Eidolon
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Template:Wiktionarypar Eidolon may refer to a number of concepts that relate to apparitions or representations of an ideal:
In art and literature :
- Eidolon (astral double), a Greek concept of a shade or an astral double of a living being.
- Eidolon (pottery), humans or humans with animal parts painted on Greek pottery.
- "Eidólons," a poem by Walt Whitman that appears in the inscriptions section of Leaves of Grass.
- Eidolons (Harlan Ellison), a short story that won the 1989 Locus magazine poll award for best short story. It is featured in the story collection Angry Candy.
- Eidolon Chronicles, a series of children's novels by English author Jane Johnson.
In pop culture:
- Eidolon (magazine), an Australian magazine about science fiction and fantasy: no longer published in paper, but continues online [1].
- Eidolon (Farscape), a species of alien in the series Farscape.
- Eidolon, a Canadian Power Metal band.
- Eidolon (Dungeons and Dragons), a subtype of simulacra, a type of construct (or made being) in Dungeons and Dragons. Eidolons typically have human form.
In software and videogames:
- Eidolon Software, a software company that caters to NextStep and Mac OS X clients.
- The Eidolon, a computer game from the 1980s by Lucasfilm Games.
- Eidolon (Serpent Rider) is the name of the oldest and most powerful of the 3 Serpent Riders in the Heretic-Hexen computer games.
- Eidolons (City of Heroes) are also the most advanced form of zombie under the control of Dr. Vahzilok in the MMORPG City of Heroes.
- Eidolons are spirits that are central to the plot of Final Fantasy IX. See Summoner (character class).
Eidolon may also mean:
- Eidolon (genus), a genus of bat in the family Pteropodidae.
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