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Malingee, malignant nocturnal spirit; Mamaragan, lightning deity; Mangar-kunjer-kunja, Arrernte lizard deity who created humans; Manuriki, god of beauty; Maratji in Tiwi and Iwaidja myth. Lizards guard waterholes, cause floods and thunderstorms when intruded upon. Similar to Ipilja-ipilja. Mimi, fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land
Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...
The name kappa is a contraction of the words kawa (river) and wappa, a variant form of 童 warawa (also warabe) "child". Another translation of kappa is "water-sprite". [3] The kappa are also known regionally by at least eighty other names such as kawappa, kawako, kawatarō, gawappa, kōgo, suitengu. [4]
The Letã'ah, general name of the lizard, applied especially to the common lizard, the green lizard, the blindworm, etc.; the chõmét, or sand lizard; the çãb, or dább of the Arabs (Uromastix spinipes); the kõâh, the divers kinds of monitor (psammosaurus scincus, hydrosaurus niloticus, etc.); the 'anãqah or gecko; the semãmîth or stellio.
Basiliscus is a genus of large corytophanid lizards, commonly known as basilisks, which are endemic to southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.The genus contains four species, which are commonly known as the Jesus Christ lizard, or simply the Jesus lizard, due to their ability to run across water for significant distances before sinking due to the large surface area of ...
The green crested basilisk of B. plumifrons is a bright green lizard species found with varying streaks of white dark grey, and blue markings along its body. However, some alternative forms or subspecies of B. plumifrons have been seen to sport only black markings along its dorsal side.
The Rainbow Serpent is known by different names by the many different Aboriginal cultures. Yurlunggur is the name of the "rainbow serpent" according to the Murngin in north-eastern Arnhemland, [8] also styled Yurlungur, [9] [2] Yulunggur, [10] [11] Jurlungur, [12] Julunggur [13] or Julunggul. [14] [15] The Yurlunggur was considered "the great ...
The name given to an assortment of ox-headed monsters that appear on beaches and attack those who walk there. Ushi-onna A kimono-clad woman with a cow's head, the opposite of the kudan. Ushirogami A one-eyed, footless female spirit who sneaks up behind people to pull on their hair. Uwan A spirit named for the sound it makes when surprising people.