Badessy
Badessy In Haitian voodoo, loa (deified spirit of the dead) of the winds. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by…
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Badal
badal (abdal) (substitute, double) In Islamic folklore, spirit of a man. The badal are known only to Allah. The number of badals varied. Some Islamic…
Bachúe
Bachúe (she of the large breasts) In the mythology of the Chibcha Indians of Colombia, mother goddess and protector of crops. After the supreme god…
Bacchus
Bacchus In Greek and Roman mythology, a title for Dionysus, son of Zeus and Semele, who was a daughter of Cadmus; also called Liber. Numerous…
Bacalou
Bacalou In Haitian voodoo, an evil loa (deified spirit of the dead), represented by a skull and crossbones. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend,…
Bacabs
Bacabs (erected, set up) In Mayan mythology, four giant brothers who supported the four corners of the heavens, blowing the winds from the four cardinal…
Baby in the Oven
Baby in the Oven, The This urban legend usually includes a hippie-type young woman who has been left as babysitter for an infant. When the…
Babushka-Lyagushka-Skakushka
Babushka-Lyagushka-Skakushka In Russian folklore this is “Grandmother Hopping Frog,” who lives in the Green Marsh. She is asked by Baba-Yaga to help Petrushka find the…
Babel, Tower of
Babel, Tower of (confusion) In the Bible, O.T., a ziggurat erected on the plains of Shinar by the descendants of Noah when they reached Babylonia.…
Baal
Baal (Ba’al, Ball) (lord, owner, possessor) In Near Eastern mythology, generic name for numerous gods of rain, agriculture, and fertility. Many Baals or Baalim, as…
