The Pygmies (Greek: Πυγμαῖοι Pygmaioi, from the adjective πυγμαῖος, from the noun πυγμή pygmē "fist, boxing, distance from elbow to knuckles," from the...
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than a specific height. Pygmy may also refer to: Pygmy (Greek mythology), a tribe of diminutive humans in Greek mythology Pygmy (novel), 2009 novel by...
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creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology. Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical...
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In ancient Greece, the surviving Greek mythology features a wide collection of myths where the subjects are physically transformed, usually through either...
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knuckles. (See also Greek πῆχυς pēkhys.) In Greek mythology, the word describes a tribe of dwarfs, first described by Homer, the ancient Greek poet, and reputed...
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Chaos (cosmogony) (redirect from Chaos (mythology))
early Greek cosmology. It can also refer to an early state of the cosmos constituted of nothing but undifferentiated and indistinguishable matter. Greek kháos...
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In Greek mythology, the name Oenoe or Oinoe (/ˈɛnoʊ.iː/; Ancient Greek: Οἰνόη means "winy") may refer to: Oenoe, an Arcadian nymph, one of the nurses...
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Aethiopia (redirect from Ethiopia (Greek mythology))
The Greek historian Herodotus uses the appellation to refer to such parts of sub-Saharan Africa as were then part of the known world. The Greek name...
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Yaksha (category Non-human races in Hindu mythology)
Vajrapani Yaksha Kingdom Yakshini Yaksha Prashna Gnome Pygmy (Greek mythology) Dwarf (mythology) Goblin Ogre Jinn Shedim Dated 100 BCE. Quintanilla, Sonya...
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Epimetheus (redirect from Epimetheus (Greek mythology))
In Greek mythology, Epimetheus (/ɛpɪˈmiːθiəs/; Greek: Ἐπιμηθεύς, lit. "afterthought") is the twin brother of Prometheus, the pair serving "as representatives...
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