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## [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]]

...''Almas''', reportedly live in the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of central Asia, in the area of the republic of Kazakhstan, and the Altai Mountains of sout

* "Status and Affinities of the Bears of Northeastern Asia", by Ernst Schwarz Journal of Mammalogy 1940 American Society of Mammalogis * Ogonev, S.I. 1932, "The mammals of eastern Europe and northern Asia", vol. 2, pp. 11-118. Moscow.

# [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]] - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe

...a mythical horse common to Siberian cultures and originating from Central Asia.

...devil (Marid).'', as well as pre-Islamic Arabian mythology and throughout Asia.

...associated with the sun that can be found in various mythologies of Asia, Asia Minor, and North Africa.

It is believed, especially in mountainous Central Asia, that dragons still live in the mountains of Tian Shan/Tengri Tagh and Alta

Vahan M. Kurkjian. [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/34*.html: "Chapter XXXIV - Armenian Mythology"]. A Hi

* Langdon, Stephen Hubert. Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia. Vol. 4 (Semitic). ed. T.G. Pinches. London: British Museum, 1861-64, 1891.

...or Elk) is a class of demon in the folklore of the Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and southern parts of Russia. In Central Asia, the al is customarily "a fat, ugly and hairy crone with sagging breasts, t

Philip Rawson (in The Art of Southeast Asia), attributes the co-existence of Nats and Buddhism in Burma, and the co- in Rawson, Philip. The Art of Southeast Asia. Thames and Hudson, 1965, reprinted 1995, pp. 163-66

...alled the '''Bonacon''' or the '''Bonasus''') is a mythology creature from Asia.

...eda (ca. 1500 BC). The earliest undisputed finds of horse remains in South Asia are from the Swat culture (from ca. 1600 BC), but there are claims of earli

*[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Asia/Armenia/_Texts/KURARM/34*.html A History of Armenia] by Vahan M. Kurkjian.

...egion between the ranges of two more famous cryptids, the Almas of Central Asia and the Yeti of the Himalayas.

*Langdon, Stephen Hubert. ''Cuneiform Inscriptions of Western Asia''. Vol. 4 (Semitic). ed. T.G. Pinches. London, 1861-64, 1891.

...e ''Atharva Veda''. The Kashmir tradition holds that they lived in central Asia.

...of orangutan, one that is ground-dwelling, bipedal and native to mainland Asia instead of Borneo. *[http://www.bfro.net/GDB/ASIA/CHINA/as_ch001.htm Yeren: Chinese Bigfoot Reports]

...where belief in psychic vampires is common include Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, and rural South America. ...ove (feed from) the energy of others. The ''tiger-women'' spoken of across Asia (as well as the '''fox-women''' [[Kitsune]] of Japan) may be noted, as can

...is Newspaper that - at the province of Carajan, located in the Southeaster Asia - he met this type of immense and frightful serpent-dragons. He said that t

===Asia===

...nd Raya, large, huge, supreme, enormous, great, as in "Malaysia Raya" and "Asia Raya" and Hari Raya (Great Celebration or Festival).

...ratopsian fossils are not found in Africa. Most have been found in Eastern Asia and North America, with one find in Australia.

...ld spirit invoked by a bomoh (shaman) in the Malay mythology of South-East Asia (notably Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore).

* ''The Magicality of the Hyena: Beliefs and Practices in West and South Asia''. Asian Folklore Studies, Volume 57, 1998: 331–344. June 2008. http://ww

...towards humans but sometimes it could be directed against humans. In East Asia snake-dragons watched over good harvests, rain, fertility and the cycle of ...nd West Asia, snakes were associated with healing whilst in parts of South Asia, snakes are regarded as possessing aphrodisiac qualities. Greek myth held t

A few months later four children were playing in the woods of a village in Asia when it began to rain. The children rushed into a nearby empty shelter. The

===Asia===

...vase-painters. Spiritual descendants of the one-eyed Arimaspians of Inner Asia may be found in the decorative borderlands of medieval maps and in the mons

