Image Schedel sche Weltchronik Dog head.jpg thumb 250px right A cynocephalus. From the Nuremberg Chronicle 1493 . Doghead redirects here. For other meanings, see Doghead disambiguation . The condition of cynocephaly, having the head of a dog &mdash or of a jackal &mdash is a widely attested mythical phenomenon existing in many different forms and contexts. Etymology Cynocephaly is taken from the Latin word cynocephalus , meaning dog head , which derives from lang el . The prefix cyno comes from the combining form of lang el meaning dog . This prefix forms compound words having the sense of dog . The suffix cephalic comes from the Latin word cephalicus , meaning head . This word finds its roots in lang el kephalikos meaning capital from lang el kephal meaning head . The suffix cephaly , specifically, means a specific condition or disease of the head . This together forms a dog like condition or disease of the head . The phrase cynocephaly also gave birth to the term cynomorph which means dog like . This phrase is used primarily as Cynomorpha , a sub group of the family biology family Cercopithecidae . This family of primates are known as dog like apes and contain many species of macaque s and baboon s. Ancient Greece and Egypt Cynocephaly was familiar to the Ancient Greeks from representations of the Egyptian gods Hapi Son of Horus Hapi the son of Horus and Anubis the Egyptian god of the dead . The Greek word lang el dog head also identified a sacred Egypt ian baboon with the face of a dog. ref The binomial name for the Yellow Baboon is Papio cynocephalus , while Cynocephalus has also been adopted as the genus name for an Asian arboreal gliding mammal also known as a Colugo . ref Reports of dog headed races can also be traced back to Greek antiquity. In the fifth century BC, the Greek physician Ctesias wrote a detailed report on the existence of cynocephali in India. ref Ctesias, Indica 37, 40 3 ref Similarly, the Greek ... more details
Cynocephalus may refer to Cynocephaly , a Greek word, literally meaning dog head , for a sacred Egyptian baboon with the face of a dog Philippine Flying Lemur Cynocephalus volans , one of two species of flying lemurs Colugo Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus , a baboon from the Old World monkey family Kinda Baboon Papio cynocephalus kindae , a subspecies of baboon Thylacine Thylacinus cynocephalus , commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger Rainette N buleuse Scinax cynocephalus , a species of frog in the Hylidae family disambig de Cynocephalus eu Cynocephalus ... more details
The doghead or cynocephaly phenomenon is a widespread legend involving creatures with human bodies and the heads of dogs. Doghead may also refer to Doghead comics Doghead comics , a 1992 comic book by Al Columbia Doghead firearms , a component of matchlock and flintlock guns Doghead novel , a novel by Danish people Danish author Morten Ramsland Disambiguation es Cabeza de perro desambiguaci n ... more details
Theriocephaly from Greek language Greek therion beast and kefal head is the condition or quality of having the head of an animal commonly used to refer the depiction in art of humans or deities with animal heads. Examples Many of the Egyptian pantheon gods and goddesses worshiped by the Ancient Egyptians , for example, were commonly depicted as being theriocephalic. Notable examples include Horus , depicted as having the head of a falcon . Anubis , depicted with a jackal s head. The desert god Set mythology Set , often depicted with the head of an unknown creature, referred to as the Set animal by Egyptologists. The Horned God of Wicca . The Minotaur , from Ancient Greek Greek Greek mythology mythology . In some Eastern Orthodox icon traditions, some saints, particularly St. Christopher , are depicted as having the cynocephaly head of a dog . In Hinduism , the wisdom god Ganesha is depicted with an elephant head. See also Cynocephaly Hybrid mythology Therianthropy Zoomorphism References Agamben, Giorgio 2004 . The Open. Stanford Stanford University Press. ISBN 0 8047 4738 5. Category Mythological human hybrids Category Egyptian deities de Theriokephalie es Terioc falo fr Th rioc phalie lt v riagalvyst ... more details
Psoglav lang sr , literally doghead is a demon ic mythical creature in Serbian mythology belief about it existed in parts of Bosnia region Bosnia and Montenegro . ref name SMR cite book author . Kuli i coauthors P. . Petrovi , N. Panteli title origyear 1970 publisher Nolit location Belgrade language Serbian page 249 chapter ref Psoglav was described as having a human body with horse legs, and dog s head with iron teeth and a single eye on the forehead. ref name SMR Psoglavs were described to live in caves, or in a dark land, which has plenty of gemstones, but no sun. ref name SMR They practice Cannibalism anthropophagy , by eating people, or even digging out corpses from graves to eat them. ref name SMR Psoglav is a chthonic demon, somewhat similar to Greek mythology Greek cyclops . ref name SMR See also Wikisource The Dark Land Cynocephaly Ghoul References references Slavmyth Category Slavic demons Category Serbian folklore Euro myth stub cs Psoglav pt Psoglav sr ... more details
