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Legendary creatures of Native American mythology; Subcategories. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total. A.
These dogs were considered a great delicacy, and were consumed for sacrificial ceremonies – including marriages and funerals. [4] In many versions of the 20-day cycle of the Mesoamerican calendar, the tenth day bears the name dog. [5] This is itzcuintli in Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs, tz'i' in the Kʼicheʼ Maya language and oc in ...
Sigbin – is a creature in Philippine mythology (Philippines) Sky Fox (mythology), a celestial nine-tailed Fox Spirit that is 1,000 years old and has golden fur (Chinese) Shug Monkey – dog/monkey creature found in Cambridgeshire (Britain) Tanuki – Japanese raccoon dog, legends claim is a shapeshifting trickster (Japan)
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Mother goddess of fresh water and fertility. Female counterpart of the god Yúcahu: Yúcahu: The masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart Guabancex: The top Storm Goddess; the Lady of the Winds who also deals out earthquakes and other such disasters of nature. Juracán
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 ...
Native American Mythology. Dover Publications. ISBN 978-0-486-12279-3. Bastian, Dawn Elaine; Judy K. Mitchell (2004). Handbook of Native American Mythology. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-85109-533-9. Erdoes, Richard and Ortiz, Alfonso: American Indian Myths and Legends (New York: Pantheon Books, 1984) Ferguson, Diana (2001). Native American myths ...
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .