spook
→ Northern Ndebele: isipoko
→ Xhosa: isiporho
→ Zulu: isipoki

Negerhollands: spook

→ English: spook

→ Papiamentu: spoki, spooki

From Middle Dutch spoke, spooc, from spoke, spoocke, spoicke (“wizardry, witchcraft”), from Proto-Germanic *spōk. Further etymology unclear. Cognate with Middle Low German spôk, Low German spôk, Middle High German Spuch, and German Spuk.

het spook van de oorlog

an imaginary horror, conceptual nightmare


Merkurius

Merkurius (nominative singular)
Merkuriukset (nominative plural)
Merkurius (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriukset (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriuksen (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriukset (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriuksen (genitive singular)
Merkuriusten (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksien (genitive plural)
Merkuriusta (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksia (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessa (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissa (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksesta (elative singular)
Merkuriuksista (elative plural)
Merkuriukseen (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiin (illative plural)
Merkuriuksella (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksilla (adessive plural)
Merkuriukselta (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksilta (ablative plural)
Merkuriukselle (allative singular)
Merkuriuksille (allative plural)
Merkuriuksena (essive singular)
Merkuriuksina (essive plural)
Merkuriukseksi (singular translative)
Merkuriuksiksi (plural translative)
Merkuriuksetta (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksitta (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Merkuriukseni (nominative singular)
Merkuriukseni (nominative plural)
Merkuriukseni (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriukseni (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriukseni (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriukseni (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriukseni (genitive singular)
Merkuriusteni (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksieni (genitive plural)
Merkuriustani (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksiani (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessani (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissani (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksestani (elative singular)
Merkuriuksistani (elative plural)
Merkuriukseeni (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiini (illative plural)
Merkuriuksellani (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksillani (adessive plural)
Merkuriukseltani (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksiltani (ablative plural)
Merkuriukselleni (allative singular)
Merkuriuksilleni (allative plural)
Merkuriuksenani (essive singular)
Merkuriuksinani (essive plural)
Merkuriuksekseni (singular translative)
Merkuriuksikseni (plural translative)
Merkuriuksettani (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksittani (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksineni (comitative plural)
Merkuriuksesi (nominative singular)
Merkuriuksesi (nominative plural)
Merkuriuksesi (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriuksesi (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriuksesi (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriuksesi (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriuksesi (genitive singular)
Merkuriustesi (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksiesi (genitive plural)
Merkuriustasi (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksiasi (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessasi (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissasi (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksestasi (elative singular)
Merkuriuksistasi (elative plural)
Merkuriukseesi (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiisi (illative plural)
Merkuriuksellasi (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksillasi (adessive plural)
Merkuriukseltasi (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksiltasi (ablative plural)
Merkuriuksellesi (allative singular)
Merkuriuksillesi (allative plural)
Merkuriuksenasi (essive singular)
Merkuriuksinasi (essive plural)
Merkuriukseksesi (singular translative)
Merkuriuksiksesi (plural translative)
Merkuriuksettasi (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksittasi (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksinesi (comitative plural)
Merkuriuksemme (nominative singular)
Merkuriuksemme (nominative plural)
Merkuriuksemme (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriuksemme (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriuksemme (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriuksemme (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriuksemme (genitive singular)
Merkuriustemme (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksiemme (genitive plural)
Merkuriustamme (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksiamme (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessamme (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissamme (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksestamme (elative singular)
Merkuriuksistamme (elative plural)
Merkuriukseemme (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiimme (illative plural)
Merkuriuksellamme (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksillamme (adessive plural)
Merkuriukseltamme (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksiltamme (ablative plural)
Merkuriuksellemme (allative singular)
Merkuriuksillemme (allative plural)
Merkuriuksenamme (essive singular)
Merkuriuksinamme (essive plural)
Merkuriukseksemme (singular translative)
Merkuriuksiksemme (plural translative)
Merkuriuksettamme (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksittamme (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksinemme (comitative plural)
Merkuriuksenne (nominative singular)
Merkuriuksenne (nominative plural)
Merkuriuksenne (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriuksenne (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriuksenne (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriuksenne (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriuksenne (genitive singular)
Merkuriustenne (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksienne (genitive plural)
Merkuriustanne (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksianne (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessanne (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissanne (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksestanne (elative singular)
Merkuriuksistanne (elative plural)
Merkuriukseenne (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiinne (illative plural)
Merkuriuksellanne (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksillanne (adessive plural)
Merkuriukseltanne (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksiltanne (ablative plural)
Merkuriuksellenne (allative singular)
Merkuriuksillenne (allative plural)
Merkuriuksenanne (essive singular)
Merkuriuksinanne (essive plural)
Merkuriukseksenne (singular translative)
Merkuriuksiksenne (plural translative)
Merkuriuksettanne (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksittanne (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksinenne (comitative plural)
Merkuriuksensa (nominative singular)
Merkuriuksensa (nominative plural)
Merkuriuksensa (accusative nominative singular)
Merkuriuksensa (accusative nominative plural)
Merkuriuksensa (accusative genitive singular)
Merkuriuksensa (accusative genitive plural)
Merkuriuksensa (genitive singular)
Merkuriustensa (genitive plural)
Merkuriuksiensa (genitive plural)
Merkuriustaan (partitive singular)
Merkuriustansa (partitive singular)
Merkuriuksiaan (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksiansa (partitive plural)
Merkuriuksessaan (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksessansa (inessive singular)
Merkuriuksissaan (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksissansa (inessive plural)
Merkuriuksestaan (elative singular)
Merkuriuksestansa (elative singular)
Merkuriuksistaan (elative plural)
Merkuriuksistansa (elative plural)
Merkuriukseensa (illative singular)
Merkuriuksiinsa (illative plural)
Merkuriuksellaan (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksellansa (adessive singular)
Merkuriuksillaan (adessive plural)
Merkuriuksillansa (adessive plural)
Merkuriukseltaan (ablative singular)
Merkuriukseltansa (ablative singular)
Merkuriuksiltaan (ablative plural)
Merkuriuksiltansa (ablative plural)
Merkuriukselleen (allative singular)
Merkuriuksellensa (allative singular)
Merkuriuksilleen (allative plural)
Merkuriuksillensa (allative plural)
Merkuriuksenaan (essive singular)
Merkuriuksenansa (essive singular)
Merkuriuksinaan (essive plural)
Merkuriuksinansa (essive plural)
Merkuriuksekseen (singular translative)
Merkuriukseksensa (singular translative)
Merkuriuksikseen (plural translative)
Merkuriuksiksensa (plural translative)
Merkuriuksettaan (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksettansa (abessive singular)
Merkuriuksittaan (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksittansa (abessive plural)
Merkuriuksineen (comitative plural)
Merkuriuksinensa (comitative plural)


Merkurius

(Roman mythology) The Roman god associated with speed, sometimes used as a messenger. He wore winged sandals. Mercury corresponded to the Greek god Hermes.


wight

From Middle English wight, wiȝt, from Old English wiht (“thing, creature”), from Proto-West Germanic *wihti, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing, creature”, literally “being”), from Proto-Indo-European *wekti- (“cause, sake, thing”), from *wekʷ- (“to say, tell”).
Cognate with Scots wicht (“creature, being, human”), Dutch wicht (“child, baby, girl”), German Low German Wicht (“girl; wight”), German Wicht (“wretch, wight, little creature, scoundrel”), Danish vætte (“underground creature, gnome”), Norwegian Bokmål vette (“underground creature, gnome”), Swedish vätte (“underground creature, gnome”), Icelandic vættur (“imp, elf”). Doublet of whit.

cog

But I saw a glow-worm near, / Who replied: ‘What wailing wight / Calls the watchman of the night?

1789, William Blake, A Dream, lines 14–16:

“In judging of that tempestuous wind called Euroclydon,” says an old writer—of whose works I possess the only copy extant—“it maketh a marvellous difference, whether thou lookest out at it from a glass window where the frost is all on the outside, or whether thou observest it from that sashless window, where the frost is on both sides, and of which the wight Death is the only glazier.”

1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 2, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 10:

Everything in their way was kicked out of place, the barrow-wight setting on with hideous eagerness; Grettir gave back before him for a long time, till at last it came to this, that he saw it would not do to hoard his strength any more; now neither spared the other, and they were brought to where the horse-bones were, and thereabout they wrestled long.

1869, William Morris, Eiríkr Magnússon, transl., Grettis Saga: The Story of Grettir the Strong, F. S. Ellis, page 49:

(poetic) A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.


licantropo

pt-noun

licantropo m (plural licantropos, feminine licantropa, feminine plural licantropas)

licantropos (plural)
licantropa (feminine)
licantropas (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος (lukánthrōpos).

uder

(mythology) werewolf; lycanthrope (human who shapeshifts into a wolf)


Valkyrie

The proper noun Valkyries was attested before the common noun valkyries. See the entry valkyrie for more.


