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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 .
Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America (10 C, 47 P) L. Latin American legendary creatures (3 C, 1 P) M. Mesoamerican legendary creatures (3 C ...
In North American mythologies, common themes include a close relation to nature and animals as well as belief in a Great Spirit that is conceived of in various ways. As anthropologists note, their great creation myths and sacred oral tradition in whole are comparable to the Christian Bible and scriptures of other major religions.
Deities of the indigenous peoples of North America (8 C, 9 P) Locations in Native American mythology (1 C, 19 P) Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America (10 C, 47 P)
For fictional creatures of the United States created with sardonic intent, see Category:Fearsome critters. For creatures found in Native American legend, see Category:Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America .
The thunderbird creates not just thunder (with its wing-flapping) but lightning bolts, which it casts at the underworld creatures. [ 2 ] Thunderbird in this tradition may be depicted as a spreadeagled bird (wings horizontal head in profile ), but also quite common with the head facing forward, thus presenting an X-shaped appearance overall [ 6 ...
North American legendary creatures (9 C) + ... Mythologies of the indigenous peoples of North America ... 167 P) Pages in category "North American mythology"
Edward A. Goldman reported hearing the name from "several native hunters" in Panama in 1920. It is also reported as a native name for the howler monkey in Nicaragua. [188] Opossum (Didelphimorphia) marsupial: Powhatan: From aposoum ("white animal"), from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa ("white dog"), originally referring to the Virginia ...