This is a list of monsters, mythical, legendary, and fictional. The popol vuh describes the creation of the earth by a group of creator deities, as well as its sequel. Dogs are also associated with the underworld, both in mayan and aztec mythology. Jul 22, 2019 the nahual derives from centralmexican cultures, but the mayan people of southern mexico also have an equivalent sorcerer. Two goatdogs, one black and one white, that will appear to a traveler on a road at night. It was written by the buddhist monk ilyeon in the th century during the goryeo dynasty. Black dogs with fiery eyes are reported throughout latin america from mexico to argentina under a variety of names including the perro negro spanish for black dog, nahual, huay chivo and huay pek alternatively spelled uaywaywaay chivo pek, cadejo, the dog familiar argentina and the lobizon. The list is organized by region and the mythologies, legends, and literature that came from said region. A superhero tale of china, retold from the journey to the west by aaron shepard lady white snake. As a consequence, depictions on temple walls, stelae, and movable objects especially the socalled ceramic codex are used to aid reconstruction of prespanish mayan mythology.
Huay chivo and huay pek mexico uaywaywaay chivopek, cadejo central america lobizon paraguay and argentina sightings via deviantart kotsukiyuka. Practitioners of powerful magic were normally born on days related to animals with a. The basajaun is one of a race of creatures with origins in the mythology, legend and folklore of in basque mythology, basajaun lord of the woods, plural. You can find a twist on about any sort of tale your heart imagines from any and all corners of the world. An unusual mexican cryptid, this half man and half goat creature has been terrorizing people for centuries. The huay chivo is specific to the southeastern mexican states of yucatan, campeche and quintana roo. The huay chivo is described as man with the head of a goat he also has bloodred eyes and is known to be a shape shifter not unlike the skinwalkers of the states.
The only sort of creature im familiar with is the cadejo. Maya mythology is part of mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the heroes interacting with these play the main roles. Chinese mythology and folklore china, chinese stories xiao or hsigo are kleptomaniac pests, they steal for the act of stealing and even attack other creatures to rob them of their possessions, especially gemstones and golden coins are wanted by the little thieves. Apr 11, 2016 huay chivo and huay pek mexico uaywaywaay chivo pek.
Wilkins starts with the very earliest pantheon of the vedas, such as surya, the stormgod maruts, agni, soma, yama, and the dawn goddess ushas. Black dogs with fiery eyes are reported throughout latin america from mexico to argentina under a variety of names including the perro negro spanish for black dog, nahual mexico, huay chivo and huay pek mexico alternatively spelled uaywaywaay chivo pek, cadejo central america, familiar argentina and lobizan argentina. Mythical creatures of mesoamerica and ancient south. Within this section lie the various sources of monsters. This chance encounter with an animal that would later be referred to as the u28 creature took place in the early portion of world war i after a military. Mythology is not a lie, mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical. After drinking the blood of a goat, a sorcerer can become a huay chivo, which is described as a mix between a dog and a goat. Beyond the legends and ancient myths, the modern idea of a blend of goat and human to make a huay chivo only dates back a few hundred. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.
The riddlemaster trilogy blends celtic mythology, riddles. This project provides a central approach to mythology related subjects on wikipedia. Name list of deities playing a role in the classic 200 ce, postclassic 1539 ce and contact period 15111697 maya religion. It is a halfman, halfbeast creature, with burning red eyes, and is specific to the yucatan peninsula. If you pay close attention, almost every character in the book is also associated with an animal. In the dense, claustrophobic jungles of mexicos yucatan peninsula, the huay chivo waits. They were thought to build megaliths, protect flocks of livestock, and teach skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans. Mar 04, 2015 it would be easy to create a mileslong list of ya mythology novels that twist the original story. It has been well said that mythology is the penultimate truthpenultimate because the ultimate cannot be put into words. They can take any shape they like but are always formed from lava and magma. Mythology meme picspam women of the norse pantheon hail to sigyn, devoted wife and mother comforter to the forsaken she, who embodies patience, and braves all unearned scorn. Huay or uay comes from waay in yucatec maya, meaning sorcerer, spirit or animal familiar.
In season one, episode five of mountain monsters, the crew of expert hunters and trappers attempt to capture the mothman of mason county, wv. Huay chivo familiar spirit nagual power animal tonal mythology. The comic book series the perhapanauts features a mothman named karl as one of the main characters. Im keeping this list to three books that play on mythology that came out in the last couple of. Gugwes are very aggressive, which is strange for a primate, let alone an undiscovered one, leading some believe it may be a misidentified werewolflike creature.
