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crocodile is a large, dangerous predator native to tropical
and subtropical climes. It spends most of its time in large
bodies of water.
[]
How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!
How cheerfully he seems to grin
How neatly spreads his claws,
And welcomes little fishes in,
With gently smiling jaws!
[ How Doth The Little Crocodile, by Lewis Carroll ]
croesus
kroisos
creosote
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and the Orcs were at his command and multiplied like flies.
Thus the Black Years began ...
[ The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]
# includes "dart trap"
dart*
Darts are missile weapons, designed to fly such that a sharp,
often weighted point will strike first. They can be
distinguished from javelins by fletching (i.e., feathers on
the tail) and a shaft that is shorter and/or more flexible,
and from arrows by the fact that they are not of the right
length to use with a normal bow.
[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
Against my foe I hurled a murderous dart.
He caught it in his hand -- I heard him laugh --
I saw the thing that should have pierced his heart
Turn to a golden staff.
[ Gifts, by Mary Coleridge ]
demogorgon
A terrible deity, whose very name was capable of producing the
most horrible effects. He is first mentioned by the 4th-century
Christian writer, Lactantius, who in doing so broke with the
superstition that the very reference to Demogorgon by name
brought death and disaster.
[ Brewer's Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ]
Demogorgon, the prince of demons, wallows in filth and can
spread a quickly fatal illness to his victims while rending
them. He is a mighty spellcaster, and he can drain the life
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them difficult to deal with, even on the rare occasions when
they are friendly.
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]
diamond
The hardest known mineral (with a hardness of 10 on Mohs' scale).
It is an allotropic form of pure carbon that has crystallized in
the cubic system, usually as octahedra or cubes, under great
pressure.
[ A Concise Dictionary of Physics ]
The diamond, _adamas_ or _dyamas_, is a transparent stone, like
crystal, but having the colour of polished iron, but it cannot
be destroyed by iron, fire or any other means, unless it is
placed in the hot blood of a goat; with sharp pieces of diamond
other stones are engraved and polished. It is no greater than
a small nut. There are six kinds, however Adamant attracts
metal; it expels venom; it produces amber (and is efficacious
against empty fears and for those resisting spells). It is
found in India, in Greece and in Cyprus, where magicians make
use of it. It gives you courage; it averts apparitions; it
removes anger and quarrels; it heals the mad; it defends you
from your enemies. It should be set in gold or silver and worn
on the left arm. It is likewise found in Arabia.
[ The Aberdeen Bestiary, translated by Colin McLaren ]
dilithium*
The most famous and the first to be named of the imaginary
"minerals" of Star Trek is dilithium. ... Because of this
mineral's central role in the storyline, a whole mythology
surrounds it. It is, however, a naturally occurring substance
within the mythology, as there are various episodes that
make reference to the mining of dilithium deposits. ...
This name itself is imaginary and gives no real information on
the structure or make-up of this substance other than that this
version of the name implies a lithium and iron-bearing
aluminosilicate of some sort. That said, the real mineral that
most closely matches the descriptive elements of this name is
ferroholmquistite which is a dilithium triferrodiallosilicate.
If one goes on the premise that nature follows certain general
norms, then one could extrapolate that dilithium might have a
similar number of silicon atoms in its structure.
Keeping seven (i.e. hepto) ferrous irons and balancing the
oxygens would give a theoretical formula of Li2Fe7Al2Si8O27.
A mineral with this composition could theoretically exist,
although it is doubtful that it would possess the more fantastic
properties ascribed to dilithium.
[ The Mineralogy of Star Trek, by Jeffrey de Fourestier ]
dingo
A wolflike wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a
reddish- or yellowish-brown coat, believed to have been
introduced by the aborigines.
[Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language]
disenchanter
Ask not, what your magic can do to it. Ask what it can do to your magic.
Ask not, what your magic can do to it. Ask what it can do
to your magic.
dispater
Dispater is an arch-devil who rules the city of Dis. He is
a powerful mage.
The Roman ruler of the underworld and fortune, similar to the
Greek Hades. Every hundred years, the Ludi Tarentini were
celebrated in his honor. The Gauls regarded Dis Pater as
their ancestor. The name is a contraction of the Latin Dives,
"the wealthy", Dives Pater, "the wealthy father", or "Fater
Wealth". It refers to the wealth of precious stone below the
earth.
[ Encyclopedia Mythica, ed. M.F. Lindemans ]
djinn*
The djinn are genies from the elemental plane of Air. There,
among their kind, they have their own societies. They are
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being who ever joined in the fierce, mad, intoxicating revel
of the Dum-Dum.
[ Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs ]
dunce*
A dunce cap, also variously known as a dunce hat, dunce's
cap, or dunce's hat, is a tall conical hat. In popular
culture, it is typically made of paper and often marked with
a D, and given to schoolchildren to wear as punishment for
being stupid or lazy. While this is now a rare practice,
it is frequently depicted in popular culture such as
children's cartoons.
[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
dungeon*
At once as far as Angels kenn he views
The dismal Situation waste and wilde,
A Dungeon horrible, on all sides round
As one great Furnace flam'd, yet from those flames
No light, but rather darkness visible
Serv'd only to discover sights of woe,
Regions of sorrow, doleful shades, where peace
And rest can never dwell, hope never comes
That comes to all; but torture without end
Still urges, and a fiery Deluge, fed
With ever-burning Sulphur unconsum'd:
Such place Eternal Justice had prepar'd
For those rebellious, here their Prison ordain'd
In utter darkness, and their portion set
As far remov'd from God and light of Heav'n
As from the Center thrice to th' utmost Pole.
[ Paradise Lost, by John Milton ]
~dwarf ??m*
#~dwar* cave*man
dwarf*
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What matter, so there is but fire
In you, in me?'
[ The Mask, by W.B. Yeats ]
engrav*
A.S*
Presently we reached a place where the beach narrowed; the sea
almost came up to the foot of the cliffs, leaving a passage no
wider than a couple of yards. Between two projecting rocks we
caught sight of the entrance to a dark tunnel.
There, on a slab of granite, appeared two mysterious letters,
half eaten away by time -- the two initials of the bold,
adventurous traveller:
A.S.
'A.S.,' cried my uncle. 'Arne Saknussemm! Arne Saknussemm again!'
[...] at the sight of those two letters, carved there three
hundred years before, I stood in utter stupefaction. Not
only was the signature of the learned alchemist legible on
the rock, but I held in my hand the dagger which had traced it.
Without showing the most appalling bad faith, I could no longer
doubt the existence of the traveller and the reality of his
journey.
[ Journey to the Centre of the Earth, by Jules Verne,
translated by Robert Baldick ]
*epidaurus
The asclepieion at Epidaurus was the most celebrated healing
center of the Classical world, the place where ill people went
in the hope of being cured. To find out the right cure for
their ailments, they spent a night in the enkoimitiria, a big
sleeping hall. In their dreams, the god himself (Asclepius)
would advise them what they had to do to regain their health.
There are also mineral springs in the vicinity which may have
been used in healing.
[ Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ]
erinys
erinyes
These female-seeming devils named after the Furies of mythology
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impaled the fungus, silencing it. However, it was too late:
the alarm had been raised[...]
Suddenly, a large, dark shape rose from the abyss before them,
its fetid bulk looming overhead...The monster was some kind of
its fetid bulk looming overhead... The monster was some kind of
great dark worm, but that was about all they were sure of.
[ The Adventurers, Epic IV, by Thomas A. Miller ]
skeleton