Image Luke by roslin.jpg thumb 300px St.Luke by Toros Roslin . The Acts of the Apostles is a genre of Early Christian literature, recounting the lives and works of the Twelve apostles apostles of Jesus . The Acts are important for many reasons, one of them being the concept of apostolic succession . ref Ehrman 2003 , p. 167 ref They also provide insight into the valuation of missionary activities among the exotic races, since some of them feature missionary work done among, for instance, the Cynocephaly . ref Friedman 2000 p. 59 ref One work in this genre is included in the New Testament canon, entitled simply Acts of the Apostles or Acts , and primarily concerns the activities of Saint Peter , John the Apostle , and Paul the Apostle , a convert. It is presumably the second part of a two part work, the Canonical Gospel of Gospel of Luke Luke being the first part, with both works being addressed to Theophilus Biblical Theophilus , and sharing a similar style. List of acts The following list is not exhaustive. Acts of Andrew Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew Among the Parthians ref Friedman 2000 , p. 70 ref Acts of the Apostles , Biblical canon Canon ical Acts of Barnabas Acts of John The Lost Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles Acts of the Martyrs Acts of Paul Acts of Peter Acts of Peter and Paul Acts of Peter and the Twelve Acts of Philip Acts of Pilate Acts of Paul and Thecla Acts of Thecla Acts of Thomas Acts of Timothy Citations reflist References cite book last Friedman first John Block authorlink coauthors title The Monstrous Races in Medieval Art and Thought publisher Syracuse University Press year 2000 location Syracuse page url doi id isbn 978 0 8156 2826 2 cite book last Ehrman first Bart D. authorlink coauthors title Lost Scriptures Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament publisher Oxford University Press year 2003 location Oxford page url doi id isbn 0195141822 Further Reading Ehrman, Bart D 2005 . Lost Christianities The Battles for Scripture and ... more details
see Hybrid mythology Below is a list of mythological hybrids. Partly human Upper part human Centauroid Bai Ze Lamassu Shedu Centaur horse Onocentaur donkey Penghou dog Buraq Persian iconography Taotie sheep Goat Faun Pan god Pan Satyr Silenus Sileni Silenus Devil Bird Bird goddess Lilith Lilitu Harpy Kinnara Siren Ichthyocentaurs Ichthyocentaur human fish Mermaid , Merman half human, half fish Triton mythology Triton Jengu Snake Fu Xi Lamia mythology Lamia N ga N wa Zhuyin mythology Zhuyin Other Scorpion man Scorpion Man scorpion Cecaelia octopus Human Headed Manticore Human face, lion body, scorpion tail, occasional dragon wings Sphinx Human head, lion body, occasional bird wings Human with animal head main Theriocephaly Ra , Horus and Monthu falcon Anubis jackal Amunet , Meretseger cobra Bastet mythology Bast cat Sekhmet and Narasimha lion Thoth ibis Khnum sheep Sobek crocodile Khepri dung beetle Heqet frog Chi You , Minotaur and Ox Head and Horse Face Ox Head bull Ox Head and Horse Face Horse Face and Ipotane horse Cynocephaly dog Ganesha elephant Tengu Karasu tengu crow Human with some animal parts Winged winged genie bird wings Chayot Devil bat wings Seraph bird wings Talos Cupid Angel Christian iconography Fairy insect like wings Mothman Horned Horned God Gorgon snake hair, wings, boar tusks Devil Adlet human dog Oni folklore Oni Tikbalang human horse Part Animal, Part Human Garuda head and wings of an eagle, body of a man Non human Allocamelus donkey, camel Ammit crocodile, lion, hippopotamus Baku spirit Baku tapir, bear, tiger, elephant, ox, rhinoceros, goat Basilisk , Cockatrice chicken, reptilian Chimera mythology Chimera goat, snake, dragon, lion Dragon Fenghuang pheasant, mandarin duck, peacock, crane, parrot, swallow Gajasimha elephant, lion Griffin lion, eagle Hippalectryon horse, chanticleer Hippocamp Hippocampus horse, fish Hippogriff horse, griffin Jackalope jack rabbit, antelope, pheasant Ophiotaurus bull, serpent Pegasus horse, bird Peryton stag, ... more details
, Saint Christopher is sometimes represented with the Cynocephaly head of a dog . File St ... from the 6th century. In Eastern Orthodox icon s, Saint Christopher is often represented with the Cynocephaly ... more details
Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable style margin left 0.6em float right colspan 4 Greek alphabet colspan 4 Transliteration schemes Greek Traditional Classical Modern a a a b b v g g gh, y d d dh e e e z z, dz z e i th th th i i i c k k l l l m m m n n n x x x o o o p p p r r r s s s t t t y u i ph ph ph, f ch kh kh ps ps ps o o ae, e ai e, ai au au af, av i ei i eu eu ef, ev ng ng ng nx nx nx nc nk g, ng nch nkh nkh mp mp b, mb nt nt d, nd oe, e oi i u ou ou, u This is a list of Greek words with derivatives in English . The words are in Greek alphabetic order, with tables for the 24 Greek letters, listing thousands of related English words. id toc Contents Transliteration Transliteration Greek words with modern derivatives Greek Words with Modern Derivatives See also See also External links External links NOTOC Transliteration There are considerable differences between the various transliteration s used to represent the Greek alphabet in English Language English . The table in the sidebar shows The traditional transliteration, in other words that used in Latin , representing classical Greek this is the form in which most Greek words have made their way into English A classical transliteration, commonly used to represent more accurately the pronunciation of Ancient Greek, although traditional forms are rarely used. The modern transliteration often used for Modern Greek see transliteration of Greek into English for some variations. Rough breathing was represented in some Greek dialects by an h while in others, the h represented the vowel eta the origin of the sign is thought to be the left hand half of the letter H a rough breathing over an initial vowel or diphthong &ndash lang grc &ndash indicates that the word wa ... more details
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