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
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
Ascalaphus ALSO KNOWN AS: Askalaphos ORIGIN: Greek CLASSIFICATION: Chthonian spirit Ascalaphus is the chief gardener of Hades, son of Acheron and an infernal Nymph, maybe Gorgyra or Orphne. The one bright spot
Artemis of Ephesus ALSO KNOWN AS: Many Breasted Artemis or Many Breasted Diana During the Hellenistic period, when Greek was the lingua franca of much of the ancient world, the deity worshipped
Arsinoë (316–271 BCE) was born in Macedonia. After Alexander the Great died, her father was awarded Egypt and Libya, which he ruled as Ptolemy I. At approximately age sixteen, Arsinoë was given
Arhats : Worthy Ones; Destroyers of the Enemy The Arhats were sixth-century BCE disciples of the historical Buddha. Arhat is the Sanskrit name for this category of spirit; they are also known
Argante – Silver Argante, the Silver Queen, appears only once in surviving Arthurian sources, where she is identified as the Queen of the Isle of Avalon. Her name derives from an Old
Arduinna ORIGIN: The Ardennes Arduinna is the goddess of the Ardennes, the once heavily forested region, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg but also in France and Germany, that shares her name. Arduinna
Ardoksho ALSO KNOWN AS: Ardoxsho ORIGIN: Bactrian; Kushan The Kushan Empire once stretched from Afghanistan to Northern India. For several centuries in the early Common Era, it controlled trade routes between east
A swastika is an ancient and potent sacred and magical symbol. The swastika is a cross with bent arms of equal length that appear to rotate in the same direction. Swastika means
symbol An object or visual image that expresses a concept or idea beyond the object or image itself. It translates the human situation into cosmological terms by both concealing and revealing with
taboo A system of magical prohibition in which certain people, animals, objects, actions, and words are untouchable, unmentionable, or not to be done. Taboo systems are universal. The term taboo comes from
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