Saturnus

Saturnus (nominative singular)
Saturnukset (nominative plural)
Saturnus (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnukset (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnuksen (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnukset (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnuksen (genitive singular)
Saturnusten (genitive plural)
Saturnuksien (genitive plural)
Saturnusta (partitive singular)
Saturnuksia (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessa (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissa (inessive plural)
Saturnuksesta (elative singular)
Saturnuksista (elative plural)
Saturnukseen (illative singular)
Saturnuksiin (illative plural)
Saturnuksella (adessive singular)
Saturnuksilla (adessive plural)
Saturnukselta (ablative singular)
Saturnuksilta (ablative plural)
Saturnukselle (allative singular)
Saturnuksille (allative plural)
Saturnuksena (essive singular)
Saturnuksina (essive plural)
Saturnukseksi (singular translative)
Saturnuksiksi (plural translative)
Saturnuksetta (abessive singular)
Saturnuksitta (abessive plural)
Saturnuksin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Saturnukseni (nominative singular)
Saturnukseni (nominative plural)
Saturnukseni (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnukseni (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnukseni (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnukseni (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnukseni (genitive singular)
Saturnusteni (genitive plural)
Saturnuksieni (genitive plural)
Saturnustani (partitive singular)
Saturnuksiani (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessani (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissani (inessive plural)
Saturnuksestani (elative singular)
Saturnuksistani (elative plural)
Saturnukseeni (illative singular)
Saturnuksiini (illative plural)
Saturnuksellani (adessive singular)
Saturnuksillani (adessive plural)
Saturnukseltani (ablative singular)
Saturnuksiltani (ablative plural)
Saturnukselleni (allative singular)
Saturnuksilleni (allative plural)
Saturnuksenani (essive singular)
Saturnuksinani (essive plural)
Saturnuksekseni (singular translative)
Saturnuksikseni (plural translative)
Saturnuksettani (abessive singular)
Saturnuksittani (abessive plural)
Saturnuksineni (comitative plural)
Saturnuksesi (nominative singular)
Saturnuksesi (nominative plural)
Saturnuksesi (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnuksesi (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnuksesi (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnuksesi (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnuksesi (genitive singular)
Saturnustesi (genitive plural)
Saturnuksiesi (genitive plural)
Saturnustasi (partitive singular)
Saturnuksiasi (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessasi (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissasi (inessive plural)
Saturnuksestasi (elative singular)
Saturnuksistasi (elative plural)
Saturnukseesi (illative singular)
Saturnuksiisi (illative plural)
Saturnuksellasi (adessive singular)
Saturnuksillasi (adessive plural)
Saturnukseltasi (ablative singular)
Saturnuksiltasi (ablative plural)
Saturnuksellesi (allative singular)
Saturnuksillesi (allative plural)
Saturnuksenasi (essive singular)
Saturnuksinasi (essive plural)
Saturnukseksesi (singular translative)
Saturnuksiksesi (plural translative)
Saturnuksettasi (abessive singular)
Saturnuksittasi (abessive plural)
Saturnuksinesi (comitative plural)
Saturnuksemme (nominative singular)
Saturnuksemme (nominative plural)
Saturnuksemme (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnuksemme (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnuksemme (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnuksemme (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnuksemme (genitive singular)
Saturnustemme (genitive plural)
Saturnuksiemme (genitive plural)
Saturnustamme (partitive singular)
Saturnuksiamme (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessamme (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissamme (inessive plural)
Saturnuksestamme (elative singular)
Saturnuksistamme (elative plural)
Saturnukseemme (illative singular)
Saturnuksiimme (illative plural)
Saturnuksellamme (adessive singular)
Saturnuksillamme (adessive plural)
Saturnukseltamme (ablative singular)
Saturnuksiltamme (ablative plural)
Saturnuksellemme (allative singular)
Saturnuksillemme (allative plural)
Saturnuksenamme (essive singular)
Saturnuksinamme (essive plural)
Saturnukseksemme (singular translative)
Saturnuksiksemme (plural translative)
Saturnuksettamme (abessive singular)
Saturnuksittamme (abessive plural)
Saturnuksinemme (comitative plural)
Saturnuksenne (nominative singular)
Saturnuksenne (nominative plural)
Saturnuksenne (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnuksenne (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnuksenne (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnuksenne (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnuksenne (genitive singular)
Saturnustenne (genitive plural)
Saturnuksienne (genitive plural)
Saturnustanne (partitive singular)
Saturnuksianne (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessanne (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissanne (inessive plural)
Saturnuksestanne (elative singular)
Saturnuksistanne (elative plural)
Saturnukseenne (illative singular)
Saturnuksiinne (illative plural)
Saturnuksellanne (adessive singular)
Saturnuksillanne (adessive plural)
Saturnukseltanne (ablative singular)
Saturnuksiltanne (ablative plural)
Saturnuksellenne (allative singular)
Saturnuksillenne (allative plural)
Saturnuksenanne (essive singular)
Saturnuksinanne (essive plural)
Saturnukseksenne (singular translative)
Saturnuksiksenne (plural translative)
Saturnuksettanne (abessive singular)
Saturnuksittanne (abessive plural)
Saturnuksinenne (comitative plural)
Saturnuksensa (nominative singular)
Saturnuksensa (nominative plural)
Saturnuksensa (accusative nominative singular)
Saturnuksensa (accusative nominative plural)
Saturnuksensa (accusative genitive singular)
Saturnuksensa (accusative genitive plural)
Saturnuksensa (genitive singular)
Saturnustensa (genitive plural)
Saturnuksiensa (genitive plural)
Saturnustaan (partitive singular)
Saturnustansa (partitive singular)
Saturnuksiaan (partitive plural)
Saturnuksiansa (partitive plural)
Saturnuksessaan (inessive singular)
Saturnuksessansa (inessive singular)
Saturnuksissaan (inessive plural)
Saturnuksissansa (inessive plural)
Saturnuksestaan (elative singular)
Saturnuksestansa (elative singular)
Saturnuksistaan (elative plural)
Saturnuksistansa (elative plural)
Saturnukseensa (illative singular)
Saturnuksiinsa (illative plural)
Saturnuksellaan (adessive singular)
Saturnuksellansa (adessive singular)
Saturnuksillaan (adessive plural)
Saturnuksillansa (adessive plural)
Saturnukseltaan (ablative singular)
Saturnukseltansa (ablative singular)
Saturnuksiltaan (ablative plural)
Saturnuksiltansa (ablative plural)
Saturnukselleen (allative singular)
Saturnuksellensa (allative singular)
Saturnuksilleen (allative plural)
Saturnuksillensa (allative plural)
Saturnuksenaan (essive singular)
Saturnuksenansa (essive singular)
Saturnuksinaan (essive plural)
Saturnuksinansa (essive plural)
Saturnuksekseen (singular translative)
Saturnukseksensa (singular translative)
Saturnuksikseen (plural translative)
Saturnuksiksensa (plural translative)
Saturnuksettaan (abessive singular)
Saturnuksettansa (abessive singular)
Saturnuksittaan (abessive plural)
Saturnuksittansa (abessive plural)
Saturnuksineen (comitative plural)
Saturnuksinensa (comitative plural)


Saturnus

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch Saturnus, from Latin Saturnus.

(Roman mythology) The god of fertility and agriculture, equivalent to the Greek Kronos.


Saturnus

la-proper noun

Sāturnus m (genitive Sāturnī); second declension

Sāturnus (canonical masculine)
Sāturnī (genitive)
Sāturnus (nominative singular)
Sāturnī (nominative plural)
Sāturnī (genitive singular)
Sāturnōrum (genitive plural)
Sāturnō (dative singular)
Sāturnīs (dative plural)
Sāturnum (accusative singular)
Sāturnōs (accusative plural)
Sāturnō (ablative singular)
Sāturnīs (ablative plural)
Sāturne (singular vocative)
Sāturnī (plural vocative)

→ Albanian: Shtunë

→ English: Saturn

→ German: Saturn

desctree

→ Old Galician-Portuguese: Saturno
Galician: Saturno
Portuguese: Saturno

→ Proto-Brythonic: *Sadurn (from Vulgar Latin Săturnus)

Breton: Sadorn

Cornish: Sadorn

Middle Welsh: Sadwrn

Welsh: Sadwrn

→ Proto-West Germanic: *Sāturnas dag (see there for further descendants)

[s̠äːˈt̪ʊrnʊs̠]

Probably from Etruscan 𐌔𐌀𐌕𐌓𐌄 (satre); alternative derivation from Latin satus, the past participle of serō (“to sow”), is then mere folk-etymology.

(Roman mythology) Saturn (god of fertility and agriculture)


Ulster Cycle

A large body of prose and verse centering around the traditional heroes of Ulaid and the reign of Conchobar mac Nessa. One of the four major cycles of Irish Mythology.


Gae Bulg

The spear of Cúchulainn, given to him by Aife.


Aífe

Borrowed from Old Irish Aífe; compare Modern Irish Aoife.

(Irish mythology) Either of two figures of Irish mythology:

A female warrior from Alba (Scotland), the daughter of Airdgeimm and sister of Scáthach, who became Cú Chulainn's lover; featured in the Ulster Cycle.

One of the wives of Lir, who turned her stepchildren into swans; featured in Oidheadh chloinne Lir ("Fate of the Children of Lir").


Marduk

Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒀫𒌓 (ᵈamar-utu /Marduk/).

A late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon.


mermaid

From Middle English mermayde (“maid of the sea”), from mere (“sea, lake”) + maid, equivalent to mer- + maid. Cognate with Dutch meermeid (“mermaid”), Middle High German mermaget, mermeit (“mermaid”, > German Meermagd, Meermädchen (“mermaid”)). Compare Old English meremenn, meremennen, meremenin (“mermaid, siren”).

inh

Holonym: merfolk

Search the depth, & ſee that variety of Sea monſters & fiſhes, Mare-maids, Sea men, Horſes, &c. which it affords.

