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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 26, 2021 13:22:05 GMT -5
OK, here I am going to list everything I can find that is not in the Denham Tracts. Feel free to post the ones that you find.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:38:28 GMT -5
First I am going to list terms that show up related to the Denham Tracts items. First just list all of them and then filter them out.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:41:55 GMT -5
apparition, haunt, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter or spectre, spirit, spook, and wraith.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:43:38 GMT -5
Acheri Classification of demons Empusa Erinyes Folk devil Goblin Holy water#Protection against evil Imp Mara Sheitaan Theistic Satanism Yaoguai Yokai
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:44:30 GMT -5
Apparition Biogas Chir Batti Corpse road Foo fighter Halloween Hessdalen Lights Kitsunebi Lidérc Naga fireball Omphalotus olearius Orb (optics) Santelmo St. Elmo's fire The Spooklight Yan-gant-y-tan
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:44:48 GMT -5
Changeling Domovoi (Slavic) Haltija/Tonttu (Finnish) Heinzelmännchen (German) Household deity Lithuanian household gods (list) Hungry ghost Jack o' the bowl (Swiss) Koro-pok-guru (Ainu) Meg Mullach Tomte (Scandinavian) Wirry-cow
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:45:11 GMT -5
Moss people Sprite (creature) Wirry-cow Yōkai
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:47:20 GMT -5
Amaguq Amarok Anubis Sigbin Beast of Bodmin Moor Chinese guardian lions Coyote (mythology) Coyote (Navajo mythology) Dog (zodiac) Dog in Chinese mythology Dogs in religion Inugami Japanese wolf Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Warg Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Yama-Inu
Barghest Black Dog of Aylesbury Black Dog of Lyme Regis Black Dog of Newgate Black Dog of Northorpe Black Dog of Tring Black Shuck Capelthwaite Church Grim Freybug Gabriel Hounds Guardian Black Dogs Gurt Dog Gytrash Hairy Jack Padfoot Skriker and Trash Yeth Hound and Wisht Hounds
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:48:28 GMT -5
Bird scarer Effigy Henohenomoheji Klopotec Kostroma Kuebiko Straw man (dummy) Sōzu Kunekune (urban legend)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:50:17 GMT -5
magician, mage, warlock, witch, wizard/wizardess, enchanter/enchantress, sorcerer/sorceress or spell caster,
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:54:29 GMT -5
Big Bad Wolf Fictional dragons Fictional druids Dwarves (mythology) Elves Fictional characters who use magic Fictional trolls Giants Goblins Jack tales Fictional knights Fictional necromancers Ogres Fictional princes Fictional princesses Fictional royalty Askeladden Baba Yaga Baš Čelik Big Bad Wolf Bøyg Crone Donor (fairy tale) Dragonslayer Enchanted Moura Fairy godmother False hero Firebird (Slavic folklore) Grateful dead (folklore) Hag Ivan the Fool Ivan Tsarevich Jack (hero) Koschei Kuma Lisa Magician (fantasy) Koziołek Matołek Mouros Patufet Prince Charming Princess and dragon Rumpelstiltskin Snegurochka Tom Thumb Thumbling Tom Hickathrift Ugly sisters Youngest son
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:56:07 GMT -5
Accidental travel Alchemy in art and entertainment Body swap Magic carpet Caveman Cloak of invisibility Dream world (plot device) Elder race Elves in fiction Enchanted forest Evil albino trope Evil empire Familiar Floating cities and islands in fiction Gates of horn and ivory Good and evil Hero Horned God Liminal being Locus amoenus Magic in fiction Magician (fantasy) Mana Masquerade (trope) Occult detective fiction Orc Petrifaction in mythology and fiction Pointy ears Potion Prince Charming Quest Magic ring Rolling and wheeled creatures in fiction and legend Secret history Sentient weapon Shapeshifting Subterranean fiction Suspended animation in fiction Magic sword Technomancy Telepathy Thieves' guild The Tough Guide to Fantasyland True name Villain Fantasy world
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:56:49 GMT -5
