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Mãe-do-Ouro, the Glossary

The Mãe-do-Ouro (Mother of Gold) is a Brazilian mythological figure primarily known in the folklore of the interior of the Brazilian Southeast, Northeast, and Center-West regions.^[1]

12 relations: Ball lightning, Brazilian Gold Rush, Brazilian mythology, Brown Mountain lights, Central-West Region, Brazil, Gemstone, Gold, Hitodama, Marfa lights, Northeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region, Brazil, Will-o'-the-wisp.
Brazilian folklore

Ball lightning

Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter.

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Brazilian Gold Rush

The Brazilian Gold Rush was a gold rush that started in the 1690s, in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil in the Portuguese Empire.

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Brazilian mythology is the subset of Brazilian folklore with cultural elements of diverse origin found in Brazil, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters and beliefs regarding places, people, and entities. Mãe-do-Ouro and Brazilian mythology are Brazilian folklore.

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Brown Mountain lights

The Brown Mountain lights are purported ghost lights near Brown Mountain in North Carolina.

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Central-West Region, Brazil

The Central-West or Center-West Region of Brazil (Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil) is composed of the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul; along with Distrito Federal (Federal District), where Brazil's national capital, Brasília, is situated.

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Gemstone

A gemstone (also called a fine gem, jewel, precious stone, semiprecious stone, or simply gem) is a piece of mineral crystal which, when cut or polished, is used to make jewelry or other adornments.

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Gold

Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.

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Hitodama

In Japanese folklore, hitodama (Japanese 人魂; meaning "human soul") are balls of fire that mainly float in the middle of the night.

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Marfa lights

The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, are incompletely understood lights regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States.

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Northeast Region, Brazil

The Northeast Region of Brazil (Região Nordeste do Brasil) is one of the five official and political regions of the country according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics.

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Southeast Region, Brazil

The Southeast Region of Brazil (Região Sudeste do Brasil) is composed of the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

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Will-o'-the-wisp

In folklore, a will-o'-the-wisp, will-o'-wisp, or paren), is an atmospheric ghost light seen by travellers at night, especially over bogs, swamps or marshes. The phenomenon is known in much of European folklore by a variety of names, including jack-o'-lantern, friar's lantern, and hinkypunk, and is said to mislead travellers by resembling a flickering lamp or lantern. Mãe-do-Ouro and will-o'-the-wisp are Supernatural legends.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mãe-do-Ouro