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Pages in category "Thai legendary creatures" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Apsonsi; G.
Nang Kwak shopkeeper's good-luck charm in Bangkok. Thai folklore is a diverse set of mythology and traditional beliefs held by the Thai people.Most Thai folklore has a regional background for it originated in rural Thailand.
The most famous ghost story in Thailand is the Mae Nak Phra Khanong. The story is associated with events that allegedly took place in the early-1800s, during the reign of King Rama IV of Thailand. In 1959 the story was first developed into a movie, with many later cinematic versions to follow.
The wild type of banana known in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี). Nang Tani (Thai: นางตานี; "Lady of Tani") is a female spirit of the Thai folklore.
In Legend, Apsonsi lived in Himavanta, an invisible mythical forest set deep in the Himalaya Mountains. The Apsonsi is a half-woman, half-lion figure believed to be the protector from harm. Apsonsi figures stand guard at Wat Phra Kaew (The Emerald Buddha Temple), a historic site in Bangkok, Thailand.
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
Himavanta appears in a piece of Thai literature called Traibhumikatha [b] which explains that Himavanta is a forest where many diverse mythical creatures such as Phaya Naga [c], Phaya Krut [d], and Kinnaree [e], spirits or even gods and goddess reside. The mythical Nariphon tree [f] that often mentioned in Thai folklore is also said
In Thailand, the Krasue is believed to be a cursed individual (usually a female) who engaged in various sins and fraudulent conduct during her previous life. After she dies, her sins cause her to be reborn as a phut ( Thai : ภูต ) that has to live off wasted, uncooked or rotten food.