Results for "ships"
18 entries found.
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreOjibwe religion
The traditional spiritual practices of the Ojibwe people of North AmericaTradition · Healing · Luck and prosperity Living
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLove magic
Rituals and spells used to attract, preserve, or end romantic relationships across many cultures.Tradition · Love and attraction · Cursing and harm Historical
🇧🇴 Bolivia and 2 moreYatiri
A lightning-struck healer in Aymara communities who restores balance with nature and ancestorsTradition · Healing · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇺🇸 United StatesSociety of American Magicians
A global professional group for magicians that preserves the art and ethics of stage illusionIllusion · Wonder and entertainment Living
🇬🇷 GreeceWitchcraft in ancient Greece and Rome
Ancient beliefs and practices of magic, curses, and love charms in the Mediterranean worldTradition · Cursing and harm · Love and attraction Historical
🇬🇧 United KingdomBoobrie
A shapeshifting loch monster from Scottish folklore that preys on livestock and horses.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇰🇷 South Korea and 1 moreDaejongism대종교
A Korean faith system centred on the ancestral king Dangun and national identity.Tradition · Power and authority Living
🇮🇳 IndiaEcheneis
A legendary fish said to hold back ships and influence legal proceedingsBeing · Cursing and harm · Love and attraction Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomMadgy Figgy's Chair
A granite rock in Cornwall linked to a legendary witch and her storm conjuringFigure · Cursing and harm · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇮🇪 Ireland and 1 moreAirship of Clonmacnoise
A medieval Irish legend of a ship in the sky and its anchorBelief · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇯🇵 JapanUmibōzu海坊主
A giant black sea being said to rise from calm water and wreck boatsBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇵🇹 Portugal and 5 moreWilgefortisVilgeforte
A bearded female martyr folk saint known for relieving women from unwanted marriages and tribulationsFigure · Protection · Cursing and harm Historical
🇯🇵 JapanUmi zatō海座頭
A sea yōkai depicted as a giant blind musician that threatens shipsBeing · Cursing and harm Historical
🇯🇵 JapanIkuchiゐくち
A legendary sea serpent from Japanese folklore that leaves oil on shipsBeing · Wonder and entertainment Legendary
🇬🇷 GreeceTalosΤάλως
A bronze automaton that guarded Crete from invaders and piratesBeing · Protection Legendary
🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreKlabautermann
A North Sea ship kobold that aids sailors and signals a vessel's doom.Being · Protection · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesCurse of Rocky Colavito
A baseball superstition linking a 1960 player trade to decades of team failureBelief · Luck and prosperity Historical
🇪🇬 EgyptSolar barque
The mythological vessels used by the sun god Ra to travel across the sky and through the underworld in ancient Egypt.Being · Wonder and entertainment Historical
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Witchcraft in ancient Greece and Rome: Wilhelm Tischbein, Public domain, source
- Wilgefortis: Hieronymus Bosch, Public domain, source
- Boobrie: Ole Worm - Olaus Wormius, Public domain, source
- Talos: Unknown artist, Public domain, source
- Klabautermann: Anton von Werner, Public domain, source
- Daejongism: Berghendorf, CC0, source
- Society of American Magicians: Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Ojibwe religion: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Solar barque: Guillaume Blanchard , uploaded to Commons by User:Borislav, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Love magic: Kölner Meister [ 1 ] The artist is an unknown lower Rhenish artist. [, Public domain, source
- Yatiri: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Madgy Figgy's Chair: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Airship of Clonmacnoise: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Umibōzu: Brigham Young University, CC BY-SA 4.0, source