Results for "desert"
5 entries found.
🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreWild rueاسپند
A desert plant whose seeds hold psychoactive alkaloids and serve as incense in the Middle East.Substance · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreAzazelעזאזל
A desert place and fallen angel linked to the Yom Kippur scapegoat ritualFigure · Cursing and harm · Cleansing and purification Historical
🇲🇳 MongoliaMongolian death wormолгой-хорхой (olgoi-khorkhoi)
A legendary desert creature said to kill with venom or electricityBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaAbu Fanousأبو فانوس
A wandering light of the Arabian desert, said to lure travellers and vanishBeing · Cursing and harm · Protection Living
🇪🇬 EgyptAkhekh
A winged desert creature of Egyptian myth linked to chaos and royal powerBeing · Power and authority Legendary
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The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Wild rue: Yuriy75, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mongolian death worm: The original uploader was Pieter0024 at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Azazel: Louis Le Breton, Public domain, source