In Irish mythology, the '''fear gorta''' is a kind of hungry ghost.
...a'' in Irish means ''Man of hunger / Man of famine''; also known as the '''fear gortach'''.
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#REDIRECT [[Fear Liath More]]
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The '''fear of ghosts''' or '''phasmophobia''' is based on beliefs that some [[ghost]]s
...also generally consider belief in ghosts to be a superstition. Still, the fear of ghosts is widespread even in post-industrial societies.
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'''Am Fear Liath Mòr''' (also known as '''The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui''' or simpl
...an of Ben MacDhui was traditionally seen as a supernatural being, but ''Am Fear Liath Mòr'' has been compared to the [[Yeti]] of the Himalayas and the [[B
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'''Fear Liath More''', '''Am Fear Liath Mòr''', '''The Big Grey Man''' or simply '''the Grey Man''', is a cr
'''Fear Liath More''' has been described as a 20-foot-tall figure covered with shor
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A '''far darrig''' or '''fear dearg''' is a faerie of Irish mythology.
The name ''far darrig'' is an Anglophone pronunciation of the Irish words ''fear dearg'', meaning ''Red Man'', as the far darrig is said to wear a red coat
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...poisonous claws and the abilities to shapeshift, turn invisible and cause fear. They generally employ these tricks to the full, as they prefer to use hit-
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...hange their minds. They enjoy fishing and eating fish. The only thing they fear is the octopus. Belief in kijimunaa is representative of the spiritual powe
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...shock and great anger, ran away and said, "I'll be back with your greatest fear!" The next day, the Dokkaebi brought bags of money and threw it to the old
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...ike a flaming wheel, as a result of which he is unable to turn quickly for fear of extinguishing their light.
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...gfoot]] or the Himalayan [[yeti]]. In this regard, it is similar to the [[Fear liath|Big Grey Man]] of Scotland, which is considered by some to be a flesh
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...g his mother's cries the headmistress' son fled into the forest nearby for fear of a swift and painful reprimand.
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...y one's mind, in which case the creature will grow bored and leave, run in fear, or even die.
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...acting sickly, the human refrains from telling others of the situation for fear of being killed.
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...s said that this serpent is so great it would swallow all creation but for fear of Allah's immeasurably greater power.
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...ictionary, a bugbear is "an imaginary [[goblin]] or spectre used to excite fear", "an object or source of dread" or "a continuing source of irritation". "B
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...uages, the Elvish words for "orc" are derived from a root ruk referring to fear and horror, from which is derived an expanded form of the root, uruk. A nou
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...tional witch doctors can approach his lake to offer prayers there, without fear of being devoured by him. Certain corpses that have been found floating the
...the Zulus are cautioned since their birth never to say his name aloud for fear that doing just that might attract his attention.
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...and possess old and powerful magic. Others say that they are dangerous and fear to bathe in deep waters and unknown areas. Some say the indios de las aguas
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...redator, warriors brandishing the insignia of the Calopus hoped to instill fear in their eyes of their enemies. The Calopus’s most notable feature were i
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