"The Jersey Devil: The Real Story." During the 1970s, people would report seeing a strangely dressed woman popping out of the woods, leading some donkeys to water [source: McCullough]. Witnesses describe dark silhouettes, up to 15 feet tall, lurking against the twilight sky, often with flowing cloaks, wide-brimmed hats or walking sticks. The legend exploded around the tiny island and across the U.S., becoming an especially popular tale in the Southwest [source: Ross]. Originating in Wampanoag folklore (and reported in Delaware), these little men were once friendly to humans but turned against them, causing trouble for (and sometimes attacking!) A freelance writer who specializes in American history, Karen has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in English from Indiana University. But one eyewitness was requested, by the local sheriff, to stop telling his tale as it was attracting real danger to the neighborhood in the form of beer-swilling monster-hunters hoping to fire a shot or two at the creature. 4. In 1887, a pair of lumberjacks chased a dog into a corner and poked it with a stick at which point the creature stood up on its hind legs, showing itself to in fact be a kind of man-dog, or dogman if you like. In Native American mythology, there is what is known as the Thunderbird. He saw an animal lying beside the road, and when he approached, it got up on two legs and ran away! The bridge became dubbed the Donkey Lady Bridge; honk three times if you want her to come out [source: Weird US]. For some, the legends of the Thunderbirds are viewed as factual accounts and, to them, the Thunderbird could be an undiscovered animal akin to other cryptids, like Sasquatch. "The Wampus Cat: Kills Animals, Steals Children, Smells Awful." This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19661124&id=GA4zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=__cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7343,4106464, Animal Planet. http://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/halloween/article/Donkey-Lady-tales-travel-around-area-3979768.php, Pickens, Sunny. Beginning in late 1953, Bladenboro, North Carolina was the scene of unexplained attacks. Tragically, in 2014 two 12-year-old girls almost killed a friend by stabbing her 19 times, in the hopes of pleasing Slenderman, who they thought was real [sources: Biggs, Dewey]. The legend of the Jackalope may have come from sightings of rabbits infected with the Shope papillomavirus, which causes hornlike growths. The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total. He tried to trick the young maidens into sampling the soup he had been cooking: soup made from human children he had abducted. It is not so scary to have the Skinwalker transform into a sheep as it is to become a bear in their culture. It even has its own docudrama,The Legend of Boggy Creek, which was released in 1972. Those who have been unlucky enough to run into them, report tiny humans with huge heads lurking in the woods. If it wasn't for his three-toed footprint, it would be easy to mistake this hairy, stinky, sandwich-stealing hominid for somebody's dad. Skeptical Inquirer. When Ouatogas warriors eventually ambushed and killed the Piasa, they carved its image into a cliff face as a memorial. That said it has 2.2 million acre area of swampland to roam in, giving it plenty of room to hide out from nosy investigators. Although she described a red-eyed alien-type figure covered in spikes (and had just seen the movie "Species" featuring a similar being),the creature was dubbed a "chupacabra" and described as an animalistic figure. The Wendigo (or windigo, wee-tee-ko and other names), a mythical creature of several Algonquin tribes, and the Wechuge, a similar legend of the Athabaskan tribes of northwest Canada, were both magical creatures with a taste for human flesh. Oct. 13, 2007. El Sombrern has a habit of braiding the hair on horses and dogs when no one is around. The N-dam-keno-wet wasnt unique in North American mythology; other mythical creatures stalked young women too, according to Native American stories. She was a beautiful girl who would only deign to marry the most handsome man. In another version of the story, the children died while Maria was away cavorting with other men. One of the early European settlers to the area, John MacDougall, once tried to cross Lake Okanagan with his team of horses when, inexplicitly, his boat began to be dragged under the waves. It has two horns and a series of spikes along its spine. The black Hodag was, and is the largest of the several Hodag species. Sounds sweet, huh? Similar sightings have been reported in Michigan and Ohio. Much larger than a normal human, the tahsaia covered in thick, knobby skin and long, gray hair. Find out more about Cetan . (Oct. 13, 2014) http://urbanlegendsonline.com/mothman/, Weird U.S. "The Legend of the Donkey Lady." A former Quaker, Leeds publicly butted heads with Quaker leaders on religion, occultism and politics for years. Nov. 6, 2012. In this myth, if a Wendigo possesses you, you'll go out and start eating people. (Oct. 13, 2014) http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/30/the-story-of-slenderman-the-internets-own-monster/, Dewey, Caitlin. El Cipito pursues pretty girls and torments them if they reject his