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A tutelary (/ ˈ tj uː t ə l ɛ r i /; also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and thus of guardianship.
Djanggawul, three creator-siblings of northeast Arnhem Land mythology; Djunkgao, a group of sisters associated with floods and ocean currents; Eingana (Jawoyn people) rainbow snake whose body during the rainy season releases animals and plants that the community relies on for food; Galeru, rainbow snake in Arnhem Land mythology who swallowed ...
This is a list of folk heroes, a type of hero – real, fictional or mythological – with their name, personality and deeds embedded in the popular consciousness of a people, mentioned frequently in folk songs, folk tales and other folklore; and with modern trope status in literature, art and films.
Treasure of Life; wife of Yawar Ziwa: Song-Uttering Choirs (type) Judaism (type) Multiple domains, as they are composed of multiple orders Tamiel: Kasdaye, Kasdeja, Kasyade Christianity, Judaism Watcher, Fallen angel Tarwan: Tarwan-Nhura Mandaeism Uthra: Temeluchus: Temelouchus, Temlakos Christianity: Care taking of dead children killed by ...
Like other gods of woods and flocks, Silvanus is described as fond of music; the syrinx was sacred to him, [2] and he is mentioned along with the Pans and Nymphs. [3] [14] Later speculators even identified Silvanus with Pan, Faunus, Inuus and Aegipan. [15]
Name is of Native origin. Monster may also be Native, but name was given from Native language by local whites & not the original name, if so. Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people; Water bull – Nocturnal amphibious bull
Native American "Little People" from Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children by Mabel Powers, 1917. Little people have been part of the folklore of many cultures in human history, including Ireland, Greece, the Philippines, the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand, Flores Island, Indonesia, and Native Americans.
The treasure guardian is a recurring motif in folklore of a being that guards a treasure. Typically, the hero must overcome the guardian in order to obtain the treasure. In some cases the treasure guardians are non-human beings, although one subtype, known as "treasure ghosts", were deceased humans who had been murdered and buried with the treasure to protect it.