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Large sea monsters are some of the most common recurring themes throughout world mythology and folklore. It makes sense, given that the depths of the ocean have always presented this big unknown world, and humans are automatically afraid of the unknown.
Among the Indigenous American Seminole people, this fear manifested in the form of the Stvkwvnaya, a large sea serpent. Though information on this monster seems to be regrettably rare (it's mentioned in _none_ of my books on Native American religions), its main defining trait is the large horn on its forehead.
The Seminole people have a ritual involving singing to bring the creature up from the depths and summon it to the shore. Weirdly, its horn can be made into a powerful aphrodisiac, but people looking to use it would first have to capture the Stvkwvnaya and cut off its horn, which is presumably no easy task.
Source:
Watkins, S., 2024, A History of Dragons: Their Influence on Life and Culture, Pen & Sword Books, 240 pp., p. 41.
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TheFastpaws
The amount of idiots wanting horns for their wangs is disgusting.
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TKpotato
A narwhale? And what is it with humans and horns and aphrodisiacs? It’s just keratin eugh
Do you have any on Welsh mythology? I got to go to a mine at night and heard one of the classic “old hag” tales that so many cultures have, what are your thoughts on that?
InitHello
What can I say, on average we're a chronically horny species.
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The Plentyn Newid are fey changelings: normal-looking babies that got swapped for real babies by the fey, and they developed strange characteristics as they grew older. One of these was supposedly exhibited in 1690, a 9 year old girl with a height of 45 cm, she had translucent skin and could not speak, but meowed.
These 'fairies' were likely children with birth defects...
Ooh, the Coblynau are a subterranean, benevolent goblin-like species! They guided miners to ore.
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Not a lot unfortunately, there seem to be fewer sources on Welsh folklore than on Irish and Scottish, but I have some!
There is the Gwyllgi, a magical black dog whose gaze paralyzed people. He appeared before lonely travelers, and seeing his burning red eyes was an omen of death.
The Llamhigyn Y Dwr, or water leapers, are winged frog-like monsters with no legs and a long snake-like tail. They were pranksters and stole bait from fishing hooks.
The Morgens are evil Welsh sea spirits.
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The Afanc was a lake monster, I made a post about it some years ago but I might rewrite that one because I used bad sources.
The Gwiber is a slightly more well known monster, a Welsh winged serpent dragon.
One of the more interesting ones is the Angelystor, an ancient spirit inhabiting a very old tree in Conwy. At night on a specific date, it would speak the names of the members of the local parish who would soon die.
TKpotato
Thanks! Excited to search them up. My mom is welsh and I’m visiting soon. Cornwall and Devon have mine creatures too, the knockers, but I was also told about the welsh version and how they would warn if someone bad would happen in the mines.
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Something* not someone