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
Raymond of Poitou was riding through a medieval French forest when he discovered Melusine, a beautiful, solitary woman bathing in a freshwater spring. He fell madly in love with her and asked
Melkart King of the City ALSO KNOWN AS: Melquart; Tyrian Heracles; Ba’al Melqart ORIGIN: Phoenician; Canaanite Melkart, chief deity of the city-state Tyre, now in modern Lebanon, was venerated across the Mediterranean
Bahlindjo Also known as Balandjo; Balendjo ORIGIN: Yoruba CLASSIFICATION: Orisha Bahlindjo is the resident spirit of the Ogun River in what is now Nigeria. He once shared this river with
Baghlet el Qebour Mule of the Graves ORIGIN: Morocco According to the tenets of Islam, there is a proscribed waiting time before a widow can take a new husband. Officially this is
Bagalamukhi The Crane Headed One ALSO KNOWN AS: Bagala ORIGIN: India Bagalamukhi is Queen of Witchcraft, poison, and deceit. She presides over language and the sacred power of words. Bagalamukhi controls the
The Badbh ALSO KNOWN AS: Badbh Catha (literally, the battle crow) ORIGIN: Irish Crows on the battlefield are harbingers of doom. They await the battle’s end to feast on the fallen. Crows
Babalu Ayé Father of the Earth ALSO KNOWN AS: Obaluaiyé; Sagbata; Sakpata; Omolu; Soponnon; Asohin; Asojano ORIGIN: West Africa CLASSIFICATION: Orisha; orixa Feast: 17 December The simplest explanation of
Ba Neb Tetet The Soul of Mendes; Lord of Mendes; The Ram of Mendes ALSO KNOWN AS: Banebdedet; Banebdjedet ORIGIN: Egypt At the root of the wrangling and power struggle between rival
Ba Den The Black Lady; Holy Mother of the Sacred Mountain ALSO KNOWN AS: Linh Son Thanh Mau ORIGIN: Cambodian (Khmer) or Vietnamese depending on version of her myth Ba Den, literally
Ba Chua Xu The Lady of the Realm Ba Chua Xu is among Vietnam’s most beloved modern goddesses and the subject of a huge, annual pilgrimage. Ba Chua Xu is matron of
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