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Pages in category "South American mythology" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Coco (folklore) E.
South American mythology (12 C, 10 P) P. Peruvian folklore (1 C, 14 P) U. UFO sightings in South America (1 C, 2 P) Uruguayan folklore (2 C, 5 P) V. Venezuelan ...
Guarani mythology – an indigenous people of the Gran Chaco, especially in Paraguay and parts of the surrounding areas of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia and Some regions in the southern part of South America. Inca mythology (Religion in the Inca Empire) – a South American empire based in the central Andes mountain range.
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South American ghosts (2 C, 4 P) I. Indigenous South American legendary creatures (6 C, 12 P) L. Latin American legendary creatures (3 C, 1 P) S. Spanish-language ...
The Patasola or "one foot" is one of many myths in Latin American folklore about woman monsters from the jungle. The Boraro (The Pale Ones), [1] is a more monstrous version of The Curupira from Brazilian Folklore in the mythology of the Tucano people. Much like the "Curupira" it has backwards facing feet to confuse it's foes and is a protector ...
The myth of the Coco, or Cucuy, originated in northern Portugal and Galicia. According to the Real Academia Española, the word coco derives from the Galician and Portuguese côco, which means "coconut". [2] The word coco is used in colloquial speech to refer to the human head in Spanish. [3] Coco also means "skull". [4]
She then died of her injuries and now haunts the forests and mountain ranges. In a third origin story, she was an unfaithful wife who cheated on her husband with the couple's employer, a patron. Upon discovering her infidelity, the jealous husband murdered both her and the patron. She died but her soul remains in a one-legged body.