[MrDeath]

wow cool stuff here


thank you alot of opening this thread and to all the info in here they are great and realy intreasting


before a "Maat" part i was thinking is there something about Maat also, few lines 2 replays after it was there lol


i'll try and find something also (an Arabic Mythology since am an arab)


Update:


Check this Link: http://www.thegenieharem.com/history.html

[Babyorphan]

If it hasn't been mentioned before.

The new Selene's bow and that Selene's wand fits nicely in theme with the Greek mythology,
as the Greek's goddess Selene, was the goddess of the moon ^^
Where as the items are affected by moon phase.

[henchoo]

nice stuff good jobb ^^

[Handir]

If it's possible I'd like to add in a separate topic the history of weapons and armor in FFXI.

Starting to add something:

Balin's and Balan's Swords

The story of Balin is recounted in the Old French Suite du Merlin and in Malory's Morte d'Arthur. Balin and Balan are the tragic brothers who, despite their nobility, wind up killing each other.

So those 2 characters whom the swords are named after are from the legend of Camelot.

Mandau
A short sword used by the Borneo native tribe, Dayak who dip its blade into poison.

Perseus' Harpe
Perseus is a figure of the greek mythology. The Harpe was the weapon he used to slay the Gorgon Medusa, borrowed from Mercury along with the winged shoes.

Colichemarde
An old French dueling sword used in fencing practices. Later evelved in the modern Epee.

Rapier
A longer european dueling sword, optimized more for thrusting than a slashing action.

Claymore
Either of two types of Scottish sword

Gladius
A Roman legionnaire's short sword. Several modern sports and martial arts have components based upon older principles of swordfighting. Among these are fencing, kendo, kenjutsu, escrima, aikido and some variants of kung fu.
Many swords in mythology, literature and history are named by their wielders or by the person who makes them.

Excalibur
The well known King Arthur's legendary sword.

Balmung
The sword that the German hero Siegfried had won in the battle against the Nibelungs (not the Burgundians). Hagen had killed Siegfried and stolen the Balmung. In the end of the Nibelungenlied, Kriemhild used the Balmung to behead Hagen, for killing her first husband (Siegfried).

Durandal
The sword belongs to Roland, a hero of the medieval French epic "The Song of Roland".

Joyeuse
The sword of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), medieval king of Franks.

Hrotti and Ridill
Ridill and Hrotti (Rotti) were magical swords that was part of the treasure of Fafnir, which Sigurd would possess.

Dainslaif
In the tale of Hjadningavig – the Battle of the Hjadnings – Dainslaif is a sword belonging to a Danish king named Hogni that must kill or taste blood when unsheathe before it can be re-sheathed again. The sword was forged by a dwarf, possibly named Dain, since the sword's name means "Dain's heirloom". This is part of the story of Freyja's Brisingamen in the text known as the Sorla Thatter.

Gungnir
The spear or lance of Odin. Gungnir ("swaying one") was made by the sons of Ivaldi (4 dwarfs).

Mjollnir
The warhammer made by the dwarf brothers, Brokk and Eiti, for Thor, the god of thunder. It was Mjollnir that cause the lightning and thunder.

Brísingamen
The beautiful gold necklace of Freyja. The Brísingamen were made by four dwarfs, known as the Brisings. The Brisings refused to give the necklace to Freyja, unless she had slept with each dwarf. Odin was disgusted with Freyja's wanton behaviour and ordered Loki to steal the Brísingamen, but Heimdall recovered the necklace for Freyja.

Gjallahorn
The horn that would signal the coming of Ragnarok, belonged to Heimdall, the god that guard the gates to Asgard.

Aegisjhalmr
The helm belonging to Odin, which was Aegishjalmarr or "Helm of Awe". Later Sigurd would also possessed the Aegishjalmarr, because it was part of the treasure of Fafnir, but I am not certain if it is the same helmet of Odin.

