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...n 1784 stating that it had been captured and was going to be on display in Europe.

...n sheep found on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia and parts of mainland Europe.

...mostly in coniferous forests. The Bleeding Tooth also makes appearances in Europe and has recently been discovered in both Iran and Korea.

* Ogonev, S.I. 1932, "The mammals of eastern Europe and northern Asia", vol. 2, pp. 11-118. Moscow. * Pocock R.I, "The Black and Brown Bears of Europe and Asia" Part 1. Journal or Bombay Natural History Society., vol. 35, no.

...Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Change; Series IVA: Eastern and Central Europe. 17. Washington, DC: Council for Research in Values and Philosophy

...1617 – after 1646) were Italian conjoined twins who toured in 17th century Europe. To make a living, Lazarus toured around Europe and visited at least Basel, Switzerland and Copenhagen, Denmark before he a

* Cessford, Craig, ''The Heroic Age: A Journal of Medieval Northwestern Europe'', issue 8 (2005) ISSN 1526-1857

...with an companion Indian dwarf named Soopromanien. He toured primarily in Europe, but did tour briefly with the Ringling Bros. circus. While in America he g

Most of this family of fossils have been found in Europe and North America, however some of the later surviving forms have been foun

# [[Asia (mythology)|Asia]] - Nymph of the Asian region, sister to Europe

...taken to Korea, Japan, India, Australia and then spent three years touring Europe. While touring Europe in 1901, the twins were allegedly seized by surgeons in Vienna who wanted t

...six legs and an odd life cycle. they live in volcanic regions of southern Europe, northern Africa and Iceland, How they got to Iceland is a mystery.

...gested that the preserved human remains found in the peat bogs of northern Europe and are evidence of ritual human sacrifices made to placate the fae who dwe

...they were sold to a Professor Millar, who took them to Canada and then to Europe. While exhibiting the sisters in England, Millar managed to make contact wi ...ppe and Ernesto Magri, a pair of midget brothers from Italy, while touring Europe, and brought them back to the United States. In the 1880s, after a long, su

...olklore and Ancient Greek Religion" by John Lawson, and in "The Vampire in Europe" by Montague Summers. ...1_7/103-2389135-2274242?ie=UTF8&s=books Summers, Montague ''The Vampire in Europe'']

...e, Italy. He was a serial [[murder|killer]] who murdered several people in Europe in 1987 and 1988.

...m their parents by Captain Colman, a showman from London, who took them to Europe to be exhibited, often paired with another Colman prodigy, a dwarf billed a

...direct connection with Greece, surviving in the Celtic wells of northwest Europe that have been rededicated to Saints, and in the medieval

...same practices and belief here concerning seeds and such occurs in Eastern Europe and, at least to some degree, in many other parts of the world.

...mmunity towards the accused - much like the witch processes of renaissance Europe. ...ars such as Correa[2] have argued that the concept is wholly imported from Europe, where he compares it to the medieval belief in werewolves. This assumption

...s with other small horned mammals that have been described througout North Europe. The [[Rasselbock]] from the Thuringian Forest, the [[Elwedritsche]] of the

...which were then stuck into the pile of ashes. Like the witches of Western Europe, it was believed that a vjeshtiza could not drown. So, when a woman was acc

...ordered the child starved to death. The rumor of The Monster spread across Europe accompanied by dozens of woodcuts and engravings that pictured the monster

*Kors & Peters (2001). ''Witchcraft in Europe 400-1700.'' Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 081221751

In Europe, it was sometimes common that suicides were buried with a stake driven thro

..._1_2/102-0241129-9749767?ie=UTF8&s=books Summers, Montague. The Vampire in Europe]

...to its "adherents") has thrived -- particularly on college campuses and in Europe. Henderson's Web site has become a kind of cyber-watercooler for opponents

===Europe===

The Blažek sisters became famous in the 1890’s as they toured Europe. They eventually become quite skilled on the violin and stunned crowds with ...n of Two Mothers’ and with their newfound celebrity the three of them left Europe and appeared in the US, previously only visiting America during the 1893 Co

