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Pages in category "Thai legendary creatures" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Apsonsi; G.
Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people. Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand. With the passing of time, and through the influence of the media, large parts of Thai folklore have become interwoven with the wider popular Thai culture.
In Sanskrit, a nāgá is a snake, most often depicted by the Indian cobra (Naja naja). A synonym for nāgá is phaṇin (फणिन्). There are several words for "snake" in general, and one of the very commonly used ones is sarpá (सर्प). Sometimes the word nāgá is also used generically to mean "snake". [4]
Pages in category "Snakes of Thailand" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Banded flying snake;
Slender worm snake: North Argyrophis trangensis: Typhlopidae: Trang blind snake: South - endemic: Argyrophis diardii: Typhlopidae: Diard's blind snake: North, west, northeast and central Argyrophis muelleri: Typhlopidae: Mueller's blind snake: Northeast, southeast and south Argyrophis siamensis: Typhlopidae: Siamese blind snake: Thai blind snake
Snakes were regularly regarded as guardians of the Underworld or messengers between the Upper and Lower worlds, because they lived in cracks and holes in the ground. The Gorgons of Greek myth were snake-women (a common hybrid) whose gaze would turn flesh into stone, the most famous of them being Medusa. [18]
Snakes of Thailand (21 P) Pages in category "Reptiles of Thailand" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 274 total.
Nurarihyon – Head-sized ball-like creature that floats in the sea and teases sailors; Nure-onna – Female monster who appears on the beach; Nurikabe – Spirit that manifests as an impassable, invisible wall; Nyami Nyami (Tonga (Zimbabwean) mythology) – Snake-spirit of the Zambezi River