Jungian archetypes A Anima and animus Apollo archetype Apollonian and Dionysian Archetypal pedagogy Artist-scientist C Child archetype Collective unconscious Cosmic Man Coyote (mythology) D Damsel in distress F Foxes in popular culture, films and literature G Goddess H Hero I Inner child J Jester M Magician (fantasy) Martyr Mentor (Odyssey) Mother goddess P Pahlavan (Iranian title) Persona (psychology) Polytheistic myth as psychology Puer aeternus S Scarecrow Self in Jungian psychology Shadow (psychology) Sky father Spiritual warrior T Trickster W Warrior Wise old man Wise Old Man and Wise Old Woman Wounded healer
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:57:40 GMT -5
Much sorting and culling needed on this group -
Magician (fantasy) A Aaravos Abanazar (pantomime) Allison Gross Princess Allura Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld Anders (Dragon Age) Atlantes (sorcerer) Atomic Betty B Basil Hawkins Bayonetta (character) Belgarion Bink (animated character) Blackstone, the Magic Detective Mary Katherine Blackwood Amity Blight Bob (The Dresden Files) Angelique Bouchard Collins C Care Bears The Cat in the Hat Catra Ceridwen Cheetara (ThunderCats) Chucky (character) John Coffey (character) Coriakin D Demona Dorian Pavus Dormammu Doctor Druid Sâr Dubnotal E Elphaba Elric of Melniboné Elsa (Frozen) Emilia (Sítio do Picapau Amarelo) Kiritsugu Emiya Evil-Lyn F Fairy godmother Fan Rui Randall Flagg Artemis Fowl II G Gandalf Kulan Gath Ged (Earthsea) Geralt of Rivia Glinda the Good Witch Glorfindel Gongsun Sheng The Great Gazoo H Jenna Heap Hestia (character) Hood (Thunderbirds) Hordak Wizard Howl I Simon Iff Imhotep (The Mummy) Ivan Tsarevich Ixidor J Jareth K Amos Kane Carter Kane Sadie Kane Kelek (Dungeons & Dragons) Kevin Keene King Hiss Kirby (character) L Lady of the Lake Leon Abbot Lina Inverse Lion-O Loki (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Prince Lotor Louhi M Draco Malfoy Malgven John Mandrake Countess Palatine Ingrid von Marburg Maturin the Turtle Wanda Maximoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Melian (Middle-earth) Melissa (sorceress) Merlin Merlin the Magician (comics) Millroy the Magician Monkey King Morgan le Fay Morgoth Mother Gothel Mumm-Ra Mumm-Rana Grandpa (The Munsters) N Nessarose Night King Nightveil Luz Noceda Nurse Witch Komugi O Orko (character) Ot el bruixot P Papa Shango Phantasio Mary Poppins (character) List of Power Rangers Mystic Force characters Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders Prospero Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream) R Ramandu Zia Rashid Rayla Rita Repulsa Rork Rose the Hat Ruby (Supernatural) Hugo Rune Alex Russo S Saber (Fate/stay night) Saruman Sauron Shimmer and Shine Skeletor Slappy the Dummy The Snow Queen Sorceress of Castle Grayskull Sparkling Generation Valkyrie Yuuki Star City Slayer Stardust the Super Wizard Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Susan Sto Helit Emma Swan T Teela Tenko and the Guardians of the Magic Gwen Tennyson The Three Mothers Thulsa Doom Topsy (Mary Poppins Returns) Tsunade Tygra (ThunderCats) V Tiffany Valentine Viren W Carrie White The Wizard King Wizbit Matilda Wormwood Y Nathan Young Z Emperor Zarkon Zealot (Wildstorm) Zordon
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 12:58:54 GMT -5
A Anchurus The Anguished Man Annabelle (doll) Antichrist Apsara B Baccoo Badalisc Banshee Yihye Bashiri Basílica Menor de la Virgen de Monserrate Bass Strait Triangle Bell Witch Bermuda Triangle Bhoma Black dog (ghost) Black-eyed children Bloody Mary (folklore) Bloody Mary folklore in popular culture Bluecap Bogeyman Brown Lady of Raynham Hall Brownie (folklore) Buckriders Buggane Bunny Man C Chasse-galerie Chupacabra Clurichaun Coco (folklore) Curse Curupira D Daeva Dark Watchers Davy Jones' Locker Death (personification) Death Coach Devil's Footprints Djákninn á Myrká Drum Barracks Duende Dybbuk Moll Dyer F Familiar Family curse Fiddler's Green Flatwoods monster Flying Dutchman Fossegrim G Gargoyle Golem The Gray Man (ghost) Green Knight Green Man Grýla Gurdon Light Gytrash H Headless Horseman Headless Mule Headless Nun Hellhound Hidebehind Hobgoblin Hold Nickar Hoodoo (spirituality) Hormigueros, Puerto Rico Hupia I Iara (mythology) Incorporeality Incubus Inugami J Jiangshi Jinn K Katie King (spirit) Marie Kingué Kokkuri