|
Megafauna (mythology)
A giant animal in mythology is unusually large, either for their species or in relation to humans. The term ''giant'' carries some ambiguity, however in mythology definitions of what constitutes 'large' vary, with definitions ranging from 40 kg to 250 kg. At the upper, they may be further subdivided into small (250–500 kg), medium (500–1,000 kg) and large (over 1,000 kg). Megafauna often form one of the mythemes of a story. The narrative may revolve around a real animal or a primordialism, primordial archetype of a gigantic Animal, creature, such as a dragon or the Jörmungandr, Midgard snake. Examples of megafauna Africa megafauna mythology *Dingonek *Nandi bear *Kongamoto *Mokele-mbembe *Grootslang *Salawa *Werehyena Oceania megafauna mythology *Abaia *Bunyip *Gazeka *Yowie *Tiddalik *Rainbow Serpent Central and South America megafauna mythology *Headless Mule *Mapinguari *Peuchen *Yacumama North America megafauna mythology *Amarok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydra 04
Hydra generally refers to: * Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology * Hydra (genus), ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to: Astronomy * Hydra (constellation) * Hydra (moon), a satellite of Pluto Computing * Hydra (chess), a chess computer * Hydra (digital repository) * Hydra (operating system) * Hydra (software) * Hydra 100, a multi-GPU hardware solution * HYDRA Game Development Kit, a development system by André LaMothe * Razer Hydra, a game controller * NEC HYDRAstor, a storage system Fictional entities * Hydra (comics), a fictional organization in the Marvel Universe ** Hydra (Marvel Cinematic Universe), an organisation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on the comics counterpart * Hydra (Dungeons & Dragons), Hydra (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a fictional monster in ''D&D'' * Hydra (Transformers), Hydra (''Transformers''), a character in ''Transformers'' * The Hy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yowie
Yowie is one of several names for an Australian folklore entity that is reputed to live in the Outback. The creature has its roots in Aboriginal oral history. In parts of Queensland, they are known as ''quinkin'' (or as a type of quinkin), and as ''joogabinna'', in parts of New South Wales they are called ''Ghindaring'', ''jurrawarra'', ''myngawin'', ''puttikan'', ''doolaga'', ''gulaga'' and ''thoolagal''. Other names include ''yaroma'', ''noocoonah'', ''wawee'', ''pangkarlangu'', ''jimbra'' and ''tjangara''. Yowie-type creatures are common in Aboriginal Australian legends, particularly in the eastern Australian states. Description The yowie is usually described as a hairy and ape-like creature standing upright at between and . The yowie's feet are described as much larger than a human's, but alleged yowie tracks are inconsistent in shape and toe number, and the descriptions of yowie foot and footprints provided by yowie witnesses are even more varied than those of Bigfoot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mugwump (folklore)
The Mugwump (also: Old Tessie and Monster of Lake Temiscamingue) is a lake monster which has been alleged to live in Lake Timiskaming, on the border of the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. Etymology The name "mugwump" comes from an Algonquin word, the exact meaning of which is unclear. In his 1979 article on the creature, New Liskeard mayor Jack Dent reported that the name translated to "fearless sturgeon" in English. However, the word had already entered the English language over a century prior. Puritan missionary John Eliot used the word to mean "duke" and "centurion" when he translated the Bible into Anishinàbemiwin in 1661, and in the 1880s the term was applied to the "Mugwumps", Republican Party politicians in the United States who switched parties during the 1884 presidential election to support Grover Cleveland. Charles Anderson Dana, editor of the ''New York Sun'' newspaper is said to have coined the term in this context, deriving it from the Algonquin wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mothman
In West Virginia folklore, the Mothman is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the '' Point Pleasant Register'', dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". The national press soon picked up the reports and helped spread the story across the United States. The source of the legend is believed to have originated from sightings of out-of-migration sandhill cranes or herons. The Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970, and was later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book ''The Mothman Prophecies'', claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The book was later adapted into a 2002 film, starring Richard Gere. An annual festival in Point Pleasant is devoted to the Mothman legend. History On Novembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey Devil
In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil (also known as the Leeds Devil) is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations. The common description is that of a bipedal kangaroo-like or wyvern-like creature with a horse- or goat-like head, leathery bat-like wings, horns, small arms with clawed hands, legs with cloven hooves, and a forked tail. It has been reported to move quickly and is often described as emitting a high-pitched "blood-curdling scream".''The Jersey Devil'', by James F. McCloy and Ray Miller Jr., Middle Atlantic Press. Origin of the legend Mother Leeds's 13th child According to popular folklore, the Jersey Devil originated with a Pine Barrens resident named Jane Leeds, known as "Mother Leeds". The legend states that Mother Leeds had twelve children and, after finding she was pregnant for the thirte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigfoot
Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a purported ape-like creature said to inhabit the forest of North America. Many dubious articles have been offered in attempts to prove the existence of Bigfoot, including anecdotal claims of sightings as well as alleged video and audio recordings, photographs, and casts of large footprints. Some are known or admitted hoaxes. Tales of wild, hairy humanoids exist throughout the world, and such creatures appear in the folklore of North America, including the mythologies of indigenous people. Bigfoot is an icon within the fringe subculture of cryptozoology, and an enduring element of popular culture. The majority of mainstream scientists have historically discounted the existence of Bigfoot, considering it to be the result of a combination of folklore, misidentification, and hoax, rather than a living animal. Folklorists trace the phenomenon of Bigfoot to a combination of factors and sources including indigenous cultures, the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akhlut
