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Kulimina
Kulimina is an obscure name associated in some modern reference lists with South American mythology, but its traditional identity is uncertain. There is no broadly accepted body of Indigenous stories, historical document…
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is one of the most important and complex divine figures associated with the Aztec, or Mexica, religious world. His name comes from Nahuatl: Quetzalcōātl, commonly translated as “Quetzal Serpent” or “Precious…
Enumclaw
Enumclaw is not generally identified as a figure of Cherokee mythology. The name is associated instead with traditions of the Coast Salish peoples of the Pacific Northwest, especially the Puyallup and related communities…
Toyotama-hime
Toyotama-hime is a prominent woman of Japanese mythology, best known as the daughter of the sea deity Watatsumi and the wife of the divine hero Hoori. Her story belongs to the mythic genealogy that leads to Japan’s first…
Rugaba
Rugaba is a name associated with a supreme or creator deity in traditions of the Great Lakes region of Africa, especially among communities in present-day Uganda and neighbouring areas. The name is not used with one comp…
Aglaia
Aglaia is a figure of Greek mythology best known as one of the three Charites, or Graces. Her name, also written Aglaea or Aglæa in some transliteration systems, is associated with splendour, radiance, beauty and joyful …
Mielikki
Mielikki is a female forest spirit or forest mistress in Finnish and related Karelian tradition. She is especially associated with the care of woodland animals, the success of hunters and the hidden paths of the forest. …
Tarasque
The Tarasque is a legendary monster associated with Provence in southern France, especially the town of Tarascon on the Rhône. In Christian legend, it was a dangerous beast that lived near the settlement of Nerluc until …
St. Richard Of Chichester
St. Richard of Chichester, also known as Richard de Wych or Richard of Wyche, was a thirteenth-century English bishop, administrator and saint of the Christian Church. He served as bishop of Chichester from 1244 until hi…
Moai
Moai are the monumental stone figures created by the people of Rapa Nui, the Polynesian island more commonly known in English as Easter Island. They are among the most recognisable monuments in the Pacific, but they are …
Kururumany
Kururumany is an obscure and uncertain name associated in some modern accounts with Indigenous mythology from South America, especially traditions described as Guarani or broadly Tupi-Guarani. The available material does…