Similar characters to the English Jack in the Green were known in parts of Europe and Russia, and may be still. Some were involved in mock sacrifice, where t ...d. ISBN 1-84195-432-2. - see Chapter 10: Relics of Tree Worship in Modern Europe

...y the time they entered his home. After law enforcement chased him through Europe, Canada and the United States of America, he was finally arrested by the FB

...ins''' and watermelons are a folk legend from the Balkans, in southeastern Europe, described by ethnologist Tatomir Vukanović. The story is associated with

...7-year exhibition career, they were examined by all the top scientists of Europe and all aspects of their bodies and personalities described in great detail

...oth texts refer to is the Frösö Runestone, the most northerly runestone in Europe. However while a large serpent is indeed pictured on the stone there is no

Such packs of spectral hounds have been seen all over Europe, with or without hunters, and are generally known as the [[Gabriel Hounds]] ...al hunt, and with the [[Wandering Jew]] folklore which is known throughout Europe.

...be the male equivalent of [[witch]]es (usually in the pejorative sense of Europe's Middle Ages), and were said to ride pitchforks instead of broomsticks.

...e Care, a horror anthology published for the benefit of abused children in Europe and the USA.

...any, including Silesia and Bavaria, and also with the Kashubes of Northern Europe.

...hod of [[witchcraft]]. It may have been only available to the scholarly of Europe, because of the accessibility, language, knowledge and methods it employs. *Kors & Peters (2001). ''Witchcraft in Europe 400-1700.'' Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 081221751

...ere dicephalus conjoined twins displayed as sideshow performers throughout Europe and America from 1878 at the age of four months until their retirement at t

"Melusina" would seem to be an uneasy name for a girl-child in these areas of Europe, but Ehrengard Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal and Munster, ...:Shapeshifters|shape-shifting]] faery figure, through its glorious rise in Europe and in the Crusader kingdoms of the Eastern Mediterranean, weaving together

...ampire than both of them. The next night, the night of their departure for Europe, Claudia comes running home crying that someone's been following her and it In the book Louis and Claudia traveled through several parts of Europe (Varna, Carpathians, Piraeus, Germany, Transylvania, Hungary, and Bulgaria

After de Loys returned to Europe, he kept the story of the giant monkey to himself until 1929. That year, hi

...t is feared greatly by the people of Hungary, some other parts of mainland Europe, and the Orient. While the creature’s ability to travel for any consider ...s are thought to be the ghostly remains of the dead in folklore throughout Europe.

France may be a beautiful, picturesque country, but like any other place in Europe, the French have their share of dark evils. One of the most feared of thes

...like Dvergar. Like the dwarves, elves, and faries of Christian continental Europe, the Scandinavian Vættir become accused of kidnapping human infants while

==Green Men outside Europe== ...ests that the symbol may have originated in Asia Minor and been brought to Europe by travelling stonecarvers.

...are many legends in Indonesia that are similar to the elf or leprechaun of Europe with the ebu gogo kidnapping human children, hoping to learn from them how

'It's possible that it's a catfish from Eastern Europe and people are misjudging the size but there is no known fish as large as t

...inus. In the English translation of the game released in North America and Europe, the name was changed to Spirit Lance.

...peoples, tales of dwarfs continued to be told in the folklore of areas of Europe where Germanic languages were (and are) spoken. Today dwarfs appear commonl

...ng Theebaw, Captain Paperno, found them hiding and offered to take them to Europe. Mah Me died in June of 1886, evidently while in transit from Burma to Engl

...g Back the Balls to Europe tour; In November 2006, Lordi is headlining MTV Europe Music Awards; ...side her dead body in its rotting wedding dress and went traveling through Europe as a ghost after she had killed her own father.

