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Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures;
This supercategory sorts lists of mythical figures according to their respective cultural traditions or geographic locations around the world. Subcategories This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
List of Norse gods and goddesses; Greek deities (see also Ancient Greek religion, Twelve Olympians, Greek hero cult, Family tree of the Greek gods, Mycenaean gods, Greek mythological figures, Hellenismos) Neoplatonic triad; Hungarian deities; Lusitani deities; Paleo-Balkan deities (Dacian/Illyrian/Thracian) List of Roman deities; Sami deities ...
Yao Grass, a type of mythical plant. (Chinese mythology) Shamrock, a plant honored as sacred by ancient Druids. The Druids believed the shamrock had the power to avert evil spirits. Some people still believe the shamrock has mystical, even prophetic powers. It is said that the leaves of shamrocks turn upright whenever a storm is coming.
Mythological places by culture (10 C) + Mythology in popular culture (36 C, 34 P) A. Australian Aboriginal mythology (2 C, 53 P) ... Pages in category "Mythology by ...
A mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic or Spanish speaking countries. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster. In Portuguese mythology coca is a female dragon that fights with Saint George. She loses her strength when Saint George cuts off one of her ears.
In particular, Lévi-Strauss believed that the elements of a myth could be organized into binary oppositions (raw vs. cooked, nature vs. culture, etc.). He thought that the myth's purpose was to "mediate" these oppositions, thereby resolving basic tensions or contradictions found in human life or culture. [11]