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Anguane
Anguane are mythical creatures in Ladins, Ladin folklore, which are traditionally depicted as Cloven hoof, cloven-footed Naiad, water nymphs with beautiful faces and long breasts. They were said to have carried their children in baskets held on their backs, and to have been able to throw their breasts over their backs to nurse these children. Anguane were believed to resided in or nearby lakes. According to myth, Anguane seduce male wayfarers and help infertile women become pregnant. References {{reflist Piscine and amphibian humanoids Ladinia Italian legendary creatures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Elena may refer to: People * Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name * Raymond Elena (1931-2024), French former professional racing cyclist. * Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician * Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet Geography * Elena (town), a town in Veliko Tarnovo Province, Bulgaria ** Elena Municipality * Elena (village), a village in Haskovo Province Film and television * Elena (2011 film), ''Elena'' (2011 film), a 2011 Russian film * Elena (2012 film), ''Elena'' (2012 film), a Brazilian film * Elena (TV series), ''Elena'' (TV series), a Mexican telenovela * ''Elena of Avalor'', an American TV series * ''Daniele Cortis'', a 1947 Italian film also known as ''Elena'' Music * Elena (Cavalli), ''Elena'' (Cavalli), a 1659 opera by Francesco Cavalli * Elena (Mayr), ''Elena'' (Mayr), an 1814 opera by Mayr * Elena (song), "Elena" (song), a 1979 song by The Marc Tanner Band * ''Elena'', an EP by Puerto Muerto Other * Elena (pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladins
The Ladins are an ethnolinguistic group of northern Italy. They are distributed in several valleys, collectively known as Ladinia. These valleys include the valleys of Val Badia, Badia and Val Gardena, Gherdëina in South Tyrol, of Fassa Valley, Fassa in Trentino, and of Livinallongo del Col di Lana, Livinallongo (also known as Buchenstein or Fodom) and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Ampezzo in Province of Belluno, Belluno. Their native language is Ladin language, Ladin, a Rhaeto-Romance languages, Rhaeto-Romance language related to the Switzerland, Swiss Romansh language, Romansh and Friulian language, Friulian languages. Ladinia is located in the historical region of Tyrol, and Ladins share that region's culture, history, traditions, environment and architecture. Ladins developed a formal national identity in the 19th century. Micurà de Rü undertook the first attempt to develop a written form of the Ladin language. Ladin culture is promoted by the government-sponsored cultural institut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloven Hoof
A cloven hoof, cleft hoof, divided hoof, or split hoof is a hoof split into two toes. Members of the mammalian order Artiodactyla that possess this type of hoof include cattle, deer, pigs, antelopes, gazelles, goats, and sheep. The two digits of cloven-hooved animals are homologous to the third and fourth fingers of the hand. They are called claws and are named for their relative location on the foot: the outer, or lateral, claw and the inner, or medial claw. The space between the two claws is called the interdigital cleft; the area of skin is called the interdigital skin. The hard outer covering of the hoof is called the hoof wall or horn. It is a hard surface, similar to the human fingernail. The almost finger-like dexterity available to cloven-hooved mammals such as mountain goats and wild sheep combined with a hard outer shell and soft and flexible inner pads provides excellent traction in their precarious habitats. Evolution It is speculated by paleontologists that d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naiad
In Greek mythology, the naiads (; ), sometimes also hydriads, are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who embodied rivers, and the very ancient spirits that inhabited the still waters of marshes, ponds and lagoon-lakes such as pre- Mycenaean Lerna in the Argolis. Etymology The Greek word is ( ), plural ( ). It derives from (), "to flow", or (), "body of flowing water". Mythology Naiads were often the object of archaic local cults, worshipped as essential to humans. Boys and girls at coming-of-age ceremonies dedicated their childish locks to the local naiad of the spring. In places like Lerna their waters' ritual cleansings were credited with magical medical properties. Animals were ritually drowned there. Oracles might be situated by ancient springs. Naiads could be dangerous: Hylas of the '' Argo''’s crew was lost when he was taken by n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piscine And Amphibian Humanoids
Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. "Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet." Myth "Ancient sea deities" have been regarded as the "earliest version of a human-fish hybrid". Creatures with a human torso and the tail of a fish appear in the myths of cultures around the world and persist in contemporary popular culture. Piscine humanoids Water-dwelling humanoids in legend and fiction have frequently been depicted with characteristics of fish. Legend * The amabie from Japanese folklore * The ceasg in Scottish folklore has the upper body of a beautiful woman merging with the tail of a grilse (a young salmon) * Finfolk from the folklore of Orkney * Melusine in European folklore * Merrows from Irish folklore * The Ningyo from Japanese folklore * Siren (mythology), Sirens were initially described as birdlike, but have become asso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ladinia
Ladinia is a neologism used to describe an Alpine region in the Dolomites mountain range of Northern Italy, divided between the Italian provinces of Belluno, South Tyrol, and Trentino. The area takes its name from its inhabitants, the Ladin people, a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Their Ladin language is generally considered a Rhaeto-Romance language, though there is a scientific debate if it forms part of a wider northern Italian dialect continuum. History As a Rhaeto-Romance language, Ladin was part of a large area, which about 1000 AD stretched from Ticino (''Tessin'') and Grisons in the Swiss Alps to the Julian Alps (in present-day Slovenia) in the east. The Ladin people developed a national identity during the 19th century, when most of the area—except for the Venetian parts—was incorporated into the Princely County of Tyrol and, as part of the Austrian Empire, underwent a process of Germanisation. The local peasants were called '' Welsche'' by Germans (similar to '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
