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…
Old John
Old John In American folklore, a tramp printer who could make type fall into place instantaneously with one sweep of his left hand. At his…
Two Pots, The
Two Pots, The Aesopic fable found in various collections throughout the world. Two pots, one of brass and one of earthenware, had been left on…
Two-Toe Tom
Two-Toe Tom In American folklore, a 14foot alligator, in Alabama marsh country near Montgomery, who ate people and animals. When his pond was dynamited by…