Monster Mythology Monster Mythology Monster Mythology is a sourcebook for the second edition of the "Dungeons & Dragons" roleplaying game. Released by TSR in 1992 and written by Carl Sargent, with interior illustrations by Terry Dykstra, John and Laura Lakey, and Keith Parkinson, "Monster Mythology" was released as a companion volume for "Legends & Lore". This book contains detailed information on the societies, cultures, myths, and deities of several non-human pantheons, including those of the elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings, orcs, goblins, dragons, giants, drow, and many other creatures. The book begins with a 12-page introduction, on pages 4–15. It describes the fact
Idis (Germanic) Idis (Germanic) In Germanic mythology, an idis (Old Saxon, plural idisi) is a divine female being. "Idis" is cognate to Old High German itis and Old English ides, meaning 'well-respected and dignified woman.' Connections have been assumed or theorized between the idisi and the North Germanic dísir; female beings associated with fate, as well as the amended place name Idistaviso. One of the two Old High German Merseburg Incantations call upon female beings—"idisi"—to bind and hamper an army. The incantation reads: In line 1259 of the Old English poem "Beowulf", Grendel's Mother is introduced as an "ides": The idisi mentioned