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1. Abominable Snowman, n. View full entry 1921
...= yeti...
2. acephal, n. and adj. View full entry 1607
...An (imaginary) headless animal or person. Cf. acephali3. Now rare....
3. acephali, n. View full entry 1600
...An (imaginary) race of headless people....
4. Acheron, n. View full entry a1393
...In Greek mythology: one of the rivers of Hades over which the souls of the dead had to pass. Also in extended use: the underworld of the ancient Greeks; hell....
5. adder, n.1 View full entry OE
...A winged serpent; a dragon. Obs....
6. Aegipan, n. View full entry 1538
...A goat-like creature similar to a satyr. Also: (the name of) a Greek god resembling, and sometimes considered to be identical to, the god Pan (see Pan)....
7. aegis, n. View full entry c1425
...Classical Mythol. A shield, piece of defensive armour, or garment carried or worn by Zeus (Jupiter) or Athene (Minerva); (also) a carved or painted representation of this....
8. Aeolian, n. and adj. View full entry 1598
...Of or relating to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds; of, made by, or borne on the wind or currents of air; (also) like an Aeolian harp....
9. Aesir, n. View full entry 1782
...A group of gods, including Odin and Thor, often associated with war and the sky and contrasted with the Vanir. Also (more generally): the Norse gods collectively. Cf. Vanir...
10. afanc, n. View full entry 1573
...In Welsh mythology: an aquatic monster. Also: an otter or beaver identified as such a monster....
11. agathodemon, n. View full entry 1738
...A beneficent spirit or divinity, esp. one manifested or depicted as a serpent or dragon. Also in extended use....
12. agathodemonic, adj. View full entry 1877
...Of or relating to an agathodemon; belonging to a beneficent spirit or divinity....
13. airy fairy, n. View full entry 1863
...A fairy, esp. one perceived as inhabiting the air....
15. All-Father, n. View full entry ?1790
...(A title of) Odin (Woden), the supreme god and creator in Scandinavian mythology....
16. All-Father, n. View full entry 1844
...(A title of) the ancient Greek god Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology)....
17. alp, n.3 View full entry 1828
...A spirit believed to settle on a person during sleep, producing a feeling of suffocation in the sleeper. Cf. incubus1, nightmare1a....
18. † altitonant, n. and adj. View full entry 1620
...Esp. of Jupiter: thundering from on high....
19. ambrosia, n. View full entry 1590
...In Greek mythology, The fabled food of the gods and immortals (as in Homer, etc.)....
20. ambrosial, adj. View full entry 1605
...orig. in the Greek mythology: Belonging to or worthy of the gods, as their food, anointing oil, locks, raiment, sandals, etc....
