Deer have significant roles in the mythology of various peoples located all over the world, such as object of worship, the incarnation of deities, the...

Deer Woman, sometimes known as the Deer Lady, is a spirit in Native American mythology whose associations and qualities vary, depending on situation and...

closely related to Cervidae. Deer appear in art from Paleolithic cave paintings onwards, and they have played a role in mythology, religion, and literature...

Eurasian mythologies. For example, in Tatar mythology elements of Finnic and Indo-European mythologies co-exist. Beings from Tatar mythology include Äbädä...

White deer hold a place in the traditions of many cultures. They are considered to be messengers from the otherworld in some Celtic mythology;[citation...

Mayan or Maya mythology is part in of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the...

In Norse mythology, four stags or harts (male red deer) eat among the branches of the world tree Yggdrasill. According to the Poetic Edda, the stags crane...

history C12 AD) Tzetzes, Chiliades or Book of Histories 2. 495 ff Deer in mythology "Hymn III (to Artemis). 98 ff.". Callimachus and Lycophron. Translated...

morphologically. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in the context of modern popular culture are listed in § Modern fiction. Anubis – The...

disasters. Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually...

Chinese: 麒麟) is a legendary hooved chimerical creature that appears in Chinese mythology, and is said to appear with the imminent arrival or death of a sage...

prominent in some religions and mythologies. As such, numerous peoples throughout the world have at one point in time honored bulls as sacred. In the Sumerian...

with the head of a deer and tail of a snake. Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology Four Perils Four Symbols...

mythological leaders of the Wild Hunt. Bull (mythology) Cattle in religion and mythology Deer in mythology Golden calf Horned Serpent Susan Niditch. Oral...

The Mongol mythology is the traditional religion of the Mongols. There are many Mongol creation myths. In one, the creation of the world is attributed...

you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. In ancient Greek religion and mythology, Artemis (/ˈɑːrtɪmɪs/; Greek: Ἄρτεμις) is the goddess of...

The Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), also known as the milu (Chinese: 麋鹿; pinyin: mílù) or elaphure, is a species of deer native to the subtropical...

objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition...

Xeglun is the celestial elk in Tungusic mythology. It was Mangi (Xargi)'s pursuit of this creature that was said to have created the Milky Way. Yves Bonnefoy...

Chinese mythology (traditional Chinese: 中國神話; simplified Chinese: 中国神话; pinyin: Zhōngguó shénhuà) is mythology that has been passed down in oral form...

composer Gerhard Schjelderup wrote an opera Sampo Lappelill (1890-1900). Deer in mythology Sampo, a magical artifact that provides wealth to its owner "Sampo...

In Greek mythology, Titanis (Ancient Greek: Τιτανίς, romanized: Titanis, lit. 'she-Titan') is an obscure figure who is connected to Artemis, the goddess...

intoxicating sweetness, highlight the symbolic roles of these women in their respective mythologies. In later Puranic scriptures like the Brahmanda Purana, Matsya...

Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are diminutive, even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, and are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina...

In Classical Greek mythology, Taygete (/teɪˈɪdʒətiː/;[1] Ancient Greek: Ταϋγέτη, Ancient Greek: [taːyɡétɛː], Modern Greek: [taiˈʝeti]) was a nymph, one...

creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology. Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also...

In Lakota mythology, Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike...

polytheistic mythology and religious structure. In pre-Christian Lithuania, mythology was a part of polytheistic religion; after Christianisation mythology survived...

Wade–Giles: K'un-lun) or Kunlun Shan is a mountain or mountain range in Chinese mythology, an important symbol representing the axis mundi and divinity. The...

pinyin: Hè) are an important motif in Chinese mythology. There are various myths involving cranes, and in Chinese mythology cranes are generally symbolically...