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Johannes Cuntius: The Pentsch Vampire

Cuntius, Johannes (Pentsch Vampire)

Johannes Cuntius: The Pentsch Vampire Johannes Cuntius, also known as the Pentsch Vampire, is one of the stranger cases in early modern vampire lore. His story comes from Silesia and was recorded
12 October 2017
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Devil’s Pact

A Devil’s pact is a pledge to serve the Devil or one of his Demons. The pact may be made orally, but according to lore it is best to write it on virgin parchment and sign it in blood. The
25 July 2017
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Padilha, Maria

Maria Padilha: Queen of Pomba Gira In the sixteenth century, Portugal became the first European nation

Minona

ORIGIN: Fon (Benin, formerly Dahomey) Minona is a powerful forest-dwelling spirit of magic, fertility, and domestic

Aesopic Fables

Aesopic Fables are short didactic tales, often with animal characters. Other definitions include “an animal tale with a moral,” and a popular Greek definition, “a fictitious story picturing a truth.” For the
13 November 2017

Hawk and the Nightingale, The

Hawk and the Nightingale, The Aesopic fable found in Hesiod’s Work and Days, written in the eighth century b.c.e. and considered the earliest known example of the Greek fables. A hawk caught
13 November 2017

Avaricious and Envious, The

Avaricious and Envious, The Aesopic fable found in various collections throughout the world. Two neighbors came before Zeus and asked him to grant their hearts’ desire. One was full of avarice, and
13 November 2017

Avalon

Avalon: The Enchanted Island of Apples In Arthurian legend, Avalon, often referred to as the “Island of Apples,” is a mystical and otherworldly realm associated with Elysium, the paradise of the blessed.
13 November 2017

Auster

Auster In Roman mythology, the southwest wind; called Notus in Greek mythology. SEE ALSO: Roman Mythology SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante &
13 November 2017

Augustus

Augustus (magnified, sanctified) Honorary Latin title given in 27 b.c.e. to Octavian, great nephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. The title was not hereditary but was taken by succeeding emperors as
13 November 2017

Augures

Augures (watchers of birds) In ancient Roman cult, a group of priests established, according to tradition, by Romulus. Their function, important in Roman life, was not to predict the future but, by
13 November 2017

Astraea

Astraea (starry) In Roman mythology, goddess of justice; daughter of Zeus and Themis; sister of the Moerae and the Horae; sometimes called Dike; she lived on earth during the Golden Age but
13 November 2017

Ascanius

Ascanius (tentless) In Roman mythology, the son of Aeneas and his wife, Creusa. He escaped with his parents and his grandfather, Anchises, from burning Troy. Later Roman mythology makes him the son
13 November 2017
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