Results for "ethiopia"
11 entries found.
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 morePrester John
A legendary Christian king and priest said to rule a lost kingdom in the East.Figure · Power and authority · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreZārزار
A spirit possession tradition and healing ritual in the Horn of Africa and Middle EastTradition · Healing · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 moreBudaቡዳ
An Ethiopian and Eritrean belief in the evil eye and hyena transformationBelief · Cursing and harm · Protection Living
🇱🇾 Libya and 4 moreHeadless men
A legendary race of people described as lacking heads or having facial features on their chest.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇪🇹 EthiopiaCatoblepas
A legendary beast from ancient texts with a heavy head and a lethal gaze or breath.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCrocotta
A mythical dog-wolf of India and Ethiopia that mimics human voicesBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreTarand
A legendary reindeer-like creature said to change its hair colour like a chameleon.Being · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇪🇷 Eritrea and 1 moreBeher
A pre-Christian Aksumite deity of the sea and agricultural fertilityBeing · Luck and prosperity · Healing Historical
🇪🇹 EthiopiaForest BullΤαῦρος Αἰθιοπικός
A monstrous tawny bull of Ethiopian legend, said to turn aside iron weaponsBeing Legendary
🇾🇪 Yemen and 2 moreQueen of Shebaמַלְכַּת שְׁבָא (Hebrew), ملكة سبأ (Arabic), ንግሥተ ሳባ (Geʽez)
A legendary queen from ancient Arabia or Ethiopia who visited King Solomon.Figure Legendary
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 moreWerehyena
A shapeshifter from African and Middle Eastern folklore that turns into a hyena or is a hyena in human formBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
Photo credits on this page
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- Forest Bull: Jacob van Maerlant, Public domain, source
- Catoblepas: Jan Jonston, Public domain, source
- Buda: Aberdeen Bestiary, Public domain, source
- Tarand: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Prester John: Diogo Homem, Public domain, source
- Queen of Sheba: Jacopo Tintoretto, Public domain, source
- Zār: Emad Nemati, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Crocotta: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Headless men: Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514), Public domain, source