Results for "obedience"
7 entries found.
馃嚨馃嚬 Portugal and 5 moreCocoCoca
A monster used to frighten children into obedience across the Iberian world and Latin America.Figure 路 Cursing and harm 路 Binding and oaths Living
馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom and 1 moreBugbear
A medieval English creature used to frighten children into obedienceFigure 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚠馃嚬 Italy and 5 moreBogeyman
A mythical creature used across cultures to frighten children into obedienceFigure 路 Cursing and harm Living
馃嚜馃嚫 Spain and 5 moreSack Man
A folk figure used to frighten children into good behaviour by threatening to put them in a sackFigure 路 Cursing and harm Living
馃嚫馃嚘 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreBay'ah亘賷毓丞
An oath of loyalty and obedience given to a political or spiritual leader in Islamic traditionRite 路 Binding and oaths 路 Power and authority Living
馃嚠馃嚤 Israel and 1 moreDivine retribution
Supernatural punishment by a deity in response to anger or wrongdoingBelief 路 Cursing and harm Historical
馃嚞馃嚙 United KingdomAdar Llwch Gwin
Griffin-kin birds of Welsh legend that obeyed speech, and destroyed their own master.Being 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sack Man: Ponscor, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Bogeyman: Francisco Goya, Public domain, source
- Coco: Francisco de Goya, CC0, source
- Divine retribution: John Martin, Public domain, source