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
Adharma (unrighteousness) In Hindu mythology, a son of the god Brahma. He personified unrighteousness or vice, being called “the destroyer of all things.” SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition
Adaro In Melanesian mythology, sun spirits who move about in waterspouts, cross from place to place using rainbows as bridges, or come to earth during sun showers. They are part fish, part
Adapa (man) In Near Eastern mythology, Babylonian hero who lost the gift of immortality for humankind through a trick of the gods. The myth of Adapa is found in various texts, all
Adamanthaea In Greek mythology, a Cretan nurse of Zeus who suspended his cradle from a tree so that he was neither on earth nor heaven nor the sea. She had drums and
Adachigahara is in Japanese folklore, a cannibalistic woman spirit, portrayed with a kitchen knife, sometimes preparing to kill a child. According to one legend, she was a woman of high rank attached
Actis (beam of light) In Greek mythology, son of Helios and Rhode; brother of Candalus, Cercaphus, Macar, Ochimus, Tenages, and Triopas. Actis and his brothers were the first to sacrifice to Athena.
Actaeus (of the coast) In Greek mythology, first king of Attica and father of Agraulos. Agraulos married Cecrops, whom the Athenians called their first king, though Actaeus ruled before him. SOURCE: Encyclopedia
Acrisius (lacking judgment) In Greek mythology, king of Argos, son of Abas and Aglaia; great-grandson of Danaus; and brother of Proteus. After an oracle told Acrisius that a son of his daughter
Acontius of Cea (spear-man) In Greek mythology, a poor young man who fell in love with Cydippe, daughter of a rich Athenian nobleman. Acontius carved an oath on an apple (or orange
Acidalia In Greek and Roman mythology, name given to Aphrodite (Venus), goddess of love, after she had washed in the same fountain as the Graces in Boeotia, a district in central Greece
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