Krampus L Lady of the Lake Lantern man The Last Faust Marie Laveau Marie Laveau II Lilith M Madam Koi Koi Magic sword Magician (fantasy) Mare (folklore) Mavka Mephistopheles Merlin Midas Moonshaft Morgan le Fay Mothman Mowing-Devil Mummy (undead) N Night hag O Oberon Ogre Onryō P Perchta Peter Klaus Philosopher's stone Pichal Peri Plague Maiden Pope Lick Monster Pozo de Jacinto Puck (folklore) R Robert (doll) Robert the Devil Romãozinho S Saci (Brazilian folklore) Saints and levitation Sea witch Shadow person Shapeshifting Shtriga Siren (mythology) Skeleton (undead) Skin-walker Spirit Spring-heeled Jack St. Louis light Stingy Jack Succubus T Tata Duende Tennin Tír na nÓg Toadman Torngarsuk Troll Pan Twardowski Tycho Brahe days V Vanishing hitchhiker Vardøger W Walpurgis Night Wang Ye worship Warlock Wechuge Werecat Werewolf White Lady Wild Hunt Will-o'-the-wisp Witch of Berkeley Witches of Benevento
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:00:10 GMT -5
A Azaka Medeh B Baron Criminel Baron Samedi Belie Belcan G Guede Nibo M Marassa Jumeaux Maximón O Ogun Ossetian mythology P Papa Legba S Santa Claus Shangdi Sinterklaas St. Germain (Theosophy) Svetovid T Tonantzin U Urtzi W White Buffalo Calf Woman
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:00:38 GMT -5
Folk saint A Filomena Almarinez Saint Amaro Anaisa Pye B San Baltasar Beslan school siege Arsenie Boca C Catherine of Aragon Chen Wenlong Christina the Astonishing Padre Cícero Clovis I Companions of Saint Nicholas Difunta Correa D Ezili Dantor Diana, Princess of Wales Dominguito del Val E Ephigenia of Ethiopia Pablo Escobar Escrava Anastacia F Niño Fidencio Foutin G Valeriu Gafencu Miguel Ángel Gaitán Gauchito Gil Gilda (Argentine singer) Guerlichon Che Guevara Guglielma Saint Guinefort Nikolay Guryanov H José Gregorio Hernández Holy Child of La Guardia Little Saint Hugh of Lincoln I Ivan the Terrible Menina Izildinha J Don Pedro Jaramillo L Marie Laveau Lords of the Three Mountains M Jesús Malverde Margaret the Virgin María Lionza Maximón Mazu Nazario Moreno González O Oshun Andreas Oxner P Eva Perón Phallic saint R Grigori Rasputin Charlene Richard Yevgeny Rodionov Seraphim Rose Rani Rupade S San La Muerte San Pascualito Santa Claus Santa Muerte Saint Sarah John Schorne Saint Senara Shui Wei Sheng Niang Simon of Trent Juan Soldado José Tomás de Sousa Martins St. Germain (Theosophy) Joseph Stalin Stauffacherin Elder Tadej Štrbulović Suphankanlaya T William Tell Sepé Tiaraju V Peter the Venerable Victor and Corona Pancho Villa J.M. Villars W Werner of Oberwesel Wilgefortis William of Norwich Arnold von Winkelried Heinrich von Winkelried X Xiongdi Gong
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:01:09 GMT -5
Fearsome critters Legendary creature C Chalkydri G Germakochi M Marukos R Rolling and wheeled creatures in fiction and legend S List of shapeshifters
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:01:28 GMT -5
Legendary creatures by culture (10 C) * Lists of legendary creatures (2 C, 46 P) A Legendary creatures with absent body parts (2 C, 12 P) C Cryptids (5 C, 9 P) D Deities and spirits (12 C, 12 P) Demons (8 C, 58 P) F Fairies (17 C, 132 P, 2 F) Female legendary creatures (13 C, 215 P) G Ghosts (9 C, 82 P) H Heraldic beasts (11 C, 57 P) Holiday characters (8 C, 35 P) J Jinn (4 C, 40 P) L Legendary animals (2 C) M Monsters (10 C, 21 P) Mythical creatures (2 C, 8 P) P Legendary creatures in popular culture (39 C, 20 P) S Legendary creatures with supernumerary body parts (1 C, 9 P) U Undead (4 C, 41 P) W Works about legendary creatures (5 C, 12 P) Σ Legendary creature stubs (150 P)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:02:17 GMT -5
A African legendary creatures (6 C, 4 P) Asian legendary creatures (11 C, 3 P) E European legendary creatures (20 C, 20 P) F Finno-Ugric legendary creatures (3 C) I Indo-European legendary creatures (12 C, 1 P) L Latin American legendary creatures (4 C, 2 P) Legendary creatures in popular culture (39 C, 20 P) N North American legendary creatures (8 C) O Oceanian legendary creatures (5 C, 1 P) S South American legendary creatures (5 C)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:02:46 GMT -5
