Various deities, spirits, myths, demons, mythological creatures, fairies, angels and legends from around the world.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Cormoran (/ˈkɔːrməræn/ or /ˈkɔːrmərən/) is a giant associated with St. Michael’s Mount in the folklore of Cornwall. Local tradition credits him with creating the island, in some versions with the aid of his wife Cormelian,…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Maní, a Tupí myth of origins, is the name of an indigenous girl with very fair complexion. The Amazonian legend of Maní is related to the cult of Manioc, the native staple food that sprang…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Drekavac (Cyrillic: дрекавац, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [drɛkaʋats], literally “the screamer” or “the yeller”), also called drekalo, krekavac, zdrekavac or zrikavac, is a mythical creature in South Slavic mythology. The name is derived from the adjective “drečati”‘…
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Tata Duende or El Dueño del Monte is a supernatural creature appearing in cultural folklore stories, mostly evident in Mayan and Mestizo cultures. The Tata Duende is considered a powerful spirit that protects animals…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In Belizean and Honduras folklore, the Sisimito (may also be spelt Sisimite or Sisimita) or Itacayo is a bipedal upright gorilla-like creature that possesses a head much like a human’s with long hair or fur…
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Reading Time: 4 minutes In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual or nahual (both pronounced [na’wal]) is a human being who has the power to transform, shapeshift beyond the premisses of the human form; most often believed to be an…
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Reading Time: 1 minute The Huay Chivo (Spanish pronunciation: [waʝ ˈ tʃiβo]) is a legendary Mayan beast. It is a half-man, half-beast creature, with burning red eyes, and is specific to the Yucatán Peninsula. It is often said to…
View More Huay Chivo Reading Time: 5 minutes The cadejo (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈðexo]) is a supernatural character from Central American folklore. There is a good white cadejo and an evil black cadejo. Both are spirits that appear at night to travelers: the white…
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Reading Time: 36 minutes Anansi (/əˈnɑːnsi/ ə-NAHN-see) is an Akan folktale character. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. Taking the role of trickster, he is…
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Buckriders (Dutch: Bokkenrijders, French: Les Chevaliers du Bouc), are a part of Belgian and Dutch folklore, ghosts or demons, who rode through the sky on the back of flying goats provided to them by…
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