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American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled. "American mythology" may also refer to the modern study of these representations, and to the subject matter as represented in the literature and art of other cultures ...
Native American cultures are rich in myths and legends that explain natural phenomena and the relationship between humans and the spirit world. According to Barre Toelken, feathers, beadwork, dance steps and music, the events in a story, the shape of a dwelling, or items of traditional food can be viewed as icons of cultural meaning.
Legendary creatures of the United States. Supernatural animals, often hybrids, sometimes part human, whose existence has not or cannot be proved and that are described in folklore, but also in historical accounts written before history became a science.
Golden apple, an element that appears in various national and ethnic folk legends or fairy tales. Peaches of Immortality, consumed by the immortals due to their mystic virtue of conferring longevity on all who eat them. (Chinese mythology) Pomegranate (also Fruit of the Dead in Greek mythology), believed to have sprung from the blood of Adonis.
Azeban - "the Raccoon," a trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. [3] Birbal, a real advisor to the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great, is often cast as a trickster in Indian folklore. Br'er Rabbit - A slave trickster of African American origin. [4] Coyotes in various Native American mythologies.
Thunderbird (Native American) – (Native American, American Southwest, Great Lakes, and Great Plains) Thoth (Ancient Egyptian) – deity; Turul – mythological bird of prey; Veðrfölnir - (Scandinavian) a hawk that sits atop an eagle that rests atop the world tree, Yggdrasil. Vucub Caquix – bird demon
List of creation myths; List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources; List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes; List of world folk-epics; Lists of deities; Lists of legendary creatures; National myth; Mythopoeia
Folklore of the United States.Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture, or group.