...ay or another. There are three primary methods, used together, throughout Europe to destroy the walking dead: staking, decapitation, and burning. Collectiv ...hat is inhabited by a demonic spirit. In Romania (and some other parts of Europe), the Vampire is said to possess two hearts (and therefore, two souls). Th

...applied to the forehead; this recalls the stories of the witch's salve in Europe. In Abyssinia the patient is usually a woman; two forms are distinguished,

In the myth and folklore of the Near East and Europe, '''Abyzou''' (also spelled Abizou, Obizu, Obizuth, Obyzouth, Byzou etc.) i

...s sailed across the ocean, eventually landing on the coasts of what is now Europe. There, they too married humans and gave birth to a race of pale-skinned h

...en common among most of the indigenous populations of the world, including Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. On occasion such accusations have led to wi ==Europe==

...necessary). This was particularly common in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, especially in Romania. Since the Vampire’s sperm was considered to stil

...rities involved in the case. Murray, in her book The Witch-Cult of Western Europe (pp. 173-74), surmised that Rais was a witch and follower of a fertility cu ^ Norman Cohn, Europe's Inner Demons, London: Pimlico, 1973

Leshy is analogous to the Woodwose of Western Europe, the Green Man of Britain and the Basajaun of the Basque Country.

...tanomachy fall into a class of similar myths of a War in Heaven throughout Europe and the Near East, where one generation or group of gods by and large oppos

*Nineteenth-century Russia is referred to as the "Caliban of Europe" in Tom Stoppard's play "The Coast of Utopia"

Belief in such spirits was common in eastern Europe in the 16th–17th century. Individuals thought to be possessed by a dybbuk

While some claim that the Saci myth originated in Europe in the 13th century, it probably derives from the ''Yaçi-Yaterê'' of Tupi

*[[Will O'The Wisp]]s, sometimes said to be undead spirits in parts of Europe and North America

...t his successful war against the Ottomans bought precious time for western Europe.

...ant part. The Bidpai literature was transferred from the Orient to western Europe entirely by Jewish means (see [[Kalilah wa-Dimnah]]), and the same applies ...considerable evidence of their helping the spread of Eastern folk-tales in Europe. Besides these tales from foreign sources, Jews either collected or compose

...ww.geocities.com/indianpaganism/hornedgod.html The Horned God in India and Europe.]

...tpost of the Byzantine or East Roman Empire, and blocked Islam’s access to Europe. The Ottomans nonetheless succeeded in penetrating deep into the Balkans du ...arna Campaign, led by John Hunyadi, in an effort to drive the Turks out of Europe. Hunyadi demanded that Vlad Dracul fulfill his oath as a member of the Orde

===Europe=== ...Ages, tales of dragons seem to have become even more common. The dragon in Europe, as a rule, was not conceived as having a humanoid form, and would not qual

...an woman born with hypertrichosis and a sideshow performer in 19th-century Europe.

It seems that until the 19th century, vampires in Europe were thought to be hideous monsters rather than the debonair, aristocratic ...nd among the ancient Romans and among the Romanized inhabitants of eastern Europe, Romanians(known as Vlachs in historical context. Romania is surrounded by

...a Muslim empire in the East, and the collapse of the Eastern Empire while Europe attempts to reunite and recreate the Roman Empire. ..., the second coming of Christ occurs about the time that a partly reunited Europe starts to wage war against Israel. This view is held mainly by Fundamentali

...ratives can be seen, in some sense, to refigure the tales of pre-Christian Europe, or even such tales in the [[Bible]] as the Ascent of Elijah to heaven. [[A

Parasite remains found in mummies from Egypt, Latin America, Europe and Greenland have provided archaeoparasitologists with valuable informatio ...ron Age corpses, so called bog bodies, have been found in bogs in northern Europe, such as the Yde Girl and the Lindow Man. Natural mummification of other an

...h dragons because of their connection with fire. These myths originate in Europe from the fire salamander, ''Salamandra salamandra'', which hibernates in an

...ation of common animals, mythology or [[folklore]]. For instance, northern Europe's former belief in [[troll]]s has been suggested to be similar to Bigfoot l * [[Woodwose]] - Medieval Europe's Bigfoot

...eling the regions around the Carpathian Mountains and elsewhere in Eastern Europe would claim to be dhampirs. Operating by the original myth of ''[[vampire|

The spirit has appeared in the myths and legends of all Germanic peoples in Europe.

