Human uses of animals mantis was considered a god in southern African Khoi and San tradition for its praying posture. Among the mammals, cattle, deer, horses, lions, bats and wolves (including werewolves), are the subjects of myths and worship. Reptiles too, such as the crocodile, have been worshipped as gods in cultures including ancient Egypt and Hinduism. Of the twelve signs of the Western zodiac, six, namely Aries (ram), Taurus (bull), Cancer (crab), Leo (lion), Scorpio (scorpion), and Pisces (fish) are animals, while two others, Sagittarius (horse/man) and Capricorn (fish/goat) are hybrid animals; the name zodiac indeed means a circle of animals. All twelve
Fearn (letter) Fearn (letter) Fearn is the Irish name of the third letter of the Ogham alphabet, ᚃ, meaning "alder-tree". In Old Irish, the letter name was Fern, which is related to Welsh "gwern(en)". Its Primitive Irish root was *"wernā" and its phonetic value then was [w]. Its Old Irish and modern phonetic value is [f]. In the medieval kennings, called "Bríatharogam" or "Word Ogham" the verses associated with "Fearn" are: airenach fían - "vanguard of warriors" in the Word Ogham of "Morann mic Moín" comét lachta - "milk container" in the Word Ogham of "Mac ind Óc" (vessels where made of