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...tury Narratives of the "Kamikakushi"". Asian Folklore Studies 46: 217-226. Asian Folklore Studies, Nanzan University. [[Category: Japanese mythology]]

'''Gin-Sung''' is a Asian type of giant hair hominid that inhabits central China. According to repor [[Category: Chinese mythology]]

...ry:Greek mythology|Greek mythology]] and [[:Category:Roman mythology|Roman mythology]], the '''Oceanids''' were the three thousand children of the Titans [[Ocea # [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]] - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe

...seen at the entrances of pagodas and temples in Burma and other Southeast Asian countries. [[Category: Burmese mythology]]

In East Asian culture, there's sometimes a fifth Guardian Beast of the Ssu Ling. This dei Huang Long doesn't appear in Japanese mythology: the fifth element in the Japanese elemental system is Void. So there canno

...ra-Sue) is the floating head of a vampiric female ghost in Southeast Asian mythology. [[Category:Thai mythology]]

In Korean mythology, the '''haetae''' (often spelled haitai) is a unicorn-lion. Haetae sculptures in architecture was widely used in China and other Asian countries. Sculpture of this sacred animal may have different meanings but

..., or '''Kai Tsi''') is a mythical creature known in Chinese and other East Asian cultures. [[Category: Chinese mythology]]

The '''Tigmamanukan''' is an omen bird in Philippine mythology. [[Image:Tigmamanukan.jpg|thumb|The Asian Fairy Bluebird (Irena puella turcosa) is one of two species that have been

...saras''' is a female spirit of the clouds and waters in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. [[Category:Asian mythology]]

...xāl'' in Tajikistan and Afghanistan, ''almasti'' or ''albasti'' in Central Asian Turkish speaking countries, and ''halmasti'' among the Dards. According to [[Afghan mythology]] the als are young women with floating hair and very long nails who feed u

...oro Kidul''']) is a legendary Indonesian goddess in Javanese and Sundanese mythology. ...gram for Southeast Asian Studies, 1993. ISBN 1-881044-06-8 (The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 56, No. 1 (Feb., 1997), pp. 246–247)

...de-Giles: lung-ma) was a fabled winged horse with dragon scales in Chinese mythology. Seeing a longma was an omen of a legendary sage-ruler, particularly one of ...e Woman Who Married a Horse: Five Ways of Looking at a Chinese Folktale'', Asian Folklore Studies 54:275-305.

...iles: pa-she) was a mythological giant snake that ate elephant in Chinese mythology. ...reptile or Chinese dragon but is also a variant Chinese name for the South Asian ran 蚺 or mang 蟒 "python" (and South American "boa constrictor" or Afric

...e Magicality of the Hyena: Beliefs and Practices in West and South Asia''. Asian Folklore Studies, Volume 57, 1998: 331–344. June 2008. http://www.nanzan- [[Category: Arabian mythology]]

'''Chinese dragons''' are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese a ...of ethnic identity, as part of a trend started in the 1970s when different Asian nationalities were looking for animal symbols for representations. The wolf

...io, Francisco (1969). ''The Engkanto Belief: An Essay in Interpretation''. Asian Folklore Studies 28 [[Category:Philippine mythology]]

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In [[Philippine mythology]], a '''diwata''' or '''encantada''' is a mythological figure similar to fa ...or example, the "white lady" belief is prevalent in the East and Southeast Asian regions), though the characteristics of having nose bridges and blonde hair

*Qiguang Zhao, "Chinese Mythology in the Context of Hydraulic Society," Asian Folklore Studies, Vol. 48, No. 2 (1989), pp. 231-246. [[Category: Chinese mythology]]

...called the '''Jade Rabbit''' , is a rabbit that lives on the moon in East Asian folklore. In Chinese folklore, it is often portrayed as a companion of the ...Earth to beg for alms. Strangely, the same rabbit also appears in Mexican mythology.