Lists of legendary creatures List of legendary creatures by type A List of legendary creatures (A) Legendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region B List of legendary creatures (B) C List of legendary creatures (C) List of cryptids D List of legendary creatures (D) List of theological demons E List of legendary creatures (E) F List of legendary creatures (F) List of beings referred to as fairies List of flying mythological creatures G List of legendary creatures (G) List of ghosts List of giants in mythology and folklore List of Greek mythological creatures H List of legendary creatures (H) List of hybrid creatures in folklore I List of legendary creatures (I) J List of legendary creatures (J) List of legendary creatures from Japan K List of legendary creatures (K) L List of legendary creatures (L) List of legendary creatures in Hindu mythology List of dragons in film and television M List of legendary creatures (M) List of many-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction N List of legendary creatures (N) Template:Legendary creatures O List of legendary creatures (O) List of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction P List of legendary creatures (P) Q List of legendary creatures (Q) R List of legendary creatures (R) S List of legendary creatures (S) List of succubi in fiction List of swamp monsters T List of legendary creatures (T) U List of legendary creatures (U) V List of legendary creatures (V) W List of legendary creatures (W) Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology X List of legendary creatures (X) Y List of legendary creatures (Y) Z List of legendary creatures (Z)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:03:06 GMT -5
Lists of dragons (7 P) V Lists of vampires (4 P)
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:03:49 GMT -5
Fiction about cryptids (5 C, 2 P) H Hominid cryptids (2 C, 22 P) L Loch Ness Monster (1 C, 13 P) M Mothman (6 P) P Purported mammals (16 P) '
List of cryptids B Beast of Bray Road C Cougars in Western Australia D Dewey Lake Monster F Fouke Monster I Iemisch J Jersey Devil M Mogollon Monster Mokele-mbembe
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:04:53 GMT -5
Carbunclo L Lou Carcolh S Sazae-oni Shen (clam-monster)
Indus worm M Minhocão (legendary creature) Mongolian death worm Categories:
Legendary fish (2 C, 19 P) L Legendary amphibians (12 P) Legendary birds (8 C, 112 P) Legendary mammals (14 C, 48 P) Legendary reptiles (4 C, 26 P) Categories: Legendary animals
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:05:38 GMT -5
Articles relating to creepypasta, horror-related legends or images that have been copied and pasted around the Internet.
Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
S Slender Man (11 P, 4 F) Pages in category "Creepypasta" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
Creepypasta 0–9 9MOTHER9HORSE9EYES9 B Ben Drowned Black-eyed children Bunny Man C Candle Cove F Followed (film) J Jeff the Killer L Lavender Town List of creepypastas M The Midnight Game Momo Challenge hoax P Penpal (novel) Polybius (urban legend) R Robert (doll) Russian Sleep Experiment S Slender Man Suicidemouse.avi T The Wyoming Incident This Man Z Zalgo text
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:11:24 GMT -5
Fictional therianthropes (2 C, 34 P) M Mermaids (4 C, 31 P) W Wendigos (1 C, 2 P) Werewolves (2 C, 26 P) Pages in category "Therianthropy" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
Therianthropy A Animagus B Banjhakri and Banjhakrini Berserker F Fafnir G Grendel H Huay Chivo I Ijiraq (mythology) IZombie (comic book) M Mermaid Merman Mr. Mystic N Nagual Nereus O Odiyan P Pricolici Púca S Scaler (video game) Strigoi T Tork: Prehistoric Punk W Werecat Werehyena Werejaguar Werewolf Werewoman Willy the Sparrow Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:11:59 GMT -5
Black cat Boksi C Christian views on magic E Elymas Ergotism G Gray magic I Incantation Iron in folklore L Love magic M Mugwort P Potion S Hans Sebald T Theophilus of Adana Traditional witchcraft
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:12:54 GMT -5
Arabic Grimoires (4 P) F Fictional grimoires (1 C, 5 P) G Goetia (1 C, 10 P) J Jewish grimoires (9 P) Pages in category "Grimoires" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).
