[[Image:crane-man.jpg|thumb|The crane-man or goose-headed man]]
The '''crane-man''' or '''goose-headed man''' is a character that was popular in medieval bestiaries.
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...found sitting upon the tower. Now, thou must know that this ass was one of the Mazikeen.
''THE FAIRY MYTHOLOGY'' BY THOMAS KEIGHTLEY (1850)
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...'' (also: Ossaart, Osschaard) is a waterspirit or shapeshifting demon from the Flemish and Dutch folklore.
...any animal he wants, but he usually appears in the shape of a bull with a man's head and chains in his hands.
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In Melanesia there is a belief in the '''tamaniu''' or atai which is an animal counterpart to a person with which
...tence. This creature is corporeal, can understand human speech, and shares the same soul as its master, leading to legends which have many characteristics
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...t of his house was occupied by a spirit. After the priest recited a chant, the tree never caused any trouble again.
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...s of Central Celebes believe that the inside parts only of the man take on the animal shape, a state which they term '''lamhoyo'''.
The lamboyo may be distinguished from an ordinary animal by being misshapen to
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...but are deathly afraid of dogs; the best way to repel an attack is through the use of a dog to drive them away.
...protected from the Hobyahs by the family dog, Turpie. Whenever Turpie saw the Hobyahs coming, he would bark, putting them to flight.
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..., is the name of the [[Qliphoth]] corresponding to the Sephirah Chokmah in the Tree of Life.
...er, unwilling to 'bow down to man' and take material form, as described in the Islamic legend regarding Iblis, or Satan.
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...n of the the many famines of Ireland. It is emaciated, and wanders through the land begging for food. Those that give food freely are rewarded with good l
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The Danish peasantry give the following account of their '''EllefoIk''' or Elve-people.
...hearts. The man may be often seen near the EIle-moors, bathing himself in the sunbeams, but if any one comes too near him, he opens his mouth wide and br
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...icheff''', also known as ''The Dog of the Caucasus'' or ''The Siberian Dog-Man'' was an early sideshow performer and person born with a rare condition kno
...rned on prayers to be said after their deaths. He died four years after at the age of 59.
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The '''Hombre Caiman''', or Alligatorman, is a legendary creature that possesse
This South American folk tale is particularly popular in Plato, Magdalena, on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, especially in rural and less populated areas.
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[[Image:The Man Who Laughs Comprachicos.jpg|thumb|155px|right|''The Man Who Laughs'']]
...ance of human beings by manipulating growing children, in a similar way to the horticultural method of bonsai
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In the Hebrides the '''Loireag''' is a water-fairy, but like the lowland [[habetrot]] she is a patroness of spinning.
...la as 'a small mite of womanhood that does not belong to this world but to the world thither', and as a 'plaintive little thing, stubborn and cunning'.
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...e pronunciation of the Irish words ''fear dearg'', meaning ''Red Man'', as the far darrig is said to wear a red coat and cap.
...far darrig is classified as a solitary fairy along with the leprechaun and the clurichaun, all of whom are "most sluttish, slouching, jeering, mischievous
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Dressed in a black suit and with no visible face, the '''Slender Man''' is an apparition with arms that stretch wide to entrap his chosen prey.
Due to his attire, the Slender Man has been linked to the notorious "Men in Black", who are thought to be government agents who haras
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The '''Tzadikim Nistarim''' or '''Lamed Wufniks''' are a group of thirty-six ho
...''lamed'' and ''vuv'', whose numerical value when combined is thirty-six. The term ''Nistarim'' means "concealed ones".
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...ntrim, Rathlin Island and parts of Donegal, were also found on the Isle of Man, where they are called ''phynnodderee''.
Resembling a very small elderly man, though covered in coarse, dense reddish hair or fur, he wears no clothes,
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...'' (shark man in Japanese) is a creature that appears in "The Gratitude of the Samebito", a short story by Lafcadio Hearn.
...ed [[Kojin]] by Kyokutei Bakin. The kojin are creatures thought to live in the South China Sea, which resemble [[ningyo]], are always weaving at their loo
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...s''' or '''Wulvers''' are a peculiar kind of werewolves in the folklore of the Shetland Islands of Scotland.
The wulver is described as a man, covered with short brown hair but with a wolf's head and most of his or he
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