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The Charminar (lit. ' four minarets ') is a monument located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Constructed in 1591, the landmark is a symbol of Hyderabad and officially incorporated in the emblem of Telangana. [3] The Charminar's long history includes the existence of a mosque on its top floor for more than 425 years.
[As for the spirits of heaven, in heaven shall be their dwelling, but as for the spirits of the earth which were born upon the earth, on the earth shall be their dwelling.] And the spirits of the giants afflict, oppress, destroy, attack, do battle, and work destruction on the earth, and cause trouble: they take no food, but nevertheless hunger ...
Azeban - "the Raccoon," a trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. [3] Birbal, a real advisor to the Mughal emperor Akbar the Great, is often cast as a trickster in Indian folklore. Br'er Rabbit - A slave trickster of African American origin. [4] Coyotes in various Native American mythologies.
It is reported that various kinds of shamans are engaged by evil spirits "in either a physical battle or a battle of wits." [3] Shamans are often called upon to fight evil spirits, in many traditions. One story tells of a shaman who, unable to locate a demon who was causing illness to a victim, brought a story-singer, who sang a story of the ...
The Qing dynasty scholar Yuan Mei wrote in his book Zi Bu Yu that "A person's hun is good but the po is evil, the hun is intelligent but the po is not so good". When the hun leaves his/her body after death but their po soul remains and takes control of the body, the dead person becomes a jiangshi.
Oni are known for their superhuman strength and have been associated with powers like thunder and lightning, [2] along with their evil nature manifesting in their propensity for murder and cannibalism. They are typically portrayed as hulking figures with one or more horns growing out of their heads, massive teeth, and occasionally a third eye ...
[16] African crossroads spirits were brought to the United States during the transatlantic slave trade. In the Vodou tradition, Papa Legba is the lwa of crossroads and a messenger to the spirit world. [17] [18] In Hoodoo crossroads are where two roads meet to form an X. The crossroads in Hoodoo originates from the Kongo cosmogram in Central Africa.
The same bear tooth later caused a fight between two evil spirits, a giant toad and an evil snake. The toad was in charge of all the waters, and amidst the fighting he ate the tooth and the snake. The snake then proceeded to bite his side, releasing a great flood upon the Earth.