Therion
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Therion, Greek
for "wild animal" or "beast" (θηρίον), may refer to:
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
for "wild animal" or "beast" (θηρίον), may refer to:
- Therion, the name the Greeks gave to the constellation LupusLupus (constellation)Lupus is a constellation in the southern sky. Its name is Latin for wolf. Lupus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations...
("wolf") - Therion (band)Therion (band)Therion is a Swedish symphonic metal band founded by Christofer Johnsson in 1987. The word "therion" comes from the Greek therion , meaning "Beast," i.e., that of the Christian Book of Revelation...
, the Swedish symphonic metal band - Therion (Thelema)Therion (Thelema)Therion is a God found in the mystical system of Thelema, which was established in 1904 with Aleister Crowley's writing of The Book of the Law. Therion's female counterpart is Babalon, another Thelemic deity. He, as a Thelemic personage, evolved from that of the Beast of the Book of Revelation ,...
, a god in Thelema, consort of Babalon - Therion (software)Therion (software)Therion is a open source cave surveying software package designed for the purpose of drawing cave maps and archiving the data describing the cave.-Description:...
, a cave cartography programme. - Master Therion or To Mega Therion, a title assumed by Aleister CrowleyAleister CrowleyAleister Crowley , born Edward Alexander Crowley, and also known as both Frater Perdurabo and The Great Beast, was an influential English occultist, astrologer, mystic and ceremonial magician, responsible for founding the religious philosophy of Thelema. He was also successful in various other...
- The Beast (Revelation), a monster from the Book of Revelation