[Izaden]

wow nice info

[Rivero]

Very nice thread. ^-')b

[Mewten]

Apkallu
article 1: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/gods/explore/apkgrif.html

This is a 'wise man' or 'sage'. Babylonian tradition says that there were seven Apkallu who lived at the beginning of time before the flood. They were sent by the god Ea to teach wisdom to humans.

They are shown as humans with wings. Some have the head of a bird, while others don't have wings and are dressed in the skin of a fish.

They protected people and sometimes hold a bucket and cone for purifying.

article 2: http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/palaces/explore/eastapk4.html

An Apkallu was a protective spirit which protected the king and those in the palace from evil spirits.

Apkallu figures are often shown beside doorways and in corners of rooms since these areas were where evil spirits were thought to lurk.

SE's description of the Apkallu bird fits its mythology very well

[Barrock]

>_> Anyone know of a decent book that has all this stuff in it? A big one? lol

[Mewten]

Barrock :
>_> Anyone know of a decent book that has all this stuff in it? A big one? lol

random mythology books, I suppose >.>;

but SE needs to make a huge book on the name origins of things and what mythology they came from ._.

[Dyluck]

Wow, yeah it's been said before, but very nice thread!

[Jikku]

Well, I just got my Caduceus (Alchemy GP item, the Alchemy equivalent of the Shaded Spectacles, Magnifying Spectacles, etc) and I decided that I'd post the origin of the Caduceus in this section. (Note: I learned this 4 years ago and I'm going on memory, so some of my info might not be 100% correct)

Anyways.

In Greco-Roman mythology, Apollo and Hermes each exchanged gifts to each other (can't remember why). Apollo, a god often associated with medicine (and Alchemy makes medicine), gave the Caduceus (a staff with two serpents intertwined) to Hermes. Hermes in exchange gave Apollo the lyre, which was a harp made out of a turtle shell.

I think that's right, but if I'm wrong, don't hesitate to correct me.

[Kiyara]

Very interesting thread. I like it a lot. Here is some more info I read up on related to the game.

Shikaree - n. 1. A sportsman; esp., a native hunter. (Shikaree Ring and Shikaree X, Shikaree Aketon, etc)

Zu - In Mesopotamian mythology, Zu (called Anzu in Persia and Sumer) was a lesser god, the son of the bird goddess Siris. Both Zu and Siris are seen as massive birds who can breathe fire and water, although Zu is alternately seen as a lion-headed eagle (compare with the Griffin).

Sahagin - The Sahagins are based on old Eastern European legends of hags, also referred to as "sea hags". These were creatures similar to the greek siren which appeared to sailors as beautiful women. However, as the sailors neared them, they revealed their true form, that of an ugly old woman, and eventually led them to their doom.

Orc - Orcs are common fantasy creatures revived by J.R.R. Tolkien's in his fictional works depicted the world of Middle-earth.

Ochu/Malboro - The Ochu is the Final Fantasy reference to the Otyugh (also known as Gulguthra) which is a fictional subterranean monster. Their described appearance is having huge, bloated bodies covered with a rock-like skin that is brownish gray in color, which is in turn covered with dung. They stand on three thick legs that give them slow ground movement but enable them to pivot quickly. They have three eyes on a leaf-like stalk that moves quickly from side to side, enabling them to scan a large area. The Malboro is a mutated form of an Ochu.

Goblin - The Goblin is an evil or mischievous creature of folklore, often described as a grotesquely disfigured or elf-like phantom.

Lamia - The Lamia is a mythological person: the daughter of Poseidon and Lybie. Lamia was a queen of Libya, whom Zeus loved. Lamia is described as having a serpent's body, but female breasts and head, however, in certain games, her appearance is totally snake-ish.

Minotaur - In Greek mythology, the Minotaur was a creature that was half-man and half-bull. It dwelt in the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze constructed by King Minos of Crete and designed by the architect Daedalus to hold the Minotaur. The Minotaur was eventually killed by Theseus.