1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition 2, section 2, member 3, page 210:

People that are drowned, and whose bodies are not founds are believed to have been taken into the dwellings of the Mermaids.

1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 242:

A mythological creature with a woman's head and upper body, and a tail of a fish.


afterlife

en-noun

afterlife (plural afterlives or (rare, proscribed) afterlifes)

afterlives (plural)
afterlifes (plural proscribed rare)

Many religious people believe in an afterlife.

Read in euery Starre, and let the Moone be your Candle to doe it, the prouident disposition of God, the eternitie of your after-life.

1614, Thomas Adams, “The Sinners Passing-Bell”, in The Devills Banket, London: Ralph Mab, page 219:

1715, Alexander Pope, The Temple of Fame, London: Bernard Lintott, Note to p. 16, ver. 5,
Those heroick Barbarians accounted it a Dishonour to die in their Beds, and rush’d on to certain Death in the Prospect of an After-Life […]

1891, Ambrose Bierce, “A Watcher by the Dead” in Tales of Soldiers and Civilians, San Francisco: E.L.G. Steele, p. 175,
I, who have not a shade of superstition in my nature—I, who have no belief in immortality—I, who know […] that the after-life is the dream of a desire

Each person took this paper money and dropped it into a huge tin drum which held within it a fierce fire, a bonfire of heavenly money for Tiger’s afterlife.

2005, Tash Aw, chapter 6, in The Harmony Silk Factory, New York: Riverhead Books, page 67:

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.


Easter Bunny

From Easter + bunny, calque of German Osterhase (literally “Easter hare”).

calque

An Easter Bunny Party

1905 April 14, Mary Dawson, “An Easter Bunny Party”, in Good Housekeeping, volume 40, page 461:

One day the old Easter Bunny looked out of his winter covert and Said to his Bunny-wife, who was busy coloring Easter eggs, “It is high time we set out to look for the Easter Lily.”

1915 April 1, The Christian Advocate, volume 90, page 438:

Soon I ran into two Easter Bunnies who gave me candy. Honest! All right, it was really two women wearing pink bunny hoods.

2005, Danie Martin, Always Another Mountain: A Woman Hiking the Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain to Mount Katahdin, Virtualbookworm Publishing, →ISBN, page 35:

Yeah, remember? We’re Spies, we deal in fact, not chasing after Easter Bunnies.
Yeah, right. Wait the Easter Bunny’s missing? A-ha-ha! Just kidding, guys! I know the Easter Bunny is tucked away safe in his little toadstool house up in the fjords of British Columbia.

2006 March 16, Bryan Thompson, “I Want My Mummy”, in Totally Spies!, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Alexandra “Alex” (Jennifer Hale as Samantha “Sam” and Katie Leigh), Marathon Media, via Teletoon:

Easter Bunnies can be booked for businesses (such as Malls), for churches, for community Easter Egg Hunts or even as a preferred birthday party costume character for a birthday that falls close to Easter.

2014, Margy Johnson, Start Your Own Costume Character Business & Make Great Money Working at Home, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 73:

Some residents rotated decorations seasonally by displaying holiday wreaths in the winter and plastic Easter Bunnies and pinwheels in the spring.

2016, Kimberley Kinder, DIY Detroit: Making Do in a City without Services, University of Minnesota Press, →ISBN:

Two costumed Easter Bunnies, handing out plastic, candy-filled eggs and hugging children, hopped in our ranks.

2016, Richard J. Gonzales, “Conclusion”, in Raza Rising: Chicanos in North Texas, University of North Texas Press, →ISBN, page 287:

A symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children.

Osterhaas

Symbolic rabbit sometimes depicted delivering Easter eggs to children


heros

heros (nominative singular)
herosi (nominative plural)
herosowie (nominative plural)
herosa (genitive singular)
herosów (genitive plural)
herosowi (dative singular)
herosom (dative plural)
herosa (accusative singular)
herosów (accusative plural)
herosem (instrumental singular)
herosami (instrumental plural)
herosie (locative singular)
herosach (locative plural)
herosie (singular vocative)
herosi (plural vocative)
herosowie (plural vocative)

Learned borrowing from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs). Doublet of gieroj.


doghead

(mythology) A mythical creature with a human body and a dog's head.


Seth

From Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Egyptian s-t:X (stẖ).

(Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.


Seth

de-proper noun

Seth m (proper noun, strong, genitive Seths or Seth)

de:Set (Bibel)
de:Seth (Ägyptische Mythologie)


Arthur

From the name of the legendary king, from Middle English Arthure, from Medieval Latin Arthurus, probably from Middle Welsh arth (“bear”).
Other suggestions include Old Welsh arth (“bear”) and ur (“man”), or a Latinized (Romano-British) name; compare Latin Artorius, itself possibly of Etruscan origin, or more likely Messapic-Illyrian related to Proto-Albanian *artsa (“bear”).

A number of places in the United States:

A village in Douglas County and Moultrie County, Illinois.

Wellington North
Wellington North#English

Wellington County
Wellington County#English

A community of Wellington North township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada, named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.


Arthur

Arabic: آرثر

Japanese: アルテュール (Arutyūru)

Equivalent to English Arthur, used in France since the Middle Ages.


Bacchus

From the Latin Bacchus, from the Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

(Roman mythology) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.


Bacchus

la-proper noun

Bacchus m (genitive Bacchī); second declension

Bacchī (genitive)
Bacchus (nominative singular)
Bacchī (nominative plural)
Bacchī (genitive singular)
Bacchōrum (genitive plural)
Bacchō (dative singular)
Bacchīs (dative plural)
Bacchum (accusative singular)
Bacchōs (accusative plural)
Bacchō (ablative singular)
Bacchīs (ablative plural)
Bacche (singular vocative)
Bacchī (plural vocative)

→ English: Bacchus (learned)

→ French: Bacchus (learned)

→ Italian: Bacco, bacco (learned)

→ Portuguese: Baco (learned)

→ Spanish: Baco (learned)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

bor+

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Bacchus


bean sí

head

bean sí f (genitive singular mná sí, nominative plural mná sí)

mná sí (genitive singular)
mná sí (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
bean sí (indefinite singular)
mná sí (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a bhean sí (indefinite singular)
a mhná sí (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
mná sí (indefinite singular)
ban sí (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
mnaoi shí (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
mnáibh sí (archaic indefinite plural)
nominative (definite)
an bhean sí (definite singular)
na mná sí (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na mná sí (definite singular)
na mban sí (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an mbean sí (definite singular)
don bhean sí (definite singular)
leis an mnaoi shí (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don mhnaoi shí (archaic definite dialectal singular)
leis na mná sí (definite plural)
leis na mnáibh sí (archaic definite plural)
bean sí
bhean sí
mbean sí

→ English: banshee (see there for further descendants)

→ Scots: banshee

From Old Irish ben síde (literally “woman of the fairy mound”). By surface analysis, bean + sí.


Buarainech

(Irish mythology) The father of Balor, the King of the Fomorians.


Cethlenn

(Irish mythology) The wife of Balor of the Fomorians, and, by Balor, the mother of Ethniu; also a prophetess.


Balor

(Irish mythology) A king of the Fomorians, supposed to have lived on Tory Island. Son of Buarainech. Husband of Cethlenn. Father of Ethniu.


Oceanid

(Greek mythology) Any of the sea nymphs, daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.


Ethniu

(Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cúchulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill.


Ethniu

Irish: Eithne

→ Old Norse: Eðna

Icelandic: Eðna

Scottish Gaelic: Eithne

Finn mac Cumail
Finn mac Cumail#Old_Irish

(Irish mythology) The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cían and the mother of Lug and Delbáeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Finn mac Cumail.


Manannán mac Lir

Borrowed from Irish Manannán mac Lir, from Old Irish Manandán mac Lir.


au-delà

Il est allé rejoindre ses proches dans l’au-delà.

He went to join his loved ones in the afterlife.


elder

From Middle English eldre, from Old English eldra, yldra, ieldra, from Proto-Germanic *alþizô. The vowel change from a to e triggered by the following i is called umlaut or I-mutation.

長老

Mormonism: title for a male missionary or a general authority

(Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.


Prometheus

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From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from πρό (pró, “before”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to think”).

(Greek mythology) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.


Prometheus

head

Prometheus m (genitive Prometheus or Prometheus')

Prometheus (genitive)
Prometheus' (genitive)

From Latin Promēthe͡us or from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).


Prometheus

la-proper noun

Promētheus m sg (genitive Promētheī or Promētheos); second declension

Promētheus (canonical masculine singular)
Promētheī (genitive)
Promētheos (genitive)
Promētheus (nominative singular)
Promētheī (genitive singular)
Promētheos (genitive singular)
Promētheō (dative singular)
Promētheum (accusative singular)
Promēthea (accusative singular)
Promētheō (ablative singular)
Promētheu (singular vocative)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús).


necromancer

/ˈnɛkɹəˌmænsɚ/

An alteration of nigromancer; equivalent to necro- + -mancer.

Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]

1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 52:

A person who practices or performs necromancy.


Rama

en:Rama (disambiguation)
en:Rendezvous with Rama

Borrowed from Sanskrit रमा (ramā).
* (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the goddess.

(Hinduism) A name of the goddess Lakshmi.

A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.

Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).


lucharachán

head

lucharachán m (genitive singular lucharacháin, nominative plural lucharacháin)

lucharacháin (genitive singular)
lucharacháin (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
lucharachán (indefinite singular)
lucharacháin (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a lucharacháin (indefinite singular)
a lucharachána (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
lucharacháin (indefinite singular)
lucharachán (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an lucharachán (definite singular)
na lucharacháin (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an lucharacháin (definite singular)
na lucharachán (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an lucharachán (definite singular)
don lucharachán (definite singular)
leis na lucharacháin (definite plural)

/ˈl̪ˠʊxəɾˠəxɑːnˠ/

From Middle Irish luchrupán, from Old Irish luchorpán (from Old Irish lú (“small”, from Proto-Indo-European *legʷʰ-) + corp (“body”, which is from Latin corpus) + -án (diminutive suffix)).

af

from Proto-Indo-European <i class="Latn mention" lang="ine-pro">*legʷʰ-</i>


mythological

/ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

In short—to be mythological in my conclusion—the quiver of Cupid hangs at the girdle of Fate together with her spindle and scissors.

1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 89:


deadhead

From dead + head. Some senses are derived from theater jargon (originally spelled dead head) for audience members admitted without paying, which probably arose in analogy to dead weight or deadwood in reference to their lack of contribution to revenue or in reference to their unenthusiastic (dead) response to performances. Perhaps even from Latin caput mortuum, alchemy term for distillation residue. As Paul Quinion writes: Similarly, the term was applied to a dull or lazy person, one who contributes nothing to an enterprise, only in the early years of the twentieth century, well after the theatrical and transport senses had become well established.

(slang) Alternative form of Deadhead (“fan of the rock band The Grateful Dead”)


fada

From Vulgar Latin *Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate”).


fada

From Vulgar Latin *Fāta (“goddess of fate”), from the plural of Latin fātum (“fate, destiny told by the gods”). Compare Catalan fada, French fée, Italian fata, Portuguese fada, Spanish hada.


Wurm

de-noun

m:n􂀿alternatively when meaning "baby, mite"􂁀,es:s,^er:^e􂀿archaic􂁀

Wurm m or (alternatively when meaning "baby, mite") n (strong, genitive Wurmes or Wurms, plural Würmer or (archaic) Würme, diminutive Würmchen n or Würmlein n)

meaning "baby
mite"
Wurmes (genitive)
Wurms (genitive)
Würmer (plural)
Würme (archaic plural)
Würmchen (diminutive neuter)
Würmlein (diminutive neuter)
Wurm (definite nominative singular)
Würmer (definite nominative plural)
Würme (archaic definite nominative plural)
Wurmes (genitive singular)
Wurms (genitive singular)
Würmer (definite genitive plural)
Würme (archaic definite genitive plural)
Wurm (dative singular)
Wurme (dative singular)
Würmern (dative definite plural)
Würmen (archaic dative definite plural)
Wurm (accusative definite singular)
Würmer (accusative definite plural)
Würme (accusative archaic definite plural)

From Middle High German wurm, from Old High German wurm, from Proto-Germanic *wurmiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis. Cognate with Dutch worm, English worm, West Frisian wjirm, Danish orm, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌼𐍃 (waurms).

(poetic, heraldry) dragon, lindworm, wyrm


Athirne

(Irish mythology) Athairne the Importunate, a poet and a satirist of the court of Conchobar mac Nessa in the Ulster Cycle and foster-father of Amairgin mac Echit.


Achall

(Irish mythology) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the daughter of Cairbre Nia Fer; committed suicide after her brother Erc was killed by Conall Cernach.


Fedelm Noíchrothach

Conall the Victorious
Conall the Victorious

The daughter of Conchobar mac Nessa who married Cairbre Nia Fer but was unfaithful to him. Cousin of Conall the Victorious. Mother of Erc and Achall.


Findchoem

(Irish mythology) Princess of Ulster. Wife of Amairgin mac Echit and sister of Conchobar mac Nessa. Mother of Conall the Victorious.


Briccriu

(Irish mythology) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: a warrior, poet, and troublemaker who once held a lavish feast for Conchobar mac Nessa and the heroes of Ulster in his house at Dún Rudraige.


Díthorba

(Irish mythology) One of the three High Kings of Ireland, who ruled in rotation with Áed Ruad and Cimbáeth, each ruling seven years in turn and for three seven-year periods.


Finnbhennach

(Irish mythology) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, an extremely fertile stud bull owned by king Ailill mac Máta. He was originally one of Bodb Dearg's pig-keepers, who fell out with one of his colleagues.


Áed Ruad

(Irish mythology) The High King of Ireland who ruled in rotation with his cousins Díthorba and Cimbáeth, each ruling for seven years in turn.


Cimbáeth

(Irish mythology) One of the three High Kings of Ireland, who ruled in rotation with Áed Ruad and Díthorba, each ruling seven years in turn and ruling for three seven year period. He died of plague at Emain Macha.


Erc

From Old Irish Erc (modern Irish Earc), a word for which the electronic Dictionary of the Irish language gives several meanings, but the most likely meaning for the name is "spotted, speckled, motley," from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos (“perch”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“colored”).

(Irish mythology) A member of the conspiracy that killed Cúchulainn, but was killed by his second cousin Conall the Victorious. Son of Cairbre Nia Fer and brother of Achall.


Thetis

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(Greek mythology) One of the Nereids; the mother of Achilles


Terpsichore

From Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē, from τέρψις (térpsis, “enjoyment, delight”) + χορός (khorós, “chorus”)).

uder

(Greek mythology) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.


Bronze Age

(mythology) One of the Classical Ages of Man, associated with warfare.


Poseidon

(Greek mythology) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.


Poseidon

Poseidon (nominative singular)
Poseidona (genitive singular)
Poseidonovi (dative singular)
Poseidona (accusative singular)
Poseidone (singular vocative)
Poseidonovi (locative singular)
Poseidonem (instrumental singular)


Poseidon

de-proper noun

Poseidon m (proper noun, strong, genitive Poseidons)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Poseidon

(Greek mythology) Poseidon (god of the sea)


Poseidon

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn).


Elysian Fields

Calque of Latin Campī Ēlysiī, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον (Ēlúsion Pedíon). By surface analysis, Elysian + fields.

der

Ἠλῠ́σῐον Πεδῐ́ον

Indeed, the Elysian Fields themselves were a part of Hades, though they have since been removed to Paris.

1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Hades”, in The Devil’s Dictionary, New York, N.Y., Washington, D.C.: The Neale Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 127:

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium; home of the blessed, after death.

Ելիսեյան մարգագետիններ

home of the blessed after death in Greek and Roman mythology — see also Elysium


walker

→ Irish: válcaeir

→ Persian: واکر (vâker)

From Middle English walkere (“one who walks, traveller”), equivalent to walk + -er.

inh

I would ask for the pleasure of your company, Mr. Knightley, but I am a very slow walker, and my pace would be tedious to you; and, besides, you have another long walk before you, to Donwell Abbey.

1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter VIII, in Emma: […], volume I, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC, page 118:

We hired a walker for the dogs during the day.

2005, Carlo De Vito, 10 Secrets My Dog Taught Me: Life Lessons from a Man's Best Friend, page 88:

The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

(often in the plural) A shoe designed for comfortable walking.

(cricket) A batsman or batswoman who directly walks off the field when out without waiting for the umpire's decision.

A single mother of three, Rachel is what Facebook users call as ^([sic]) “walker,” or an online sex worker. Using a dummy account, she posts her sexy photos and informs page visitors that she’s available for sex in exchange for money.

2019 June 22, Charisse Ursal, “Social media lures young people to engage in sex for money”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer:

(Philippines) A prostitute, streetwalker.


Elysium

From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον) (Ēlúsion (Pedíon)).

der

Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The home of the blessed after death.

至福樂土

home of the blessed after death in Greek and Roman mythology — see also Elysian Fields

A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.


Elysium

de-noun

Elysium n (strong, genitive Elysiums, plural Elysien)

Elysiums (genitive)
Elysien (plural)
Elysium (nominative singular)
Elysien (definite nominative plural)
Elysiums (genitive singular)
Elysien (definite genitive plural)
Elysium (dative singular)
Elysien (dative definite plural)
Elysium (accusative singular)
Elysien (accusative definite plural)

der

Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον)

Freude, schöner Götterfunken,
Tochter aus Elysium,
Wir betreten feuertrunken,

1785, Friedrich Schiller, Ode an die Freude, 1nd stanza, lines 1-4

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Elysium (home of the blessed after death)


Elysium

la-proper noun

Ēlysium n sg (genitive Ēlysiī or Ēlysī); second declension

Ēlysium (canonical neuter singular)
Ēlysiī (genitive)
Ēlysī (genitive)
Ēlysium (nominative singular)
Ēlysiī (genitive singular)
Ēlysī (genitive singular)
Ēlysiō (dative singular)
Ēlysium (accusative singular)
Ēlysiō (ablative singular)
Ēlysium (singular vocative)

desctree

→ French: Élysée m, Elysée
→ English: Élysée
→ Korean: 엘리제 (Ellije)

[eːˈlʲʏs̠iʊ̃ˑ]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Ēlúsion).


Celtchar

(Irish mythology) A leading figure in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology: an Ulster warrior described as tall, grey, and ugly, and who wields a spear called Luír Cheltchair, and who killed Blaí Briugu after the latter slept with his wife Brig Bretach.


Blaí Briugu

(Irish mythology) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, a wealthy Ulster warrior who kept a hostel. He was killed by Celtchar for sleeping with the latter's wife Brig Bretach.


