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'''Tonenili''' is the rain god of the Navajo Indians of Arizona and New Mexico. ...unately his tricks never harm anyone. It was Tonenili that saved the first Navajo from the water monster Ticholtsodi.

'''Mai-cob''' are witches in wolf's clothing in the folklore of the Navajo people. The navajo word ''mai-cob'' for ''wolf'' (animal) is a synonym for a ''witch''.

A '''chindi''' (Navajo "ch'íįdii") is the ghost of the Navajo tribe believed to be released at dying breath. ...ered to be an evil force, avenging some form of offense to the person. The Navajo believe that contacting such a spirit can cause illness (Ghost Sickness), o

In some Native American traditions (Navajo, Hopi, Mohawk...) the '''skin-walker''' or '''yeenaaldlooshii''' is a human '''Yeenaeldooshi''' means literally "with it, he goes on all fours" in the Navajo language. The Mohawk Indian word "limikkin" is sometimes used to describe a

...ngs, derived from one of the most famed example: the ''gigantes'' of Greek mythology. * Yeitso (Navajo)

...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp ...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.