Grimoire A Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches Arbatel de magia veterum Archidoxis magica Grimoire of Armadel B Black Pullet The Book of Protection Book of Shadows The Book of Abramelin C Calendarium Naturale Magicum Perpetuum D De umbris idearum G Galdrabók Grand Albert Grand Grimoire Book of Saint Cyprian Greek Magical Papyri H Hermetica The Grimoire of Pope Honorius J Jewish magical papyri K Key of Solomon L Grimoire of Pope Leo The Lesser Key of Solomon Liber Officiorum Spirituum Livre des Esperitz M Magical Treatise of Solomon Munich Manual of Demonic Magic P Petit Albert Picatrix Pseudomonarchia Daemonum R Rauðskinna S Sefer Raziel HaMalakh Semiphoras and Schemhamphorash Shams al-Ma'arif Simon Necronomicon Sixth and Seventh Books of Moses List of spirits appearing in grimoires The Sword of Moses The Sworn Book of Honorius T The Triangular Book of St. Germain Three Books of Occult Philosophy Turiel V Grimorium Verum
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:14:01 GMT -5
Iron in folklore
Iron has a long and varied tradition in the mythology and folklore of the world.
In Europe Cold iron "Cold iron" is historically believed to repel, contain, or harm ghosts, fairies, witches, and other malevolent supernatural creatures. This belief continued into later superstitions in a number of forms:
Nailing an iron horseshoe to a door was said to repel evil spirits or, later, to bring good luck. Surrounding a cemetery with an iron fence was thought to contain the souls of the dead. Burying an iron knife under the entrance to one's home was alleged to keep witches from entering. "Cold Iron" is a substitute name used for various animals and incidences considered unlucky by Irish fishermen. A similar phenomenon has been found with Scottish Fishermen.[1]
Horseshoes
A horseshoe on a door is regarded as a protective talisman in some cultures. Horseshoes are considered a good luck charm in many cultures, including those of England, Denmark,[2] Lithuania, and Estonia, and its shape, fabrication, placement and manner of sourcing are all important. A common belief is that if a horseshoe is hung on a door with the two ends pointing up then good luck will occur. However, if the two ends point downwards then bad luck will occur. Traditions do differ on this point, however. In some cultures, the horseshoe is hung points down (so the luck pours onto a person standing under it); in others, it is hung points up (so the luck does not fall out); in others it does not matter so long as the horseshoe has been used (not new), was found (not purchased), and can be touched. In all traditions, luck is contained in the shoe and can pour out through the ends.
In some traditions, any good or bad luck achieved will only occur to the owner of the horseshoe, not the person who hangs it up. Therefore, if the horseshoe was stolen, borrowed or even just found then the owner, not the person who found or stole the horseshoe will get any good or bad luck. Other traditions require that the horseshoe be found to be effective.
Illustration by George Cruikshank for The True Legend of St. Dunstan and the Devil One reputed origin of the tradition of lucky horseshoes is the story of Saint Dunstan and the Devil. Dunstan, who would become the Archbishop of Canterbury in AD 959, was a blacksmith by trade. The story relates that he once nailed a horseshoe to the Devil's hoof when he was asked to reshoe the Devil's horse. This caused the Devil great pain, and Dunstan only agreed to remove the shoe and release the Devil after the Devil promised never to enter a place where a horseshoe is hung over the door.[3]
Another possible reason for the placing of horseshoes above doorways is to ward off faeries, the supposition being that supernatural beings are repelled by iron and as horseshoes were an easily available source of iron, they could be nailed above a door to prevent such beings entering a house.
