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	Myth*ing Links: Central & Eastern Europe / Balkans: Romania
		Romanians fleeing Transylvania founded the independent principalities of Walachia and Moldavia in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries....
		The Romanians assert that they are the descendants of Latin-speaking Dacian peasants who remained in Transylvania after the Roman exodus, and of Slavs who lived in Transylvania's secluded valleys, forests, and mountains, and survived there during the tumult of the Dark Ages.
		Romanian historians explain the absence of hard evidence for their claims by pointing out that the region lacked organized administration until the twelfth century and by positing that the Mongols destroyed any existing records when they plundered the area in 1241.
	www.mythinglinks.org /euro~east~Balkans~Romania.html (6024 words)

	Encyclopedia: Romanian mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In Romanian mythology, strigoi (same form both singular and plural) are the evil souls of the dead rising from the tombs during the night to haunt the neighbourhood.
		In Romanian mythology the Zmeu is a creature similar to the dragon (balaur in Romanian folklore, although this is not a direct translation).
		In Romanian mythology, Mesterul Manole is the architect of the Curtea de Arges Monastery in Wallachia.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Romanian-mythology (924 words)

	Mythology
		Mythology figures prominently in most religions, and most mythology is tied to at least one religion.
		For the purposes of this article, therefore, we use the word "mythology" to refer to stories that, while they may or may not be strictly factual, reveal fundamental truths and insights about human nature, often through the use of archetypes.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, scientific mythology, and many other ways.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/m/my/mythology.html (942 words)

	Mythology Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The modern definition of mythology primarily the body of myths from a particular culture or religion, as in Greek mythology, Egyptian mythology or Norse mythology.
		Mythology is also the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interpretation of myths.
		Mythology is alive and well in the modern age through urban legends, New Age beliefs, certain aspects of religion and so forth.
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Mythology (2371 words)

	Zmeu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sometimes compared to other fantastic creatures, such as the balaur or the "vârcolac", the zmeu is nevertheless distinct, because it usually has clear antropomorphic traits: it is humanoid and has legs, arms, the ability to create and use artefacts such as the weapons, or the desire to marry young girls.
		As an interesting side-note on the zmeu's ability to fly, in Romanian as in German and Russian, the word for dragon also refers to the kites that children fly.
		However, the linguist Dr. Sorin Paliga challenges the notion that the Romanian word Zmeu is of Slavic origin, and hypothesizes that the pan-Slavic forms were an early Slavic loan from the Dacian language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zmeu (525 words)

	Romanian mythology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This article on Romanian mythology covers both the mythology traditional to the Romanian people and to certain earlier civilizations that occupied the same geographic area, and whom the ethnic Romanians tend to claim either as spiritual or as more literal ancestors.
		Thus it covers Dacian and Thracian gods, but does not cover Hungarian mythology.
		Bendis - the goddess of moon, forests and magic (associated with Diana, Artemis)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Romanian_mythology (117 words)

	Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system.
		The term is most often used in this sense to describe religions founded by ancient societies, such as Roman mythology, Greek mythology, and Norse mythology, belief in which is nearly extinct.
		However, it is important to keep in mind that while some view the Norse and Celtic pantheons as mere fable, others hold them as a religion, though the modern versions of these beliefs usually have little to no resemblance to the originals (see Neopaganism).
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Mythology (1049 words)

	Baba Dochia
		In Romanian mythology, Baba Dochia, or The Old Dokia, is a name originating from the Byzantine calendar which celebrates the Martyr Evdokia on the 1st of March.
		The Romanian Dokia personifies mankind's impatience in waiting for the return of spring.
		Baba Dochia has a son, called Dragomir or Dragobete, who is married.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/b/baba_dochia.html (278 words)

	BTVS LAND - Mythology
		In Hungarian stories he was consistently portrayed as a villain, whereas in Romanian literature heroic traits prevailed.
		To become the Prince of Wallachia, one of three Romanian provinces, Vlad overthrew the boyars (the nobles) who were the people in power at the time and took the centralized seat of power around 1449.
		Romanian, Russian, and German legends claim that Dracula was reborn, and the reason why his coffin has never been found is because he always carries it with him.
	btvsland.tripod.com /mythology_vamp_vladessay.htm (2058 words)

	Romanian Cultural Foundation Publishing House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		A lively and knowledgeable study of the Romanian grassroots manifestations in the field of the visual arts which are undoubtedly most spontaneous, most sincere and most credible.
		This book is an attempt to trace the development of national consciousness and explain the nature of early modern nationalism among the Romanians of Transylvania in the 18th and the first half of the 19th century.
		The author studies the typology of Romanian carols in different chapters of the book, such as: "The language and functions of winter traditions", "The Carols and their texts", "The typology and the musical genres of the carol", "Star songs and other carols".
	www.romansk.ku.dk /bib/rumaen/rcfph.htm (1622 words)

