Asgard- (Norse mythology) the heavenly dwelling of the Norse gods (the Aesir) and slain war heroes Atlantis- according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake Brobdingnag- a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where everything was enormous ...
The Djinn/Jinn is an immensely scary mythological creature that has appeared in many movies. Even though in Arabic mythology they are said to be creatures that are not innately good or evil, in most of their recent depictions, they are portrayed as evil creatures that can possess, scare, an...
In European mythology we typically have creatures like goblins and imps that are mischief-makers, but Europe isn’t alone in this, of course. The Tokoloshe is a creature from Zulu mythology, small and mischievous, created by a witch doctor to harm innocent families. The Tokoloshe’s activit...
Even more facts on this subject can be found in the associated lesson called Mythological Humanoid Creatures. Review this lesson to learn about: Humanoid creatures in mythology Anthropological significance of humanoid creatures Cyclops The mythological significance of specific animals ...
1933 to parents of nobility. At about the age of 10 his family moved to their cabin in the woods in an attempt to stay safe from the war efforts that were going on but his mother and father both ended up dead leaving Hannibal and his little sister Mischa to fend for themselves. Eventu...