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Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. mythical beings mythologies more mythical mythology mythical most mythical http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology Wizard wizard The collection of people who specialize in the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv950jZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Magic</a> arts. In #$DungeonsAndDragonsMt, a class of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvXFFApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RolePlayingCharacter</a> with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv950jZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Magic</a> using abilities. Ghost ghost The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQq-QpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Agent_Intangible</a>s (q.v.) who were formerly <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a>s but have since died (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwJ45PHS7EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Deceased</a>), and (it is commonly believed) are bound (perhaps temporarily) to the locales where as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a>s they lived and died. Despite their intangiblity (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjjo5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Intangible</a>), ghosts are traditionally believed to be perceivable to humans, at least on occasion. Seeing a ghost, reportedly, can be a very frightening experience. The collection of all vampires - mythological creatures (perhaps animated corpses) that bite the necks of their human victims and drink their blood. The victims then turn into vampires themselves. Vampires can be 'killed' by driving a stake into their hearts or cremating them, sleep in coffins during the daytime and are active only at night, and have a strong aversion to sunlight and garlic. Vampire vampire The collection of all witches. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjW5ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FemaleHuman</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjZtZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OldHuman</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPftGZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Witch</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWgxLZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PersonTypeByActivity</a>. Witch witch Bigfoot Sasquatch A type of large hairy creature said to roam wilderness areas of North America. mythical hero MythologicalHero This collection is a subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwHKvgpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FictionalCharacter</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwFeiCJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalHero</a> are such heros <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViLc5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Odysseus</a> and Achilles. A mythical beast of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCamJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AncientEgypt</a>, symbolizing the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQCWlpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Pharaoh_HeadOfState</a> as an incarnation of the sun god Ra. An <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvf0VHpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EgyptianSphinx</a> has the head of a man, ram, or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkBH5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hawk</a> and the body of a lion. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvokXr5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GreatSphinxOfGiza</a> for the famous statue. sphinx EgyptianSphinx The collection of all banshees. The <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv2jlepwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Banshee</a> is a supernatural being in Irish and other Celtic folklore whose mournful 'keening,' or wailing screaming or lamentation, at night was believed to foretell the death of a member of the family of the person who heard the spirit. The word 'banshee' is a phonetic spelling of the Irish 'bean sidhe'. Banshee banshee gnome Gnome-Mythical Imaginary creatures. Typically very small, old, male, bearded, wearing pointy hats. merman Merman A mythological being which lives in the sea and has the upper body of a man and the lower parts of a fish. The female counterpart is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvwxlgZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Mermaid</a>. Dwarf-Mythical dwarf The mythical race of stocky, warrior-like beings described in such works as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVi8lZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LordOfTheRings_Trilogy</a>, and employed as characters in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwEM4V5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">DungeonsAndDragons</a> the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvV_WHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">RolePlayingGame</a>. The collection of all witch's broomsticks. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjB55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Broom</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViuUJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AirTransportationDevice</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPftPZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">WitchBroomstick</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. witch's broomstick WitchBroomstick griffin Griffin <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBi0VZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amazon_Warrior</a>s (the Amazons) were each one of a nation of #$FemalePerson warriors of ancient Scythia who burned off the right <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjV7ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Breast</a> in order to use a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjB6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Bow_Weapon</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIy5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Arrow</a> more effectively. Female warriors in any nation are sometimes called 'amazons'. (The word 'amazon' has also become a nick-name for <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwHWw3ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BigBeautifulWoman</a> in the 1990's.) Amazon-Warrior amazon MythologicalPlace This collection includes all places, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwBZT8ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Atlantis</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwE5xz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Valhalla</a>, that are fictional and are introduced in some mythology. mythical place A mythological creature with the general size and shape of a horse, but with a horn growing out of its forehead. Unicorns are usually white. Unicorn unicorn Mermaid mermaid A mythological being which lives in the sea and has the upper body of a woman and the lower parts of a fish. The male counterpart is the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfK6S5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Merman</a>. Giant Legendary beings who are enormous in size. An example in American folklore is Paul Bunyan. giant magic wand MagicWand abominable snowman A collection of large hairy humanoid mammals said to roam the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVkEkJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HimalayaMountains</a>. AbominableSnowman A mythological creature which can change form between a human and a wolflike creature. werewolf Werewolf Fairy A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvwj-OJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Fairy</a> is a small imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a very small person. fairy SantasBeard Santa Claus's beard Aphrodite-TheGoddess Aphrodite goddess of love; counterpart of the Roman Venus. Venus-TheGoddess goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite. Venus