Hauntings
Author: Lux Ferre
Mermerus and Pheres
Mermerus and Pheres (care-laden and bearer) In Greek mythology, children of Medea and Jason. When Jason betrayed Medea, she killed the children to punish him.…
Mera
Mera (glistening) In Greek mythology, a faithful dog who was transformed into the Lesser Dog Star, Canis (or Sirius). Mera showed Erigone, Icarius’s daughter, where…
Menelaus
Menelaus (might of the people) In Greek mythology, king of Sparta; son of Atreus and Aerope; younger brother of Agamemnon, Anixibia, and Pleisthenes; husband of…
Diablesse
In Haitian voodoo, a female demon who controls sexual passions in women. She is symbolized by a vagina. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend,…
Diab
In Haitian voodoo, a male demon who controls sexual passions in men. He is symbolized by a penis. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend,…
Danh
In Haitian voodoo, a loa (deified spirit of the dead) who brings good fortune and money; symbolized by a horned and coiled snake. List of…
Azaca Mede
In Haitian voodoo, the loa (deified spirit of the dead) of gardens and mountains, who is offered goats in sacrifice. Often the goats are black.…
