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Mythologies
Mythologies
These long snake-like creatures were often identified with imperial power and rainfall in the Far East. They are still considered a symbol of good luck in Chinese culture.
What are dragons?
(East Asian)
This cosmic horror being has wings, tentacles, scales, and other unnatural features. It is the most well-known entity in the Lovecraftian mythology.
Who is Cthulhu?
This demigod helps the main character Moana in the Disney movie Moana
Who is Maui?
A weak spot, named after this hero of the Trojan War
What is an 'Achilles heel'?
The father of Icarus who constructed wings made from feathers and wax
Who is Daedalus?
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This witch rides around on a mortar and pestle. She also lives in a house that can walk around on two enormous chicken legs
Who is Baba Yaga?
(Slavic)
This lion is the Creator of Narnia, roaring it into existence in the book The Magician's Nephew
Who is Aslan?
The name of Thor's new ax in the MCU
What is Stormbreaker?
If you have good luck and everything you do comes out well, people might say you have this
What is 'the golden touch'?
The father of Zeus, the Greek god of Lightning
Who is Cronos?
The divine mother of the Aeneas, the hero of the epic poem The Aeneid
Who is Venus?
(Roman)
In Pirates of the Carribean, Captain Jack Sparrow recieves this mark, making him a target for the Kraken
What is the Black Spot?
Disney's movie Hercules was an incredibly inaccurate retelling of the story of the Greek hero Hercules. In the original story, Hercules was taught by the centaur Chiron. In the Disney movie, Hercules was taught by Philoctetes (Phil), who was this kind of creature.
What is a satyr?
An extremely difficult task, named after this son of Zeus
What is a 'Herculean task'?
The father of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom
Who is Jupiter?
This anima lcommon to Native North American mythologies, created the lunar cycle and Milky Way in Navajo legends. This animal occupies a similar position in these mythologies as Loki and Prometheus in Norse and Greek mythologies: that of a trickster. This animal is a close relative of the wolf, and live both in packs and alone
Who is Coyote?
(Various Native American Mythologies)
He destroyed the Two Trees of Valinor and the Two Lamps that gave light to Arda in Tolkien's Silmarillion. This evil being, the most powerful of the Ainur, was the precursor to and master of Sauron
Who is Melkor (Morgoth)?
In the Moon Knight MCU series, Mark Spector is the avatar of this Egyptian god of the moon and travellers
Who is Khonshu?
If you released a lot of troubles into the world, then you did what this Greek woman was strictly told to not do
What is 'opened Pandora's box'?
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This god is known as the All-Father, and so everyone's daddy in Norse mythology
Who is Odin?
In Scotland, children are warned to be careful around rivers and lochs because they could be drowned by this creature. While this creature has the power to shapeshift into human form, its natural shape is that of a horse.
What is a kelpie?
(Scottish)
The spider goddess of the drow in Dungeons and Dragons
Who is Lolth?
This goddess names herself the 'Last Olympian' in the Percy Jackson book of the same title
Who is Hestia?
This warning would have served the Trojans well at the end of the Trojan war
What is 'beware Greeks bearing gifts'?
The Pleiades are a group of seven sisters in Greek mythology. They were later immortalized by being turned into a star cluster in the night sky. Their father was this titan, who lived in the extreme west of the world
Who is Atlas?