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.

See also

• Eidolons
• Simulacra
• Idolon specus
• Idolon tribus

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