European folklore creatures

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There are two different meanings of “Fairy Faith.” First, it simply refers to the old folkloric belief in fairies, and the practices found therein. The second meaning is found in modern paganism.

Watch out for Russian mermaids, and if you see a Kikimora - prepare for tragedy.

The Erlking (German: Erlkönig, "Alder King") is depicted in a number of German poems and ballads as a malevolent creature who haunts forests and carries off travellers to their deaths. The name may be an 18th-century mistranslation of the original Danish word elverkonge, "elf-king". The character is most famous as the antagonist in Goethe's poem Der Erlkönig. In its original form in Scandinavian folklore, the character was a female spirit.

Helhest- Danish and Norse myth: a three legged horse associated with disease and…

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💬 0 🔁 11 ❤️ 28 · The Adze [Ewe mythology, African mythology] The Adze are evil creatures from the folklore of the Ewe people in Western Africa. This monster assumes the form of a firefly to ente…

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The worldwide stories of faerie changelings come under a group of motifs recorded in the Aarne-Thompson folklore index as F321: ‘Faerie steals child from cradle and leaves faerie substitute.’

Arts: Folklore In this photo you see O Boto, a mythical pink dolphin of a folklore tale. Folklore is very popular in all the regions in Brazil. There are many different mythological creatures and stories, such as Boitatá, a snake covered with flames. Also Cobra Grande, a huge snake living in the Amazon that frightens people by changing shape and Bicho Papão, a monster who eats children; and many others. Folklore has shaped Brazil’s culture and beliefs.

Turoń - a mythical creature from Polish folklore, having roots in ancient Slavic winter rites. A person dressed up as a turoń is usually accompanying groups of kolędnicy (people singing carols) during...

White deer hold a place in the mythology of many cultures. Celtic people considered them to be messengers from the other world, and other pre-Indo-European cultures, especially in the north. The Celts believed that the white stag would appear when one was transgressing a taboo, such as when Pwyll trespassed into Arawn’s hunting grounds. Arthurian legend states that the creature has a perennial ability to evade capture; and that the pursuit of the animal represents mankind’s spiritual…