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10 Mythological Creatures and Shapeshifters Creepy Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology and folklore. Many legendary creatures have this ability, which is represented in a full body transformation. The Leshy is a male woodland spirit in Slavic mythology believed to protect wild animals and the forests. Selkies are creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish mythology. Berserkers were a group of Norse warriors. In Japanese folklore the Kitsune is an intelligent and magical being. The púca is a legendary creature of Celtic folklore, most notably in Ireland, the West of Scotland, and Wales. The Wendigo is a creature appearing in the mythology of the Algonquian people. An encantado is a Brazilian legendary creature. An aswang is a mythical creature in Filipino folklore. Vampires are legendary creatures said to feed on the blood of humans and animals. Lycanthropes or werewolves are mythological humans that have the ability to shapeshift into wolves or anthropomorphic wolf-like creatures. Jamie Frater
Main Page - FreeThoughtPedia Ancient Greece - history, mythology, art, culture and architectu Mythical Creatures List, Mythical Creatures A-Z Celtic Twilight Otherworld - Celtic Religion Overiew To begin with, lets first look at the sources available to us: There are quite numerous sources available, contrary to the usual belief that there is almost nothing actually there. First, there are the archaeological sources. These are the only direct source for the prehistoric part of the religion we are talking about. The main elements we find here are sacred sites (being as well designed cult centers with a certain layout like the "Viereckschanzen" are, as there are "natural" places which were used to deposit offerings) and the findings and objects that came down on us (including as well bog bodies as graves, the objects found in ritual deposits and depictions of gods, most of which are from the time of the Roman occupation but which still tell us something about the Celtic religion) Second, there are the epigraphic sources, i.e. inscriptions. I will now start this look at pagan Celtic Religion with a survey of what we know about what we would call "priestly" functions more or less.
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