Meteoric iron in Tibet Thogcha (Tibetan: ཐོག་ལྕགས, Wylie: thog lcags)[4] means 'sky-iron' in Tibetan. Meteoric iron was highly prized throughout the Himalayas where it was included in sophisticated polymetallic alloys for ritual implements such as the singing bowl (Jansen, 1992) and phurba (Müller-Ebeling, et al., 2002).
Beer (1999: p. 234) states that:
Meteoric iron or "sky-iron" (Tib. gnam lcags) is the supreme substance for forging the physical representation of the vajra or other iron weapons, since it has already been tempered by the celestial gods in its passage across the heavens. The indivisibility of form and emptiness is a perfect metaphor for the image of a meteorite or "stone fallen from the sky", manifesting out of the voidness of space as a shooting star or fireball, and depositing a chunk of fused "sky iron" on the earth below. Many vajras held by deities as weapons are described as being forged from meteorite iron, and Tibet, with its high altitude, thin atmosphere and desolate landscape, received an abundance of meteorite fragments. Tibetan vajras were often cast from meteorite iron, and as an act of sympathetic magic a piece of the meteoric iron was often returned to its original site.[5]
In fiction Cold iron is a poetic term for iron. Francis Grose's 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue defines cold iron as "A sword, or any other weapon for cutting or stabbing." This usage often appears as "cold steel" in modern parlance.
Rudyard Kipling's poem "Cold Iron", found in his 1910 collection of stories Rewards and Fairies, used the term poetically to mean "weapon".
In his novel Redgauntlet, the Scottish author Sir Walter Scott wrote, "Your wife's a witch, man; you should nail a horse-shoe on your chamber-door."
In modern fantasy, cold iron may refer to a special type of metal, such as meteoric iron or unworked metal. Weapons and implements made from cold iron are often granted special efficacy against creatures such as fairies and spirits.
In the Disney film Maleficent, the title character reveals early on that iron is lethal to fairies, and that the metal burns them on contact.
In the Pokémon games, Pokémon categorized as Fairy-types are weak against moves that are categorized as Steel-type. Fairy-type moves are also less effective than other types of moves against Pokémon of the Steel-type.
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Post by The Perilous Dreamer on Apr 28, 2021 13:15:26 GMT -5
Symbolic role
16th-century fresco painting of Judas being paid thirty pieces of silver for his betrayal of Jesus Silver plays a certain role in mythology and has found various usage as a metaphor and in folklore. The Greek poet Hesiod's Works and Days (lines 109–201) lists different ages of man named after metals like gold, silver, bronze and iron to account for successive ages of humanity.[67] Ovid's Metamorphoses contains another retelling of the story, containing an illustration of silver's metaphorical use of signifying the second-best in a series, better than bronze but worse than gold:
But when good Saturn, banish'd from above, Was driv'n to Hell, the world was under Jove. Succeeding times a silver age behold, Excelling brass, but more excell'd by gold.
— Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book I, trans. John Dryden In folklore, silver was commonly thought to have mystic powers: for example, a bullet cast from silver is often supposed in such folklore the only weapon that is effective against a werewolf, witch, or other monsters.[68][69][70] From this the idiom of a silver bullet developed into figuratively referring to any simple solution with very high effectiveness or almost miraculous results, as in the widely discussed software engineering paper No Silver Bullet.[71] Other powers attributed to silver include detection of poison and facilitation of passage into the mythical realm of fairies.[70]
Silver production has also inspired figurative language. Clear references to cupellation occur throughout the Old Testament of the Bible, such as in Jeremiah's rebuke to Judah: "The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away. Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them." (Jeremiah 6:19–20) Jeremiah was also aware of sheet silver, exemplifying the malleability and ductility of the metal: "Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the workman, and of the hands of the founder: blue and purple is their clothing: they are all the work of cunning men." (Jeremiah 10:9)[57]
Silver also has more negative cultural meanings: the idiom thirty pieces of silver, referring to a reward for betrayal, references the bribe Judas Iscariot is said in the New Testament to have taken from Jewish leaders in Jerusalem to turn Jesus of Nazareth over to soldiers of the high priest Caiaphas.[72] Ethically, silver also symbolizes greed and degradation of consciousness; this is the negative aspect, the perverting of its value.[73]
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