Ahriman - The Ahriman traditionally appears as a floating creature with a predominant single eye. The appearance of the monster leads to alternative names such as Evil Eye or FloatEye. The word Ahriman is an alternative form of Angra Mainyu, the personified principle of darkness. Angra Mainyu was the evil spirit in the dualistic strain of Zoroastrianism. Angra Mainyu is the adversary of Ahura Mazda, the god of good.

Antlion - The Antlion bears an oversized arthropodic appearance. Its appearance is clearly based on the Myrmeleontidae of the same name, but its name infact a variant of a legendary creature better known as Myrmecoleo. The antlion adult usually reaches lengths of 4cm.

Cockatrice - The Cockatrice is a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. It was supposed to be born from an egg laid by a Cock and incubated by a toad or serpent. A female Cockatrice is, by analogy, sometimes termed a Chickatrice. Its reputed magical abilities include turning people to stone by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them, like a dragon breathing fire. The Cockatrice is very similar (if not identical) to another legendary creature, the Basilisk. Its name may come from a folk etymology for crocodile.

Coeurl - The Coeurl is a fictional immortal alien predator which sustains itself by feeding upon the Id of other beings. Its resemblance is comparable to a panther or a leopard.

Dragon - The Dragon is mythical and is traditionally depicted as a large and powerful reptile or serpent with magical or spiritual qualities.

Absolute Virtue & the 7 Jailers - http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15472a.htm
Absolute virtue is the pursuit of moral excellence. The seven jailers (love, hope, temperance, fortitude, faith, prudence, and charity) represent types of moralistic, intellectual, and theological virtues.

Ultima- NOUN: The last syllable of a word. ETYMOLOGY: Latin, feminine of ultimus, last ; ultimate

Omega NOUN: The 24th letter of the Greek alphabet. The end. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English, from Greek mega, large o (from its being a long vowel in Greek) : , the letter o + mega, neuter of megas, large, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots.

Ubume - Japanese term. The ghost of a mother, one who was buried while pregnant and has given birth to a live child while entombed within the coffin. Ubume will attempt to call attention to the situation by buying candy from nearby shops and leaving leaves as payment before disappearing, or by standing on streetcorners during the night offering the apparition of a child to passers-by. Considered harmless and pitiable

Ying & Yang - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Yang (lil bit long)

Enjoy ^^

[Iniin]

Ronia :
More Norse:

Midgardsormr (as in the server)
I wyrm so huge and long that it could stretch around the world and bite it's own tail, brother of Fenrir.

Lot more info on it, but I'm ****ing sleepy. Look it up yerself. @_@


EDIT:

Oh yeah. And Gjallarhorn (BRD Relic):
Horn that will be sounded when the Ragnarok closes on and the Jotuns invade Aasgard. So loud it can be heard over the whole world.

The reason why Norse civilisation wouldnt travel far on water they where afraid they would, not fall out, but meet that worm

Thtas the main explanation why Vikings didnt go so far =P

and um.. anyone know what "Valefor" is? as in the server.. if it is anything.. found it...

In demonology Valefar is a Duke of Hell. He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves, but later he brings them to the gallows. Valefar is considered a good familiar. He commands ten legions of demons.

Duke of Hell eh?

[Tatts]

Celia :
Hebrew mythology
Leviathan
Literally, "coiled". In the Bible, and especially the Old Testament, the Leviathan is some sort of chaos animal in the shape of a crocodile or a serpent. In other bible texts it is taken to mean a whale or dolphin, because the animal is there described as living in the sea. Later the Leviathan became a symbol of evil, an anti-divine power (some sort of devil) which will be destroyed on Judgement Day.

The Leviathan appears in more than one religion. In Canaanite mythology and literature, it is a monster called Lotan, 'the fleeing serpent, the coiling serpent, the powerful with the seven heads'. It was eventually killed by Baal. The Leviathan is also the Ugaritic god of evil.

"This great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein."
-- Ps. civ, 25-26

In the Book of Isaiah it proves that Levi is a serpent

Isaiah 27:1: "In that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea."


