Hantu Dodong
Hantu Dodong (HAN-too Do-DONG) Variations: Hántu Dondong, Hantu Dor Dong The hantu dodong of India feeds off the blood of wild pigs as well as…
Month: October 2019
Hant-Pare
Hant-Pare Pronunciation: HANT-P AR Variations: Han Parl, Hantu Pari, HANTU PENYARDIN In Indian lore the hantpare is a vampiric spirit that attacks people from the…
Hameh
Hameh Pronunciation: Hay-MA A vampiric bird with beautiful GREEN or purple feathers from the mythology of Arabia, the hameh is created from the blood of…
Hahuelpuchi
Hahuelpuchi Pronunciation: (Ha-hool-POO-chee) Variations: BRUJA, “the bloodsucking witch of Mexico” The hahuelpuchi (“witch”) originated in Spain,but it traveled to Mexico during Spain’s occupation. It is…
Foma Berennikov
Foma Berennikov is in Russian folklore, a hero who said he had killed 12 mighty heroes but in actuality had killed 12 gadflies. His boasting…
Firebird, The
The Firebird is in Russian folklore, a magical bird with golden wings and crystal eyes. The Firebird appears in many Russian folktales. One of the…
Bylina
bylina (pl.: bylini) (true story) In medieval Russia, an oral heroic song or poem, originally sung by court minstrels and in recent centuries by skaziteli,…
Baldak Borisievich
Baldak Borisievich In Russian folklore, a hero who defeated the Turkish sultan. One day Baldak Borisievich, with 29 other young men, went directly to the…
Azadovskii, Mark Konstantinovich
Azadovskii, Mark Konstantinovich (1888– 1945) Russian folklorist whose expeditions in 1913–1915 took him to the Amur and Lena Rivers in Siberia, where he gathered materials…