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Baccoo (Guyanese/Surinamese) – Malevolent little people; Badalisc – Goat-like creature from the southern central Alps; Bagiennik – Malevolent water spirit; Bahamut – Giant fish; Bai Ze – Talking beast which handed down knowledge on harmful spirits; Ba Jiao Gui – Banana tree spirit
The earliest Chinese reference to a will-o'-the-wisp appears to be the Chinese character 粦 lín, attested as far back as the Shang dynasty oracle bones, depicting a human-like figure surrounded by dots presumably representing the glowing lights of the will-o'-the-wisp, to which feet such as those under 舞 wǔ, 'to dance' were added in bronze ...
Humanoids with stereotypical "Nordic features" (tall, blonde hair, blue eyes) and which have featured in several cases of contact. Cryptozoological animals and cryptobotanical plants , including those from folklore , religion (e.g. golem ), mythology (e.g. dwarf (see also dwarfism ); giants from Atlantis (see also gigantism ), etc.), and some ...
Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships
They are typically greenish in color [8] (or yellow-blue [9]), and either scaly [10] [11] or slimy skinned, with webbed hands and feet, and a turtle-like carapace on their back. [8] Inhuman traits include three anuses that allow them to pass three times as much gas as humans. [7] Despite their small stature, they are physically stronger than a ...
From "argle-bargle" to "xiphoid," these weird words will help you spice up any topic you discuss. Take a glance and get ready to expand your lexicon! Related: 50 Gen Z Slang Words You Need To Know ...
The word is sometimes spelled duffy. [2] It is both singular and plural. Much of Caribbean folklore revolves around duppy. Duppy are generally regarded as malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon. [1] They are said to mostly come out and haunt people at night, and people from around the islands claim to have seen them.
Grindylow – Malevolent water spirit; Grootslang (South Africa) - Large snake often associated with diamonds; Gualichu – Malevolent spirit; Guardian angel (Christian, Jewish, and Islamic belief) – Subclassification of angels that guard and protect a specific person or living being; Gud-elim – Human-bull hybrid