...rough the UK and North America, and the stories maintain popularity in the American south.
[[Category: Irish mythology]]
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...e Old Hag" was a [[nightmare]] spirit in British and also Anglophone North American folklore which is essentially identical to the Anglo-Saxon ''mæra'' - a be
In Irish and Scottish mythology [[Cailleach]] was a goddess concerned with creation, harvest, and the under
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The Hibagon is much smaller than its North American counterpart, being most commonly reported as around 5 feet in height and es
[[Category:Japanese mythology]]
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...Roadways, A Study of Jamaican Folk Life''. Chapel Hill, The University of North Carolina Press.
*Leach, MacEdward (1961). ''Jamaican Duppy Lore''. The Journal of American Folklore.
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'''Mishipeshu''' is a fabulous creature in Native American mythology.
...s and rivers that could be found within the Ojibway tribal domains located north of the Great Lakes region. More than one Mishipeshu might have existed, alt
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'''Chinese dragons''' are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese a
...xample, an advertisement campaign commissioned by Nike, which featured the American basketball player LeBron James slaying a dragon (as well as beating up an o
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[[Category:North American mythology]]
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...e Old Hag" was a [[nightmare]] spirit in British and also Anglophone North American folklore which is essentially identical to the Anglo-Saxon ''mæra'' – a
In [[:Category:Irish mythology|Irish]] and Scottish mythology [[Cailleach]] was a goddess concerned with creation, harvest, and the under
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...n the wild regions of Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, and all lands to the north.
...ries ago, when they began to hunt the Inuit (Eskimos). According to Inuit mythology, the Adlet were born when a beautiful Inuit woman, living on the shores of
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...ompletely different mythological character in native Australian aboriginal mythology folklore. This version of the Yowie is said to be a bizarre, hybrid beast r
...land and in the wild bush country of the Moehau Range. In New Zealand, the North Auckland area and the West Coast are its favorite playground.
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[[Category: North American mythology]]
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[[Category: North American mythology]]
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...ge lake monster cryptid supposedly living in Lake Champlain, north-eastern North America.
Long before that, however, two Native American tribes, the Iroquois and the Abenaki, are alleged to have talked of such a
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In Babylonian mythology, '''Tiamat''' is a sea goddess, and a monstrous embodiment of primordial ch
:And he made the North wind bear it away into secret places.
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...(the Giant Couriers of the Rainmakers) and the Longhorns (Rain Gods of the North), and an enormous amount of food is prepared for both residents and visitor
[[Category: Hopi mythology]]
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...like our modern idea of a troll. His features mirror those of the Native American in the area, but the nose, fingers and ears are enlarged and the skin is de
...ed about the death of his sons, but Maushop disappears from the Wampanoags mythology.
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A '''psychic vampire''', in mythology, is a being said to have the ability to feed off the "life force" of other
Some North American Indian cultures, such as the Hopi, also share this belief.
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...he world, many native tales of unknown animals were initially dismissed as mythology or superstition by western scientists, but were later proven to have a real
...ports exist of Bigfoot-like creatures in densely populated areas along the American east-coast, sightings of creatures such as [[Mothman]], [[Spring-heeled Jac
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In [[Norse mythology]], '''Níðhöggr''' is a Norse dragon who eats the roots of the World Tree
:Its door looks north.
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The '''Baykok''' is an evil spirit from the mythology of the Chippewa nation, which is said to dwell in the forests of the Great
*Blackman, W. Haden. ''The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need To Know About Encountering Over 100 Terrifyin
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