Samodivas, Samovilas or Vilas are woodland fairies or nymphs found in South and West Slavic folklore. In Romania, they are known as Iele.
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Raskovnik
In Slavic folklore, the raskovnik or razkovniche (Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: расковник, Bulgarian: разковниче, pronounced [rɐsˈkɔvnitʃɛ], Russian: разрыв-трава, Polish: rozryw) is a magical herb. According to lore, the raskovnik has the magical property to unlock…
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The kallikantzaros (Greek: καλλικάντζαρος, pl. καλλικάντζαροι kallikantzaroi; Bulgarian: караконджул; Serbian: караконџула / karakondžula) is a malevolent goblin in Southeastern European and Anatolian folklore. Stories about the kallikantzaros or its equivalents can be found in Greece,…
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A witch post is a local superstition where the cross of Saint Andrew is used as a hex sign on the fireplaces in northern England of Yorkshire and Lancashire to prevent witches from flying down…
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The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif (ATU E501) that historically occurs in European folklore. Wild Hunts typically involve a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters passing in wild pursuit. The hunters may be either…
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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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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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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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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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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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