In Inuit folklore, the kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk or akh’lut is an orca-like composite animal that takes the form of a wolf when on land, and is sometimes depicted as a wolf-orca hybrid. Inuit folklore In 1900, the American naturalist Edward William Nelson described the ''kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk'' among a number of other mythical and composite animals: Nelson attributed stories of the creature to the orca (''akh’lut''), and explained wolf tracks appearing to lead into the sea as the result of ice breaking away from the edge. He identifies other composite animals among Inuit folklore, including a white whale that can transform into a reindeer, and says that belief in the kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk is prevalent among Inuit along the shore of the Bering Sea. More recent collections of myths and folklore have used the term Nelson gives for the orca, ''akh’lut'', to describe the composite animal. See also *Kelpie *Selkie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altamaha-ha
In Georgia folklore, the Altamaha-ha (or Altie) is a legendary creature, alleged to inhabit the myriad small streams and abandoned rice fields near the mouth of the Altamaha River (after which it is named) in southeastern Georgia. Sightings are particularly reported around Darien and elsewhere in McIntosh County. According to ''The Brunswick News'', the legend has its roots in Muscogee tradition. An alligator gar The alligator gar (''Atractosteus spatula'') is a ray-finned euryhaline fish related to the bowfin in the infraclass Holostei . It is the largest species in the gar family, and among the largest freshwater fish in North America. The fossil ... has been proposed as being a possible identity for recent sightings attributed to the creature. In 2018, decomposing remains were found on a beach in the Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, causing speculation that it may be the body of an Altamaha-ha; however, performance artist Zardulu later claimed responsibili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarok (wolf)
An Amarok, or Amaroq, is a gigantic wolf in Inuit religion, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks hunt alone. Writing in the 19th century, Danish geologist and Greenlandic scholar Hinrich Johannes Rink reported that the Greenlandic Inuit reserve the word ''Amarok'' exclusively for this legendary wolf, whereas other Circumpolar peoples, Arctic peoples use it to refer to any wolf. ''Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo'' In his book ''Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo'', da, Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn, oversatte efter de indfødte fortælleres opskrifter og meddelelser (1866) Rink recounts several folk legends that feature the Amarok. In one tale, a persecuted and physically stunted boy seeks to increase his strength. When he calls out to the lord of strength, an Amarok appears and wrestles him to the ground with its tail. This causes a number of small bones to fall from the boy's body. The Amarok tells t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yacumama
Yacumama means "Mother of water" (from Quechua yaku "water" and mama "mother"), referring to an enormous serpent believed to live in the Peruvian Amazon Rainforest. The Yacumama is believed to be the mother of all creatures of the water. According to legend, the Yacumama would suck up any living thing that passed within 100 steps of it. To protect themselves, the local indigenous peoples would blow on a conch horn before entering the water, believing that the yacumama would reveal itself if it was present. It is sometimes believed to be a giant snake or caecilian known as the Minhocão. In North America, the Cherokee Natives American told a similar legend of Tlanusi, a leech the size of a house that dwelt in the Hiwassee River near present-day Murphy, North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peuchen
The ''Peuchen'' (also known as ''Piuchen, Pihuchen, Pihuychen, Pihuichen, Piguchen,'' or ''Piwuchen'') is a creature from the Mapuche mythology and Chilote mythology pertaining to southern Chile, a much feared shapeshifting creature that can instantly change into animal form. According to legend, El Peuchen takes the hearts of its victims without leaving a mark on the body. It has often been described as a gigantic flying snake which produced strange whistling sounds, while its gaze could paralyze an intended victim and permit it to suck its blood. It has often been reported as the cause of blood by sucked from your sheep. The creature can be eliminated by a '' machi'' (Mapuche herbal healer). See also * Colo Colo * Basilisco Chilote * Chonchon * Chupacabra The chupacabra or chupacabras (, literally 'goat-sucker'; from es, chupar, 'to suck', and , 'goats') is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Pue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mapinguari
Mpinguari or Mpinguary, (also called the ''Juma'') are monsterous jungle-dwelling spirits from Brazilian folklore. Description There are two major depictions of it. Some described them as a hairy humanoid cyclops. This version is often said to have a gaping mouth on its abdomen. Others claim that it is a modern day sighting of the giant ground sloth, an animal estimated to have gone extinct during the early holocene.Oren, David C. "Does the Endangered Xenarthran Fauna of Amazonia Include Remnant Ground Sloths?", ''Edentata'' (June 2001) p. 2-5 Skeptics point out that there haven't been any fossil records of ground sloths for thousands of years Terminology According to Felipe Ferreira Vander Velden, its name is a combination of the Tupi-Guarani words "mbaé", "pi", and "guari", meaning "''a thing that has a bent '' r' crooked foot '' r' paw''".Felipe Ferreira Vander Velden "Sobre caes e indios: domesticidade, classificacao zoologica e relacao humano-animal entre os Karitiana", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
