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The Aziza are a beneficent fairy race from Africa, specifically Dahomey. The Yumboes are supernatural beings in the mythology of the Wolof people (most likely Lebou) of Senegal, West Africa. Their alternatively used name Bakhna Rakhna literally means good people, an interesting parallel to the Scottish fairies called Good Neighbours.
Germanic lore featured light and dark elves (Ljósálfar and Dökkálfar).This may be roughly equivalent to later concepts such as the Seelie and Unseelie. [2]In the mid-thirteenth century, Thomas of Cantimpré classified fairies into neptuni of water, incubi who wandered the earth, dusii under the earth, and spiritualia nequitie in celestibus, who inhabit the air.
A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
العربية; Azərbaycanca; Беларуская (тарашкевіца) Brezhoneg; Чӑвашла; Čeština; Eesti; Español; Esperanto; فارسی; Français
Pages in category "Witchcraft in folklore and mythology" The following 52 pages are in this category, out of 52 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Kaladanda, the staff of Death [12] is a club used by Yama, the god of death in Hindu mythology. Once fired, it could kill anyone, no matter what boons they had to protect themselves. Gada, the main weapon of the Hindu god Hanuman. Mace of Bhima, a club that was presented by Mayasura.
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Pages in category "Witches in folklore" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Black Annis;