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Therefore, Indra created twelve of these special Nariphon trees. The trees would bear fruit whenever she went out to collect food and distract the men. The fruits were all in the image of Indra's beautiful wife. The men took the fruits to their place of abode and, after making love to them, would sleep for four months and lose their powers.
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 (กล้วยตานี). [ 1 ] Nang Tani belongs to a type of female ghosts or fairies related to trees known generically as Nang Mai (นางไม้; "Lady of the Wood") in the Thai ...
Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships; Encantado – shapeshifting trickster dolphins; Glashtyn – Horse goblin from the sea
A baku, as illustrated by Hokusai.. Baku (獏 or 貘) are Japanese supernatural beings that are said to devour nightmares. They originate from the Chinese Mo.According to legend, they were created by the spare pieces that were left over when the gods finished creating all other animals.
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, the legendary Chinese twin swords named after their creators. Glory of Ten Powers, a legendary Chinese sword allegedly forged in Tibet by husband-and-wife magicians of the ancient Bön tradition. Huàyǐng, a branch that morphed into a sword in the hands of Zhuānxū, has the ability to command the elements and animals.
Kate Morgan, a ghost which is said to haunt the Hotel del Coronado in Coronado, California; Minnie Quay, a legendary ghost of Michigan; Old Book is the name given to a ghost or spirit which allegedly haunts a cemetery at Peoria State Hospital in Bartonville, Illinois; Pedro Benedit Horruytiner, colonial governor of Florida. Alleged encounters ...
Monotropa uniflora, also known as ghost plant, ghost pipe, or Indian pipe, is an herbaceous, parasitic, non-photosynthesizing, perennial flowering plant native to temperate regions of Asia, North America, and northern South America, but with large gaps between areas.
Omphalotus nidiformis, or ghost fungus, is a gilled basidiomycete mushroom most notable for its bioluminescent properties. It is known to be found primarily in southern Australia and Tasmania , but was reported from India in 2012 and 2018.