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| x A-senee-ki-wakw | Abenaki mythology |
The A-senee-ki-wakw are a race of stone giants in Abenaki mythology. They were the first race created by Gluskab. However, because they crushed so many animals and injured the earth with their great size and weight, Gluskab destroyed them.
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| x A Bao A Qu | Malay mythology |
Á Bao A Qu is a Malayan legend described in Jorge Luis Borges's 1967 Book of Imaginary Beings. Borges claimed that he had found the legend in the book On Malay Witchcraft (1937), by C.C. Iturvuru.
The Á Bao A Qu lived in the Tower of Victory in...
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| x Aatxe | Basque mythology |
Aatxe is an evil spirit in the folk mythology of the Basque people. His name is literally translated as "Young Bull", and he is sometimes known as Etsai. He is a cave-dwelling spirit who adopts the form of a young red bull, but being a shapeshifter,...
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| x Abada | African Traditional Religion |
In the Kongo language, Abada refers to a mythical animal similar to a unicorn. The abada, however has two crooked horns as opposed to a unicorn's single one. The abada's horns can act as an antidote to poison.
It has been described as being the size...
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| x Abaia | Melanesian mythology |
Abaia is a huge, magical eel in Melanesian mythology.
According to Melanesian mythology the Abaia is a type of large eel which dwells at the bottom of freshwater lakes in the Fiji, Solomon and Vanuatu Islands. The Abaia is said to consider all...
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| x Abarimon |
Abarimon is the name of a legendary race of people native to a country of the same name. The people of Abarimon had backwards feet, but in spite of this handicap were able to run at great speed. They lived side by side with wild animals and attempts...
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| x Abassy | Yakut mythology |
According to the ancient Yakut people, the Abaasy inhabit the underworld. They have teeth of iron and travel in packs of seven.
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| x Abath |
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Malay mythology |
An Abath is a mythical creature resembling a unicorn, first appearing in records in the 16th centuary.
Accounts of the Abath were brought back by 16th-century European travellers to the Malay Peninsula. Described as female, with a single horn...
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| x Abatwa |
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Zulu mythology |
In Zulu mythology, Abatwa are tiny humans said to be able to hide beneath a blade of grass and to be able to ride ants. They are said to live a nomadic lifestyle and are continually on the hunt for game.
Legend states that if one happens to come...
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| x Abgal |
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Sumerian mythology |
The Abgal, (Akkadian: Apkallu) are seven Sumerian demigods said to have been created by the god Enki (Akkadian: Ea) to give civilization to mankind. They served as priests of Enki and as advisors or sages to the earliest "kings" or rulers of Sumeria...
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| x Abura-sumashi |
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Japanese mythology |
Abura-sumashi (油すまし, "Oil Presser") is a creature from the folklore of Amakusa in Kumamoto prefecture. This spirit, which surprises people on the Kusazumigoe mountain pass, is thought to be the ghost of a human who stole oil. In the days before...
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| x Abyzou |
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In the myth and folklore of the Near East and Europe, Abyzou is the name of a female demon. Abyzou was blamed for miscarriages and infant mortality and was said to be motivated by envy (Greek phthonos), as she herself was infertile. In the Jewish...
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| x Acheri |
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Hindu mythology |
In Indian mythology an Acheri is the ghost, or spirit, of a little girl who comes down from mountains and hilltops at night to bring sickness to humans, particularly children. The only defense against an Acheri was thought to be a red ribbon tied...
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| x Achiyalabopa | Native American mythology |
Achiyalabopa was a huge bird god of the Pueblo people. He is described as being of extraordinary size and having rainbow colored feathers as sharp as knives. It was considered a celestial creature and may have once been attributed to the whole of...
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| x Achlis | Roman mythology |
The Achlis was one of a number of strange creatures listed in Roman mythology by Pliny the Elder in the 1st century BC. He described it as saying it looked somewhat like an elk, though it bore some very strange characteristics. It was said its upper...
