Johannes Cuntius: The Pentsch Vampire Johannes Cuntius, also known as the Pentsch Vampire, is one of the stranger cases in early modern vampire lore. His story comes from Silesia and was recorded
A Devil’s pact is a pledge to serve the Devil or one of his Demons. The pact may be made orally, but according to lore it is best to write it on virgin parchment and sign it in blood. The
Maximon : The Old Man; The Uncle Christian missionaries who came to Guatemala to convert the local people encountered the primordial Mayan deity Maam. Attempts to syncretize him to Saint Simon backfired.
Maui :Maui of a Thousand Tricks; Maui the Wise; The Super-Super Man Maui, trickster hero, is a beloved magician spirit renowned throughout Polynesia. Maui of a thousand tricks is subject of a
Mater Matuta is the goddess of the dawn light but also has dominion over infants and sea travel. Her festival incorporated elaborate theatrical rituals enacted by Roman ladies of status in precisely
Mary Magdalen is described as Jesus Christ’s beloved companion. But what does that mean? Volumes have been filled attempting to answer that question. Passionate debate rages with no sign of abatement: •
Mars In Roman mythology, god of war, originally an ancient Italian god who watched over agriculture; identified by the Romans with the Greek war god Ares. Mars was the son of Jupiter
Maries de la Mer, Saintes ALSO KNOWN AS: Three Ladies of Egypt; Saint Marys of the Sea Sometime after the crucifixion of Jesus circa 33 CE, a small boat fled Roman-occupied Judea
Marichi Goddess of Dawn; Queen of Heaven; The Diamond Sow Also known as: Marici (Sanskrit); Mari shi; Marishiten (Japanese) Classification: Buddha; Yidam Marichi is a goddess, a full-fledged Buddha, and a powerful
Chuchunaa (“Wildmen”) is a western Siberian name for a specific type of unknown hairy hominid which may now be extinct. Anthropologist Myra Shackley, who calls the creature the “Siberian Snowman,” writes that
Just as an assortment of lake monsters have taken on the names Tessie, Bessie, and such to echo Nessie (the Loch Ness Monster), so, too, have a few members of the ocean-dwelling
An 1897 drawing of Caddy sketched by witnesses Osmond Fergusson and D. Mattison. (FPL) The waters off the Pacific Northwest coast of North America are said to be the home of a
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