Sorry, wanted to mention that. Other than that, all this info is freaking awesome!
GJ all!

[KitaKaze]

Arioch originally appears in the Book of Genesis chap. 14 as the "King of Ellasar", part of the confederation of kings who did battle with the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah and with Abraham in the vale of Siddim. Earlier in the 20th century, it was common to identify him with "Eriaku" - an alternative reading of either Rim-Sin or his brother Warad-Sin, who were Elamite rulers over Larsa contemporary with Hammurabi, although this identification has come under attack from scholars in more recent years.

Arioch (Arius) was a grandson of Semiramis.

The same name later appears in the Book of Daniel as the person appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar to put all the wise men of Babylon to death.

Unut was a prehistoric deity that originally had the form of a snake and called "The swift one". She came from province 15 in Upper Egypt and was worshipped with Thoth at the capital Hermopolis. Later she got a woman's body and a hare's head. She was taken into the cult of Horus and later by Re. There were five hieroglyphic signs of her, but she was otherwise rarely spoken of in literature and inscriptions. An exceptional sculpture of her has been found by American archaeologists and is probably the only one of its kind found so far. Her name was taken in to the highest royal position just once in the long Egyptian history. The only king with her name was Unas from dynasty five

Ixtab was the Maya mythology goddess of suicide and wife of Chamer. In Maya tradition, suicide, especially suicide by hanging, was considered an honorable way to die, comparable to the human victims of the sacrificial rite and slain warriors. Ixtab, depicted as a corpse with a rope around her neck, would accompany the suicides to their eternal rest (a role called a psychopomp). Some accounts contend that this belief in Ixtab among the peoples of Central America fostered a readiness to commit suicide rather than face disease or disgrace.

Serket
In Egyptian mythology, Serket (also spelt Serket-hetyt, Selket, Selkis, Selchis, and Selkhit) was originally the deification of the scorpion. Scorpion stings lead to paralysis, and Serket's name describes this, as it means (one who) tightens the throat. However, Serket's name can also be read as meaning (one who) causes the throat to breath, and so, as well as being seen as stinging the unrighteous, Serket was seen as one who could cure scorpion stings, and other poisons, such as snake bites.

Narasimha
In the form of his previous avatar, Varaha, Vishnu killed the demon Hiranyaksha. Hiranyaksha's brother Hiranyakashipu, greatly angered by this, starts to abhor Lord Vishnu and his followers. Further, he decides to put an end to Vishnu by gaining magical powers by performing a penance for Brahma. Brahma, pleased with his tough penance, appears before him and agrees to grant a boon. Hiranyakashipu asks for a tricky boon from Brahma: that he would not die on earth or in space, nor in fire or water, neither during the day nor at night, neither inside a building nor outside, not by the hand of a human, god, animal, nor by any animate or inanimate being. This virtually no-death boon to Hiranyakashipu makes him arrogant enough that he conquers the entire world, not caring that it means severe trouble and torture for common people, munis and followers of Vishnu.

Meanwhile, while Hiranyakashipu is away for the penance, divine sage Narada preaches about the sweetness of reciting Vishnu's name to Hiranyakashipu's son, Prahlada, while he is still in his mother's womb. Thus, Prahlada is born a very devoted follower of Vishnu, the youngest ardent devotee of Vishnu.