	Romanian Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Professor of Romanian studies at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at the University of London, he is recognized as the leading authority on Romanian history in Great Britain and is the author of numerous books and articles on Romanian history, including Ceausescu and the Securitate: Coercion and Dissent in Romania, 1965-1989.
		By combining the insights of an American and a Romanian scholar with a vision of Romanian pastoral life developed by a leading American photographer, the reader is introduced to one of the most complicated and elusive cultural icons in European civilization.
		This volume is a collection of studies presented by Romanian, American, and British scholars at the Fourth International Conference of the Center for Romanian Studies held in Iasi and Focsani, Romania, from 22-27 June 1998, on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the end of the great world conflict.
	www.romanianembassy.dk /bilateral/donatie.html (8951 words)

	Mythology - FreeEncyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universe, the world's creation, natural phenomenon, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself.
		Although many people think that a mythology must be old, it does not have to be so.
		An excellent example of such a mythology is that developed by J.
	openproxy.ath.cx /my/Mythology.html (568 words)

	Strigoi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Romanian mythology, strigoi (same form singular or plural) are the evil souls of the dead rising from the tombs during the night to haunt the neighbourhood.
		These names are derived from strigǎ, which in Romanian meant "witch" or "barn owl", cognate with Italian strega, which means "witch", and descended from the Latin word strix, for a shrieking vampiric bird.
		The Strigoi (This link is not about the folkloric Romanian strigoi, but about a version modified to play such a creature in the role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade.)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Strigoi (154 words)

	Myths and Legends - frames
		Mythology Notes present descriptions of gods, summaries of myths, and some historical material on the mythologies of the Ancient Near East, Persia, Scandinavia, and the Celts.
		Canaanite/Ugaritic Mythology FAQ This page contains a description of the pantheon of the people refered to as Canaanites in the Bible, as recovered from the city of Ugarit in what is now western Syria.
		Hittite Mythology REF This page contains a description of the pantheon, and history of the Hittites, who drew heavily upon the pantheon of their neighbors the Hurrians.
	home.comcast.net /~chris.s/myth.html (11969 words)

	Behind the Name: Scandinavian Names
		Scandinavian, Dutch, Czech, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Hungarian, Romanian
		In Norse mythology this was the name of the daughter of Loki...
		From the Old Norse name Ingvarr, which was derived from the name of the Norse god ING combined with arr meaning "warrior".
	www.behindthename.com /nmc/sca.php (1154 words)

	Romanian mythology Information
		Romanian mythology covers both the mythology traditional to the Romanian people and to certain earlier civilizations that occupied the same geographic area, and whom the ethnic Romanians tend to claim either as spiritual or as more literal ancestors.
		Thus it covers Dacian and Thracian gods, elements of Roman mythology, and Norse Mythology,but does not cover Hungarian mythology.
		Bendis - the goddess of moon, forests and magic (associated with Diana, Artemis)
	www.bookrags.com /Romanian_mythology (103 words)

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		It is also conspicuously absent from many books on Romanian folklore which have been compiled from actual field studies, and I have never found a reference which actually recounts any interview with a real live Romanian in which "nosferatu" is used.
		Considering the extraordinary number of Romanian terms for vampires and related creatures that have been enumerated in such studies, this is odd indeed.
		You will note that according to the end-times mythology of recent White Wolf books that the Ravnos antedeluvian was referred to as Ravana, and the Malkavians stereotype of the Ravnos in third addition made some sort of veiled reference to the head of the Rakshasa or some such.
	www.tzimisce.net /whitewolfword.php (2738 words)

	Image: Art, Faith, Mystery
		Set in far-flung locations, her stories make distant things present and real, never exotic or gimmicky; this is the real stuff, real stories about likeable, wounded, resilient people who feel as if they could live next door to you, though in fact they live in the Czech Republic, or Siberia, or Texas, or Alaska.
		Her fiction has an aura of timelessness, placing mythology and burdened history alongside modern, urban angst, sharply written dialogue, and urgent character conflict.
		The survival of the Romanian language in written form is attributed solely to the activities of these lavra dwelling Hesychast monks who kept their manuscripts under lock and key.
	www.imagejournal.org /aom/ochsner_gina.asp (722 words)

	mythology
		Myths are generally stories based on tradition and legend designed to explain the universe, the world's creation, natural phenomena, and anything else for which no simple explanation presents itself.
		However, most people concur that each religion has a body of myths that have developed in addition to scriptures.
		Stories from scripture are usually not referred to as mythology except in a pejorative sense, but one can speak of a Jewish mythology, a Christian mythology, or an Islamic mythology, in which one describes the mythic elements within these faiths without speaking to the veracity of the faith's tenets or claims about its history.
	www.fact-library.com /mythology.html (833 words)

	MYTHOLOGY FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The modern definition of mythology primarily the body of myths from a particular culture or religion, as in ''Greek_mythology'', ''Egyptian_mythology'' or ''Norse_mythology''.
		Schelling's ''Introduction to Philosophy and Mythology'', "Mythological representations have been neither invented nor freely accepted.
		These people object to the use of the word ''myth'' to describe what they believe.
	www.flowergods.com /en:Mythology (2173 words)

