The Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore

By Tanner Campbell

Mythology and folklore are full of stories you already know well, but both are positively overflowing with those you've never heard of. The Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore, will introduce you to ... more

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September 07, 2022 Badalisc
Imagine you're skulking about your house. Your spouse is gone, you slink to the back door, it butts up against the forest, and you let your secret lover in to do secret lover things. The next day a creature is captured from the woods, a beast with a big mouth, a big mouth in the sense of gossip. Your affair won't remain a secret for long. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for Badalisc.
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Badalisc on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badalisc
Apparently, Disney is to make a film about this creature? That's exciting : https://italoamericano.org/after-frozen-disney-director-lino-di-salvo-to-make-a-movie-about-a-mythological-italian-creature/
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September 06, 2022 Narasimha
Imagine you're demolishing you're renovating your house and, upon smashing through a pillar, you hear a great fearsome roar and from the pillar appears a 3-eyed, half-man, half-Lion ready to kick some serioius butt and restore order to the universe. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for Narasimha.
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Narasimha on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narasimha
Narasimha vs. Hiranyakashyap Story : https://youtu.be/mMk44mSqxaI
Hiranyakashyap on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiranyakashipu
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September 05, 2022 Orang Bunian
In Celtic folklore, there's no lack of familiarty with the fair folk, sometimes called the fairy folk, but this concept of magical and spritely beings living in a parallel dimension to humans, is not unique to Celtic or English folklore; being like this exist also, of example, in Malay culture. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for Orang Bunian.
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August 23, 2022 Krasue
Imagine you're going to be burned alive, but just before it happens a powerful witch or sorceress casts a spell over you such that you will not be harmed by the flames. Now imagine that this spell takes a certain amount of time to take effect and it doesn't take effect until nearly the end of this execution. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology & Folklore's entry for "Krasue."
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Krasue on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasue
Killing a Krasue : https://www.alittlebithuman.com/the-curse-of-krasue-the-floating-head
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August 22, 2022 Bunyip
Guarding the inland waters of Australia is a creature so fierce, so powerful, so terrifying, that I cannot fathom how it didn't beat out the Kangaroo as a national symbol for Australia. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is The Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for "Bunyip."
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Australian Aboritinal Dreamtime Stories : https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/aboriginal-myths-tales-of-the-dreamtime_alexander-wyclif-reed/1495371/item/7959425/#idiq=7959425&edition=5008939
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August 16, 2022 Abuk
Being the first to do anything is a big honor, certainly a kind of bragging rights. Imagine being the first woman of an entire population. Think of the pressure! I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for Abuk.
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Dinka Mythology and Folklore : https://amzn.to/3bXFv60
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August 15, 2022 Dybbuk
The idea of spiritual posession is not unique across religions or mythologies, but in Jewish mythology there is a certain kind of spirit who can possess humans, animals, or even blades of grass. So long as the thing it attached itself to is a living thing, this spirit can do its work. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for "Dybbuk"
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Dybbuk : https://www.britannica.com/topic/dybbuk-Jewish-folklore
Yiddish Magic & Folklore : https://amzn.to/3QMf9D1
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August 14, 2022 Bulgae
Dogs and wolves play a role in practicaly every mythological pantheon that exists. In Norse Mythology there's Sköll and Hati. In the Wales there's the Gwllgi. In Italy there's Lupa the she-wolf of Rome. In Africa there is Wepwawet of Egypt. The list goes on. And while dogs and wolves are common in the west, the further east you get the more often you are to see foxes more than wolves, or cats more than dogs, but in Korean mythology there is a type of dog that plays a central role in the cosmology of the world. I'm Tanner Campbell, and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for the Bulgae of Korean Mythology.
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Bulgae on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgae
Bulgae in Books : https://amzn.to/3vZfXw3
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August 13, 2022 Pangu
Human beings are nothing but fleas upon the earth. Sounds pretty cynical, huh? A little self-loathing perhaps. Well, the Chinese didn't think so. They thought is was a very humble and apt beginning to there existence. I'm Tanner Campbell and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for Pangu.
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Illustrated Ecyclopedia of Myths & Legends [1989] : https://amzn.to/3PlQmo9
Pangu on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangu
Chinese Fairy Tales & Legends : https://amzn.to/3C74Zsm
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August 12, 2022 Ixchel
An old woman, a goddess of death and life, the protector of weavers and women in labor; how many jobs can one goddess have? I'm Tanner Campbell, and this is the Dictionary of Mythology and Folklore's entry for "Ixchel."
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Ixchel on Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixchel
The Oracle of Ixchel : https://amzn.to/3SI9Fef
Yucatan Today : https://yucatantoday.com/en/maya-goddess-ixchel
Meding the Past : https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Mending-the-past%3A-Ix-Chel-and-the-invention-of-a-Ardren/e6750d1ef2f9e8abdb34e99b58f2a8e28ca9d4a0
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