Hiranyakashipu fails in convincing his son to join him against Vishnu, and therefore tries to kill him in many ways, but each time Prahlada is protected by Vishnu himself. When asked, Prahlada refuses to acknowledge his father as the supreme lord of the universe and claims that Vishnu is omnipresent. Once Hiranyakashipu points to a particular pillar and asks if Vishnu is in it; Prahlada answers, "He was, He is and He will be". Hiranyakashipu, unable to control his anger, smashes the pillar, and Vishnu in the form of Narasimha comes from it. In order to kill Hiranyakashipu, who cannot be killed by human, god or animal, Narasimha is partly all three: a god incarnate as a part-human, part-animal. He comes upon Hiranyakashipu at twilight (when it is neither day nor night) on the threshold of a courtyard (neither indoors nor out), and puts the demon on his lap (neither earth nor space). Using his nails (neither animate nor inanimate) as weapons, he disembowels and kills the demon.
Even after killing Hiranyakashipu, Narasimha cannot control his fury. He is finally pacified by Prahlada singing praises of Vishnu at the request of the divine sage Narada. Some believe that Prahlada was able to pacify Narasimha, but according to the Shiva purana, Narasimha's fury was still not under control and Shiva appeared as Sharaba and trampled Narasimha to becalm him.
He is invoked by His devotees in danger and there are testimonies of people who were saved by Him.
Once He saved Adi Sankara from being sacrificed to goddess Kali by a Kapalika. Thus Adi Sankara composed Laksmi-Nrsimha stotra.

Kinda long but intresting.

[Caden]

I was actually reading a lot about this subject the other day while working at the library. Specifically Norse, Greek and Mayan mythology. Glad to see some people are doing their homework.

Sidenote: What about Count lolbifrons? >_>

[Mizango]

Cockatrice - The Cockatrice is a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. It was supposed to be born from an egg laid by a Cock and incubated by a toad or serpent.

[Alaikonshiva]

You guys forgot one one... I don't know if there's a NM Lilith, but there is a Lilith's Rod, so I'll add on the origin. In Hebrew Mythology, Eve was not the first woman, A first woman was made but instead of using dust, God used sediment and filth, thus producing Lilith. Adam and Lilith never got along because of the recumbent position Adam required of her when they lay. She uttered the magic name of God and rose and left Adam and went to the Red Sea. There she mated with several demons making Lilim (The true humans?) Anyway she is altogether a succubus you strangles infants, Men until circumcision, and women til their 20th day, She also seduces adult men. As punishment for what she did to adam, 100 of her children were slain each day. (Some religious scholars will never call humans "Humans" they call us "Lilim" which makes no since cause we could be from Eve.) Anyway I thought that was interesting.

[Codeman]

Charybdis

Charybdis was once a nymph-daughter of Poseidon and Gaia who flooded lands for her father's underwater kingdom until Zeus turned her into a monster and have her suck in and out water three times an day. She lived in a cave at one side of the Strait of Messina, opposite the monster Scylla, the two of them forming a dangerous threat to passing ships.

[LimitBreak]

Wow! That was excellent. All or most of the server names have meaning as well~ you have some already but lets see what I can dig up. (I'll skip any that you already have, or ones that are well know I.E Fairy, unicorn, hades)



Asura
The asuras are usually called demons, but this is not a terribly good translation, for it denotes a sinister quality which is not always in the character of these beings. Strictly speaking, the asuras are the powerful beings who are opposed to the devas. In early Vedic times, they were originally another class of gods, perhaps the indigenous deities who were overrun by the Aryan supplanters but who were incorporated into the new pantheon. Such important Vedic gods as Varuna and Mitra were classified as asuras. By the end of the Vedic period, however, the asuras had attained their more demonic role. Certainly some of the asuras were quite evil, such as Vritra, but some of them were also as pious if not more so than some of the gods. They would, at times, even be more powerful than the gods, forcing them to flee in the face of their power until some way of dealing with them could be found. On the other hand, in certain instances they were known to work alongside the gods for a common goal.

Caitsith

"Cait Sith" is a spelling variation of Cat Sidhe, a cat-like demon appearing in both Irish and Scottish Gaelic mythology

Cerberus

A giant three headed hound that gaurds the gates to the underworld.

Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh was the fifth king of Uruk (Early Dynastic II, first dynasty of Uruk), the son of Lugalbanda. Legend has it that his mother was Ninsun, a goddess.

According to another document, the so-called History of Tummal, Gilgamesh, and eventually his son Urlugal, rebuilt the sanctuary of the goddess Ninlil, located in Tummal, a block of the Nippur city.

