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Continental Germanic mythology; English mythology; Frankish mythology; Norse mythology; Swiss folklore; ... List of mythological objects; List of culture heroes;
Pages in category "Words and phrases derived from Greek mythology" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
The duende or chaneque refers to a fairy- or goblin-like mythological character. While its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal, the Philippines, and Latin America, in many cases its closest equivalents known in the Anglophone world are the Irish leprechaun and the Scottish brownie. Dunnie; Dwarf; Elves are a supernatural race from Germanic ...
Magog (English folklore) – Giant protector of London; Mahaha - Undead humanoids with long fingernails as claws. Maha-pudma (Hindu mythology) – Giant elephant that holds up the world; Mahuika (Māori mythology) - Māori fire goddess; Mairu (Basque mythology) – Megalith-building giant; Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit
Mythological objects encompass a variety of items (e.g. weapons, armor, clothing) found in mythology, legend, folklore, tall tale, fable, religion, spirituality, superstition, paranormal, and pseudoscience from across the world. This list is organized according to the category of object.
Narasimha (Hindu mythology) – Avatar of Vishnu in the form of half-man/half-lion; Narecnitsi – Fate spirit; Nariphon – Pod people; Nargun – Water monster; Nasnas – Half-human, half-demon creature with half a body; Nav' – Ghost; Nawao – Savage humanoid; N-dam-keno-wet – Fish-human hybrid
Brownie (English and Scottish) – Benevolent household spirit; Broxa – Nocturnal bird that drains goats of their milk; Bucca – Male sea-spirit, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms; Bokkenrijders – Ghosts/devils riding flying goats; co-opted by bandits to instil fear during raids