Brig Bretach

(Irish mythology) In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the wife of Celtchar. Her husband Celtchar killed Blaí Briugu for sleeping with her as Blaí Briugu was required to do so by the latter's geas.


Ferdiad

(Irish mythology) In Irish mythology, Cúchulainn's best friend and foster-brother.


Luír Cheltchair

(Irish mythology) The spear wielded by Celtchar. Its lust for blood is so great that it has to be dipped in a cauldron of poison to control it.


limbo

en-noun

limbo (countable and uncountable, plural limbos or limboes)

The noun is derived from Middle English limbo, lymbo (“place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven”), from Latin limbō, the ablative singular of limbus (“border, edge; hem; fringe, tassel”) (notably in expressions like in limbō (“in limbo”) and e limbō (“out of limbo”)); further etymology uncertain, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lemb- (“to hang limply or loosely”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to hang down loosely (?)”). Doublet of limp.
The verb is derived from the noun.

der

Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle.

1528 October 12 (Gregorian calendar), William Tyndale, “William Tyndale other wise Called William Hychins vnto the Reader”, in The Obediẽce of a Christen Man […], [Antwerp]: [Johannes Hoochstraten], →OCLC, folio xix, recto:

Oh vvhat a ſimpathie of vvoe is this, / As farre from helpe, as Lymbo is from bliſſe.

c. 1588–1593 (date written), [William Shakespeare], The Most Lamentable Romaine Tragedie of Titus Andronicus: […] (First Quarto), London: […] Iohn Danter, and are to be sold by Edward White & Thomas Millington, […], published 1594, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:

VVith all our heart, fare-vvell, fare-vvell, / I am freed from Lymbo, to be ſent to hell.

1605, [Thomas Heywood], If You Know Not Me, You Know No Bodie: Or, The Troubles of Queene Elizabeth, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot] for Nathaniel Butter, published 1606, →OCLC, signature D2, recto:

And they who have multiplied hells unto us, and made more hells than God hath made, more by their two limboes, (one for fathers, another for children) and one purgatory, have yet made their new hells more of the nature of heaven than of hell.

1626 November 15 (Gregorian calendar), John Donne, “The Third of My Prebend Sermons upon My Five Psalms. Sermon LXVII. Preached at St. Paul’s, November 5, 1626.”, in Henry Alford, editor, The Works of John Donne, D.D., […], volume III, London: John W[illiam] Parker, […], published 1839, →OCLC, page 183:

Limbo, or more exactly the notion of two different limbos within Christendom, was also an invention. Many medieval Christians had difficulty accepting the idea of eternal punishment meted out to two categories of persons who, on strictly technical grounds, were "outside" the Church and otherwise quite beyond the pale. The first category embraced wise and just people who died before the coming of Christ, and the second included all infants born within Christendom but, unfortunately, unbaptized at the time of their death.

1992, William R. LaFleur, “Jizō at the Crosswords”, in Liquid Life: Abortion and Buddhism in Japan, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, part 1 (Original Concepts), page 57:

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately.

քավարան

place where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven


limbo

(Roman Catholicism) limbo (place for innocent souls)


zombi

fr-noun

zombi m (plural zombis, feminine zombie)

Attested 1832, but the 1765 Encyclopédie (t. 11, p. 82a, s.v. nègre) already has zambys «dieux esprits des tribus africaines».
Borrowed from Haitian Creole zonbi, from a Bantu language.


zombi

(computing, fiction, voodoo) Alternative spelling of zombie


zombi

es-noun

zombi m or f by sense (plural zombis or zombies)


Urano

(Greek mythology) Uranus, Greek god of the sky and heavens.


Urano

From Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”).


Urano

(Greek mythology) Uranus (primal god of the sky)


Urano

[ʔʊˈɾaː.n̪o]


少女

From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 乙 (oto, “young, little”) + 女 (me, “female, girl”). Compare 男 (otoko, “man”), originally meaning "young boy".

少女さび

behavior appropriate to an adult unmarried woman

a type of sea vegetable in order Ectocarpales

young woman who dances kagura at a shrine

少女文楽

少女文楽 おとめぶんらく

a kind of one-person puppet show performed by girls or young women

(mythology) a celestial maiden, a fairy, a nymph


Loki

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

(Norse mythology) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.


Loki

is-proper noun

Loki m (proper noun, genitive singular Loka)

Loka (genitive singular)
Loki (indefinite nominative singular)
Loka (accusative indefinite singular)
Loka (dative indefinite singular)
Loka (genitive indefinite singular)


Loki

Loka (oblique)
Loki (indefinite nominative)
Loka (accusative indefinite)
Loka (dative indefinite)
Loka (genitive indefinite)

non-decl-blank-sing-indef

Loki

Icelandic: Loki

Faroese: Loki

Norwegian: Loke (Lòkje)

Swedish: Locke, → Loke

Danish: Loke

→ English: Loki

In popular folk etymology, often assumed to be a variant of Old Norse logi (“flame, blaze”) (from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame, blaze”); compare Old Norse leygr (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“flame, blaze”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”)), but this is not linguistically sound. Now seen as from Old Norse lok (“lock”), equivalent to lok + -i, from Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to turn, bend”), connecting his name to entanglement.
Loki may have originated as an epithet or title ("Entangler"), similar to Freyr ("Lord") for Yngvi, as evidenced by the Jötunn Útgarða-Loki featuring the same element. Some suggest his original name was Old Norse *logi (“liar, deceiver”) (from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to lie, tell a lie”), cognate with Old English loga (“liar, deceiver”)), as he is the god of mischief, or Old Norse logi (“fire, blaze”) (from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- which relates to how he is speculated to have been worshiped.


Loki

Loki (nominative singular)
Lokiego (genitive singular)
Lokiemu (dative singular)
Lokiego (accusative singular)
Lokim (instrumental singular)
Lokim (locative singular)
Loki (singular vocative)

(Norse mythology) Loki (the god of mischief and trickery)


wyrm

Learned borrowing from Old English wyrm. Doublet of worm, which was inherited.

(mythology, fantasy) A huge limbless and wingless dragon or dragonlike creature.


Janus

From Latin Iānus (“the Roman god Janus”).

In the ages of victory, as often as the senate decreed some distant conquest, the consul denounced hostilities, by unbarring, in solemn pomp, the gates of the temple of Janus. Domestic war now rendered the admonition superfluous, and the ceremony was superseded by the establishment of a new religion. But the brazen temple of Janus was left standing in the forum; of a size sufficient only to contain the statue of the god, five cubits in height, of a human form, but with two faces, directed to the east and west.

1789, Edward Gibbon, chapter XLI, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, volume V, London: Printed for A[ndrew] Strahan, and T[homas] Cadell, in the Strand, OCLC 30106274; republished Philadelphia, Pa.: Published by William Y. Birch & Abraham Small, No. 37, South Second Street; printed by Robert Carr, 1805, OCLC 15453273, page 166

[K]nowing that the minds of the people, rendered ferocious by a military life, would never accommodate themſelves to the practice of theſe [principles of justice, laws, and morals], during the continuance of war, he [Numa Pompilius] reſolved, by a diſuſe of arms, to mollify the fierceneſs of their temper: with this view, he built a temple to Janus, near the foot of the hill Argiletum, which was to notify a ſtate either of war or of peace: when open, it denoted that the ſtate was engaged in war; when ſhut, that there was peace with all the ſurrounding nations.

1797, Titus Livius [Livy], translated by George Baker, The History of Rome, [...] In Six Volumes, volume I, London: Printed for A[ndrew] Strahan, and T[homas] Cadell Jun. and W. Davies (successor to Mr. Cadell) in the Strand, →OCLC, book I, page 35:

"I'll tell you what we can do," cried her persevering patroness; "we can go as masks, and Lady Juliana shall know nothing about it. That will save the scandal of an open revolt or a tiresome dispute. Half the company will be masked; so, if you keep your own secret, nobody will find it out. Come, what characters shall we choose?" / "That of Janus, I think, would be the most suitable for me," said Mary.

1810, anonymous [Susan Edmonstone Ferrier], “chapter XVI”, in Marriage, a Novel. In Three Volumes, volume II, Edinburgh: William Blackwood, Prince's-Street: and John Murray, Albemarle-Street, London, published 1818, →OCLC, page 218:

We find ourselves once again sitting in Committee of the Whole House to vote a war subsidy. The present occupants of the Treasury Bench are determined that so long as they retain their places the Temple of Janus shall not be closed.

1879 February 27, A[lexander] M[artin] Sullivan, “On the Zulu War” (speech before the House of Commons of the United Kingdom); quoted in William Jennings Bryan, editor, Irish Orations (The World's Famous Orations), volume VI, New York, N.Y.: Funk & Wagnalls, 1906, OCLC 23127203, and republished on Bartleby.com, 2002, archived from the original on 4 October 2015

Janus, with his two heads, his mystery, his depiction as both laughing and serious, and the obvious parallel this forms with the masks of attic tragedy and comedy would make him a double of the two-headed man, the conjurer, and an associate of the trickster in folk comedy as well.

2008, John Lowe, “Laughin’ up a World: Their Eyes Were Watching God and the (Wo)Man of Words”, in Harold Bloom, editor, Interpretations: Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God (Bloom’s Modern Critical Interpretations), new edition, New York, N.Y.: Bloom's Literary Criticism, Infobase Publishing, →ISBN, page 75:

Good reviews look both backward and forward; an argument could even be made that one must look backward in order to discern the way forward, that backward and forward are two sides of the same research coin. Nowhere is such a Janus-like perspective more apparent than in the current set of reviews.

