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Witchcraft in folklore and mythology (5 C, 52 P) Pages in category "Recurring elements in folklore" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total.
(Norse mythology) Maltet, the name of the spear of Baligant from The Song of Roland. (French folklore) Rhongomyniad (also Rhongomiant), the spear of King Arthur that he used to defeat the legendary Sir Thomas of Wolford. (Arthurian legend) Spear of Achilles, created by Hephaestus and given to Peleus at his wedding with Thetis. (Greek mythology)
The Paracelsian concept of elementals draws from several much older traditions in mythology and religion. Common threads can be found in folklore, animism, and anthropomorphism. Examples of creatures such as the Pygmy were taken from Greek mythology. The elements of earth, water, air, and fire, were classed as the fundamental building blocks of ...
The swastika or crux gammata (in heraldry fylfot), historically used as a symbol in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism, and widely popular in the early 20th century as a symbol of good luck or prosperity before adopted as a symbol of Nazism in the 1920s and 30s. Tortoiseshell cat: Many cultures Rooted in Folklore: White Elephant: Thai [36] White ...
Lives beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Name clearly jumped from Mayan storm god (Huracan), to Taino name for the weather phenomenon (Juracan), to this creature around the Texas-Louisiana coast. Hræsvelgr – jötunn who takes the form of an eagle (Norse mythology) Poukai – monstrous predatory bird, likely based on an extinct species
Myths from Native American and First nations groups about the 1700 Cascadia earthquake. [3] The Origin of Fire in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, possibly originating to the meteorite impact resulting in Kaali crater in Estonia 4,000 – 7,600 years ago. [4] Various Great Flood myths, possibly reflecting a flooding of the Black Sea basin c ...
English folklore has continued to differ according to region, although there are shared elements across the country. [3] The folktales, characters and creatures are often derived from aspects of English experience, such as topography, architecture, real people, or real events. [4]
Edith Nesbit's famous children's novel The Phoenix and the Carpet is based on this legendary creature and its friendship with a family of children. In the Vermilion Bird, a mystical Phoenix symbol represents of Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. D. H. Lawrence frequently used the phoenix as a symbol for rebirth in life.