In the Epic of Gilgamesh it is often said that Gilgamesh ordered the creation of the legendary walls of Uruk. In historical age, Sargon of Akkad claimed to have destroyed these walls to prove his military force.

Hydra

The Hydra which lived in the swamps near to the ancient city of Lerna in Argolis, was a terrifying monster which like the Nemean lion was the offspring of Echidna (half maiden - half serpent), and Typhon (had 100 heads), other versions think that the Hydra was the offspring of Styx and the Titan Pallas. The Hydra had the body of a serpent and many heads (the number of heads deviates from five up to one hundred there are many versions but generally nine is accepted as standard), of which one could never be harmed by any weapon, and if any of the other heads were severed another would grow in its place (in some versions two would grow). Also the stench from the Hydra's breath was enough to kill man or beast (in other versions it was a deadly venom). When it emerged from the swamp it would attack herds of cattle and local villagers, devouring them with its numerous heads. It totally terrorized the vicinity for many years.

Kujata

The Kujata is a gigantic bull that has 4000 eyes, mouths, ears, nostrils and feet. This creature that comes from Moslem cosmology, and it stands on the giant fish Bahamut. On Kujata's back is a rock of ruby on which stands an angel. The body of the earth rests on the angel's shoulders. Under bahamut, lies an ocean; under the ocean an abyss of air; under that realm is fire; under that a serpent so omnipotent that, if it wasn't for its fear of Allah, it would swallow all creation. It is said that Kujata is so large that to travel from one ear to another or from on eye to another, it would take a journey of 500 years.


Lakshmi
Goddess Lakshmi means Good Luck to Hindus. The word 'Lakshmi' is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, meaning 'aim' or 'goal', and she is the goddess of wealth and prosperity, both material and spiritual.

Lakshmi is the household goddess of most Hindu families, and a favorite of women. Although she is worshipped daily, the festive month of October is Lakshmi's special month. Lakshmi Puja is celebrated on the full moon night of Kojagari Purnima.

Odin

The chief divinity of the Norse pantheon, the foremost of the Aesir. Odin is a son of Bor and Bestla. He is called Alfadir, Allfather, for he is indeed father of the gods. With Frigg he is the father of Balder, Hod, and Hermod. He fathered Thor on the goddess Jord; and the giantess Grid became the mother of Vidar

Odin is a god of war and death, but also the god of poetry and wisdom. He hung for nine days, pierced by his own spear, on the world tree. Here he learned nine powerful songs, and eighteen runes. Odin can make the dead speak to question the wisest amongst them. His hall in Asgard is Valaskjalf ("shelf of the slain") where his throne Hlidskjalf is located. From this throne he observes all that happens in the nine worlds. The tidings are brought to him by his two raven Huginn and Muninn. He also resides in Valhalla, where the slain warriors are taken.

Odin's attributes are the spear Gungnir, which never misses its target, the ring Draupnir, from which every ninth night eight new rings appear, and his eight-footed steed Sleipnir. He is accompanied by the wolves Freki and Geri, to whom he gives his food for he himself consumes nothing but wine. Odin has only one eye, which blazes like the sun. His other eye he traded for a drink from the Well of Wisdom, and gained immense knowledge. On the day of the final battle, Odin will be killed by the wolf Fenrir.

Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl ("feathered snake"; in Nahuatl: Ketsalkoatl; in Spanish: Quetzalcóatl) is the Nahuatl name for the Feathered-Serpent deity of ancient Mesoamerica, one of the main gods of many Mexican and northern Central American civilizations and also the name given to some Toltec rulers, the most famous being Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl.


Ragnarok

Ragnarok ("Doom of the Gods"), also called Gotterdammerung, means the end of the cosmos in Norse mythology. It will be preceded by Fimbulvetr, the winter of winters. Three such winters will follow each other with no summers in between. Conflicts and feuds will break out, even between families, and all morality will disappear. This is the beginning of the end.

