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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.
The "cellar ghost" is a spirit who guards wine in cellars from would-be thieves; [45] Lazy Lawrence is said to protect orchards; [45] Awd Goggie scares children away from eating unripe gooseberries; [45] and Melch Dick guards nut thickets. [45] The Kilmoulis is a brownie-like creature from the Scottish Lowlands that is often said to inhabit ...
Nidhi (also Nidhana, Nikhara, or Sevadhi) is a treasure, which consists of nine precious objects (navanidhi) belonging to Kubera, god of wealth. (Hindu mythology) Štěchovice treasure, a purported hoard of Nazi treasure. It is said to be hidden in the town of Štěchovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
Griffin – guards treasure and priceless possessions (Greek) Hippogriff – winged horse with the head and upper body of an eagle (French, England) Hræsvelgr – jötunn who takes the form of an eagle (Norse mythology) Poukai – monstrous predatory bird, likely based on an extinct species
Sprite (Medieval folklore) – little people, ghosts or elves Squonk ( American ) – Ugly and lonely creature capable of evading capture by dissolving itself into a pool of tears Stihi ( Albanian ) – Demonic dragon who guards a treasure
In retaliation for the crime, Patrick turns Manannán into a giant eel or salmon, [87] and in some stories he is placed in a bottle and sent to the bottom of a lake to guard his iron treasure chest (or barrel) until the end of time. [88] [89] The treasure is chained to a team of white horses, and the chain can be seen at the top of the lake. [90]
A British man decided to sleep in his car for three days ... and we don't blame him. Laurence Egerton discovered 22,000 Roman coins from the 4th century in a field. They were reportedly buried ...
As they divide the treasure, the brothers argue and Fafner kills Fasolt and takes the ring for himself. Escaping to Earth, he uses the Tarnhelm to transform himself into a dragon and guards the treasure in a cave for many years before being ultimately killed by Wotan's mortal grandson Siegfried as depicted in the opera of the same name.