Represents the spirit of water element (see element), and another represents the spirit of water element is Udine (see Undine). In Greek, "Nereid" means "wet". Fifty sea gods in Greek mythology are all daughters of nereus, the sea god, and their mother is Doris, the mountain god. These sea goddesses have beautiful blonde hair and live in their father's underwater palace. Everyone has a golden throne. They spin or ride dolphins on weekdays, and they like to play in the sea.
Nymphs (nymphs)
The Greek word "Nymph" means "bride" and generally refers to the goddess of mountains and rivers. In Greek mythology, there are many love stories about them, mostly in the form of beautiful women, and sometimes they are transformed into natural things such as trees, water and mountains. The goddess water lily in Greek mythology is very similar to the "Shan Gui" described in the article "Shan Gui" in Chu Ci: "If anyone climbs the mountain, he will be taken by Li Xi; Laughing is awkward and decent, and children are eager to be kind and gentle; Ride the red leopard with the raccoon, and get married in the Xinyi car. I was taken to Du Heng by Shi Lan and I lost my mind. "
Ogre (orc)
The man-eating monster in folklore, with fierce temperament, once appeared in the fairy tale "Cat in Boots". The word "ogre" may come from Latin "Orcus", which means "God of Hell", and female orcs are called "Devil". Most of the orcs in the game have the heads of cattle or horses and human bodies.
Ghost (evil ghost)
Evil spirits in Japanese mythology. Although it doesn't belong to the category of western mythology, I would like to introduce it here because the name of an action game to be released by Bungie Company is "Oni". There are many different evil spirits (Oni) in Japanese mythology, and the most common one is the evil spirits in hell. These evil spirits are usually green or red, with bull's head or horse's head and human body (similar to the legendary bull's head and horse's face in China). When they catch the guilty man, they will send him to the burning chariot of death. There is also a widespread hungry ghost. This hungry ghost sticks out and can be deformed at will. It is always hungry and thirsty. Evil spirits are the root of diseases and disasters.
Orcs (orcs)
Humanoid, ugly in appearance, cruel in temperament, extremely aggressive, and sometimes mixed with orcs in the game (see Ogre). Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings, once mixed orcs with goblins.
Orthus (Orthus):
The two-headed dog who took care of Red Bull for Gloon (see Gary Weng) on the island of Erica in the Gulf of Cardilia is the descendant of Mole (see Chida) and Di Feng (see Tifeng), and the brother of Cerberus burroughs (see Cerberus burroughs), who was finally killed by Hercules.
Pegasus (Pegasus)
Poerxiusi, the son of Zeus, cut off Medusa's head and jumped out of her body with winged Pegasus and giant Chrysaor, both descendants of Poseidon. According to legend, when this flying horse set foot on Herikon Mountain, it stepped on the inspiration spring of Hipochlini, and the poet could get inspiration by drinking. Therefore, this flying horse is also regarded as a symbol of the muse of literature and science.
Perriton (Peryton):
A half-deer and half-bird monster that grew up in Atlantis (an Atlantic island west of Gibraltar, which sank to the bottom of the sea in an earthquake according to Plato's records), has the head and legs of a deer, feathers, wings and the second half of a bird. Paley's shadow in the sun is not half a deer and half a bird, but a human shadow, so it is considered to be an elf turned by a traveler who died in a foreign country. It is said that Pelleton is the enemy of mankind, and they caused the destruction of Rome.
Phoenix (immortal bird)
This is the description of the immortal bird by the Roman poet Ovid: "Most monsters are derived from other creatures, with one exception, they can regenerate, and Assyrians call them phoenixes." This immortal bird does not feed on flowers and fruits, but on frankincense. After 500 years of birth, it will fall on the oak branches at the top of palm trees to build a nest for itself, and then go out to collect spices such as cinnamon, Gan Song and myrrh, and put them in the nest and under its body. When it breathes its last breath, it will die quietly. At this time, a new immortal bird will fly out, and its life span is also 500 years. When the immortal bird is strong enough, it will raise its parents' nest from the tree, take it to Heliopolis, Egypt, and put it in the temple of the sun. This nest is its cradle and the grave of its parents. "
As Ovid said, the records of fairy birds originated from Assyrians, but there are similar myths all over the world, such as Phoenix in China, Ho- oo in Japan, Firebird in Russia, Sunbird in Egypt (Benu), Yel in America and Anka in Arabia. These birds have the characteristics of coming back from the dead (life spans are 500 years, 540 years, 1000 years, 14 1 year, 1700 years and 12994), and they are closely related to the sun. The first person to mention the immortal bird was hesiod, a Greek poet in the 8th century BC, and the author of Divine Spectrum. The first person to describe the immortal bird in detail was the Greek historian Herodotus. He said: "I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I have seen it in the painting. Its feathers are partly golden yellow and partly bright red, which looks like a giant eagle. It also has a beautiful singing voice.