Mythology by edith hamilton edith hamilton loved the ancient western myths with a passionand this classic compendium is her tribute. Ancient goddesses gods and goddesses beast creature demonology cryptozoology mythological creatures ancient artifacts magical creatures deities itzpapalotl is the aztec goddess of the sacrificial flint knife. It begins with an overview of just what the study of mythology is, a. The red ghost appears as a very large, demonically hideous camel like creature, with a human skeleton tied to its back. Heroes, heroines, gods, and goddesses from around the world.
A hieroglyphic guide to ancient maya painting and sculpture by. Huay chivo project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. The term mythology can refer to a body of myths or to any traditional story. Most of the sightings are from the uk although it has been sighted in the united states and latin america. Both are medium like a human, though somewhat smaller for the satyr and somewhat larger for the huay chivo. Satyr live in forests, dark forests, grasslands, mountains, rocky areas and huay chivo live in jungles or other places with many animals to control. Depending on the source, most names are either yucatec or k. Abcclios wonderful handbooks on world mythology offer indepth explorations linking traditional cultural myths to insights on behavior and ideals, and handbook of chinese mythology is an essential reference for any high school to collegelevel collection with a chinese studies program.
Jul 01, 2016 books on folktales, myths, legends, and proverbs are great ways to introduce kids to philippine mythology and history. Beyond images, beyond that bounding rim of the buddhist wheel of becoming. Jul 31, 2012 from the aztec nagual nowall in what is today mexico, the olmec werejaguar, the maya huay chivo and wayob, all the way down to the chilean and argentinian chonchon, the shapeshifting witch or sorceror is a staple of cultural folklore. This book covers hindu mythology during the vedic and puranic periods. Dec 22, 2017 this creature was originally from ancient mayan mythology and is still said to be dwelling in the yucatan. I will be covering those btw dont worry the huay chivo is mostly found in the mexican states of yucatan, campeche and quintana roo. Nyuvwira polycephalous snake with a special hatred. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. The tales of greek mythology do not throw any clear light upon what early mankind was like, hamilton explains in her introduction.
The epic of gilgamesh by anonymous, the odyssey by homer, the iliad by homer, the aeneid by virgil, and mythology by. They offer their services to the desperate and weakwilled, often in exchange for a bloodprice. Huay chivo and huay pek mexico uaywaywaay chivo pek, cadejo central america lobizon paraguay and argentina sightings via deviantart kotsukiyuka. The u28 creature is not the name of an individual monster, but rather the name given to a single sighting of a yet to be identified beast. Essentially a nocturnal apparition, they tend to be associated with the devil, or hellhounds.
Aztec legendary creatures, inuit legendary creatures, maya legendary creatures. Posted by abbiestabby on february, 20 black dogs in mythology tend to be found more frequently across the british isles and europe. Mexican gods aztec religion mythology books aztec warrior aztec art mexico art fantasy warrior geek art fantastic art. A tale from chinese opera, retold by aaron shepard ancient tales and folklore of china, by edward t. The huay kekeen is a story many of us especially in the villages of northern belize grew hearing from our grand parents and parents. The gugwe is a bigfoot creature that is said to have a canine like snout. These sources include the mythologies and religions that were once or still are. There is a modern take on the huay chivo legend dating back several generations in the yucatan. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Huay kekeen is the brujabrujo who transform himherself into a huge pig,who violently chase people and dogs and to do mischievous acts. Camulatz chaneque huay chivo quetzalcoatl tezcatlipoca south american mythology folklore cryptids brazilian, chilean, paraguay, colombia, venezuela, patagonian, surinam and argentina cherufe are the voice, will and mobility of a living volcano.
Reworking fairy tales and mythology is nothing new in young adult fiction. Name list of maya gods and supernatural beings playing a role in the classic 200 ce, postclassic 1539 ce and contact period 15111697 maya religion. The list of transforming beings from europe, asia, and africa from folklore alone, even omitting fiction. Many elements of maya mythology are woven throughout this novel, some more explicitly than others. The way chivo is a sorcerer who can transform into a goat.