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| x Adar Llwch Gwin | Welsh mythology |
According to Welsh tradition, the Adar Llwch Gwin were giant birds, similar in kind to the griffin, which were given to a warrior named Drudwas ap Tryffin by his fairy wife. The name derives from the Welsh words llwch ("dust") and gwin ("wine")....
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| x Adaro | Melanesian mythology |
The Adaro were malevolent merman-like sea spirits found in the mythology of the Solomon Islands. Said to arise from the wicked part of a person's spirit, an adaro is described as a man with gills behind his ears, tail fins for feet, a horn like a...
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| x Addanc |
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Welsh mythology |
The Afanc (Welsh, pronounced with f as in English v, sometimes also called Addanc) is a lake monster from Welsh mythology. Its exact description varies; it is described alternately as resembling a crocodile, beaver or dwarf-like creature, and is...
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| x Adhene | Manx mythology |
The Manx fairies were called Adhene and known as Cloan ny moyrn, which means the Children of Pride/Ambition, because they were regarded as having been fallen angels cast from heaven but too good for hell. They could be benevolent but were mostly...
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| x Adlet | Inuit mythology |
In the Inuit mythology of the Labrador and Hudson Bay coasts, the Adlet are monsters that drink blood. They are the offspring of a woman and a red dog. Five of the woman's ten children were dogs who crossed the seas to engender the European races....
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| x Adze |
The adze of folklore is a vampiric being described in tales of the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo. It has the form of a firefly (probably a distorted attempt to describe what a mosquito can do and the fatal effects of malaria on victims), though it...
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| x Aerico | Macedonian mythology |
An Aerico (Greek: αγερικό or αερικό) is a disease demon from Greek folklore. It is often believed to normally dwell unseen in the air, though it sometimes takes the form of a human. As a disease demon, Aerico are believed to spread disease, such as...
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| x Agathodaemon |
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Greek mythology |
In ancient Greek religion, Agathos Daimon or Agathodaemon (Greek: αγαθος δαιμων, "very good spirit") was a daemon or presiding spirit of the vineyards and grainfields and a personal companion spirit, similar to the Roman genius, ensuring good luck,...
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| x Agloolik | Inuit mythology |
In Inuit mythology, Agloolik is a spirit that lives underneath the ice and gives aid to fishermen and hunters.
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| x Agogwe |
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African Traditional Religion |
The agogwe is a purported small human-like biped reported from the forests of East Africa. It is 1 to 1.7m tall with long arms and long rust-coloured woolly hair and is said to have yellowish-red skin under its coat. It has also been reported as...
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| x Agta |
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Philippine mythology |
An Agta (sometimes associated to Kapre) is a Philippine mythical creature described as tall, brown, and hairy, and usually portrayed as smoking and drinking tuba wine. As to why a cave in the southeastern town of Argao in Cebu should be named Balay...
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| x Ahkiyyini | Inuit mythology |
Ahkiyyini is a dancing skeleton in Inuit folklore. He was responsible for causing shipwrecks in the ocean; his dancing made the waves vibrate, influencing the way the boats move. Ahkiyyini played instrumental music, using human arm bones to beat his...
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| x Ahuizotl |
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Aztec mythology |
The ahuizotl (or ahuitzotl) is a legendary creature in Aztec belief.
It was described as otter-like, with hands capable of manipulation and an additional hand on its tail. The ahuizotl was feared due to its liking for human flesh, especially nails,...
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| x Aigamuxa |
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Khoikhoi mythology |
Aigamuxa is a legendary creature from Khoikhoi mythology.
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| x Aitu | Polynesian mythology |
In Polynesian languages the word aitu refers to ghosts or spirits, often malevolent. The word is common to many languages of Western and Eastern Polynesia. In the mythology of Tonga, for example, ʻaitu or ʻeitu are lesser gods, many being patrons of...
