Mindi
Mindi In Australian mythology, the great evil snake who sends diseases such as smallpox, which is called Mindi’s dust. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and…
Month: March 2019
Minawara and Multultu
Minawara and Multultu In Australian mythology, kangaroo men of the Nambutji tribe in central Australia. Created after a great flood, they instituted sacred rites for…
Marindi
Marindi In Australian mythology, a dog whose blood turned the rocks red. One day Marindi was passing by the dry bed of a water course…
Mamandabari
Mamandabari In Australian mythology, two culture heroes, either two brothers or father and son. They emerged out of the ground in the north and traveled…
Malingee
Malingee In Australian mythology, the spirit of the night, who during his travels in the dark seeks to find his way home. Malingee’s knees knock…
Mailkun
Mailkun In Australian mythology, an evil spirit, wife of Koen. She captures adults in her net and spears children to death. She is also called…
Mahrach
Mahrach In Australian mythology, an evil spirit closely connected with death, often called the black ghost. He appears before the death of a person. SOURCE:…
Pecos Bill
Pecos Bill In American folklore, a tough Western hero who was the subject of many adventures. Edward O’Reilly created the figure of Pecos Bill for…
Paul Bunyan
Paul Bunyan In American folklore, giant lumberjack of the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest. Various places claim Paul Bunyan as their own: Maine, Michigan,…
Annie Oakley
Oakley, Annie (1860–1926) In American history and folklore, stage name of Phoebe Anna Oakley Mozee, a markswoman and member of Buffalo Bill’s Original Wild West…