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Greek art portrays Satyrs as men with the tails ofcreatures horses, in later Greco-Romanturn traditionborrowed they becametheir combineappearance withfrom the image of Pan,demi-god withPan whomof theythe wereGreek closelypantheon. associated.TheyThey were a symbol of
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Satyr
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Jun 22 2010, 3:17 AM EDT |
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movie was a satyr. In older depictions, however, Satyr appear as men with the tails of horses, and the change in appearance was likely due to their association with Pan and the assymilation of mythologies within an expansive culture. Return to Mythical Creatures and Beasts Home
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Faun
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Jun 22 2010, 3:09 AM EDT |
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they became combine with the image of the demi-god Pan, whom represented similar habits andwith practiceswhom tothey thewere olderclosely Satyrs.Theyassociated.They were a symbol of fertility, and their chieftain was Silenus, a minor deity of Greek mythology.
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Faun
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Jun 22 2010, 3:07 AM EDT |
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or Fauns of Roman, is a bipedal creature with the legs of a goat and the torso of a man, and is often depicted with goat's horns. TheOlder SatyrsGreek ofart Greekportrays mythologySatyrs wereas amen symbolwith the tails of fertility,horses, andin
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Fairy
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Jun 22 2010, 2:52 AM EDT |
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In parts of the British Isles, fairies were incorporated into local Catholic theology as the souls of babies who died before baptism.ElementalsAnother view is that Fairies were an intelligent species, distinct from humans or angels.
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The Drow
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Jun 22 2010, 2:48 AM EDT |
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(also (seeTrow) which is a cave-dweller like Nordic black elves. One of the main divergences of D&D Drow from old Nordic black elves is in
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The Drow
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Jun 22 2010, 2:47 AM EDT |
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The Drow
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Jun 22 2010, 2:42 AM EDT |
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"trow")Trow) which is a cave-dweller like Nordic black elves. One of the main divergences of D&D Drow from old Nordic black elves is in
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The Drow
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Jun 22 2010, 2:29 AM EDT |
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elves. While reading this, please remember that most of myelves knowledgepopularized onin the subject comes fromD&D playingroll-playing dnd.games.GENERAL:The drow (pronounced either /drau/, rhymes with "now", or /drou/, rhymes with "throw") or dark elves are
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The Drow
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Jun 22 2010, 2:28 AM EDT |
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Drow was the name used by D&D to refer to their interpretation of black elves. The name is taken from a Scottish troll (also "trow")
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Demon
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Jun 22 2010, 1:44 AM EDT |
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Demon
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Jun 22 2010, 1:43 AM EDT |
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Demon
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Jun 22 2010, 1:43 AM EDT |
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supernatural beings. In the New Testament writings, most of which were written in Greek originally, the word daimon became associated with Satan and his minions and thusly took on a distinctly evil meaning.As Christianity continued to spread, the word demon came
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Cruxim / Crusnik / Krusnik / Black Angel
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Jun 22 2010, 1:06 AM EDT |
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I have no clue what the last one actually compleatly means.....I think it has to do with "Cross" .Companion . .Maybe sent fromof the Cross? PerhapsCross. a religious connection? Actually some just used to call them the "
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Chimera
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Jun 22 2010, 12:47 AM EDT |
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be the last child the two had together. The word chimera is also used in modern pop-culture within both the fantasy and science-fiction communities to refer to unnatural beings created from the combination of two or more animals by means other than breeding.
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Chenoo
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Jun 22 2010, 12:43 AM EDT |
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sendsaid to fight amongst themselves with uprooted trees and large boulders, never knives, arrows, or spears. They are scared of humans and will camouflage themselves bywith such total immobility that they blend into the surrounding landscape.There have been tales where shamans
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Changeling
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Jun 22 2010, 12:39 AM EDT |
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The Changeling, or Founders, are skilled shapeshifters who are viscous liquid in their original form. They have the specialized ability to change their biomolecular structure
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Bastet
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Jun 22 2010, 12:18 AM EDT |
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The name Bastet derives from the Egyptian goddess Bastet or Bast, originally the protector of Lower Egypt and depicted as a goddess with the head
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Banshee
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Jun 22 2010, 12:09 AM EDT |
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have been extended dodue to marriage.Apparently in terms of clothing, she either wears a grey, hooded cloak or a grave robe meant for the unshriven dead. Those who where not allowed to find "absolution".Banshee usually come in three of many forms, the first being a young woma
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Jun 22 2010, 12:03 AM EDT |
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