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When worn around the necks of Renaissance Italians, Agnus Dei pendants containing teeth were said to prevent possession by demons.

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The Montagnais people of Quebec believed that the Saw-whet Owl was once the largest Owl in the world and was very proud of its voice. After the Owl attempted to imitate the roar of a waterfall, the Great Spirit humiliated the Saw-whet Owl by turning it into a tiny Owl with a song that sounds like dripping water.

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The Hopis Indians see the Burrowing Owl as their god of the dead, the guardian of fires and tender of all underground things, including seed germination. Their name for the Burrowing Owl is Ko'ko, which means "Watcher of the dark".

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Udo-jingū (鵜戸神宮) is a Shinto shrine in Nichinan, Miyazaki prefecture, Japan, south of Aoshima. It is the mythical birthplace of Emperor Jimmu's father Ugayafukiaezu. According to shrine legends, it is the place where the sea goddess Toyotamahime, the mother of said Ugayafukiaezu, built a birth-hut from the feathers of a cormorant.

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Dodona (/doʊˈdoʊnə/; Doric Greek: Δωδώνα, romanized: Dōdṓnā, Ionic and Attic Greek: Δωδώνη, Dōdṓnē) in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the 2nd millennium BCE according to Herodotus. The earliest accounts in Homer describe Dodona as an oracle of Zeus. Situated in a remote region away from the main Greek poleis, it was considered second only to the Oracle of Delphi in prestige.

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I got the The Stoic archetype!

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Fūjin is the Japanese god of the wind. Fujin (風神) is an elemental demon (oni) known as the god of the wind. He rides on a cloud while carrying a bag of wind that can cause gentle breezes or destructive storms. He has a monstrous, ogre-like appearance with green skin and red hair. His brother is the demon Raijin, the god of thunder, lightning, and storms.

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Alunsina is the goddess of the sky in Filipino mythology. Also known as Amihan or Laon-Sina, Alunsina is a creator goddess and one of the first beings in the universe. She rules over the sky, the Eastern winds, light, and beauty. Alunsina is also a protector and guardian, shielding people and fishermen from typhoons.

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Vāyu-Vāta is the Avestan name of a dual-natured Zoroastrian deity of the wind (Vāyu) and of the atmosphere (Vāta).The names are also used independently of one another, with 'Vāyu' occurring more frequently than 'Vāta', but even when used independently still representing the other aspect.

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In the last poem of the Kalevala, Marjatta is impregnated by a lingonberry and gives birth to a male child, who becomes the new ruler following Väinämöinen. The story symbolises the arrival of Christianity, which superseded the world of ancient Finnish beliefs.

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In Dutch Low Saxon mythology and legends, the Witte Wieven (also known as Wittewijven) are spirits of "wise women" (or else elven beings).

Historically, the witte wieven are thought to be wise female herbalists and medicine healers who took care of people's physical and mental ailments. It was said they had the talent for prophecy and looking into the future. They had a high status in the communities, and

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Féth fíada is a mist or veil in Irish mythology, which members of the Tuatha Dé Danann use to enshroud themselves, rendering their presence invisible to human eyesight.Féth denotes this mist in particular, and fíada originally meant "knower", then came to mean "lord, master, possessor"

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https://thedruidscauldron.net/2022/04/18/the-feth-fiada-of-druids-mist/

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"Hong Meng" (鸿蒙) refers to the primordial chaos or "Vast Mist" in Chinese Taoism, a concept originating in texts like the Zhuangzi and representing the state of the universe before creation. The name is a compound of two characters meaning "vast" and "mist," and it is often used to denote a primordial, chaotic state of existence before the creation of the world by figures like Pangu.

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Achlys /ˈæklɪs/ (Ancient Greek: Ἀχλύς "mist"),in the Hesiodic Shield of Heracles, is one of the figures depicted on Heracles' shield, perhaps representing the personification of sorrow. In Homer, achlys is the mist which fogs or blinds mortal eyes (often in death).

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