* In the video game Battlefield 2142, the PAC (Pan Asian Coalition) has a futuristic hover tank named the Type 32 Nekomata. [[Category:Japanese mythology]]

<blockquote>A god in certain Asian theogonies. From his name is derived the magical word Abracadabra. He is re [[Category:Persian mythology]]

...ng the cycle of growth being reborn anew each spring. Speculatively, the [[mythology]] of the Green Man developed independently in the traditions of separate an ...ted that the story of Robin Hood was at least partly born of the Green Man mythology. (A more modern embodiment might be found in Peter Pan, who enters the civi

...fox-index.shtml Kitsune, Kumiho, Huli Jing, Fox - Fox spirits in Asia, and Asian fox spirits in the West] An extensive bibliography of fox-spirit books. ...h-author.com/kitsune.htm Portal of Transformation: Kitsune in Folklore and Mythology]

'''Japanese''' dragons include diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Chinese dragon mythology is central to Japanese dragons. The Japanese word for "dragon" is written w

...nt or other reptile, with [[magic]]al or [[Spirit|spiritual]] qualities. [[Mythology|Mythological]] creatures possessing some or most of the characteristics typ ...rse exceptions to these rules). Malevolent dragons also occur in [[Persian mythology]] and other cultures.

...(天狗, "heavenly dogs") are mountain and forest goblins or yokai in Japanese mythology, sometimes worshipped as Shinto kami (revered spirits or gods). ...966). "Types of Japanese Folktales". Asian Folklore Studies 25: pp. 1-220. Asian Folklore Studies, Nanzan University.

...ls could have wandered to the eastern jungles of Africa. Or it could be an Asian bear that migrated. [[Category: African mythology]]

...semi divine serpent creatures beings first depicted in ancient Vedic Hindu mythology and oral folklore from at least 5000 B.C. Stories involving the Nagas are omnipresent in Hindu and Buddhist mythology and still very much a part of contemporary cultural traditions in predomina

...of the foxfire produced from [[Kitsune]], an interesting way of combining mythology of the West with that of the East. ...race yearns to adore. Can it adore the simple or venerate the obvious? All mythology and folk lore rise in indignant protest at the thought. The sun gave light,

...Kingdom also opened The Yak and Yeti restaurant. The restaurant has a new Asian inspired full serve restaurant in the Anandapur section. There is also be a [[Category:Himalayan mythology]]

...erestingly used in a manner similar to the bell in buddhist and other east asian meditative practices. The group repeatedly recites Psalm 91 and then the r ...egory:Christian mythology]][[Category:Islamic mythology]][[Category:Jewish mythology]][[Category:Popular culture]]

...c formalities of the '''Nidanshastra''', authoritative collective on South-Asian symbolism and iconography. In Hindu iconography nothing is included without However, the symbolism of the previous mentioned mythology is often seen as antiquated and misogynistic. The more thoughtful and Tant

...e intelligent, supernatural, or highly developed reptile-like humanoids in mythology, popular fiction, and speculative fringe theories. They also appear in some In pre-columbian mythology from Colombia, ''Bachue'' (the primordial woman) transformed into a big sna

...otype for the demon [[Kroni]] and his incarnation [[Kaliyan]] of Ayyavazhi mythology. ...t one version of the Kalki Purana in the book The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology states Kali does not die but, instead, escapes through time and space to li

...east one reliable witness, the journalist Neil Davis during the South East Asian wars of the 1960s and 1970s. Davis reported that Khmer (Cambodian) troops r The opening of [[Hell]], the Zoroastrian contribution to Western mythology, is a mouth. According to [Catholic dogma, bread and wine are transubstanti

...nge from magic-rich to magic-poor, from European medieval settings to east Asian realms, from sword and sorcery to swashbuckling adventure to futuristic or ...s of early D&D versions reflect this history. The game was influenced by [[mythology]], pulp fiction, and contemporary fantasy authors of the 1960s and 1970s.