	<nettime> Art and Political Mythology of Virtuality (Romanian Style) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Their style was dirty and minimal, full of ironical references to Romanian history and to the political moment - the dubious post-communist leadership of Ion Iliescu.
		Which is of course a procedure of political mythology: there is no such a transition there, just a fall into the reality of neo-liberal disorder.
		People in the Romanian countryside watch TV and meanwhile they still believe in vampires; sometimes they even act accordingly, sticking a piece of wood through the heart of deceased people suspected to be werewolves.
	www.nettime.org /Lists-Archives/nettime-l-0007/msg00040.html (4479 words)

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		Romanian Magical Medicine is probably something no one is really accustomed with.
		Also, we will try (we don't promise...) to show you some info on romanian mythology (did you knew that the Thracians, romanians' forefathers, were the first civilized people in Europe?) and romanian magical practices.
		Romanians do not call gods, do not close circles and have never in their history killed witches just for being witches.
	wiccaro.freeservers.com (202 words)

	On Linguistic Aspects from a Cross-cultural Perspective (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The examples we have mentioned in English and Romanian support the idea that fruits and vegetables are evaluated and assume different degrees of importance in our eyes, i.e.
		Relative to Romanian, I assume that the idea of intensity of a state or action is conveyed, in certain registers, by terms and expressions pertaining to basic element source domains such as fire and earth.
		In Romanian culture, gift-giving takes the form of hospitality which has been raised to the level of life principle, irrespective of the circumstances of the host [7].
	www.generativeart.com /99/2899.htm (2568 words)

	ROMANIAN MYTHOLOGY
		At Limanu (Constanta County), Derzelas appears shown on horseback, as he similarly may be seen on the Racatau and Zimnicea old pottery, or the Bucharest-Herastrau and Surcea (Constanta County again) discovered hoards.
		Ancient representations, recently discovered, show her to our eyes through the face of a full figured woman, with prominent cheek bones and curly hair either plaited into two tresses or spliced into two big curls surrounding her lovely looks.
		The walls were initially meant to protect the sacred space within, and in the middle, flames were lit in a fireplace which were constantly taken care of to keep alight.
	www.angelfire.com /md/Orastie/mythology.html (3845 words)

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		Revival of national mythology provides a renewed sense of identity for people, particularly those who feel they were denied their particular religious or cultural identity by the old regime or other national groups.
		The abuse of the ’historicality of the nation’ is widespread, and often results in a condition in which the guardians of the nations - the political elite - have the monopoly on determining the ’national cause’.
		Especially Romanian and Bulgarian economic progress is greatly reduced - or stagnated - by the influence of the mafia and the fl market.
	users.utu.fi /vimani/glob.htm (7446 words)

	Read about Romanian mythology at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Romanian mythology and learn about Romanian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Research Romanian mythology and learn about Romanian mythology here!
		This article on Romanian mythology covers both the mythology traditional to the
		Romanian people and to certain earlier civilizations that occupied the same geographic area, and whom the ethnic Romanians tend to claim either as spiritual or as more literal ancestors.
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Romanian_mythology (113 words)

	SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS
		We, the Romanian members have proposed to talk about navigation, water as a theme in the Romanian mythology and literature, the water operation from traditional tools to the modern hydro-electric stations, The Black Sea ecosystem, the Danube Delta, the elaboration of a trilingual-Romanian Dictionary of water (English and French).
		The meeting at Vigo made us realize the fact that although belonging to different countries, we face the same problems regarding the water, we have the purposes, so we belong to the same cultural and civilization area that is Europe of the third millennium.
		The students have improved their knowledge of Biology, Geography, History, Physics, Romanian and World Literature, foreign languages, using bibliography in Romanian, English and French.
	www.basarab.ro /files/fisiere/socrates2engl.htm (334 words)

	Window to Romania - Romanian Christmas books traditons recipes translation craciun fericit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		Surprise your Romanian friends by sending your best wishes in their native language.
		We chose the most beloved to the Romanians' hearts.
		The Romanians have a great respect for the forests and implicitly for the fir trees.
	windowtoromania.org /craciun.asp (824 words)

	ROMANIAN MYTHOLOGY
		Ancient representations, recently discovered, show her to our eyes through the face of a full-figured woman, with prominent cheek bones and curly hair either plaited into two tresses or splitted into two big curls surrounding her lovely looks.
		The fourth millenium B.C. wasn't exactly a lucky one for the future-to-be Romanian people, stated the experts referring themselves to the crumbling period of the legendary continental bridge which was linking Europe with Asia Minor.
		And it is merely odd how most of our modern historians are still able to justify their naked indifference towards all these blatant facts.
	www.dacia.org /history/myth_e.html (3872 words)

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