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List of Gods : "Mormo" - 4 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Monster name "Empusa"	Greek	A monstrous spectre, which was believed to devour human beings. It could åśśume different forms, and was sent out by Hecate to frighten travellers. It was believed usually to appear with one leg of bråśś and the other of an åśś. Whenever a traveller addressed the monster with insulting words, it used to flee and utter a shrill sound. The Lamiae and Mormolyceia, who åśśumed the fonm of handsome women for the purpose of attracting young men, and then sucked their blood like vampyrs and ate their flesh, were reckoned among the Empusae. Greek
"Mormo"	Greek	A female spectre, with which the Greeks used to frighten little children. Mormo was one of the same clåśś of bugbears as Empusa and Lamia.
"Mormolyce or Mormolyceion"	Greek	The same phantom or bugbear as Mormo, and also used for the same purpose. Greek
Angel name "Mormon"	Hebrew / Christian	The last of a pretended line of Hebrew prophets, and the pretended author of The Book of Mormon, or Golden Bible, written on golden plates. This work was in reality written by the Rev. Solomon Spalding, but was claimed by Joseph Smith as a direct revelation to him by the angel Mornion.

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