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31Tikoloshe — Tokoloshe or Tikoloshe. From the Xhosa word uthikoloshe. The tokoloshe is a short, hairy, dwarf like creature from Bantu folklore. It is a mischievous and evil spirit that can become invisible by swallowing a pebble. Tokoloshes are called upon by …
32Saci (Brazilian folklore) — Saci pererê The Saci (pronounced: [saˈsi]) is considered[citation needed] the most popular character in Brazilian folklore. He is a one legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his han …
33Dullahan — The Irish dullahan (also Gan Ceann, meaning without a head in Irish) is a type of unseelie fairie. It is headless, usually seen riding a black horse and carrying his or her head under one arm. The head s eyes are massive and constantly dart about …
34Drekavac — (Serbo Croatian pronunciation: [drɛkaʋats]) (literally the screamer [1]), also called drek and drekalo дрекавац in Serbian is a mythical creature in south Slavic mythology. Contents 1 Original beliefs 1.1 Other believed attributes …
35Hors — For the town in Armenia, see Hors, Armenia. In Slavic mythology, Hors (Old Church Slavonic: Хърсъ, Cyrillic: Хорс) is the Slavic sun god. The name Hors comes from the Iranian languages (Scythian or Sarmatian) see Avestan: hvarə хšаētəm, Middle… …
36Dodola — For the town in Ethiopia, see Dodola, Ethiopia. Dodola (also spelled Doda, Dudulya and Didilya, pronounced: doh doh la, doo doo lya, or dee dee lya), Perperuna or Preperuša is an old Slavic tradition. According to some interpretations, she is the …
37Nightingale the Robber — Ilya Muromets and Nightingale the Robber, by Ivan Bilibin. Nightingale the Robber or Solovei the Brigand (Russian: Соловей Разбойник, Solovey Razboynik), also known as Solovey Odikhmantievich (Соловей Одихмантьевич), was an epic robber from… …
38Dobrynya Nikitich — rescues Zabava Putyatishna from the dragon Gorynych. Dobrynya Nikitich (Russian: Добрыня Никитич) is one of the most popular bogatyrs after Ilya Murometz from the Kievan Rus era. Many byliny center on Dobrynya completing tasks set him by the… …
39Slavic dragon — Zmaj redirects here. For the Serbian poet, see Jovan Jovanović Zmaj. Zmey Gorynych, by Viktor Vasnetsov In Slavic mythology, the word “zmey” (Bulgarian and Russian: змей, Macedonian: змеj) and its cognates zmiy …
40Ampakine — Ampakines are a new class of compounds known to enhance attention span and alertness, and facilitate learning and memory. The ampakines take their name from the glutamatergic AMPA receptor with which they strongly interact. The AMPA receptor, in… …
