The sources do not provide a mythic origin narrative treating Elymus as a supernatural actor. In classical onomastic usage Elymus appears as a personal name associated with the Elymians (an eponymous ancestor) and is mentioned in one brief mythic note as a man killed by Gorge. In scientific and modern contexts Elymus is the Latinized genus name applied to a group of perennial grasses in Poaceae.
As used in botanical sources, Elymus designates perennial grasses with variable morphologies across species: spikelets arranged in many-per-inflorescence forms, narrow spikes that may bear long needlelike awns (e.g., E. multisetus), and variable seedhead and flower forms (e.g., E. glaucus). Habit and size vary by species — E. hystrix commonly reaches 2–5 feet tall; E. repens (quackgrass) forms spreading perennial rhizomes and is often regarded as a weed. The mythic/name occurrences include no physical description of a person named Elymus in the provided material.
No supernatural powers or behaviors are attributed to Elymus in the supplied sources. Botanical accounts document ecological and agricultural behaviors: perennial life cycles, habitat preferences (woodland edges, riverbanks, roadsides, disturbed soils), seasonal fruiting/flowering (e.g., E. hystrix fruits July–September), invasive spread in some species (E. repens), and tendencies to hybridize (E. glaucus). Agronomic literature treats problematic species with control methods rather than describing mystical vulnerabilities.
Weaknesses
- otherAgronomic control methods (e.g., intensifying bare fallow strategies to control Elymus repens)
Wards
None recorded.
Elric of Melniboné
Elric of Melniboné is a fictional literary protagonist created by Michael Moorcock: the albino, sorcerer‑emperor of the decaying island realm Melniboné (Imrryr), wielder of the soul‑feeding sword Stormbringer and a manifestion/facet of Moorcock's Eternal Champion theme in later treatments.
Elrond
Elrond is a named fictional individual in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium: a Peredhil ('Half-elven') who served as master of Rivendell (Imladris), bearer of the Elven ring Vilya, counselor and refuge-giver across the Second and Third Ages, and a figure bridging the great ages of Tolkien's world.
Elua and His Companions
Elua and His Companions are divine and semi-divine figures within the fictional religion of Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Legacy, functioning as central mythic personages in the series’ alternate-medieval Western European setting.
Elves (Middle-earth)
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the Elves are the Firstborn of Ilúvatar, a prime pre‑human race whose lives are long and whose spiritual destiny differs from Men. They dwell in Middle‑earth and in the Undying Lands of Valinor; slain Elves' spirits go to the Halls of Mandos in Aman, and many eventually yearn to sail from the Grey Havens to Valinor.
Elwetritsch
A regional legendary chimera reported in southwestern Germany (especially the Palatinate): a bird‑like, chicken‑sized imaginary creature assembled from parts of different animals and embedded in local mock‑hunts and folk identity. One scholarly interpretation traces the modern motif to a linguistic and cultural miniaturization of older night‑pressure spirits (Albdrude/Albdruck), though this continuity is presented in sources as an interpretation rather than uncontested fact.
Elyan the White
Elyan the White is a human knight of Arthurian legend attested in the medieval prose romances of the Lancelot‑Grail (Vulgate) and Post‑Vulgate cycles (and in the Prose Tristan). He is presented as the son of Bors the Younger, a member of the Round Table, a loyal kinsman of Lancelot, and a martial participant in episodes such as the rescue of Guinevere and Lancelot's exile; one Vulgate strand prophesies he will become Emperor of Constantinople.
Elyon
Elyon (ʻElyōn, עֶלְיוֹן) is an ancient Northwest Semitic divine title/name meaning “the Upper/Most High.” In Israelite and neighboring Levantine texts it functions variably as an epithet of the God of Israel, as a high deity in regional treaty and mythic lists, and as a theological/poetic term emphasizing divine supremacy and cosmic height.
Emain Ablach
A mythical island paradise in Irish mythology, associated with Manannán Mac Lir and said to be an idyllic landscape filled with swans and yews. (Note: * Power tier: Reduce to Greater (Primordial implies a cosmic entity, Ancient implies deity-level, which may be excessive for an island paradise) * Origin story: Clarify that it's associated with Manan)
Emathion
Emathion is an onomastic figure in Greek and Roman literature: a name applied to several mortal personages of the heroic age (kings, courtiers, princes, and companions) rather than to a single supernatural being. Occurrences include a king of Aethiopia/Arabia killed by Heracles, a king of Samothrace who sent troops to Dionysus, an aged Ethiopian courtier slain in the Perseus–Phineus brawl, and a companion of Aeneas recorded in the Aeneid.
Emela-ntouka
A cryptozoological animal from Central African tradition, feared for its deadly capabilities. (Note: 1. Power tier: Based on its name and association with elephants, it's likely a Greater entity, not Lesser. 2. Abilities: The source doesn't describe its powers beyond being an "elephant killer", imply)
Emere (Yoruba tradition)
A being that can traverse between the spiritual and physical worlds at will, misrepresenting death as life. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Primordial -> Greater (since Emere is "more powerful than witches" but not explicitly described as cosmic or deity-level). 2. Appearance description should be more specific tha)
Emeth / אמת
Two distinct but lexically related referents: (1) Emeth is a human Calormene officer in C. S. Lewis's novel The Last Battle whose sincere devotion leads Aslan to accept him; (2) אמת (Emeth, Hebrew for "truth") appears in a version of the golem legend as the written animating word placed on a clay figure's forehead, removal of whose initial letter deactivates the creature.
Community Record
- [1]Elymus (Wikipedia disambiguation). Wikipedia, 'Elymus' disambiguationwiki
- [2]Elymus (plant). Wikipedia, 'Elymus (plant)'wiki
- [3]Elymus (Wikidata). Wikidata entry for Elymuswiki
- [4]Quackgrass (Elymus repens) — Minnesota Wildflowers. Minnesota Wildflowers, 'Elymus repens (Quackgrass)'other
- [5]Virginia Wild Rye, Elymus virginicus — Backyard Nature. Backyard Nature, 'Virginia Wild Rye, Elymus virginicus'other
- [6]Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass) — Minnesota Wildflowers. Minnesota Wildflowers, 'Elymus hystrix (Bottlebrush Grass)'other
- [7]Elymus glaucus (Blue Wildrye) — Las Pilitas. Las Pilitas, 'Elymus glaucus, Blue Wildrye.'other
- [8]Big Squirreltail grass, Elymus multisetus — Backyard Nature. Backyard Nature, 'Big Squirreltail grass, Elymus multisetus'other
- [9]Intensifying bare fallow strategies to control Elymus repens in organic soils. Lotjonen, T. & Salonen, J., 'Intensifying bare fallow strategies to control Elymus repens in organic soils', Agricultural and Food Scienceacademic
- [10]Tom's Plant Pages — grasses study. Tom's Plant Pages, grasses study notesother