Molly Pitcher
Molly Pitcher (1754–1832) In American history and folklore of the Revolution, the popular name of Mary L. Hays McCauley, who earned her nickname “Molly Pitcher”…
Month: December 2017
Mitokht
Mitokht is in Persian mythology, a demon of falsehood; son of the evil spirit, Ahriman. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition –…
Mithras
Mithras (Mithra) In Persian mythology, god of life, heat, fertility, a mediator between the gods and men, and chief aide to the good god, Ahura…
Minotaur
Minotaur (Minos bull) In Greek mythology, a monster, half man and half bull, born of Pasiphaë, a wife of King Minos II, and the Cretan…
Minos
Minos In Greek mythology, one of the judges of the dead, once a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa; brother of Rhadamanthys and…
Milkmaid and Her Pail, The
Aesopic fable, probably derived from the Indian collection The Panchatantra. A milkmaid was on her way to market, carrying a pail of milk on the…
Mike Fink
Mike Fink (1770–1823) In American folklore, a legendary keelboat man, the strongest ever. Mike Fink spent most of his time on the Ohio and Mississippi…
Midas
Midas (seed?) In Greek mythology, king of Phrygia; son of the goddess Cybele and a satyr. Midas helped Silenus, a follower of Dionysus (Bacchus), to…
Mihr
Mihr is in Armenian mythology, the fire god, derived in part from the Persian god Mithras. His worship was added to that of Vahagn, who…
Kush pari
Kush pari A legendary Armenian winged spirit in the form of a bird. The name comes from the Turkish word for bird (kush) and the…