===[[Europe]]===

In northern Europe and West Asia, snakes were associated with healing whilst in parts of South

...was killed in Battle in the Philippines, long before his ship returned to Europe. Magellan`s encounter with the Patagonian giants was recorded by his on-boa

Louis and Claudia travel Europe, eventually coming to Paris and the ragingly successful Theatre des Vampire ...haunting Gabrielle, sometimes with the devastating Nicolas. Lestat circles Europe searching for his origins, and for clues to the birth of the vampire, but h

...ogy, though widely used in fiction and role-playing games appears to be of Europe an origin and has no real basis in Arabic lore. The [[Dungeons & Dragons]]

=== Magical beliefs in Western Europe === ...gy]] had some great names: in [[England]] [[Johannes de Sacrobosco]], in [[Europe]] the [[Italy|Italian]] [[Guido Bonatti]] from [[Forlì]].

...(but undeciphered) writing system attested on Neolithic pottery of much of Europe, including the Balkans. In another myth, the Pelasgians descend from the te

===The Black Goddess in Europe===

...nd China, in Classical Greece and Rome, in the Islamic empire, and then in Europe up to the nineteenth century — in a complex network of schools and ph ...my has been closely connected to [[astrology]] — which, in Islam and Europe, generally meant the traditional [[Babylon]]ian-Greek school of astrology.

...uch inbreeding was not uncommon in the aristocracy of 16th Century Eastern Europe, as the purity of the noble line was seen as paramount.

...a(''lobizón'', ''hombre lobo'') and Italy (''lupo mannaro'') . In northern Europe, there are also tales about people changing into bears. the most recent werewolf report from western Europe.

...secret for hundreds of years, originating in the pre-Christian Paganism of Europe. Wicca is thus sometimes referred to as the '''Old Religion'''. The veracit ...e religion derives from a secret but widespread witch-cult of early modern Europe, which incorporated all of the key religious beliefs and ideals and the dis

...s. Throughout the trial, Dutroux continued to insist that he was part of a Europe-wide child abuse ring with accomplices amongst police officers, businessmen * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2795545.stm BBC News on Sabine Dardenne]

...the Congo was inhabited by "squirrels with tails much larger than those in Europe, bears, wild cats, and very venomous vipers...".

...ine with the surname Wander. They mostly originate from Galicia in Central Europe.

* Davidson, H. R. Ellis (1964). Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-013627-4.

...s reflect the most recent extensions of copyright in the United States and Europe. Canada has not, as of 2005, passed similar twenty-year extensions. Conseq

The '''Cynocephali''' are dog-headed bipedal creatures in the mythologies of Europe, India and China.

The Moirae can be compared with the three spinners of Destiny in northern Europe, the Norns or the Baltic goddess Laima and her two sisters, also spinning g

...theory is that neither Neanderthals or Cro-Magnons existed in this part of Europe during the ice-age. Most of Scandinavia was covered by a large glacier and

There have been sightings further south in Europe as well. Similar creatures have been reported from France, Italy and Sicily

...necessary). This was particularly common in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe, especially in Romania. Since the Vampire’s sperm was considered to stil ...t is feared greatly by the people of Hungary, some other parts of mainland Europe, and the Orient. While the creature’s ability to travel for any consider

...[gargoyle]]s and [[Hunky Punk]]s are frequently found on churches all over Europe and it is commonly said that they are there to keep [[Demon|evil spirits]]

In the Slavic lands of Europe, garlands of garlic are still worn by peasants and hung over doorways, as s

...inence in America and Britain, a separate movement occurred in continental Europe. Under the influence of [[Franz Brentano]], [[Edmund Husserl]] developed a ...y works of [[Søren Kierkegaard]] and [[Friedrich Nietzsche]], developed in Europe, particularly in France and Germany. Kierkegaard, a Danish philosopher gene

...Spear of Destiny from the ice in 1979 and it is now in hiding somewhere in Europe, in the possession of the Knights of the Holy Lance. * [http://www.time.com/time/europe/html/030616/science.html Piercing An Ancient Tale] Solving the mystery of a

*In folklore from all over Europe, giants were believed to have built the remains of previous civilizations.

