Tony Beaver
Tony Beaver is in American folklore, a comic hero of the West Virginia lumberjacks whose antics often take place in the Cumberland Mountains. In one…
Tom Quick
Tom Quick is in American folklore, the “Indian Slayer” or “The Avenger of the Delaware.” According to one legend, Tom avenged himself on various Indians…
Tambora
Tambora In Australian mythology, headless female beings who dragged men to their dark caves. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written…
Rainbow Snake
Rainbow Snake : In Australian mythology, name of the gigantic snake whose body arches across the sky as the rainbow. Known as Taipan among the…
Laindjung
Laindjung In Australian mythology, ancestral figure, father of Banaidja. He rose out of the sea at Blue Mud Bay, his face foam-stained and his body…
Kurriwilban
Kurriwilban In Australian mythology, a cannibalistic female monster, wife of Yaho. She has an upright horn on each shoulder for piercing her victims, who are…
Kuninwa-wattalo
Kuninwa-wattalo In Australian mythology, evil spirits who attack at night, strangling their victims with a cord. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition…
Kunapipi
Kunapipi In Australian mythology, the Great Mother goddess who formed the land from her body, produced children, animals, and plants, and taught humankind the gift…
Kuinyo
Kuinyo In Australian mythology, an evil death spirit who gives forth a repulsive odor. SOURCE: Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written…
Krum-ku-dart-boneit
Krum-ku-dart-boneit In Australian mythology, evil spirits who wake men at night, take control of their bodies, and force them to hop until they die of…