Dione-TheTitaness A Titaness who mated with Zeus and gave a birth to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvi4gFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Aphrodite_TheGoddess</a>. Dione Poseidon Poseidon-TheGod Poseidon, the Greek god, is the son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a> and the brother of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvpET7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hades_TheGod</a>. Also known as the earth-shaker, he was given the dominion of the sea; just as Zeus got the sky and Hades the Underworld. He was the first to concern himself with seafaring and the first to tame horses. Iapetus Iapetus-TheTitan A Titan who is the father of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv3ghTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Atlas_TheTitan</a>. Santas Sleigh SantasSleigh Santas Reindeer SantasReindeer Hermes, a Greek god, is the messenger of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and the herald of the gods. He is the son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and Maia. Hermes is also known as the robber and cattle driver, the prince of tricksters, the thief at the gates, the bringer of dreams, the patron of travellers, and the governor of the tongue and the guide of intelligent speech. Hermes Hermes-TheGod Apollo In Greek mythology, Apollo is the god of art, music and poetry, and is the archetype of manly beauty. Apollo-God Gaia-TheGoddess Gaia is the Earth. She is the offspring of Chaos or comes into being after it. She is the mother of the Cyclopes and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgShLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Titan</a>s. Gaia Uranus-TheGod Uranus, or sky, is the son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvoX6XpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Gaia_TheGoddess</a> and eventually became her lover. He was the first ruler of the universe. He sired the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgShLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Titan</a>s, but oppressed them because he feared his eventual overthrow. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a> avenged the Titans by castrating Uranus and usurping rule over the universe. Uranus The Ancient Roman god of love, son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwAgs6ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Venus_TheGoddess</a> and either Mars or Mercury. Counterpart of Greek Eros. Cupid Cupid A large reptile-like creature said to inhabit <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViUS5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LochNess_Lake</a> in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViIm5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Scotland</a>. LochNessMonster the Loch Ness Monster She is the sister and spouse of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a>. Although she has the distinction of being the queen of heaven; she is continuously at odds with the lovers of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and the children he had with them. She is the patron of married women and is known for her jealousy. Hera Hera-TheGoddess Atlas <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv3ghTJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Atlas_TheTitan</a> worked out the science of astrology and discovered the spherical nature of the stars. However, he is best known for bearing on his shoulders the pillars which keep earth and heaven apart. This burden, a heavy one and difficult to grasp, is the punishment <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> imposed on him for having been the leader of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgShLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Titan</a>s during their war against the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvjF-xJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Olympian</a>s. And Atlas, they say, though pre-eminent in strength, moans as he holds the vault of the sky on his back. Atlas-TheTitan Eos-TheTitaness Eos Eos, a Titaness, is also Dawn. After she had an affair with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv0yTZZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ares_TheGod</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvi4gFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Aphrodite_TheGoddess</a> made her perpetually in love. Persephone She is a Greek goddess and the daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwAnFn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Demeter_TheGoddess</a>. Persephone is the Queen of the Underworld. She was carried off by Hades-TheGod and because of her eating a seed of a pomegranate in the Underworld had to divide her time between this and the upper world. Persephone-TheGoddess Dionysus-TheGod Dionysus He is a Greek god and the son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and the mortal woman, Semele. This is a god who gives pleasure to mankind: he discovered honey and the vine and its cultivation. Dionysus was attended by satyrs and maenads, whom he formed into an army, making a campaign over all the inhabited world as far as India. Zeus Zeus was allotted the dominion of the sky after having waged war against Cronos and the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgShLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Titan</a>s. Zeus surpasses all others in spirit, wisdom and justice. He prevails upon good men by persuasion, intimidating the evil by punishment. Zeus, some say, caused the Trojan War, so that the load of death might empty the world. Zeus got the thunderbolt , his ultimate weapon, from the cyclopes, and an eagle brings back the thunderbolts which Zeus has flung. Zeus A Titaness. She is also memory and the mother of the Muses. She discovered the uses of the power of reason and gave a designation to every object. Mnemosyne-TheTitaness Mnemosyne Hephaestus-TheGod Hephaestus Hephaestus is the Greek god of the smiths. He discovered the ways of working iron, copper, gold, silver, and everything else which requires fire for working. The Greek goddess of war, handicraft, and wisdom, counterpart of the Roman Minerva. Athena-TheGoddess Athena Kronos Kronos-TheTitan The ruler of the titans and the father of many of the Olympian gods. He was eventually overthrown by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a>. He was the counterpart of the Roman Saturn. Hyperion Hyperion-TheTitan Hyperion, the Titan, has been identified with the sun. He is said to have been the first to understand the movement of the sun, moon and stars. Janus Janus-TheGod The Roman god of beginnings and doorways and archways. Usually depicted as a head with two faces facing opposite directions. A Titan who is the father of Leto. Coeus Coeus-TheTitan Ares Ares, the Greek god is the son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfjaA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hera_TheGoddess</a>, and is the lover of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvi4gFZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Aphrodite_TheGoddess</a>. He loves to wage war, but is fickle about which side he favors. His personality is generally cruel and unimaginative. Ares-TheGod A daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwH-Q-JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Uranus_TheGod</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvoX6XpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Gaia_TheGoddess</a>. She beacame the spouse of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a> and was the mother of the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvjF-xJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Olympian</a>s. She eventually helped <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> overthrow the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgShLJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Titan</a>s. Rhea Rhea-TheTitaness Pegasus Pegasus is a winged horse in Greek mythology. Pegasus Oceanus, one of the Titans, is sometimes considered to be at the origin of all things. This is the god of the backward-flowing river Ocean, which bounds the earth and from which all rivers flow and every sea, and all the springs and wells. