Altamaha-ha, the Glossary
In Georgia folklore, the Altamaha-ha (or Altie) is a legendary creature, alleged to inhabit the myriad small streams and abandoned rice fields near the mouth of the Altamaha River (after which it is named) in southeastern Georgia.[1]
Table of Contents
22 relations: Alligator gar, Altamaha River, Champ (folklore), Darien, Georgia, First Coast News, Folklore, Georgia (U.S. state), Legendary creature, Loch Ness Monster, McIntosh County, Georgia, Muscogee, National Geographic, Ogopogo, Paddy field, Paleoart, Stream, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Brunswick News, Tulane University, United States, Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, Zardulu.
- Georgia folklore
- Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America
- Mythological aquatic creatures
Alligator gar
The alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a euryhaline ray-finned fish in the clade Ginglymodi of the infraclass Holostei, being most closely related to the bowfins.
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Altamaha River
The Altamaha River is a major river in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Champ (folklore)
In American folklore, Champ or Champy is the name of a lake monster said to live in Lake Champlain, a -long body of fresh water shared by New York and Vermont, with a portion extending into Quebec, Canada. Altamaha-ha and Champ (folklore) are American legendary creatures.
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Darien, Georgia
Darien is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States.
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First Coast News
First Coast News is the newsroom of television stations WTLV (channel 12) and WJXX (channel 25), the NBC and ABC affiliates in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.
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Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Legendary creature
A legendary creature (also called a mythical or mythological creature) is a type of fantasy entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before modernity.
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Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster (Uilebheist Loch Nis), affectionately known as Nessie, is a mythical creature in Scottish folklore that is said to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands.
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McIntosh County, Georgia
McIntosh County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Muscogee
The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy (in the Muscogee language; English), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands Sequoyah Research Center and the American Native Press Archives in the United States.
National Geographic
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.
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Ogopogo
In Canadian folklore, the Ogopogo is a lake monster said to inhabit Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Altamaha-ha and Ogopogo are legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America and mythological aquatic creatures.
Paddy field
A paddy field is a flooded field of arable land used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro.
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Paleoart
Paleoart (also spelled palaeoart, paleo-art, or paleo art) is any original artistic work that attempts to depict prehistoric life according to scientific evidence.
Stream
A stream is a continuous body of surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) is an American daily newspaper based in metropolitan area of Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Brunswick News
The Brunswick News, based in Brunswick, Georgia, United States, is a daily newspaper in southeast Georgia.
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Tulane University
Tulane University, officially the Tulane University of Louisiana, is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge
Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, located approximately off the coast of Darien, Georgia, in McIntosh County, was established on April 3, 1930 to provide protection and habitat for migratory birds.
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Zardulu
Zardulu the Mythmaker is a performance artist based in New York City.
See also
Georgia folklore
- Altamaha-ha
- Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear
- Br'er Rabbit
Legendary creatures of the indigenous peoples of North America
- Átahsaia
- Ababinili
- Achiyalatopa
- Altamaha-ha
- Amala (mythology)
- Amikuk
- Anaye
- Apotamkin
- Awakkule
- Bakwas
- Bigfoot
- Chenoo
- Chepi
- Chindi
- Deer Woman
- Dzoavits
- Fastachee
- Flathead Lake Monster
- Haakapainiži
- Haietlik
- Horned Serpent
- Jenu
- Kushtaka
- Little People of the Pryor Mountains
- Little people (mythology)
- Nimerigar
- Ogopogo
- Panti'
- Piasa
- Pukwudgie
- Rain Bird (legend)
- Rainbow crow
- Seelkee
- Sisiutl
- Skin-walker
- Skookum
- Thunderbird (mythology)
- Thunderbird and Whale
- Turtle Island
- Underwater panther
- Urayuli
- Wechuge
- Yehasuri
Mythological aquatic creatures
- Afanc
- Ahuizotl (mythology)
- Altamaha-ha
- Amemasu
- Apkallu
- Atosis
- Ayakashi (yōkai)
- Bakunawa
- Boobrie
- Borda (legendary creature)
- Bukavac
- Cancer (astrology)
- Cetus (mythology)
- Cirein-cròin
- Coi Coi-Vilu
- Dobhar-chú
- Gaasyendietha
- Gloucester sea serpent
- Hafgufa
- Ichthyocentaurs
- Kappa (folklore)
- Kraken
- Labbu
- Lake monster
- Lernaean Hydra
- Lotan
- Lyngbakr
- Makara
- Merfolk
- Mokele-mbembe
- Mugwump (folklore)
- Muldjewangk
- Nguruvilu
- Ogopogo
- Piscine and amphibian humanoids
- Ponaturi
- Rahab (term)
- Sea goat
- Sea monk
- Sea monster
- Sea monsters
- Selkie
- Tlanchana
- Umi zatō
- Umibōzu
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamaha-ha
Also known as Altie.