After the 4th century AD, the image of fairy birds changed. It is said that the adult immortal bird whose life is about to expire will set itself on fire in its own nest, and will rise again three days later, like Christ. At this time, the immortal bird has the symbolic meaning of "eternal life" and "resurrection from the dead" Roman scientist Pliny once mentioned the rebirth of the immortal bird in a material written to Roman Senator Manillas. He said that a bug would be born in the bones of the dead fairy bird, and the bug would eventually grow into a new fairy bird.
Some people think that the immortal bird is actually a huge clean bird. In order to kill parasites, they put their wings on the smoke of fire, but people mistakenly think that they were born from fire.
There are many similarities between the Sunbird (Benu) in ancient Egyptian mythology and the fairy bird. Many scholars believe that all kinds of myths and legends about immortal birds are actually adaptations of Egyptian sunbird myths. The ancient Egyptians regarded the sunbird as a symbol of the sun god Ra. In Egyptian, "Benu" means "purple heron" and "palm tree", and there is the sign of this sunbird in the Sun Temple in Heliopolis. Because they will come back from the dead, they are often regarded as symbols of the Egyptian king and Osiris (see Ammut).
Anka in Arabic legend, like the immortal bird, will burn itself and be reborn when life approaches. Their life span is about 1700 years. Anka is big enough to carry an elephant. At first, it was considered as the perfect creation of God, but in later legends, it became an evil creature, preying on all life and sometimes even taking away children. So the Jews hunted Anka, making this giant bird finally extinct.
Elf (elf)
The legendary naughty elves, also called "elves", appeared in Somerset, Dion and Cornwall in southwest England. These elves are not much bigger than a person's palm (but they can be changed at will). They are humanoid, with red hair and green eyes, upturned noses and mischievous smiles in the corners of their eyes. They usually wear tight green clothes. Their favorite prank is to get people lost, but you can avoid their trouble by wearing your coat upside down. In order to please these elves, locals usually leave a bucket of water at the door at night to wash their babies, or leave some milk for them to drink, or clean the fireplace and give them a place to dance. Legend has it that when another group of elf witches (see Faerie) settled in England, they were the first to come out to welcome them, but an elf war broke out between the two sides.
Ice hockey (ice hockey)
Elves like elves live in villages in several counties in southern England. Unlike elves, they have a good relationship with another group of elves and witches (see Faerie). They also like to play harmless jokes on humans and play tricks on treacherous heartbreakers. It is said that they like to dance to the rhythm of bagpipes. In Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, there is also an ice hockey (also known as Good Robin), but the ice hockey is actually a naughty boy (see The hobgoblin).
Hunting beast
A monster with a snake head, a leopard belly and a lion hip, a sign of chaos and incest. He ran very fast with rabbit's paws (or deer's hooves), looking for water to drink everywhere, in order to temporarily calm the thirst that could never be eliminated. When it runs, its belly will make forty hounds cry. This monster appears many times in Mallory's book.
Red hat
A kind of Goblin (see Goblin), short and stocky, looks like an old man. It has a long white beard and a pair of bold red eyes. It holds sharp claws in both hands and is used to kill humans. It wears a red hat with the victim's blood on its head and a pair of iron boots on its feet. It runs very fast. Usually live in castles and watchtowers at the junction of Scotland and England, and sometimes move to places where no one knows. The way to deal with them is the same as to deal with other goblins. You can drive them away by chanting holy words.