She broke a fast by eating paprika with roasted fish, and was turned into a dog by tonacatecuhtli as punishment because paprika is a banned food in such fast breaking customs. Wayob project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read ebooks. Huay chivo and huay pek mexico uaywaywaay chivo pek, cadejo central america lobizon paraguay and argentina places they are often sighted. It is often said to be an evil sorcerer who can transform himself into a supernatural animal, usually a goat, dog or deer, in order to prey upon livestock. Alleged huay chivo activity is sporadically reported in the regional press. Comparative mythology is just what its title suggests. The way chivo is obvious its a goat, of course, some of the other associations are more subtle. List of maya gods and supernatural beings wikipedia. Lords of xibalba in the book are not nearly so frightful as the images on ceramic vessels. This deserted stretch of road originally is the 6th branch of u. The main characters in myths are usually gods or supernatural heroes.
The myths of the prehispanic era have to be reconstructed from iconography. But because this is about keeping recommendations short and sweet, im keeping this list to three books that play on mythology that came out in the last couple of years. The huay chivo is a humanoid cryptid with the head of a goat purported to live in mexico. It is probable that the tonal represents the daytime aspect and the nagual the nighttime aspect of the tonalli, the things of the day. Please participate by editing the article, and help us assess and improve articles to good and 1. The sorcerer huay chivo is linked with a goat, since that is literally what the name means.
The samguk yusa memorabilia of the three kingdoms is one of the best and oldest collection of myths and folktales in korea. The precolumbian maya religion knew various jaguar gods, in addition to jaguar demigods, ancestral protectors, and transformers. Legends and fantastic creatures in yucatan 5 may, 2016 0 0 yucatan is a land of wonders, ancient prehispanic cities, haciendas, colonial towns, cenotes, is a place that lives with the culture, always present in its traditions and legends. The name huay chivo combines spanish and yucatec mayan terms. Most of these books are written with prose thats easy to understand, along with useful illustrations to facilitate teaching. How does the house of night series have green mythology in it ive read most of the books, unhappily i might add, and i swear ive never noticed an ounce of greek mythology in them. Their associated narratives part of maya mythology are still largely to be reconstructed. Compiled from ancient and scattered texts and based on revelatory new research, handbook of chinese mythology is the most comprehensive englishlanguage work on the subject ever written from an exclusively chinese perspective. According to the maya, this terrifying apparition is half beast and half man, the result of a sorcerers dark deal with the devil. In norse mythology, sigyn old norse victorious girlfriend is a goddess and is the wife of loki. Other parts of mayan like oral tradition such as animal tales, folk tales, and many moralising stories are not considered here. Posts about chinese mythology written by abookofcreatures.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. For this volume, the editors provide a meticulous historical account of huichol society from about 200 a. A myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. In thornton, near bradford, jim craven well was the haunt of the ghost of peggy wit lantern and bloody tongue, a great dog with red eyes and a huge tail. The moth, a character from spongebob squarepants, represents mothman. Aug 24, 2017 the classic stories of mythology have been repeatedly mined for inspiration and reinterpreted for modern times, and have been an ongoing trend in young adult literature. The drama of myths are particularly wellsuited to provide the scaffolding for teenage stories, whether focused coming of age or romance and adventure. Actual translations of texts are provided, with useful discussions and annotations intelligible to nonsinologists like this reader. Ya books on greek mythology ya books that reference or revolve around the greek myths, gods and goddesses, etc. Local maya near the town of valladolid, in yucatan, believe the huay chivo is an evil sorcerer that is capable of transforming into a goat to do mischief and eat.
Tienschu, tinschu, tynschu, ynschu in siberia, mammoth fossils were seen as the remains of giant molelike creatures that lived and moved underground. If you pay close attention, almost every character in the book is also. Genderuwo mythological creatures, mythical creatures, mythology books. Huay chivo skills practiced reading comprehension ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on mexican mythological creatures. It is an overview and comparison of the mythic and epic stories of vedic, iranian, greek, roman, celtic, germanic, baltic and slavic cultures. This creature was originally from ancient mayan mythology and is still said to be dwelling in the yucatan. Lili gorett, julian cavett, gloria sandoval, patricia olvera. From there he moves into the later, and very intricate, puranic mythology. Ancient goddesses gods and goddesses american religion beast creature demonology cryptozoology mythological creatures magical creatures fantastic beasts. It begins with an overview of just what the study of mythology is, a history of that study, and approaches to the study. The red ghost, also known as fantasma colorado, is a cryptid and a well known legend of arizona. First published in 1998 in a spanishlanguage edition, huichol mythology is presented here for the first time in english, with more than 40 original photographs by zingg accompanying the text.
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