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[18] [20] The carving of wood figures did not have a name, [18] so the name "alebrije" eventually became adopted for any carved, brightly colored figure of copal wood, whether it is of a real animal or not. [21] [22] To make the distinction, the carvings of fantastic creatures, closer to Linares' alebrijes, are now sometimes called "marcianos ...
Alebrije – A brightly colored creature from Mexican mythology. Anansi - A West African god, also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy. In the Americas he is known as Nancy, Aunt Nancy and Sis' Nancy. Anansi is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories.
She is said to have three brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree and whose sweet song heals sickness. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She had her palace in the heart of a pile of rocks, 5 mi (8.0 km) from Mallow , which is still commonly known by the name of Carrig-Cleena, and numerous legends about her are told above the Munster ...
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
The Sarimanok (Pronunciation: sá·ri·ma·nók), also known as papanok in its feminine form, [1] is a legendary bird of the Maranao people, who originate from Mindanao, an island in the Philippines, and part of Philippine mythology.
Paper lantern (灯笼; 燈籠; Dēnglóng), lantern made of thin, brightly colored paper Denglong (mythology) ( 蹬龙 ; 蹬龍 ; Dēnglóng ), Chinese legendary creature Denglong Township, Jiangxi ( 登龙乡 ; 登龍鄉 ; Dēnglóng Xiāng ), in Ji'an County, Jiangxi, China
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.