2011, Robert M. Hodapp, “Preface”, in Robert M. Hodapp, editor, International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, volume 41, San Diego, Calif.: Academic Press, →ISBN, →ISSN, page xi:

(Roman mythology) The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

Janus

Roman god of doorways, gates and transitions


Janus

From Latin Iānus. Has been used as a Latinization of the Danish given name Jens.


Promethean

The adjective is derived from Prometheus (“demigod in Greek mythology”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns). Prometheus is a learned borrowing from Latin Promētheus, and from its etymon Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús), from προμηθής (promēthḗs, “having forethought”) (from προ- (pro-, prefix meaning ‘before’) + μᾰνθᾰ́νω (manthánō, “to learn; to know, understand”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to do; to place, put”), in the sense of putting one’s mind to something)) + -εύς (-eús, suffix forming a masculine noun of the person concerned with a thing).
The noun is derived from the adjective.

der

I carried with me some promethean matches, which I ignited by biting; it was thought so wonderful that a man should strike fire with his teeth, that it was usual to collect the whole family to see it: I was once offered a dollar for a single one.

1839, Charles Darwin, chapter III, in Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle, between the Years 1826 and 1836, […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 47:

(also attributive, historical) A kind of lucifer match consisting of a glass tube containing sulfuric acid coated on the outside with a flammable mixture of potassium chlorate and sugar and wrapped in paper rolls; the match was lit by crushing the tube with pliers, causing the acid to react with and ignite the flammable components. This type of match was superseded by the friction match which was lit by rubbing against a rough surface.


underworld

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-underworld.wav

(religion or mythology) The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.

тот свет m (tot svet, literally “that world”)


Scáthach

(Irish mythology) The female warrior who trains Cúchulainn in the arts of war in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.


Scáthach

Scáthaí (genitive)
nominative (indefinite)
Scáthach (indefinite singular)
vocative (indefinite)
a Scáthach (indefinite singular)
genitive (indefinite)
Scáthaí (indefinite singular)
dative (indefinite)
Scáthaigh (archaic dialectal indefinite singular)
nominative (definite)
an Scáthach (definite singular)
genitive (definite)
na Scáthaí (definite singular)
dative (definite)
leis an Scáthach (definite singular)
leis an Scáthaigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
don Scáthach (definite singular)
don Scáthaigh (archaic definite dialectal singular)
Scáthach

→ English: Scáthach


tonal

When a tonal suffers misfortune or death, the same thing happens to the person associated with it.

1989, Robert Bartley Taylor, Indians of Middle America: an introduction to the ethnology of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, page 122:

(in Mesoamerican mythology) An animal companion which accompanies a person from birth to death.


euhemerize

en-verb

euhemerize (third-person singular simple present euhemerizes, present participle euhemerizing, simple past and past participle euhemerized)

euhemerizes (present singular third-person)
euhemerizing (participle present)
euhemerized (participle past)
euhemerized (past)

From euhemerism + -ize, ultimately from Latin Euhēmerus, from Ancient Greek Εὐήμερος (Euḗmeros), an ancient Greek Sicilian Skeptic who proposed most or all mythology derived from historical figures and natural events which received supernatural characteristics only through retelling.

Confucian scholars frequently euhemerized the myths used to explain religious rituals to the public.

He did but extend to the New Testament the Euhemerising principles which Eichhorn had applied to the Old.

1871, Frederic William Farrar, The Witness of History to Christ, page 57:

The legend of Semiramis was a euhemerised version of the story of Istar.

1887 September 3, I. Taylor, The Academy, page 143:

(transitive, intransitive, derogatory) To invent a plausible but fanciful historical origin for something in order to rationalize mythology and legends.

rationalize

fanciful creation of rational explanations for the supernatural

The Yellow Emperor was perhaps euhemerized from a prehistoric tribal leader.

(transitive, intransitive) Synonym of deify: to actually create mythology and legends from ancient historical figures and events.

évhémériser

to explain or interpret something through euhemerism


Dian Cecht

(Irish mythology) A god of healing. The healer for the Tuatha Dé Danann and the father of Cian.


Eochaid Sálbuide

(Irish mythology) The king of Ulster prior to the events of the Ulster Cycle in Irish mythology. Father of Ness. He was deposed as High King by Eochaid Feidlech.


Tuatha Dé Danann

From Irish Tuatha Dé Danann (literally “peoples of the goddess Danu”).

bor

(Irish mythology) The fifth group of inhabitants of Ireland according to the Lebor Gabála Érenn tradition, thought to represent the gods of the Goidelic Irish. Their Christian redactors have reduced them to historical kings and heroes.


Cian

→ English: Kian

From Old Irish Cían, from cían (“long, distant, lasting”).

(Irish mythology) Son of Dian Cecht of the Tuatha Dé Danann and born with a caul on his head. Best known as the father of Lugh by the Fomarian princess Eithne.


Nemean Lion

(Greek mythology) A mythical lion of ancient Nemea that was invulnerable to attack by weapons and was slain by Hercules as one of his labours.


Deichtine

(Irish mythology) Female name. In the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology, the mother of Cúchulainn and sister of Conchobar mac Nessa.


Ness

en-proper noun

Ness (countable and uncountable, plural Nesses)

Named after the River Ness, of Celtic/Pictish origin, from a Proto-Celtic word *Nesta describing great currents, according to MacBain, from the same Proto-Indo-European root that gave the river Νέστος (Néstos), possibly *ned- (“water”).

(Irish mythology) An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa.


Deirdre

From Irish Deirdre, from Old Irish Derdriu.

(Irish mythology) The foremost tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.


Dii Majores

From Latin di maiores (literally “greater gods”).

der

(Roman mythology) The twelve great gods of Roman mythology, namely Juno, Vesta, Minerva, Ceres, Diana, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Vulcan, and Apollo.

Di Majores

di and dei are both acceptable forms in Latin for 'gods'. Also Dii majores

and with maiores following current Latin spelling


Apeliotes

From Ancient Greek Ἀπηλιώτης (Apēliṓtēs).

(Greek mythology), the Greek god of the south east winds. Apeliotes is often depicted wearing gumboots and carrying fruit.


оборотень

ru-noun+

о́боротень • (óborotenʹ) m anim (genitive о́боротня, nominative plural о́боротни, genitive plural о́боротней)

о́боротень (canonical)
óborotenʹ (romanization)
о́боротня (genitive)
о́боротни (nominative plural)
о́боротней (genitive plural)
о́боротень (nominative singular)
о́боротни (nominative plural)
о́боротня (genitive singular)
о́боротней (genitive plural)
о́боротню (dative singular)
о́боротням (dative plural)
о́боротня (accusative singular)
о́боротней (accusative plural)
о́боротнем (instrumental singular)
о́боротнями (instrumental plural)
о́боротне (prepositional singular)
о́боротнях (plural prepositional)

Ru-оборотень.ogg

werewolf (also werefox and any other werebeast)


Archaean

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”), neuter plural of ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”).

der

(mythology) Of or relating to Arche, the Muse of beginnings in Greek mythology.


dværg

head

dværg c (singular definite dværgen, plural indefinite dværge)

dværgen (definite singular)
dværge (indefinite plural)
dværg (indefinite nominative singular)
dværgen (definite nominative singular)
dværge (indefinite nominative plural)
dværgene (definite nominative plural)
dværgs (genitive indefinite singular)
dværgens (definite genitive singular)
dværges (genitive indefinite plural)
dværgenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse dvergr, from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.


alf

From Danish and Swedish alf, from Old Norse alfr; see also Dutch alf. Doublet of elf and oaf.

As the Scandinavians were at that time still worshippers of Thor and Odin, the belief in Alfs and Dwarfs accompanied them to their new abodes, and there, as elsewhere, survived the introduction of Christianity.

1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume I, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 248:

[T]he charm suggests rather that the Ases had sunk to a level where they could be counted together with witches and lesser wights, than that the alfs were seen as godly beings at the time the charm was composed.

2023, Kveldulf Gundarsson, Elves, Wights & Trolls, The Three Little Sisters, page 83:

(Norse mythology) A supernatural being similar to an elf; one of the Dǫkkálfar or Ljósalfar.


alf

Dutch: alf

From Old Dutch *alf, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.


Plutón

From Latin Pluton, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).


ircocervo

(mythology) a mythological beast, half-goat half-deer


Júpiter

(Roman mythology) Jupiter (chief-god of the Roman pantheon)


Júpiter

→ Bikol Central: Hupiter

→ Tagalog: Hupiter


resurrect

en-verb

resurrect (third-person singular simple present resurrects, present participle resurrecting, simple past and past participle resurrected)

resurrects (present singular third-person)
resurrecting (participle present)
resurrected (participle past)
resurrected (past)

(intransitive) To rise from the dead; to return to life.


Saturno

(Roman mythology) Saturn, Roman god of fertility and agriculture.


Saturno

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Saturno, from Latin Sāturnus.

inh+

(Roman mythology) Saturn (god of fertility and agriculture)


Nona

From the Latin meaning "the ninth", because she was prayed to in the ninth month of pregnancy.

(Roman mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the spinner of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Clotho.


Erinys

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῑνῡ́ς (Erīnū́s). Possibly "the angry spirits" from ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to raise, stir, excite [towards anger]”).

(Greek mythology) One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.


Marte

(mythology) The Roman god governing war; Mars.


Marte

Borrowed from Spanish Marte (“Mars”), from Latin Mārs, Mārtem.