advances. Native American Mythology. (Oct. 13, 2014) http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/03/the-complete-terrifying-history-of-slender-man-the-internet-meme-that-compelled-two-12-year-olds-to-stab-their-friend/, Florida Skunk Ape. Many years ago a huge and fearsome creature began to carry off members of that tribe of Indians called the Illinois. Linda Godfrey, Michigan-based author of several books of American monster lore, said: "There's a group nickname for these large . (Oct. 15, 2014) http://www.bigfootencounters.com/sbs/sbs.html, Bigfoot Encounters. A bestiary is a catalog of animals, birds, and other natural (or imaginary) phenomena. On Dec. 15, 1967, a major bridge in the area collapsed during rush hour, killing 46. What we've got here is another dinosaur that refuses to stay extinct. Alabama legend says this specter comes to children after dark to squeeze them and scream in their ears. Terms Of Use Privacy Policy About Us . It could be that the Skinwalkers are nothing more than mangy dogs or coyotes, or that cougar or bear attacks are responsible. As they raced home in their car, the beast flew after them. Although Knudsen eventually stopped developing the Slenderman character, it lives on through the Internet and its fans, many of whom are teenagers. A mythical fairy of Celtic folklore, the pooka is a dark-furred creature that assumes a variety of forms. He even preferred the company of his sons over her, which drove her to a jealous rage one night and she threw the two boys in the Santa Fe River and they drowned. Although sightings were reported as far back as 1886, and possibly earlier, Bigfoot really established a toe-hold in North American culture in the latter half of the 20th century, when an article ran in the December 1959 issue of True magazine detailing the discovery of large, mysterious footprints in California. Now called La Llorana, she attacks those who venture to the river at night, looking to kill people in her grief. The dwarves would kidnap and devour children, kill livestock animals, and attack adult warriors with ease. Welcome to "The Mythical Creatures in Native American Folklore: Exploring the Magic and Legends". Native American cultures, like communities around the world, include tales of half-human, half-fish beasts that inhabit waterways. Sharlie is one of many legendary creatures in American folklore. And a lot of them involve scary creatures: Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, for instance or the Himalayans' Yeti, or Abominable Snowman. The Piasa Bird was a mythological man-eating dragon that lived along the bluffs of the Mississippi River. Look away! The Chimera, born from the father and mother of monsters, and siblings to many other mythical creatures such as the Sphinx, Cerberus, and Orthrus, is a ferocious being. Many cultures worldwide tell tales of giant serpents or dragon-like creatures secretly lurking deep in the wild. It said to be 25-40 feet long and swims like a snake to move through the water. Here are ten of the most well-known and intriguing mythical creatures and monsters from Native American cultures and folklore. "State by State Sightings List." According to lore, the beast demands a blood sacrifice before it will allow anyone to cross the lake. "Here is an excellent opportunity for some company to bust Barnum on a dicker for the monster, if they can only catch one," wrote Joseph C. Rich in 1868 as a lake-monster craze gripped Rich County. In 1879, he killed and then ate his entire family. Ghosts of the Prairie. People began whispering that the deaths came at the paws of a mad animal. This myth says that in the 1700s, a woman in New Jersey's Pine Barrens area had 13 children, the last of whom was a devil who flew out the chimney and disappeared shortly after birth. People who have glimpsed the beast describe a large, red-eyed creature covered in long dark hair. It swings its arms like a monkey and smells like a wet dog combined with a skunk. The creatures can assume a variety of terrifying forms, including a horse, rabbit, goat, goblin, or dog. This "hirsute bogeyman" is said to be a Bigfootish creature, whose existence is traceable to Native American legends. Other than picnic-disruption, 'Momo' seems to be fairly harmless. Yet despite the immense variety of Native . The Thunderbird Myth. To the Arapaho, Thunderbird is the summer bird who challenges White Owl Woman, the winter bird, to see whose powers are greater. The series of monsters continues with a look at a few strange stories from North America. It likely had its origins with one Daniel Leeds of 18th-century New Jersey. Al-mi'raj is a mythical creature in Islamic mythology which is basically a hare (rabbit) with a single horn on its forehead much like a unicorn. Or, rather, it is a merman. Maria walked the riverside in her white gown, crying for her sons, until she died of starvation on the river bank. These bears were a bit larger than your typical bear but were also hairless and had oversized heads. The Navajo (Din) have myths and stories about a terrifying creature known as a Skinwalker, shapeshifters known as Yenaldlooshi. One night Ouatoga, a brave chief of this tribe, had a dream. But who knew there were so many other monsters out there? (Oct. 13, 2014) http://sunnytennessee.wordpress.com/2011/05/30/the-wampus-cat-kills-animals-steals-children-smells-awful/, Radford, Benjamin. 