According to Greek mythology, Zeus’s wife Hera once transformed her servant, Galinthias, into a black cat as punishment for impeding the birth of Hercules. Galinthias went on to become an assistant to Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft, and black cats have had unique meanings in various ...
Superstition #2: Black Cats Are Bad Luck A black cat is also associated with bad luck, and sadly, death. This fear of black cats appears to stem from medieval times, when an animal with dark feathers or fur, including crows and ravens, signaled death. In 16th-century Italy, it was bel...
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These days, however, black cats are often are seen as unlucky or mischievous, but not everyone knows why that is. In Celtic mythology, it was believed that fairies could take the form of black cats, and therefore their arrival to a home or village was seen as sign of good luck. Unfortu...
Black cats It’s hard not to think of a witch without thinking of a pointy hat, a broomstick and, of course, a black cat. The cat association takes us back to Celtic mythology, where a fairy known as the Cat Sith took the form of a black feline. The fantastical reputation of cats ...
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The connections between humans and cats can be traced back to some of the world’s earliest civilizations, most notably, ancient Egypt, wherecats were considered divine symbols. Cats also made an appearance in Greek mythology, specificallyHecate, goddess of magic, sorcery, the moon and witchcraft...
The spiritual shadows known as jinn— supernatural creatures that exist in Arab folklore and Islamic mythology and theology — lurk in doorways and in the corners of rooms, never existing as more than a ghostly figure in the corner of one’s eye. These shadows descend on Shideh and Dorsa,...
The snake identification in the Brooklyn Papyri has raised an interesting issue with the snake in §15, Apophis, as this snake features most prominently in the mythology of ancient Egypt as the personification of evil. Apophis is represented in the various royal tombs and in the Book of the ...
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