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Anung Ite – (Lakota) female spirit with two faces and spikes protruding from elbows. Variations from other tribes known as Sharp Legs and Sharp Elbows. Asin – (Pacific Northwest) Often called the Basket Woman, this was an ogre-like monster who sneaked up on and captured naughty children, throwing them into a basket on her back to take home ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
In Spanish, duende originated as a contraction of the phrase dueñ(o) de casa, effectively "master of the house", or alternatively, derived from some similar mythical being of the Visigoth or Swabian culture given its comparable looks with the “Tomte” of the Swedish language conceptualized as a mischievous spirit inhabiting a dwelling.
Iktomi - (Lakota) Name for a very narrowly believed in trickster spider. Also known in parts of the Rockies. Jorōgumo – Ghost woman who shapeshifts into a spider; Karkinos – Cancer the crab; Khepri (Ancient Egyptian) – Beetle who pushes the sun; Mothman (American cryptid) – Man with moth wings and features
Gui Po – Ghost that manifests as an old woman; Gui Shu – Ghostly tree that confuses travelers by moving; Gulon – Gluttonous dog-cat-fox hybrid; Gumiho (Korean mythology) – Demonic fox with thousands of tails believed to possess an army of spirits and magic in its tails
Feathers McGraw is back! Netflix has released the first trailer for “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl,” which sees the penguin supervillain making a grand return. The new 70-minute ...
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Troll [21] is the name, and main antagonist, of a 2022 Norwegian movie released by Netflix on December 1, 2022. The Danish artist Thomas Dambo has created from recycled wood a series of monumental troll sculptures that can be seen in several botanic gardens and similar installations.