Reading Time: 2 minutes Aicha Kandicha (Moroccan Arabic: عيشة قنديشة, romanized: ʿayša qəndiša, referred to in some works as Qandisa) is a female mythological figure in northern Moroccan folklore. One of a number of folkloric characters who are similar…
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Huli jing
Reading Time: 4 minutes Huli jing (Chinese: 狐狸精; literally: ‘fox spirit’) or jiuweihu (九尾狐; literally: ‘nine-tailed fox’) are Chinese mythological creatures who can be either good or bad spirits.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Bashe (Chinese: 巴蛇; pinyin: bāshé; Wade–Giles: pa-she) was a python-like Chinese mythological giant snake that ate elephants.
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Reading Time: 15 minutes An ala or hala (plural: ale or hali) is a female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs. Ale are considered demons of bad weather whose main purpose is to lead…
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Reading Time: 6 minutes In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki (“human-eating ghosts”; pronounced shokujinki in modern Japanese) , also called wendigo are the spirits of greedy, selfish or impious individuals who are cursed after death to seek out and eat human…
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Reading Time: 21 minutes The Bogeyman (/ˈboʊɡimæn, ˈbʊɡi-/; also spelled boogeyman, bogyman, bogieman or boogie man) is a mythical creature used by adults to frighten children into good behaviour. The Bogeyman has no specific appearance, and conceptions vary drastically…
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Last updated on January 12th, 2019 at 08:48 pmWhen it comes to the creatures of Japanese mythology, everyone knows the strange and absurd monsters, from the kappa to the kasa-obake. Japanese mythology has its fair…
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Reading Time: 8 minutes Last updated on January 12th, 2019 at 08:48 pmForget UFOs. Stories of sightings of creatures from folklore and legend are rife on the Internet and social media throughout the world. Here are 10 alleged modern…
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Last updated on January 12th, 2019 at 08:50 pmThere are many well known examples of creatures from mythology that inspire dread, awe, curiosity or a even a combo of all three. Many of these have…
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Last updated on January 12th, 2019 at 08:50 pmDue to the popularity of various films such as Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight and Lord of the rings we have seen an increase in…
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