11 Mysterious Monsters of South America Lori Gross Jul 31, 2022 2:48 AM EDT Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Himalayan Yeti are all examples of creatures that may or may not exist. Eye witnesses describe the Slide-Rock Bolter as a large, whale-like monster with an immense head, small eyes and a huge mouth. Besides mourning her sons along the riverbank, La Llorona would murder whoever crossed her path. This hissing tripod can leap at least 25 feet in a single bound and may be an evil spirit or an alien, depending on who you ask. This tragic figure dressed in white wails along riverbanks, mainly in the Southwest U.S., mourning her two young sons who she killed. The most bizarre thing about the earlier sighting is that one of the creatures waved a wand that emitted sparks! Drawings, artwork, songs, stories, and dances featuring the Thunderbird are common in the tribes of the Great Plains and Pacific Northwest. Plus reviews of ghost hunting television shows, and the latest on supernatural movie and documentary releases. May 30, 2011. Yupik people have this fascinating mythological creature called the amikuk. In their nefarious rituals they pervert every convention of Navajo tradition, including performing such unthinkable acts as creating sandpaintings only to spit, urinate and defecate on them, claims the Dictionary of Native American Mythology. Scholars of folklore and mythology such as Joseph Campbell maintain that these are psychological archetypes, ways of expressing our innate love-hate relationship with the animal side of ourselves from which we evolved. There is a fringe theory, however, that claims the entity known as Skinwalkers is somehow able to use the DNA of animal hides or human hair to manipulate its own DNA into copying it. Later, an investigation was launched over a horse that was injured by an unknown animal in the same area. They are most commonly seen as black horses with a flowing mane and luminescent orange eyes. Much like Bigfoot, the evidence collected over time consists of photos, hair samples and a few foot casts. This dragon-like beast was depicted in two Native American murals along the Mississippi River. "La Llorona - A Hispanic Legend." International Business Times. In fact, their mythologies are rich in powerful and fearsome animals that permeate their legends and oral traditions. Image Credit: Wealth of Geeks. Share. Whether it's a monster or not is up for debate, but a 19th-century rancher killed and mounted the wolf-like thing which had pestered local natives for generations. "In the Northwest, the hirsute hominid, who dates to American Indian lore as Sasquatch, is a minor industry." It lives in the lakes and caves of Arkansas and got its name from the horrible sounds it makes. As the stories say, the Nimerigar practiced a gruesome form of euthanasia by bashing in the skulls of their own members who had become injured, fallen ill, or grew too old to be useful. A number of religions, legends, and belief systems describe shadowy spiritual beings or supernatural entities such as shades of the . If the human ate it, he or she would be transformed into a Bakwas too. The beast known as Chupacabra has no hair and needle-like fangs. More recently, John Steinbeck wrote of the mysterious figures: "No one knew who the watchers were, nor where they lived, but it was better to ignore them and never to show interest in them." One of the only mythical creatures to have a shade of eye shadow named after it. Unfortunately, nobody has managed to catch the Bear Lake Monster so any potential prize money remains as insubstantial as the monster itself. Her ghost came back and continued the vigil, wailing and screaming in the night. "The noise opened up again, as though Satan and a regiment of imps were coming forth for battle," wrote a reporter for the Des Moines Daily News after the area's resident man-shaped bat escaped into a mine shaft. "He looks as if he might be the twin brother of Barnum's wild man, and is fierce and untameable," wrote the New York Times on February 8, 1889. Another tale says the Wendigo, also called Windigo, isn't a creature, but instead is a cannibalistic spirit that possesses people. The warrior's wife wasn't happy about this, so she hid under the skin of a mountain lion and stalked the beast to exact revenge. It's said to have large red eyes, a row of spines down its back and bat-like wings. Centuries ago, the Abenaki and Iroquois people called the creature of Champlain Lake 'Tatoskok.' Top 10 Greatest Mythological Creatures and Legendary Creatures of Myth and Folklore Werewolf: Wolf-human shapeshifter (Global Culture) Dragon: Depicted as fire-breathing and winged (Global Culture) Chimera: Hybrid Fire-breathing creature (Greek Mythology) Loch Ness Monster: Aquatic monster (Scottish Folklore) Literacy Net. Your intuition may be very good, leading you to alternative cures or treatments and healthier lifestyle habits. It often travels on all fours and has glowing eyes. "Mothman." Despite having far more terrifying features than any self-respecting monster actually needs, the Snallygaster remains popular three centuries after it was first spotted; it even has a guest role in the Harry Potter universe. It's said to have glowing