Does anybody know of some kind of mythical creature who has the power to "call upon knowledge"? It's called an abalist or something, or at least that's how it's pronounced. They are supposed to be very smart, supposed to know everything, etc.
2007-06-04 09:00:36 · 8 answers · asked by rocker_grl705 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
I know it's not an oracle.
2007-06-04 09:18:42 · update #1
I don't know what goes with it.
It's something that a friend of mine mentioned.
I think it's more of a race. She said that they were coming close to extinction.
2007-06-04 10:25:01 · update #2
Oracles?
2007-06-04 09:08:06 · answer #1 · answered by digdugs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am unaware of a "creature of knowledge." Though many do think that a dragon is one of the wisest creatures, I have never heard tales of a dragon calling upon knowledge. The term you've used - "abalist" - is similar to the term "obelisk," which is a tall, four-sided monument like the Washington Monument in DC. A google search for "abalist" doesn't bring up anything relevant to your question.
Edit. More of a race? Near extinction? Us? Got me!
2007-06-04 16:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by tanagila0530 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oracles? Prophets? Seers? Sphinxes?
2007-06-06 10:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Mizuki K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obolisk,creatures of stoneskin,live thousands of years-were sought out for knowledge and wisdom. but hunted near extinction for the same reason by men seeking to use their knoledge for destructive ends,much like the Whispering Trees that became xtinct when Pangea broke in the second sundering of earth
2007-06-08 07:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by dakkunan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is also similar with cabalist... although that is not a mythical creature. That -ist ending gives me the impression of a Greek origin of the name - but I can't figure anything out.
Where did you find this term? what goes with it?
2007-06-04 17:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Pandektis _ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kab·ba·la (k²b“…-l…, k…-bä“-) n. 1. Often Cabala. A body of mystical teachings of rabbinical origin, often based on an esoteric interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures. 2. A secret doctrine resembling these teachings. [Medieval Latin, from Hebrew qabbalâ, received doctrine, tradition, from qibb el, to receive.] --cab“a·lism n. --cab“a·list n.
2007-06-04 17:56:20 · answer #6 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't find it anywhere. Do you know what country the myth sprang from?
2007-06-04 16:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nagas.They give knowledge....
Sphinxes...
2007-06-07 06:29:06 · answer #8 · answered by serbiancrusader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