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Mythological Works by IrenHorrors

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Summaries by the artist:

1. In Norse mythology, Hel (Goddess of the Underworld), Fenrir (wolf) and Jormungand (serpent) are the children of Loki and the giantess Angrboda.

2. Melinoe is the Greek goddess of ghosts, bringer of nightmares and madness; she is the daughter of Persephone and Hades (or Zeus, in some versions).

3. Chernobog (Black God, Black Serpent, Чернобог) is the main antagonist in the mythology of the ancient Slavs. He was considered to be an allegory of everything dark in the world and in people.

4. Hades is the Greek god of the underworld and Persephone, his wife, is the Greek goddess of spring and the queen of the underworld.

5. Medusa, originally a beautiful maiden, was raped by Poseidon in Athena’s temple. The enraged Athena transformed Medusa’s beautiful hair to serpents and made her face so terrible to behold that the mere sight of it would turn men to stone.

6. In Greek mythology, Thanatos was the personification of non-violent death.

7. The Norns in Norse mythology (or Moirai in Greek mythology) are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men.

8. The Triple Goddess has been adopted by many neopagans as one of their primary deities. In common Neopagan usage, the three female figures are frequently described as the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone, each of which symbolizes both a separate stage in the female life cycle and a phase of the moon.

9. Cernunnos (Horned God) is a Celtic god of fertility, life, animals, wealth, and the underworld.

10. Morana is the ancient Slavic goddess of winter and death.