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvskAiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Tethys_TheTitaness</a> was his wife. Oceanus-TheTitan Oceanus Because she was the lover of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a>, she was hunted over the whole earth by <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfjaA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hera_TheGoddess</a>, until she came to Delos where she gave birth to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwEj3JpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Apollo_God</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwGMv15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artemis_TheGoddess</a>. Leto-TheTitaness Leto A Titan and son of Uranus and Gaia. Crius-TheTitan Crius A Titaness who was married to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwU6ZDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Coeus_TheTitan</a>. She was the mother of #$Leto-TheGoddess. Phoebe-TheTitaness Phoebe SantaClaus Santa Claus Santas Bag Of Presents SantasBagOfPresents She is a Greek goddess and the daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a>. Her name means 'hearth' and she never leaves home or gets involved in the affairs of men. Hestia also remained a virgin. Hestia Hestia-TheGoddess Prometheus-TheTitan Prometheus Prometheus, a Titan, moulded men out of water and earth and gave them also fire, which, unknown to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a>, he had hidden in a stalk of fennel. But when Zeus learned of it, he ordered <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv-T325wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hephaestus_TheGod</a> to nail his body to Mount Caucasus, which he did with the help of Cratos and Bia, but some say it was <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwNhXFJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hermes_TheGod</a> who nailed Prometheus. On it Prometheus was kept bound for many years. Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night as much as the eagle had devoured during the day. But when Heracles came to Caucasus he shot the eagle and released Prometheus. She is a Greek goddess and the daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfjaA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hera_TheGoddess</a>. Hebe, who some have called Ganymeda, is Youth. She is the cup-bearer in Heaven and pours the nectar to the gods when they are assembled. At times she does other things too, like helping <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfjaA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hera_TheGoddess</a> to prepare her chariot, or bathing <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv0yTZZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ares_TheGod</a> after a battle. Hebe married Heracles after he obtained immortality. Hebe-TheGoddess Hebe Thia-TheTitaness Thia A Titaness who is also called Euryphaessa. She was married to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwKbKmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hyperion_TheTitan</a>. For her sake men set a stamp upon gold and use it as current coin. Demeter-TheGoddess Demeter is a Greek goddess and the daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a>. She is also the mother of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv14LSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Persephone_TheGoddess</a>. Demeter is the goddess of fertility, the mother of the corn. She was the first to gather the corn, prepare and preserve it, and to instruct mankind how to sow it. Demeter The Titaness Themis introduced the ordinances which concern the gods and instructed men in the ways of obedience to laws and peace. Themis Themis-TheTitaness A Titaness who was married to <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwP9YOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Oceanus_TheTitan</a>. According to Greek myth, she nursed and protected <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvfjaA5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Hera_TheGoddess</a> during the Titanomachy. Tethys-TheTitaness Tethys Artemis-TheGoddess Artemis A Greek goddess devoted to hunting. She discovered how to effect the healing of young children and the foods which are suitable to the nature of babes. Artemis is the daughter of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjrRpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Zeus</a> and Leto; her brother is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwEj3JpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Apollo_God</a>. Artemis remained a virgin and protects the sanctity of childhood. She is the patron of midwives and women undergoing childbirth. Hades is a Greek god and a son of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv_CPWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Kronos_TheTitan</a>. He was allotted the dominion of the underworld, or the place where the shades of the dead reside. He abducted <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rv14LSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Persephone_TheGoddess</a> from <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwAnFn5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Demeter_TheGoddess</a>. Hades-TheGod Hades SantasHat Santa's hat fictional thing FictionalThing The collection of all objects that are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) in fictional works but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgEQWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FictionalContext</a> or stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwwBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FictionalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwQwwBZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FictionalThing</a>s, unless they are only defined as existing in some <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvgEQWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FictionalContext</a>. mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. first-order collection An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvtppU5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CollectionType</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rNooX_CChEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FixedOrderCollection</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> is the collection of all specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVjaApwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Individual</a> (q.v.) Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rHIBS0h_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViq35wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalObjectType</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvWXYgJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingObjectType</a>. FirstOrderCollection mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. mythical being MythologicalThing The collection of all <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViAxJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TemporalThing</a>s (beings, magical artifacts, spells, etc.) appearing in myths or legends but not extant in the world modeled by the KB in which something is asserted to be an instance of this. This collection should have no instances in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvViBEZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BaseKB</a> or other general microtheories, but be restricted to microtheories dealing with the "real world" or some fictional world. Note that stories about <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s are not themselves <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rwPfmZpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">MythologicalThing</a>s. The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4r_4bScKNtQdiVw7XtX-HN0Q" class="cyc_term">ClarifyingCollectionType</a> that are used by the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/Mx4rvYbXiJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">QueryAugmentationApplication</a> to resolve natural language ambiguities. QAClarifyingCollectionType QA clarifying collection type