The wolf Skoll will finally devour the sun, and his brother Hati will eat the moon, plunging the earth [into] darkness. The stars will vanish from the sky. The cock Fjalar will crow to the giants and the golden cock Gullinkambi will crow to the gods. A third cock will raise the dead.

The earth will shudder with earthquakes, and every bond and fetter will burst, freeing the terrible wolf Fenrir. The sea will rear up because Jormungand, the Midgard Serpent, is twisting and writhing in fury as he makes his way toward the land. With every breath, Jormungand will stain the soil and the sky with his poison. The waves caused by the serpent's emerging will set free the ship Naglfar, and with the giant Hymir as their commander, the giants will sail towards the battlefield. From the realm of the dead a second ship will set sail, and this ship carries the inhabitants of hell, with Loki as their helmsman. The fire giants, led by the giant Surt, will leave Muspell in the south to join against the gods. Surt, carrying a sword that blazes like the sun itself, will scorch the earth.

Meanwhile, Heimdall will sound his horn, calling the sons of Odin and the heroes to the battlefield. From all the corners of the world, gods, giants, dwarves, demons and elves will ride towards the huge plain of Vigrid ("battle shaker") where the last battle will be fought. Odin will engage Fenrir in battle, and Thor will attack Jormungand. Thor will victorious, but the serpent's poison will gradually kill the god of thunder. Surt will seek out the swordless Freyr, who will quickly succumb to the giant. The one-handed Tyr will fight the monstrous hound Garm and they will kill each other. Loki and Heimdall, age-old enemies, will meet for a final time, and neither will survive their encounter. The fight between Odin and Fenrir will rage for a long time, but finally Fenrir will seize Odin and swallow him. Odin's son Vidar will at once leap towards the wolf and kill him with his bare hands, ripping the wolf's jaws apart.

Then Surt will fling fire in every direction. The nine worlds will burn, and friends and foes alike will perish. The earth will sink into the sea.

After the destruction, a new and idyllic world will arise from the sea and will be filled with abundant supplies. Some of the gods will survive, others will be reborn. Wickedness and misery will no longer exist and gods and men will live happily together. The descendants of Lif and Lifthrasir will inhabit this earth.

Remora

In ancient times, the remora was believed to stop a ship from sailing. In Latin remora means "delay", while the genus name Echeneis comes from Greek echein ("to hold") and naus ("a ship"). Particularly notable is the account of Pliny the Younger, in which the remora is blamed for the defeat of Mark Antony at the Battle of Actium and (indirectly) for the death of Caligula.[6]

Seraph

A seraph (Hebrew שרף, SRF; in the plural seraphim, שרפים, SRFYM) is one of a class of celestial beings mentioned once in the Old Testament (Tanakh), in Isaiah. Later Jewish imagery perceived them as having human form, and in that way they passed into the ranks of Christian angels. They had up to 6 wings, depending on what source you were using.

Siren

In Greek mythology, the Sirens or Seirenes (Greek Σειρῆνας) were Naiads (sea nymphs) who lived on an island called Sirenum scopuli which was surrounded by cliffs and rocks. Approaching sailors were drawn to them by their enchanting singing, causing them to sail on the cliffs and drown. They were considered the daughters of Achelous (by Terpsichore, Melpomene or Sterope) or Phorcys (Virgil. V. 846; Ovid XIV, 88). Their number is variously reported as between two and five, and their individual names as Thelxiepia/Thelxiope/Thelxinoe, Molpe, Aglaophonos/Aglaope, Pisinoe/Peisinoë, Parthenope, Ligeia, Leucosia, Raidne, and Teles. According to some versions, they were playmates of young Persephone and were changed into the monsters of lore by Demeter for failing to intervene when Persephone was abducted

Sylph

A sylph is an immortal yet soulless (elemental) being that inhabits the air. They are mentioned by the medieval physician Paracelsus.

Valefor

In demonology Valefor is a Duke of Hell. He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves, but later he brings them to the gallows. Valefor is considered a good familiar. He commands ten legions of demons.

He is represented as a lion with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a donkey.


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