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American mythology, the Glossary

Index American mythology

American mythology is the body of traditional stories pertaining to America's most legendary stories and folktale, dating back to the late 1700s when the first colonists settled.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 32 relations: Agropelter, Axehandle hound, Ball-tailed cat, Belled buzzard, Bigfoot, Cactus cat, Dungavenhooter, Fearsome critters, Fur-bearing trout, Gillygaloo, Glawackus, Goofus bird, Gumberoo, Hidebehind, Hodag, Hoop snake, Jackalope, Jersey Devil, Joint snake, Legendary creature, Native Americans in the United States, North America, Pacific Northwest, Paul Bunyan, Sidehill gouger, Snallygaster, Snow snake, Splintercat, Squonk, Teakettler, The Lone Ranger (TV series), Wampus cat.

  2. Mythology by country
  3. North American mythology

Agropelter

The Agropelter (Anthrocephalus craniofractens) is a mythical fearsome critter said to inhabit hollow trees of the conifer woods from Maine to Oregon.

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Axehandle hound

In American folklore, the axehandle hound (axhandle hound, ax-handle hound, or similar) is a fearsome critter of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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Ball-tailed cat

The ball-tailed cat (Felis caudaglobosa) is a fearsome critter of North American folklore most commonly described as having similar traits to that of a mountain lion, except with an exceedingly long tail to which there is affixed a solid, bulbous mass for striking its prey.

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Belled buzzard

The belled buzzard is a fearsome critter in American folklore frequently cited as an omen of disaster by the sounding of its bell.

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Bigfoot, also commonly referred to as Sasquatch, is a large and hairy human-like mythical creature alleged by some to inhabit forests in North America, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. American mythology and Bigfoot are American folklore.

See American mythology and Bigfoot

Cactus cat

The cactus cat is a legendary "fearsome critter" of the American Southwest.

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Dungavenhooter

In American folklore, the dungavenhooter is a fearsome critter akin to a large crocodylian animal, lacking a mouth, which consumes prey by pulverizing its victims into a fine powder and snorting them through a set of large nostrils.

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Fearsome critters

In North American folklore and American mythology, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps,Dorson, Richard M. Man and Beast in American Comic Legend. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press, 1982.)Leach, Maria.

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Fur-bearing trout

The fur-bearing trout (or furry trout) is a legendary creature found in American folklore and Icelandic folklore.

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Gillygaloo

In American folklore, the gillygaloo bird is a fearsome critter that nest on hillsides and lays square eggs, so they will not roll.

See American mythology and Gillygaloo

Glawackus

The glawackus is one of the fearsome critters, a group of legendary creatures in the folklore and traditions of lumberjacks during the 19th and early 20th centuries in North America.

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Goofus bird

The Goofus bird is a mythical, backwards-flying bird, originating in lumberjack folklore in North America.

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Gumberoo

In American folklore, the Gumberoo is a fearsome critter with hide so tough that bullets bounce off of it.

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Hidebehind

The hidebehind is a nocturnal fearsome critter from American folklore that preys upon humans that wander the woods,Botkin, B. A. (1977).

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Hodag

In American folklore, the hodag is a fearsome critter resembling a large bull-horned carnivore with a row of thick curved spines down its back.

See American mythology and Hodag

Hoop snake

The hoop snake is a legendary creature of the United States, Canada, and Australia.

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Jackalope

The jackalope is a mythical animal of North American folklore described as a jackrabbit with antelope horns.

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Jersey Devil

In South Jersey and Philadelphia folklore in the United States, the Jersey Devil, also known as the Leeds Devil, is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forests of the Pine Barrens in South Jersey.

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Joint snake

A joint snake is a legendary creature of the Southern United States, the myth likely having spread elsewhere. American mythology and joint snake are American folklore.

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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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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest (PNW), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in Western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east.

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Paul Bunyan

Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. American mythology and Paul Bunyan are American folklore.

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Sidehill gouger

In American folklore, a Sidehill gouger is a fearsome critter adapted to living on hillsides by having legs on one side of their body shorter than the legs on the opposite side, having evolved to resemble any form of mammals such as pangolins, goats, humans, and bears.

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Snallygaster

In American folklore, the snallygaster is a bird-reptile chimera originating in the superstitions of early German immigrants later combined with sensationalistic newspaper reports of the monster.

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Snow snake

Snow snake is an Indigenous winter sport traditionally played by many tribes in the Great Lakes region in the United States and Canada, including the Ojibwe, Sioux, Wyandotte, Oneida and other Haudenosaunee people.

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Splintercat

The splintercat is a legendary fearsome critter in the folklore of the United States. American mythology and splintercat are mythology stubs.

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Squonk

The squonk is a mythical creature that is reputed to live in the hemlock forests of northern Pennsylvania in the United States.

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Teakettler

In American folklore, a teakettler is a creature with origins in lumberjack culture, specifically the lumber camps of Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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The Lone Ranger (TV series)

The Lone Ranger is an American Western television series that aired on the ABC Television network from 1949 to 1957, with Clayton Moore in the starring role.

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Wampus cat

The Wampus cat is a cat-like creature in American folklore that varies widely in appearance, ranging from frightful to comical, depending on region.

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See also

Mythology by country

North American mythology

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_mythology