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| x Aitvaras | Lithuanian mythology |
Aitvaras is a household spirit in Lithuanian mythology. Other names are Kaukas, Pūkis, Damavykas, Sparyžius, Koklikas, Gausinėlis, Žaltvikšas, and Spirukas. Aitvaras is identical to the Latvian Pūkis. An Aitvaras looks like a white or black rooster...
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| x Ajatar |
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Finnish mythology |
In Finnish folklore, Ajatar (also spelled Aiatar, Ajattaro or Ajattara) is a spirit known as "Devil of the Woods". It is an evil female spirit that manifests as a snake or dragon. Ajatar is said to be the mother of the devil. She spreads disease and...
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| x Akateko | Japanese mythology |
An akateko (赤手児, lit. "red handed child") is a yōkai, or Japanese monster, from the folklore of Aomori prefecture, specifically in the city of Hachinohe. It appeared as an infant's hand hanging down from a tree.
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| x Akhlut | Inuit mythology |
In Inuit mythology, Akhlut is a spirit that takes the form of both a wolf and an orca. It is a vicious, dangerous beast. Its tracks can be recognized because they are wolf tracks that lead to and from the ocean. Often, dogs seen walking to the ocean...
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| x Akka | Finnish mythology |
Akka is traditionally a female spirit in Sámi and Finnish mythology.
In Sámi mythology, the first akka was Maderakka and her daughters were Sarakka, Uksakka and Juksakka. Some Sámi thought they lived under their kota tents.
Worship of akka was...
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| x Akkorokamui |
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Ainu mythology |
Akkorokamui (アッコロカムイ) is a gigantic fish-like or octopus-like monster from Ainu folklore, which supposedly lurks in Funka Bay in Hokkaidō. It is said that its enormous red body can be seen from a great distance. It is possibly a giant squid or an...
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| x Akupara |
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Hindu mythology |
In Hinduism, Akupara is the World Turtle who carries the world on his back. It upholds the earth and the sea.
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| x Akurojin-no-hi | Japanese mythology |
Akurojin-no-hi (悪路神の火, "fire of the god of the bad road") is a ghostly flame from the folklore of Mie prefecture. It often appears on rainy nights. People who encounter it and do not run away become gravely ill.
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| x Al | Persian mythology |
The al is a class of demon in the folklore of the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and southern parts of Russia. Als are demons of childbirth, interfering with human reproduction. The al is known by various other names, including alk in Armenian and...
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| x Al-mi'raj |
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Islamic mythology |
The Al-mi'raj is a mythical beast from Islamic poetry said to live on a mysterious island called Jezîrat al-Tennyn within the confines of the Indian Ocean . Its name can be broken up several different ways, though is generally seem truncated as Mi...
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| x Al Basti | Turkish folklore |
People who have said to experience this trance like episode of deep sleep condition to be very terrifying and traumatising. They report that a sudden weight is pushing them down which is said to cause breathing problems. The person no matter what...
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| x Al Rakim |
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Islamic mythology |
In Islamic tradition, Al Rakim was the dog that guarded the legendary Seven Sleepers and that stood by them all through their long sleep. However, Al Rakim has alternately been identified as the name of the location of the cave of the Seven Sleepers...
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| x Ala | Slavic mythology |
An ala or hala (plural: ale or hali) is a mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs. Ale are considered demons of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead hail-producing thunderclouds in the direction of...
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| x Alal | Mesopotamian mythology |
In Chaldean mythology the alal were demons that came from Hell taking diverse appearances, with the purpose of inducing men to sin.
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| x Alan |
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Philippine mythology |
The Alan are deformed spirits from the folklore of the Tinguian tribe of the Philippines. They have wings, and their fingers and toes point backwards.
The Alan are said to take drops of menstrual blood, miscarried fetuses, afterbirth, or other...
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| x Alicanto |
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Chilean mythology |
The Alicanto or Allicanto is a mythological bird of the desert of Atacama, pertaining to Chilean mythology.
