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Legendary creatures of Native American mythology; ... Native American demons (2 C, 16 P) G. Native American giants (13 P) I.
Wechuge. Wendigo. Categories: Native American religion. North American demons. South American demons. Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America. Indigenous South American legendary creatures.
Spearfinger. Spearfinger, or U'tlun'ta', is a monster and witch in Cherokee legend, said to live along the eastern side of Tennessee and western part of North Carolina. [ 1 ]U'tlun'ta is Cherokee for "the one with the pointed spear”. Her right forefinger resembles a spear or obsidian knife, which she uses to cut her victims.
Legendary creature. Sub grouping. Algonquian. Region. Canada United States. Wendigo (/ ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ /) is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction.
Demons from North American folklore. Subcategories. ... Native American demons (2 C, 16 P) W. Wendigos (1 C, 3 P) Pages in category "North American demons"
Choctaw mythology is part of the culture of the Choctaw, a Native American tribe originally occupying a large territory in the present-day Southeastern United States: much of the states of Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana. In the 19th century, the Choctaw were known to European Americans as one of the " Five Civilized Tribes " even though ...
There are numerous different myphologies of the Indigenous peoples of South America. [ 50 ] Brazilian mythology – the subset of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements of diverse origin found in Brazil, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters and beliefs regarding places, peoples, and entities. Chaná mythology – the folk tales and ...
Iroquois mythology tells of Hé-no, the spirit of thunder who brings rain to nourish the crops. The Iroquois address Hé-no as Tisote (transl.Grandfather). He appears as a warrior, wearing on his head a magic feather that makes him invulnerable to the attacks of Hah-gweh-di-yu.