red eyes and razor-sharp teeth. Mythical Creatures are legendary beasts, monsters or massive animals that are based on the stories, myths and legends of the different tribes of Native American Indians - Native American Mythology. The Mogollon Monster is described as bipedal and covered with long black or reddish-brown hair, apart from on his face, hands, feet and chest. When that didnt work, he tried to convince the girls to comb his silver hair. It kills animals, kidnaps kids and terrifies all it meets. San Antonio Express-News. In a new piece of researched,commissioned by. people who disturbed them. A pale-skinned vampire/bogeyman who roams the Andes and kills peasants in order to drain them of their body fat, the legend of the Pishtaco was basically plucked directly from the real-life horrors. Legendary creatures of Native American mythology Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. Similarly, Flathead Lake just across the international border in Montana also supposedly has the same sort of sea monster. Altogether, this useful tale is told to keep young girls from flirting with strange men. Furthermore, it has three fingers, red eyes and scales. The Snawfus is an albino deer from the folklore of the Ozarks in Arkansas and Missouri. Territorial and sometimes violent, this creature hangs around the Arizona'sMogollon Rim, where it explores campsites after dark and throws stones. A cousin, perhaps, of New Mexico's Teratorn, the Thunderbird comes with extra special powers, such as the ability to stir up storms and shoot lightning bolts from its wings. According to witnesses, the creature seemed to have no neck and was six to seven feet tall. In 1673, Father Jacques Marquette wrote about the Piasa Bird in the journal he kept while traveling through the area. Back to Native American mythological figures Back to Native American mythology In 1884, the small town of Lake Elsinore was harboring a big, dark secret. Image by DeviantART member Raenyras. They practice cannibalism, sitting in circles and eating piles or basketfuls of human flesh.. Al-mi'raj. Tennessee Wildman supposedly has either dark grey hair or dark ginger hair. Legends of America. Whole villages were depopulated. Numerous tales in the Zuni oral tradition describe the tahsaia abducting and cannibalizing young women. Instead, they were strong, fierce, and brutally warlike. 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All the myths and legends of this mythical creature describe the N-dam-keno-wet as a male a male who likes pretty, young women. This flying mythical creature is a large bird, which is believed to be the powerful protector of human beings from evil spirits. As well as the big arms, this "freak of nature" was described as having grayish, brown hair, fangs and pointed ears. Sightings of the Skunk Ape tell terrifying tales of a large, foul-smelling, hairy, ape-like creature running upright on two legs. By continuing to browse you are agreeing to the use of these cookies. Thunderbird. Others speak of a white lion with glowing red eyes that resembles a kangaroo with the head of a cat. Sometimes, it doesnt even bother the women: it merely watches as a woman swims nude and washes herself. Selkies, a type of seal that could turn into a human, played in the ocean, while kelpies, a water spirit that could turn into a horse or woman, dwelled in the lakes and rivers. It was described as six to feet tall with huge wings and red eyes in the center of its headless body. 14/10 would hug. The pca is a mythological fairy and ultimate shapeshifter. Some said the beast was spawned from a failed NASA experiment; others claimed that the disease AIDS originated in the chupacabra [source: Ross]. (Oct. 15, 2014) http://www.bigfootencounters.com/sightings.htm, Biggs, John. The Thunderbird is a very large and powerful bird. The Taku-He has been spotted in mostly in wide-open areas, staring creepily at witnesses. Fed up, the parents cut the girls hair and had it blessed by a priest naturally, this caused the goblin to stop bothering her, either because of the holy water or because he didnt like chicks with pixie cuts. This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total. It is produced by Disney Television Animation and it airs on Disney Channel since June 18th, 2021. Subsequent sightings described a 35 feet long beast with a dinosaur-type head, pronounced jaw, humps like a camel and shell-like complexion. "13th Annual Mothman Festival." Its face was hidden in a mass of hair. the Siren of Greek myth, and that creepy girl from the "Ring" movies, El Naddaha has a relatively recent origin compared with the 5,000-year span of Egyptian mythology.Just within the past century, apparently, stories began to circulate in rural Egypt about a beautiful voice that calls, by name, to men walking the banks of the Nile. It has supernatural powers but is not dangerous. We've got another real one, folks! Before the noose was slipped around his neck, he claimed it wasn't his fault a Wendigo had gotten inside of him and made him do it. The indigenous people of the region have long told tales of the creature, which they have named Ogopoga, or water demon.. Often, you never knew what happened when he caught someone just that it likely wasn't pretty. 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