...rd them as brutal murderers of countless commoners in China and South East Asia during World War II. The appearance of such a ghost gives a spooky feeling

...les of the Ebu Gogo to other "Proto-Pygmy" sightings from throughout south Asia. Within hominology, Coleman links these traditions to the survival of small

...., ''Devī Māhātmya, The Crystallization of the Goddess Tradition'' , South Asia Books, 2002. (ISBN 81-208-0557-7)

...he island of Bali) and Buddhist (Sri-Lanka and South-East Asia) regions of Asia. Both regions have birthed numerous legends about the fabled race of Nagas ...day, the Naga cult remains powerful in Southern India and enclaves of S.E Asia, with numerous festivals and rituals conducted in their honor. As powerful

...production budget (the highest in Romero's career). Actors Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and John Leguizamo star in the film. It was released on June 24, 20

===In East Asia=== Dragons are commonly symbols of good luck/health in some parts of Asia, and are also sometimes worshipped. Asian dragons are considered as mythica

...tz' or 'Vegetable Lamb of Tartary') is a legendary hybrid plant of central Asia, believed to grow sheep as its fruit.

...ons of the Indo-Aryan migration hypothesis, that a single tribe in Central Asia split into two parts, both ideologically and geographically, one migrating

...med hominid reputed to inhabit the Caucasus and Pamir Mountains of central Asia, and the Altai Mountains of southern Mongolia. Most mainstream scientists c

...endai.com/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

===[[Asia]] (non-[[Middle East]])===

=== East Asia===

...Jerusalem. He tentatively suggests that the symbol may have originated in Asia Minor and been brought to Europe by travelling stonecarvers.

...rseback culture evolved first in the southern steppe grasslands of Central Asia, perhaps approximately in modern Kazakhstan.

...voice, as of a trumpet", are statements addressed to the seven churches of Asia. The second vision comprising the rest of the book (chs. 4–22) begins wit ...John of Patmos. John explicitly addresses Revelation to seven churches of Asia Minor: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodi

...lla Incognito. Half of the action in the story takes place in Southeastern Asia. Tanuki is actually the main character of the first chapter of the novel.

Leto was worshiped throughout Greece, but principally in Lycia (Asia Minor). In Delos and Athens, there were temples dedicated to her, although

...ins. Biedermann wrote later that it has typological antecedents in ancient Asia, especially in the Assyrian k'rub, which is also the source of the Hebrew c ...nhabit the Scythia steppes that reached from the modern Ukraine to central Asia; there gold and precious stones were abundant; and when strangers approache

...most of the indigenous populations of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. On occasion such accusations have led to witch hunts. ...cally accept Christian dogma as do their counterparts in Latin America and Asia. The term [[witch doctor]], often attributed to African ''[[inyanga]]'', ha

The manticore, considered to be the most dangerous predator in Asia, has the body of a lion and a head with human. The beast is also known as t

===Asia and the Pacific===

.... But other men swear that Semiramis of Babylonia, whose deeds are many in Asia, also founded this site, and not for Hera Atargatis but for her own Mother,

*[[Charles Sobhraj]] - preyed on Western tourists in Southeast Asia in the 1970s

*A clouded leopard, a rare cat species of southeast Asia, escaped in Kent in 1975. She was shot nine months later and had fed on rab

...m and taught him her religious rites, and he set out on a progress through Asia teaching the people the cultivation of the vine. The most famous part of hi

...ks were closely interwoven into the fabric of village life through most of Asia, but had no authoritative position in the community; likewise, Sufis are so ...]/[[Common Era]] around the [[Mediterranean]] and extending into central [[Asia]]. These systems typically recommend the pursuit of special knowledge (''[[

...d: Gun Survivor'' (''Resident Evil: Survivor'') (2000) -- PlayStation, PC (Asia only)

...ited States. Evidence of similar figures has been found throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.

...owley said, he took part in a "Council of Masters" that included many from Asia. He has this to say about the virtues of "Eurasians" and then Jews:

...in groups of four or seven (Rev 7:1). The Angels of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor are described in Rev. 1-3. These are probably guardian angels, standi