Peryton
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The peryton is a
Mythology
The peryton is said to have the head, neck, forelegs and antlers of a
According to Borges, perytons lived in Atlantis until an earthquake destroyed the civilization and the creatures escaped by flight. A peryton casts the shadow of a man until it kills one during its lifetime, at which time it starts to cast its own shadow. A sibyl once prophesied that the perytons would lead to the downfall of Rome.[1]
Some historical versions of the heraldry of King Charles VI of France featured winged stags as heraldic supports,
In popular culture
Perytons are found or used in modern literature and games.
- The creatures appear in Darkwell, a book in The Moonshae Trilogy, where a flock of perytons are among an army of evil monsters summoned by the book's main antagonist.[4]
- The peryton features in John and Carole Barrowman's novel Hollow Earth.[5]
- Perytons appear in Across the Green Grass Fields, the 6th of the Wayward Children series by Seanan McGuire.[6]
- A group of Perytons appear in the fourth Fablehaven book by Brandon Mull, Fablehaven: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary.[7]
Science
The term peryton is also used for radio signals of terrestrial origin that mimic fast radio bursts, pulses that appear to be coming from outside of our galaxy.[8] These perytons were found to be the result of premature opening of a microwave oven door, which releases a frequency-swept radio pulse, which mimics a fast radio burst, as the magnetron turns off.[9]
See also
- Hybrid (mythology)
References
- ISBN 9780764155109.
- ^ "Armes du roi Charles VI. Cerfs ailés ou cerfs volants, supports des armoiries royales". La France pittoresque. Histoire de France, Patrimoine, Tourisme, Gastronomie (in French). 1999-11-29. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ^ Wise, Terence: Medieval European Armies, Oxford: Osprey Publishing 2004, colour plate H1 & p. 39 (= Men-at-Arms Series, vol. 50).
- ISBN 978-0-88038-717-0.
- ^ Kelly, Charles (26 January 2011). "Hollow Earth - A Great Read and Brilliant Promotion for Cumbrae". S1millport.com. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ Tammy (January 16, 2021). "ACROSS THE GREEN GRASS FIELDS By Seanan McGuire – Review". Books, Bones & Buffy.
- ^ Sowder, Jessica (June 8, 2010). "Fablehaven, Book 4: Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary". A Book and a Hug.
- S2CID 35469082.
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