Moirae

From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîra, “lot, destiny”).

(Greek mythology) The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.


Morta

(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the cutter of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Atropos.


Atropos

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From Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos), literally meaning inflexible or not turning, from the Greek a-, (not) + tropos, (to turn).

(Greek mythology) One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.


Atropos

Atropos (nominative singular)
Atropos (accusative nominative singular)
Atropoksen (accusative genitive singular)
Atropoksen (genitive singular)
Atroposta (partitive singular)
Atropoksessa (inessive singular)
Atropoksesta (elative singular)
Atropokseen (illative singular)
Atropoksella (adessive singular)
Atropokselta (ablative singular)
Atropokselle (allative singular)
Atropoksena (essive singular)
Atropokseksi (singular translative)
Atropoksetta (abessive singular)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
Atropokseni (nominative singular)
Atropokseni (accusative nominative singular)
Atropokseni (accusative genitive singular)
Atropokseni (genitive singular)
Atropostani (partitive singular)
Atropoksessani (inessive singular)
Atropoksestani (elative singular)
Atropokseeni (illative singular)
Atropoksellani (adessive singular)
Atropokseltani (ablative singular)
Atropokselleni (allative singular)
Atropoksenani (essive singular)
Atropoksekseni (singular translative)
Atropoksettani (abessive singular)
Atropoksesi (nominative singular)
Atropoksesi (accusative nominative singular)
Atropoksesi (accusative genitive singular)
Atropoksesi (genitive singular)
Atropostasi (partitive singular)
Atropoksessasi (inessive singular)
Atropoksestasi (elative singular)
Atropokseesi (illative singular)
Atropoksellasi (adessive singular)
Atropokseltasi (ablative singular)
Atropoksellesi (allative singular)
Atropoksenasi (essive singular)
Atropokseksesi (singular translative)
Atropoksettasi (abessive singular)
Atropoksemme (nominative singular)
Atropoksemme (accusative nominative singular)
Atropoksemme (accusative genitive singular)
Atropoksemme (genitive singular)
Atropostamme (partitive singular)
Atropoksessamme (inessive singular)
Atropoksestamme (elative singular)
Atropokseemme (illative singular)
Atropoksellamme (adessive singular)
Atropokseltamme (ablative singular)
Atropoksellemme (allative singular)
Atropoksenamme (essive singular)
Atropokseksemme (singular translative)
Atropoksettamme (abessive singular)
Atropoksenne (nominative singular)
Atropoksenne (accusative nominative singular)
Atropoksenne (accusative genitive singular)
Atropoksenne (genitive singular)
Atropostanne (partitive singular)
Atropoksessanne (inessive singular)
Atropoksestanne (elative singular)
Atropokseenne (illative singular)
Atropoksellanne (adessive singular)
Atropokseltanne (ablative singular)
Atropoksellenne (allative singular)
Atropoksenanne (essive singular)
Atropokseksenne (singular translative)
Atropoksettanne (abessive singular)
Atropoksensa (nominative singular)
Atropoksensa (accusative nominative singular)
Atropoksensa (accusative genitive singular)
Atropoksensa (genitive singular)
Atropostaan (partitive singular)
Atropostansa (partitive singular)
Atropoksessaan (inessive singular)
Atropoksessansa (inessive singular)
Atropoksestaan (elative singular)
Atropoksestansa (elative singular)
Atropokseensa (illative singular)
Atropoksellaan (adessive singular)
Atropoksellansa (adessive singular)
Atropokseltaan (ablative singular)
Atropokseltansa (ablative singular)
Atropokselleen (allative singular)
Atropoksellensa (allative singular)
Atropoksenaan (essive singular)
Atropoksenansa (essive singular)
Atropoksekseen (singular translative)
Atropokseksensa (singular translative)
Atropoksettaan (abessive singular)
Atropoksettansa (abessive singular)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos)

lbor

(Greek mythology) Atropos (one of he Fates in Greek mythology)


Decima

(Roman mythology) One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.


Decima

la-proper noun

Decima f (genitive Decimae, masculine Decimus); first declension

Decimae (genitive)
Decimus (masculine)
Decima (nominative singular)
Decimae (nominative plural)
Decimae (genitive singular)
Decimārum (genitive plural)
Decimae (dative singular)
Decimīs (dative plural)
Decimam (accusative singular)
Decimās (accusative plural)
Decimā (ablative singular)
Decimīs (ablative plural)
Decima (singular vocative)
Decimae (plural vocative)

[ˈd̪ɛːt͡ʃimä]

(Roman mythology) Decima, the goddess that presides over accouchements


Morgan le Fay

/ˌmɔːɡən lə ˈfeɪ/

From Old Welsh or Old Breton Morgen (a female given name unrelated with the male one Morgan, literally “sea-born”) + Old French la fee (“the fairy”).

der

a female given name unrelated with the male one <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">Morgan</i>

(Arthurian legend) The half sister of King Arthur, known for being a powerful enchantress.


Neptuno

(Roman mythology) Neptune, Roman god of the ocean and earthquakes.


Neptuno

(Roman mythology) Neptune (god of the sea)


Neptuno

Borrowed from Spanish Neptuno (“Neptune”), from Latin Neptūnus, from Proto-Indo-European *nébʰos (“cloud”).

bor+

(Roman mythology) Neptune (the god of the ocean and of earthquakes, equivalent to Poseidon in Greek mythology)


Menoetius

From Ancient Greek Μενοίτιος (Menoítios). The name "Menoetius" literally means "defying fate" or "ruined strength".

(Greek mythology) A Titan, son of Iapetus and Clymene, he had three brothers: Atlas, Prometheus and Epimetheus. He joined Cronus and the Titans in their unsuccessful war against the Olympian gods. Zeus killed him with a thunderbolt and sent him down to Tartarus.

(Greek mythology) One of Hades' shepherds on Erythea. He told Geryon when Heracles stole Geryon's herd.

(Greek mythology) Father of Patroclus and son of Actor. (Iliad, XI, 765)


Hephaestus

From Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), a pre-Greek word of unknown origin.

(Greek mythology) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.


Oceanus

From Ancient Greek Ὠκεανός (Ōkeanós). Doublet of ocean.

(Greek mythology) Personification of vast waters or the world ocean. He was the first-born of the Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia, the god Ωκεανός Ποταμός (Ōkeanós Potamós, “River Ocean”) that encircled the earth. With his sister-wife, Tethys, he fathered all rivers and the Oceanids.


Helios

From Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

(Greek mythology) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.


Helios

Helios (nominative singular)
Heliosa (genitive singular)
Heliosowi (dative singular)
Heliosa (accusative singular)
Heliosem (instrumental singular)
Heliosie (locative singular)
Heliosie (singular vocative)


Nyx

(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.


Nyx

Nyx (nominative singular)
Nykty (genitive singular)
Nyktě (dative singular)
Nyktu (accusative singular)
Nykto (singular vocative)
Nyktě (locative singular)
Nyktou (instrumental singular)

Aether, syn Ereba a Nykty, stvořil nebe, Zemi, moře[…]

1905, “Aether”, in Malý Ottův slovník naučný, Praha: J. Otto, page 23:

Aether, son of Erebus and Nyx, created the Heaven, the Earth and the Sea […]


Erato

(Greek mythology) The goddess of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, eroticism, and mimic imitation, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne. Usually depicted with a crown/wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre and a golden arrow and doves. Often accompanies Eros/Cupid.


Erato

(Greek mythology) Erato (muse of lyric poetry)


Polyhymnia

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Πολυύμνια (Poluúmnia), Πολύμνια (Polúmnia)

lbor

(Greek mythology) The Muse of sacred music.


Ulysses

(Greek mythology) Ulysses (the hero of the Iliad and Odyssey), Latin name form of Odysseus


Lachesis

And if it were asked how it is known that the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was sewn on to the front of his underhose, the answer to that would be this, that one day when Erskine was doing his number one against a bush, Watt, who as Lachesis would have it was doing his number one too against the same bush, but on the other side, caught a glimpse, through the bush, for it was a deciduous bush, of the key, gleaming among the flap buttons.

1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:

(Greek mythology) One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.


palladio

it-adj

palladio (feminine palladia, masculine plural palladi, feminine plural palladie)

palladia (feminine)
palladi (masculine plural)
palladie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Palladius, from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιος (Palládios), derived from Παλλάς (Pallás), epithet of the goddess Athena.

(Greek mythology) Palladian (of or pertaining to Athena)


quimera

Borrowed from Latin chimaera, from Ancient Greek χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat, chimera”). Cognate with English chimera.


Clotho

From Latin Clōthō, from Ancient Greek Κλωθώ (Klōthṓ), from κλώθω (klṓthō, literally “to spin”).

(Greek mythology) The youngest of the three Fates, a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the spinner of the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Nona.


Heracles

From Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês), from Ἥρα (Hḗra, “Hera”) + κλέος (kléos, “glory”).

com

(Greek mythology): Son of Zeus and Alcmene, a celebrated hero who possessed exceptional strength. Most famous for his 12 labours performed to redeem himself after killing his family.


Heracles

(Greek mythology) Heracles (the son of Zeus)


Melpomene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē), from μέλπω (mélpō, “to sing”).


Melpomene

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).


Melpomene

(Greek mythology) Melpomene (Muse of tragedy)


Melpomene

From Ancient Greek Μελπομένη (Melpoménē).


