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Of human female form with brown or dark blue skin, backward facing feet, and very long manes of smooth, glossy hair covering their bodies; nocturnal, hostile, to be avoided. El Cucuy – Boogeyman to scare children into being good in Spain, Portugal and South America. Name comes from the word for "head".
Firebird – legendary bird with glowing eyes and feathers, brings misfortune if captured. Fenghuang – a phoenix who reigns over all other birds; Huma bird – a bird that flies too high to be seen and never lands; Konrul and Toghrul ; Paskunji (Georgian/ Caucasus) phoenix like underworld dwelling bird. Kills the snakes on the path to the ...
Androsphinx (Ancient Egyptian) – Human-headed sphinx. Angel (mainly Christian, Jewish, Islamic traditions) – Divine beings of Heaven who act as mediators between God and humans; the counterparts of Demons. Anqa – Giant mythical female bird similar to a phoenix. Ani Hyuntikwalaski – Lightning spirit.
Ipotane – Two-legged horse-human hybrid, (as opposed to the four-legged centaur) Ippon-datara – One-legged mountain spirit; Iratxoak – Small demonic servants; Irin – Fallen angels; Ishigaq – Little people; Island Satyr (Medieval Bestiaries) – Savage human-goat hybrid from a remote island chain
Approximately, only six in every 10,000 people in the United States have two different colored eyes—but it's certainly possible. Heterochromia iridum is the name of this rare phenomenon.
Gamayun – Prophetic human-headed bird; Gana – Attendants of Shiva; Gancanagh – Male fairy that seduces human women; Gandabherunda – Double-headed bird; Gandharva – Male nature spirits, often depicted as part human, part animal; Gargouille – Water dragon
Hazel eyes tend to change colors due to Rayleigh scattering—the same factor that makes the sky appear blue. This optical effect occurs in the stroma, which is a thin layer of tissue in front of ...
They also, according to local lore, were smart, strong, and excellent craftsmen. The Menehune were said to use magic arrows to pierce the heart of angry people, igniting feelings of love in its place. Menehune were rarely seen by human eyes, and they are credited with mighty feats of engineering and overnight construction.