Mahalath appears within the patriarchal genealogical narratives of Genesis. In the textual material cited, she is presented as the daughter of Ishmael and sister of Nebaioth and as one of the women married by Esau after he saw that his Canaanite wives displeased his parents. Her presence is woven into concerns about lineage, marriage alliances, and family reconciliation in the Isaac/Esau narrative. Scholarly commentary notes that names of Esau's wives differ across Genesis chapters (26–28 and 36), and some scholars propose correspondences between those names (a position that other scholars dispute).
The provided sources give no physical description of Mahalath. She is mentioned only by name and by familial relations; the texts do not record dress, distinguishing traits, or iconographic attributes.
No supernatural abilities or special behaviors are attributed to Mahalath in the supplied materials. Her role in the narrative is social and familial: she is a wife taken by Esau, a marriage that the narrative frames as intended to repair relations with his parents.
Magic Carpet (Persian Tradition)
A legendary carpet in Persian tradition that serves as a form of transportation, carrying its user(s) quickly or instantaneously to their destination. (Note: - Power tier should be Greater, given the ability to defy physical laws and traverse vast distances at will. - Appearance should state "no specific description provided" instead of making an unsubstan)
Magical creatures (The Chronicles of Narnia)
A collective classification for the many non-human sentient and semi-sentient beings that populate C. S. Lewis's fictional world of Narnia. The group includes enlarged talking animals and figures drawn from Greco‑Roman and northern mythic traditions (fauns, centaurs, dryads, etc.) and functions within the books as courtiers, warriors, prophets, and companions to human protagonists.
Magilum Boat
Supernatural vessel in Mesopotamian tradition associated with the god Ninurta, representing a transitional space between life and death. (Note: * Power tier should be Lesser, as the boat's abilities don't match those of a Primordial entity. * Sensory cues: The sinking of the boat is an implicit cue indicating death has occurred; add this to t)
Magnes
Magnes (Ancient Greek: Μάγνης, Magnēs, literally 'the magnet') is a personal name applied to several mythic men in the Greek tradition. The name functions chiefly as an eponymic and genealogical marker (not as a recurring supernatural class), most notably for a Thessalian prince who became the eponymous first king of Magnesia; other attestations include a son of Argos and a possibly mythological 'shepherd' later linked to the discovery of magnetism.
Magnes the shepherd
Magnes the shepherd is a legendary etiological figure credited in classical and medieval sources with the discovery of magnetic ore when the iron parts of his shoes and staff adhered to a rock. He functions as an eponymous origin-figure linking a person or place-name to the term for magnet and the recognition of magnetism.
Mago (mother goddess / earth spirit) — entry notes
The provided source is a general discussion of the concept of a 'goddess' and does not supply Korea-specific information about any figure named Mago. This entry records only what the source says about female divine figures in general and explicitly indicates where information about a Korean Mago is absent or uncertain.
Mahangaatuamatua
A sacred canoe in Māori tradition, associated with spiritual significance and ceremonial importance. (Note: * Power tier: Not specified as Greater; instead, it's implied to be Primordial due to its association with creation/mythological events (first canoe to land in New Zealand). * Appearance: Remove state)
Mahapreta
The 'great ghost' — in Bihar and UP folk classification, a Mahapreta is a preta of exceptional power, born from a death involving multiple injustices simultaneously: wrongful killing, incomplete rites, and unresolved family debt combined. It commands lesser spirits and can cause harm across an entire lineage.
Mahasona
Mahasona (also Maha Sohona, Mahā Sōnā) is a major cemetery-associated spirit in Sinhalese/Sri Lankan folklore described in sources as "the greatest demon" or "god or demon of the cemetery." He is feared as an agent of sudden death and disease and figures prominently in Sinhalese exorcism ceremonies and in ritual mask traditions.
Mahavidya (the Ten Great Wisdoms)
The Mahavidya (Sanskrit: Mahāvidyā, "Great Wisdoms") are a canonical group of ten distinct goddesses or facets of the Divine Mother in post‑Puranic Shakta/Tantric traditions. They function as salvific, often paradoxical modes of Adi Parashakti (variously Mahākālī or Tripura Sundarī) and are central to Tantric sādhanā, yogini worship, and cross‑currents with Shaiva, Vaiṣṇava and Vajrayāna Buddhist practices.
Mahd al-Aadiyya
A chronicle character in Arabian tradition, serving as a vessel for conveying divine warning through poetry. (Note: 1. The power tier should be Primordial (as she serves as a vessel for conveying divine warnings from Allah, which would imply a connection to cosmic forces rather than regional or local). 2. Appearanc)
Maheshvara
Maheshvara is a Sanskrit-derived divine name meaning "Great Lord" used in Hindu/Shaiva theology as an epithet of Shiva and, in certain Buddhist commentarial texts, as the name of a powerful deva who presides over the Maheshvara Heaven (the "Great Heaven of Ease"). The figure's theological status differs by tradition: in Shaivism Maheshvara functions as a principal divine identity of Shiva, while in Buddhist cosmologies he is represented as a great sovereign deity within a multi-tiered pantheon.
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- [1]Mahalath (Wikipedia). Wikipedia contributors, 'Mahalath,' Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
- [2]Genesis 26:34 - 28:9 (archive recording/text). Archive excerpt of Genesis passages (family narrative and genealogical context).literary
- [3]Wikidata: Mahalath. Wikidata entry Q2669401 for Mahalath.other