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In Māori mythology, the word aitu refers to sickness, calamity, or demons; the related word aituā means misfortune, accident, disaster. [2] In Tahitian, aitu (syn. atua/raitu) can mean 'god' or 'spirit'; [3] in other languages, including Rarotongan, Samoan, Sikaiana, Kapingamarangi, Takuu, Tuamotuan, and Niuean, aitu are ghosts or spirits.
Cook Islands mythology comprises historical myths, legends, and folklore passed down by the ancient Cook Islanders over many generations. Many of the Cook Islands legends were recited through ancient songs and chants. [ 1 ]
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people
Isokelekel (Pohnpeian: "shining noble," "wonderful king"), [2] also called Idzikolkol, was a semi-mythical hero warrior from Kosrae who conquered the Saudeleur rulers of Pohnpei, an island in the modern Federated States of Micronesia, sometime between the early 16th century and early 17th century.
Ichneumon (Medieval Bestiaries) – Dragon-killing animal; Ichthyocentaur – Human-fish-horse hybrid; Iele – Female nature spirits; Ifrit – Fire genie; Ijiraq – Spirit that kidnaps children; Ikiryō – Can be considered a 'living ghost', as it is a person's spirit outside their body
Melanesian mythology refers to the folklore, myths, and religions of Melanesia, a region in Southwest Oceania that encompasses the archipelagos of New Guinea (including Indonesian New Guinea and Papua New Guinea), the Torres Strait Islands, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and Fiji.
The wild type of banana known in Thai language as Kluai Tani (กล้วยตานี) Nang Tani ( Thai : นางตานี ; "Lady of Tani") is a female spirit of the Thai folklore . According to folk tradition, this ghost appears as a young woman that haunts wild banana trees ( Musa balbisiana ), known in Thai language as Kluai Tani ...
Guyana, and various islands—including Antigua and Barbuda in the east, The Bahamas in the north and as far south as Trinidad—have long held a tradition of folklore that includes the jumbee. In the French islands Guadeloupe and Martinique , people speak of Zombi rather than Jumbie to describe ghosts, revenants and other supernatural creatures.