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Pages in category "Portuguese legendary creatures". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Coco (folklore) Que Viene el Coco (1799) by Goya. The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost -like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal. Those beliefs have also spread in many Hispanophone and Lusophone countries.
Iara in an official commemortive stamp by the Brazilian post office (1974). According to oral tales, Iara is a beautiful young woman sometimes described as having green hair, light brown or copper-colored skin (like that of an Indigenous person from Brazil or of a caboclo), and brown eyes with a tail similar to a freshwater river dolphin, manatee, or fish (the Tupi word y did not have a ...
Brazil. Habitat. Floodplains. The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian mythology. Its legend is very common, especially in the states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It is believed to have arisen among the indigenous people of the northern region of Brazil. [1]
Portuguese legends (9 P) P. Portuguese legendary creatures (7 P) Pages in category "Portuguese mythology" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Caribbean folklore. Caribbean folklore includes a mix of traditions, tales, and beliefs of the Caribbean region. Caribbean folklore was shaped by a history filled with violence, colonialism, slavery, and multicultural influences. Specifically, influences from African, Creole, Asian, Indigenous American, European, and Indian cultures converged ...
Lusitanian mythology. Lusitanian mythology is the mythology of the Lusitanians, an Indo-European speaking people of western Iberia, in what was then known as Lusitania. In present times, the territory comprises the central part of Portugal and small parts of Extremadura and Salamanca. Lusitanian deities heavily influenced all of the religious ...
Legendary Portuguese people (4 P) M. Portuguese mythology (2 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Portuguese folklore" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 ...