The Legend of the Pombero — A Guaraní Night Spirit
An Argentine Guaraní tale of the Pombero, a mischievous night spirit who rewards kindness and punishes neglect.
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The Myth of the Pillan
How the volcanic spirits of the Mapuche shaped land, memory, and the tremor of the earth
The Story of the Trauco
A Chilote myth about ugliness that humbles desire and reveals a truth about power, gaze, and restraint
The Legend of the Mapinguari: Guardian of the Amazon
A modern retelling of the one-eyed giant who watches over the rainforest.
The Tale of the Curupira
A forest guardian with backward feet who keeps hunters at bay and animals safe
The Myth of Bochica
The story of the Muisca civilizing hero who brought laws, agriculture, and morality to the people of the Andes.
The Story of the El Silbón (The Whistler)
A chilling Venezuelan legend of a cursed son who drags his father's bones across the Llanos.
The Myth of the Chupacabra
A modern legend from Puerto Rico that stalks fences, farms, and the quiet places between fear and belief
The Legend of the Corn Mother
A spirit sacrifices herself to feed her people with the corn that sustains their winters.
The Story of the White Buffalo Calf Woman
A sacred Lakota myth of the peace pipe, ceremonies, and the balance that binds a people to the land
The Legend of the Nisse or Tomte: The Farm Guardian of Norway
A small gnome-like guardian who tends the fields, stables, and hearts of a Norwegian homestead, but whose temper may turn the harvest to hardship if he is not honored.
The Story of the Green Man
Tracing the foliate face from English church stonework to living myth — a journey through rebirth, craft and the green spirit of nature
The Myth of the Nuckelavee
An Orcadian nightmare of a skinless horse-and-rider whose breath withers fields and spreads plague across the islands.
The Legend of the Brownie
Discover the helpful, shy Brownie of Scottish lore who tends hearth and home in exchange for a bowl of cream
The Story of the Púca
A richly told Irish folktale about a mischievous shapeshifter who rides the margins between mischief and meaning
The Myth of the Fomorians
Clash with the monstrous sea-giants of Irish myth who battled the first gods for Ireland's fate.
The Legend of Talos, the Bronze Giant of Crete
How Hephaestus' bronze automaton guarded the island of Crete—an epic of craft, duty, and the sea
The Tale of the Nereids
Swimming with the fifty daughters of Nereus — gentle sea nymphs who guide sailors and celebrate the beauty of the Mediterranean
The Myth of the Vrykolakas
A chilling voyage into Greek folklore and the undead that rise from graves to plague the living
The Legend of Master Manole
A heartbreaking Romanian legend of the master builder's ultimate sacrifice to complete a monastery
The Story of Iele, the Romanian Nymphs
Beware the moonlit dance: how the Iele enchant the living with songs that unthread the mind
The Legend of the Wawel Dragon
How a clever cobbler, not a knight, outwitted the fearsome dragon beneath Wawel Hill
The Myth of the Vila
Encounter the beautiful and formidable Vila—Slavic nymphs of mountains and clouds who heal, prophesy, and fiercely battle those who wrong them
The Tale of the Leshy, the Forest Spirit
Get lost in the primeval forests of Slavic folklore, where the Leshy reigns.
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