World Mythologies
Gremlin is a mischievous creature of aviators’ folklore, blamed for unexplained mechanical failures, especially in aircraft. Its reputation became...
Martian Tripods are three-legged war machines sent from Mars in H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds. They...
Sea Monk was a 16th-century marine wonder reported in northern Europe, with a monk-like head and fishlike body. An...
Se’irim are shaggy, goat-like spirits or demons tied to wilderness and desolate places in the Hebrew Bible. Their precise...
The ghoul, Arabic ghūl, is a supernatural being associated with wilderness, deception, and danger to travelers. In Arabic folklore,...
Al-Buraq is the white mount brought by Gabriel for Muhammad’s Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem; it is larger...
Jewish demons that can be either malevolent or protective, residing among humans since Talmudic times.
Div-e Sepid, the White Demon in Persian mythology, symbolizes chaos and evil. Known from the epic Shahnameh, it challenges...
The Ifrit is a supernatural entity commonly found in Middle Eastern and Islamic folklore. Often depicted as powerful and...
Chinawezi is a primordial female serpent in Lunda mythology, governing earth and rivers alongside Nzashi’s sky and rain; her...
Kadimba, the hare trickster in Hambukushu folklore who uses cleverness and deception to outwit stronger opponents Mythology and folklore...
Introduction Kianda is a supernatural water spirit associated with Angola, especially Kimbundu-speaking traditions and the cultural life of Luanda. Although...
In Frank Herbert’s Dune, the sandworms of Arrakis threaten spice harvesters, shape desert travel, and hold religious significance for...
The Borrego Sandman is a Bigfoot-like figure in Southern California desert folklore, linked to mysterious tracks near Harper’s Well.
Mothman is a winged humanoid of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, first reported in 1966, known for red-reflecting eyes, high-speed...
Boto Cor-de-Rosa, also known as the Pink River Dolphin, is a mythical creature from Amazonian folklore. It is famed...
Introduction Caipora is a forest spirit in Brazilian folklore, best known for protecting wild animals and confronting people who threaten...
Yacumama is an Amazonian water serpent from Indigenous folklore, classified as a supernatural guardian of rivers.
Yowie is a large, hairy, ape-like being reported in Australian folklore and modern cryptid accounts. Stories place this hidden...
Namorrodor is a dangerous spirit associated with Arnhem Land traditions, linked to meteors and feared as a predator of...
Tiddalik is a giant frog with a broad, water-swollen body in Aboriginal Australian Dreaming stories. After drinking all the...