The legend says that the alicanto's wings shine during the night with beautiful, metallic colors, and their eyes emit strange lights; making...
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| x Alkonost |
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Slavic mythology |
The Alkonost is a legendary bird in Slavic mythology. It has the body of a bird with the head and chest of a woman. The name Alkonost came from the name of Greek demi-goddess Alcyone transformed by gods into a kingfisher. The Alkonost reproduces by...
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In heraldry, the allocamelus, or ass-camel, was the depiction of a mythical creature with the head of a donkey and body of a camel; it is the legendary representation of the llama. It was first used as a crest for the English Eastland Company, and...
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| x Allu | Mesopotamian mythology |
In Akkadian mythology, the Allu were a race of monstrous and faceless demons that destroyed everything they could. They were born to Lilitu or one of her demon servants (see also succubus). When their father was about to die, they surrounded his bed...
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| x Almas |
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Mythology of the Turkic and Mongolian peoples |
The Almas, Mongolian for "wild man," is a purported hominid cryptozoological species reputed to inhabit the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of central Asia, and the Altai Mountains of southern Mongolia. The creature is not currently recognized or...
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| x Aloja |
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Catalan myths and legends |
In Catalan mythology, Aloja (in Catalan, Aloges, Dones d'aigua or Goges) are feminine beings that live in places with fresh water. These "water-women" can turn into water blackbirds.
According to legend, women are not immortal, but can live for...
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| x Alp-luachra | Irish mythology |
An Alp-luachra is an evil, greedy fairy from Irish mythology. When a person falls asleep by the side of a stream, the Alp-luachra appears in the form of a newt and crawls down the person's mouth, feeding off the food that they had eaten. Douglas...
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| x Alp Vampire |
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German folklore |
An alp is a nightmare creature originating from Teutonic or German folklore.
Not to be mistaken with the similarly named Alp-luachra, the alp is sometimes likened to a vampire, but its behavior is more like that of the incubus. The word "alp" is...
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An alphyn (from the Germanic word for "chaser" or "wolf") is a rare heraldic creature. It is much like an heraldic tiger, but is stockier and has tufts of hair covering its body. It also has a thick mane and a long thin tongue. Another notable...
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| x Alseid | Greek mythology |
In Greek mythology, Alseids (Ἀλσηΐδες) were the nymphs of glens and groves. They liked to scare travelers. Of the Classical writers, the first and perhaps only poet to use the term alseid is Homer. Rather than alseid he used alsea. The three uses of...
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| x Alux |
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Maya mythology |
An alux (Mayan: [a'luʃ], plural: aluxo'ob: [aluʃoʔob]) is the name given to a type of sprite or spirit in the mythological tradition of certain Maya peoples from the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala. Aluxob are conceived of as being small, only about...
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| x Alû | Mesopotamian mythology |
Alû is one of the Utukku, vengeful spirits in the lore of the ancient Assyrians. According to Pamela Allardice, they were feared more greatly than death itself. She describes Alû as "a horrid phantom of a leprous man with an arm and a leg missing."...
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| x Amala | Tsimshian mythology |
Amala is a mythological giant of the Tsimshian Native Americans. He holds up the Earth on a spinning pole behind his back and must balance it. Once a year, a servant applies duck-oil to his muscles to relieve him. The Tsimshian believe that once all...
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| x Amanojaku |
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Japanese mythology |
Amanojaku, or Amanjaku (天邪鬼, "heavenly evil spirit") is a demon-like creature in Japanese folklore. It is usually depicted as a kind of small oni, and is thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires and thus instigate him into...
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| x Amarok |
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Inuit mythology |
Amarok is the name of a gigantic wolf in Inuit mythology.
It is said to hunt down and devour anyone foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike real wolves who hunt in packs, Amarok hunts alone. It is sometimes considered equivalent to the waheela...
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