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    Brazilian mythology is the subset of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements of diverse origin found in Brazil, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters...
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  • mythology Taíno mythology Aztec mythology Maya mythology Olmec mythology Talamancan mythology Brazilian mythology Chilean mythology Chilote mythology...
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  • This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for...
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    "mother of the waters"), is a figure from Brazilian mythology based on the ancient Tupi and Guaraní mythology. The word derives from Old Tupi yîara = y...
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  • of the Sun and ruler of the heavens Guaraci, god of the Sun (Guarani mythology) Meri, folk hero and god of the Sun Inti, god of the Sun and patron deity...
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    Semiramis Ara acts as a deity of a dying and resurrecting nature Aralez (mythology) Aralezner, the oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon, Aralez are dog-like...
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  • are very important both in Brazilian mythology (related to the headless mule, the devil, the Besta Fera and the Brazilian version of the werewolf) and...
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    Trans-Atlantic slave trade to become part of Caribbean, African-American and Brazilian mythology. Written myths from West Africa were not established until the 1800s...
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    Capelobo (category CS1 Brazilian Portuguese-language sources (pt-br))
    The Capelobo is a mythical creature from Brazilian mythology. Its legend is very common, especially in the states of Maranhão, Amazonas, and Pará. It...
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    Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing...
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    Talamancan mythology – combined mythologies of the Bribri and Cabécar peoples of the Talamanca region in Costa Rica. Brazilian mythology – the subset...
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    mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...
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  • Boiuna (category South American mythology stubs)
    Boiuna (translated as "Black Snake") is a mythological creature in Brazilian mythology. It is also known as the Cobra-Grande (translated as "Large Serpent")...
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    Caipora (category Brazilian mythology)
    Portuguese pronunciation: [kajˈpɔɾɐ] is an entity of the Tupi-Guaraní mythology in Brazil. The word "Caipora" comes from Tupi and means "inhabitant of the...
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    Vengeful ghost (category Comparative mythology)
    ghost of a young woman who died of childbirth or violent causes in Brazilian mythology. Corpo-Seco ('Dried Corpse'), is the ghost of a man who was so evil...
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    revealed to them. Brazilian mythology Tupinambá Albinism Hainuwele Livia de Almeida, Ana Portella, Margaret Read MacDonald, Brazilian folktales, pg. xi...
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    Cãoera - Brazil and Guyana Callicantzaro – Greece Camazotz – Maya Mythology Canchus – Peru also spelled: Pumapmicuc Capelobo – Brazilian mythology Catacano...
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  • Lost City of Z (category Brazilian mythology)
    1590/S0102-01882002000100008. ISSN 1806-9347. Fleming, Peter (1933). Brazilian Adventure. London, Toronto: Jonathan Cape. LCCN 33031720. OCLC 4025443...
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    Coco (folklore) (category Brazilian mythology)
    another bogeyman. The traditional Brazilian lullaby is as follows, with the Cuca as a female humanoid alligator: Both Brazilians and Portuguese also have a bogeyman...
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    Sebastianism (category Brazilian mythology)
    History". Luso-Brazilian Review. 30 (2): 7. JSTOR 3513950. Azevedo, 1918, p.160. Madden, Lori (1993). "The Canudos War in History". Luso-Brazilian Review. 30...
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    List of tree deities (category Comparative mythology)
    Finnish mythology Thuyaung fruit trees from Burmese mythology Curupira, a powerful Demon/Forest Spirit in Guarani mythology and Brazilian mythology. Kurozome...
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    Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic...
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    whose name means "endlessness". Iara and Ipupiara from Brazilian mythology Mami Wata from the mythology of the Southern Africa Matsya, avatar of Vishnu in...
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  • In the mythology of the Bororó people of Brazil, Meri is a folk hero and sun-god. A crater on Saturn's moon Hyperion has been named after him. List of...
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  • Yara (section Mythology)
    Far Cry 6 Yara (mythology), a figure in Brazilian mythology Yara-ma-yha-who, a legendary creature found in Australian Aboriginal mythology María Lionza,...
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    Candomblé Ketu (category Brazilian mythology)
    gained great importance to Brazilian heritage in the 20th century. Queto is a system of beliefs that merges the Yoruba mythology (brought to the New World...
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    Yemọja (category Brazilian mythology)
    rivers, particularly the Ogun River in Nigeria, and oceans in Cuban and Brazilian orisa religions. She is often syncretized with either Our Lady of Regla...
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    Quimbanda (category Brazilian mythology)
    in Catholic Brazilian society. Quimbanda's practices are often focused on worldly success regarding money and sex. A range of Afro-Brazilian religions emerged...
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  • The Red Scroll (category Brazilian mythology in popular culture)
    The Red Scroll (Portuguese: O Pergaminho Vermelho) is a 2020 Brazilian animated adventure fantasy film directed by Nelson Botter Jr. and written by the...
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  • Uaica (category Brazilian mythology)
    Uaica is a hunter in the story "The Sleep Tree" of the Karajá and Apinaye people of the rain forests in the central and northern Amazonian plateau. The...
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