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Pages in category "Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Ford Thunderbird is an American car. [18] A WWII-era airfield for pilot training in Arizona was called Thunderbird Field, which in turn was the inspiration for other names, including: The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. The 1960s TV show Thunderbirds created by Gerry Anderson. [19]
The Piasa (/ ˈ p aɪ. ə s ɔː / PY-ə-saw) or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River. Its original location was at the end of a chain of limestone bluffs in Madison County, Illinois, at present-day Alton, Illinois. The ...
A Ninki Nanka is a legendary creature in West African folklore Theres also said to be in Mande folklore a version that inhabits the Niger River an as far as the coasts of Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau called the "Ninimini". Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons
Underwater Panther, George Gustav Heye Center, National Museum of the American Indian An underwater panther (Ojibwe: Mishipeshu (syllabic: ᒥᔑᐯᔓ) or Mishibijiw (ᒥᔑᐱᒋᐤ) [mɪʃʃɪbɪʑɪw]), is one of the most important of several mythical water beings among many Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands and Great Lakes region, particularly among the Anishinaabe.
Thunderbird (Native American) – (Native American, American Southwest, Great Lakes, and Great Plains) Thoth (Ancient Egyptian) – deity; Turul – mythological bird of prey; Veðrfölnir - (Scandinavian) a hawk that sits atop an eagle that rests atop the world tree, Yggdrasil. Vucub Caquix – bird demon
American legendary creatures (5 C, 78 P) C. Canadian legendary creatures (3 C, 19 P) Caribbean legendary creatures (1 C, 25 P) D. North American demons (2 C, 9 P)
The chupacabra or chupacabras (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃupaˈkaβɾas], literally 'goat-sucker', from Spanish: chupa, 'sucks', and cabras, 'goats') is a legendary creature, or cryptid, in the folklore of parts of the Americas.