Republic of China (Ju Peng)
"All the birds with feathers that people know at present, from giant wrens to small wrens, from forests, fields, rivers to ponds, all the nested and forked toes, including big rakes, fly over in a friendly way." Michael Drayton
This poem, written in16th century, shows that people at that time believed in Rucke. In fact, there are legends about giant Peng all over the world. These huge caravans are very big and can carry elephants, camels or groups of children. For example, Simurgh in ancient Persia (a combination of the earth, the sea and the sky, who lived at the top of the tree of knowledge and witnessed the three disasters in the world) and Bajukeni in Hebrew (mentioned in the Talmud, whose eggs came from nests). Flooded more than 600 villages), Koluda in India (also known as "Jeruda" or "Koluda"), golden winged bird with eagle head in Indian mythology, and the national emblem of Indonesia) and Thunderbird in America (Thunderbird, the spirit of lightning and rain, appears as a giant bird) all have similar characteristics. The most typical examples appear in Arabian Nights and The Travels of Marco Polo. There are four stories about giant Peng in Arabian Nights. Sinbad once described them as follows: "They have huge bodies and wide wings. If they spread their wings completely, they can cover the sun and the moon. " When Sinbad first saw this huge egg, he mistakenly thought it was a huge dome building. These giants love their children very much. Two stories in Arabian Nights both mentioned the experience that a ship was sunk by a stone thrown by Ju Peng because the crew killed its bird.
Kyle Poirot wrote in his travel notes that "Giant Pengs have wings 16 meters long, feathers are about 8 meters long, pure white, and the egg circumference is more than 50 meters". The Malagasy ambassador once presented a huge Burns feather to Emperor China. In fact, this is not really a giant Peng, but an elephant bird (also called ostrich, a giant white bird that can't fly). Madagascar is the hometown of elephant birds, which disappeared in16th century.
When tracing back to the origin of Giant Pengs, some scholars believe that this giant Peng that can drop stones is an indigenous explanation of meteor showers.
Newt (Solomon snake)
An elf representing the element of fire (see Elemental), shaped like a lizard, with colorful spots on his body and emitting flames, lives in a high-temperature crater. Byrne Wento Serigny once described this newt like this: "I was only five years old at that time. My father is cleaning a room full of burning oak. My father saw a lizard-like animal in the fire. It is said that this animal can survive even in the hottest place. Father immediately called my sister and me to show us. Suddenly, my father slapped me in the face and I began to cry at a loss. My father held me in his arms and comforted me, saying, "Dear child, I didn't hit you because you made any mistake, but reminded you of this little animal you saw in the fire. This is the Solomon snake. As far as I know, no one has ever seen it. "
The word "salamander" comes from the Greek word "Salambe", which means "fireplace". Aristotle and Pliny both described this kind of salamander. According to them, the body of Solomon snake is very cold. It is not only not afraid of fire, but also can put out fires and know how to attack intruders with fire. Saruman snake's body fluids are highly toxic, and if people eat the fruits climbed by Saruman snake, they will be poisoned immediately. It is said that Shaloman snakes hibernate in hollow tree trunks or caves in winter. During hibernation, the whole body will be rolled up and remain dormant until enough fuel is stored in the body.
In fact, the real reason why Solomon snake is not afraid of fire is that when it is provoked, it will secrete a kind of mucus from the pores of the body, which has the function of fire insulation and can temporarily protect the body from high temperature. Kyle Poirot once recorded the asbestos mine he saw in China in his travel notes. Westerners don't believe that asbestos produced in China is woven from the cocoon of Solomon snake. /kloc-In the 6th century, alchemists thought that it needed high temperature to make lead into gold. If the temperature can be reached, you can see the fire elves dancing in the flames.
"salamander" also means "salamander", which is a small amphibian like a lizard with scaly and porous skin. Interestingly, in American English, "salamander" also means "fire safe".
Scylla (Shula)
In Greek mythology, the siren who devoured sailors had six heads and twelve hands, and a waist ring surrounded by many vicious dogs guarded one side of the Messina Strait. Shula was once a beautiful mountain god (see Goddess). Circe (the witch who turned Odysseus's men into pigs) was jealous of her beauty, so she took a bath in Shula and put the terrible magic snake into the sea to make it a part of her body.
Generally speaking, that's it.