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Centaurs appear often in popular culture. Some appearances are also listed under Centaurides.

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Centaurs in popular culture

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Centaurs appear often in popular culture. Some appearances are also listed under Centaurides. Centaurs have appeared in many places in modern fiction,...

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Lilith in popular culture

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characters in popular culture. One writer on witches, Judika Illes, wrote, "No spirit exerts more fascination over media and popular culture than Lilith...

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Greek mythology in popular culture

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Achilles#in modern literature and arts Ares in popular culture Apollo#Modern reception Centaurs in popular culture Classical mythology in culture Circe in popular...

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Chimera in popular culture

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since been adopted by various works of popular culture, and chimeras of differing description can be found in contemporary works of fantasy and science...

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Centaur

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ox-horned Centaurs unrelated to the Cyprian Centaurs. The Lamian Pheres later accompanied Dionysos in his campaign against the Indians. The centaur's half-human...

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Culture of Canada

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of literature in Canada. University of Toronto Press. p. 516. ISBN 978-0-8020-0761-2. Nieguth, Tim (2015). The Politics of Popular Culture: Negotiating...

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Culture of Greece

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The culture of Greece has evolved over thousands of years, beginning in Minoan and later in Mycenaean Greece, continuing most notably into Classical Greece...

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Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in popular culture

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Horsemen have appeared many times in popular culture. The "Four Horsemen" is the professional wrestling faction that competed in the National Wrestling Alliance...

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Belial in popular culture

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in many examples of modern culture. This is distinct from medieval culture and Milton where Belial was related to the character in Jewish sources. In...

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Pancho Villa in popular culture

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mythical reputation in Mexican consciousness, but not officially recognized in Mexico until long after his death. As the "Centaur from the North" he was...

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Bugbear

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and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children. Its name is derived from the Middle...

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Pegasus in popular culture

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The winged, divine horse Pegasus has been a prominent figure in modern popular culture. Pegasus, an 1888 sculpture that depicts the creature being tamed...

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List of satyrs in popular culture

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appearances in modern popular culture. The serviceman who works for Pan in Stephen King's short story "The Lawnmower Man" is a satyr in disguise. The...

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Lime tree in culture

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important in the mythology, literature, and folklore of a number of cultures. In old pagan Slavic mythology, the linden (lipa, as called in all Slavic...

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Redcap

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The redcap (or powrie) is a type of malevolent, murderous goblin found in Border folklore. He is said to inhabit ruined castles along the Anglo-Scottish...

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Venus in fiction

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wings and antennae; humans with tentacles; furry humans; dwarves; giants; centaurs; fish-men; catpeople; reptilians; rat-men; and plant-men.: 921–922 : 694–695 ...

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Gnome

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mythological creature and diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and widely adopted by authors...

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Classical mythology in culture

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others have set Greek mythological themes to music. Greek mythology in popular culture "Greek Mythology". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2002. "Greek mythology"...

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Familiar

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topic in folkloric journals to a general topic in popular books and journals incorporating anthropology, history and other disciplines. James Sharpe, in The...

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Satyr

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centaurs were very popular during the Hellenistic Period. They often appear dancing or playing the aulos. The maenads that often accompany satyrs in Archaic...

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Trident

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2023. John Lindley and Thomas Moore (1964) The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom with which is Incorporated a Glossary...

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Barghest

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In Northern English folklore, the Barghest or Barguest is a mythical monstrous black dog with large teeth and claws, though in other cases the name can...

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Yaoguai

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goblins and the unseelie faeries of other cultures. The term is usually used in Chinese mythology, folklore, and popular entertainment. A yao (妖, pinyin: yāo)...

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Mario

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seriously: Cultural globalization reconsidered". Recentering globalization: Popular culture and Japanese transnationalism. Duke University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-8223-2891-9...

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List of hybrid creatures in folklore

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

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