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The xiezhi is known as haetae (Korean: 해태) in Korea. According to Korean records, the haetae has a muscular leonine body covered with sharp scales, a bell in its neck, and a horn on its forehead. It lives in the frontier areas of Manchuria. [28] In Joseon-dynasty Korea, the haetae was believed to protect against fire disasters.
Haetae – dog-lion hybrid; Hag (Many cultures worldwide) – wise old woman who is usually a malevolent spirit or a disguised goddess; Haietlik (Nuu-chah-nulth) – water serpent; Halloi - natural maiden spirits of celestial origin; Hai-uri – male cannibalistic partially invisible monster
Anansi (West African) – Trickster spider; Arachne () – Weaver cursed into a spider; Carbuncle () – one of its many descriptions is a greenish-red fiery light reminiscent of fireflies
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Early accounts gave her a primal origin, said to be the eldest daughter of Gaia (Earth) and Uranus (Sky). [4] She is thus the sister of the Titans (Oceanus, Crius, Hyperion, Iapetus, Coeus, Themis, Rhea, Phoebe, Tethys, Mnemosyne, Cronus, and sometimes of Dione), the Cyclopes, the Hecatoncheires, the Giants, the Meliae, the Erinyes, and is the half-sister of Aphrodite (in some versions ...
The Igong Bonpuri (Korean: 이공 본풀이), better known in Korea as the Hallakgungi myth (Korean: 할락궁이 신화) is an narrative traditionally told by shamans on the Korean island of Jejudo.
Kiviuq is an eternal Inuit wanderer. Spirits, giants, cannibals, bears and sea monsters intermingle in Kiviuq's world, creating havoc for him. He walks, or travels by dog sled, kayak (qajaq), or may be borne by huge fishes.
In Greek mythology, Aether, Æther, Aither, or Ether (/ ˈ iː θ ər /; Ancient Greek: Αἰθήρ (Brightness) [1] pronounced [ai̯tʰɛ̌ːr]) is the personification of the bright upper sky.