Hecate

Via Latin Hecatē from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη (Hekátē), possibly the feminine equivalent of Ἑκατός (Hekatós) or ἑκάεργος (hekáergos), an obscure epithet of Apollo, variously interpreted as "one who works/operates from afar", "one who drives off", "the far reaching one" or "the far-darter". Some rather suggest that the name derives from Ancient Greek ἑκών (hekṓn, “will”).

(astronomy) 100 Hekate, a main belt asteroid.


Hecate

la-proper noun

Hecatē f sg (genitive Hecatēs); first declension

Hecatē (canonical feminine singular)
Hecatēs (genitive)
Hecatē (nominative singular)
Hecatēs (genitive singular)
Hecatae (dative singular)
Hecatēn (accusative singular)
Hecatē (ablative singular)
Hecatē (singular vocative)

(Greek mythology) Hecate; daughter of the Titan Perses and Titaness Asteria (sister of Latona); the presider over enchantments, conjurations; a goddess of magic, the night moon, the underworld, and of the haunted crossroad; variously conflated with Roman deities Diana Trivia (crossroads), Luna (moonlight), and Proserpina (Hades)


Tethys

(Greek mythology) Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.


Euterpe

(Greek mythology) The Muse of music and lyric poetry.


Euterpe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).


Euterpe

Borrowed from Latin Euterpe, from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).

(Greek mythology) Euterpe (the Muse of music and lyric poetry)


Urania

(Greek mythology) The Muse of astronomy.

(Greek mythology) One of the epithets of Aphrodite.


Urania

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὐρανία (Ouranía).


Moira

(Greek mythology) The personification of fate, especially as Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos.


Moira

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μοῖρα (Moîra).


Moira

(Greek mythology) Moira (personification of fate)


Hestia

From Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).

(Greek mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.


Hestia

Hestia (nominative singular)
Hestii (genitive singular)
Hestii (dative singular)
Hestię (accusative singular)
Hestią (instrumental singular)
Hestii (locative singular)
Hestio (singular vocative)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).


Hestia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía).


Hestia

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), from ἑστία (hestía, “hearth”).


Epimetheus

From Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús, “afterthought, hindsight”).

uder

(Greek mythology) Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.


Epimetheus

la-proper noun

Epimētheus m sg (genitive Epimētheī or Epimētheos); second declension

Epimētheus (canonical masculine singular)
Epimētheī (genitive)
Epimētheos (genitive)
Epimētheus (nominative singular)
Epimētheī (genitive singular)
Epimētheos (genitive singular)
Epimētheō (dative singular)
Epimētheum (accusative singular)
Epimēthea (accusative singular)
Epimētheō (ablative singular)
Epimētheu (singular vocative)

[ɛpɪˈmeːt̪ʰɛu̯s̠]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐπιμηθεύς (Epimētheús).


Gaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖᾰ (Gaîa, “Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess”), from γαῖᾰ (gaîa, “the Earth”), probably related to γῆ (gê, “earth, land; country”).
Sense 1 was coined by the British scientist, environmentalist, and futurist James Lovelock (born 1919) in his book Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth (1979), at the suggestion of the British novelist, playwright, and poet William Golding (1911–1993): see the quotation.

bor

While investigating the Greek mythology, we have found reason to suppose that Juno, Ceres, and Gaia are but three different forms of the same original tradition of a divine feminine: of whom Ceres is the Pelasgian copy, Juno the vivid and powerful Hellenic development, and Gaia the original skeleton, retaining nothing of the old character, but having acquired the function of gaol-keeper for perjurors when sent to the other world.

1858, W[illiam] E[wart] Gladstone, “Ilios. The Trojans Compared and Contrasted with the Greeks.”, in Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age. … In Three Volumes, volume III, Oxford: At the University Press, →OCLC, page 153:

(Greek mythology) A Greek goddess, the personification of the earth, and one of the primordial deities from whom all the others descend.


Vesta

From Middle English Vesta, from Latin Vesta, related to Ancient Greek ἑστία (hestía, “to dwell”) and Ἑστία (Hestía, “Hestia”), all from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-; see also Old High German and Old English wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “abide dwell”).
Vesta itself came to mean chaste, pure, or virgin, based from this goddess.

cog

(Roman mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.


Vesta

la-proper noun

Vesta f (genitive Vestae); first declension

Vestae (genitive)
Vesta (nominative singular)
Vestae (nominative plural)
Vestae (genitive singular)
Vestārum (genitive plural)
Vestae (dative singular)
Vestīs (dative plural)
Vestam (accusative singular)
Vestās (accusative plural)
Vestā (ablative singular)
Vestīs (ablative plural)
Vesta (singular vocative)
Vestae (plural vocative)

From Proto-Italic *Westā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes- (“to dwell, reside, live in”); see also Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía), Old High German wesan (“to be”), Gothic wisan, Sanskrit वसति (vasati, “to abide, to dwell”).

cog

cur sit virginibus, quæris, dea culta ministris? / inveniam causas hac quoque parte suas. / ex Ope Iunonem memorant Cereremque creatas / semine Saturni; tertia Vesta fuit. / utraque nupserunt, ambæ peperisse feruntur; / de tribus impatiens restitit una viri.

Why, you ask, is the goddess tended by virgin ministers? I’ll discover the true causes for this as well. They say that Juno and Ceres were born of Ops by Saturn’s seed; Vesta was the third daughter. The other two married, both reported to have borne children; of the three, one remained who could not bear a husband.

(Roman mythology, religion) Vesta, goddess of the hearth and the household, equivalent to Greek Hestia.


Vesta

English: Vesta

(mythology) The Roman goddess of the hearth and home; Vesta.


Vesta

(Roman mythology) Vesta (goddess of domestic life)


Vesta

Vȅsta (canonical feminine)
Ве̏ста (Cyrillic)
Vȅsta (nominative singular)
Veste (genitive singular)
Vesti (dative singular)
Vestu (accusative singular)
Vesto (singular vocative)
Vesti (locative singular)
Vestom (instrumental singular)


Odysseus

(Greek mythology) The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad and protagonist of the Odyssey.

Odusseus

son of Laertes; Greek leader during the Trojan War


Trojan War

For the greater part of three thousand years since the date of the Trojan War, the imagination of poets and dramatists has been busy with its story.

1952, Olivia E. Coolidge, The Trojan War, Houghton Mifflin, published 1980, page ix:

The poems of the Epic Cycle are now lost. But what we know about them from ancient evidence is extremely important for our understanding about myth of the Trojan War. The poems of the Epic Cycle share the same mythological tradition with the famous Homeric poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, and in fact the Epic Cycle is even more representative of the Trojan War tradition than the Homeric poems.

2001, Jonathan S. Burgess, “The Tradition of the Trojan War in Homer and the Epic Cycle”, in Paperback, Johns Hopkins University Press, published 2004, page 1:

The Greeks and Romans believed that the Trojan War was both a real event and a pivotal point in world history; Herodotus and Thucydides discussed the Trojan War briefly in the opening pages of their respective books, written in the fifth century BCE.

2013, Eric H. Cline, The Trojan War: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, page 1:

(Greek mythology) A mythological decade-long war and siege, ending in the destruction of Troy, which, as described in Homer's Iliad, was waged by a coalition of Achaeans (Greeks) led by King Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of the Spartan King Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan King Priam.


mani

From Latin manes (“spirits of the dead”).


Ganymede

From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “I rejoice, I am glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.

bor

(Greek mythology) A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.


Ganymede

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Ganimedes


Minerva

From Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas, “mind”), compare मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).

مِينِيرْفَا

In many works of this ſpecies, the hero is allowed to be mortal, and to become wiſe and virtuous as well as happy, by a train of events and circumſtances. The heroines, on the contrary, are to be born immaculate; and to act like goddeſſes of wiſdom, juſt come forth highly finiſhed Minervas from the head of Jove.

1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “Author’s Preface”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume I, London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […]; and G[eorge,] G[eorge] and J[ohn] Robinson, […], →OCLC:

(Roman mythology) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.


Minerva

Minerva (nominative singular)
Minervy (genitive singular)
Minervě (dative singular)
Minervu (accusative singular)
Minervo (singular vocative)
Minervě (locative singular)
Minervou (instrumental singular)

(Roman mythology) Minerva (Roman goddess)


Minerva

la-proper noun

Minerva f (genitive Minervae); first declension

Minervae (genitive)
Minerva (nominative singular)
Minervae (nominative plural)
Minervae (genitive singular)
Minervārum (genitive plural)
Minervae (dative singular)
Minervīs (dative plural)
Minervam (accusative singular)
Minervās (accusative plural)
Minervā (ablative singular)
Minervīs (ablative plural)
Minerva (singular vocative)
Minervae (plural vocative)

→ English: Minerva

→ French: Minerve

→ Japanese: ミネルウァ (Mineruwa) (learned)

→ Portuguese: Minerva

→ Spanish: Minerva

From Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *menesweh₂, extended from *ménos (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).


Minerva

Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan.

(Roman mythology) Minerva (goddess of wisdom)


Minerva

Borrowed from Latin Minerva, from Etruscan, originally from Proto-Indo-European *men-es-weh₂, extended from the stem *men-s- (“mind”) (Sanskrit मनस् (manas), compare मनस्विन् (manas-vin-, “full of mind or sense”)), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”).


Orpheus

From Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús), built from an uncertain root with the -εύς (-eús) suffix. Perhaps root-cognate to Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós, “orphan”).

cog

(Greek mythology) A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.


Orpheus

From English Orpheus, from Ancient Greek.