*In medieval Europe, union with an incubus was supposed by some to result in the birth of witch

...oyle]]s, so it has been theorized that the creatures were seen in Medieval Europe. According to this theory, gargoyles were carved to resemble chupacabras, t

*Folklore from wider Europe has also added to the legend. Tales of [[banshee]]s and other female spirit

...aris Temple. More arrests followed throughout France, and later throughout Europe after Pope Clement V annulled the French process and began papal proceeding

...ommonly practiced by both sides of the conflict during the Ottoman wars in Europe, of which Hungary was at the forefront for centuries.

...uman variant subgroup called the '''Night Ones''', most of which come from Europe. The Night Ones have an aversion to sunlight and are different from other e

...tes, 90 percent in Canada, 67 percent in Brazil, 20 percent in Continental Europe, and around 12 percent in Great Britain.

*Eva Pocs, ''Fairies and Witches at the boundary of south-eastern and central Europe'' FFC no 243 (Helsinki, 1989)

...red Beast (also known as Project Altered Beast, only released in Japan and Europe) one of the creatures the main character can transform into is a human-eagl

...ckquote>"Human sacrifices are today still practised by the Jews of Eastern Europe, as is set forth at length by the late Sir Richard Burton in the MS. which Crowley repeated his false claim that Jews in Eastern Europe practice ritual child-murder in at least one later work as well, namely the

...o the classical vocabulary of arabesque designs that was spread throughout Europe in engravings during the 16th and 17th centuries. Her first appearances in

...its use has decreased. Generally, it is currently found mainly in Eastern Europe and Africa, with some cases gaining media coverage; Anneliese Michel is per

...ese Islamic descriptions of the other world could have been transmitted to Europe and Italy’s in Dante’s time”. While dismissing the probability of inf *John Flaxman's illustrations were influential across Europe in the Eighteenth century because of their radically minimalist style.

Native to Southern Europe, especially around the Mediterranean regions of Greece and Rome. It should

During the Medieval period in western Europe, Hecate was reverenced by witches who adopted parts of her mythos as their

* The United States and Western Europe have avoided the large-scale, state-sanctioned censorship that news outlets

...as just beginning, there were widespread reports of cannibalism throughout Europe. However, many historians have since denied these reports as fanciful and a ...d from the Ukraine during the Holodomor. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3229000.stm]

...es in Africa caused a minor sensation in the mass media, and newspapers in Europe and North America carried many articles on the subject in 1910-1911; some t

...n groups exist in most of the English-speaking world, as well as in Japan, Europe, and elsewhere; often, these groups publish their own works. Also, fans, in

...or the anglisized [[Aladdin]], passed through Arabian merchants enroute to Europe.

:28. ^ Chakrabarty, Dipesh. Provincializing Europe. Princeton University Press, 2000 (ISBN 0691049092)

...nce, in a cleft of the Pyrenees, from which they spread rapidly throughout Europe. They hitched a ride with Viking ships to get to Britain. '''Bryn y Ellyllo

...s. Evidence of similar figures has been found throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe.

...ing in a strictly rational modern world. Visiting Count Dracula in Eastern Europe, Jonathan scoffs at the peasants who tell him to delay his visit until afte

...n as a skeletal figure wearing a midnight black gown with a hood, while in Europe he is often depicted similarly, but dressed in white, which is the traditio

...hroughout the United States and Canada, and occasionally travelling across Europe as well. He was commonly perceived as a misogynist and was connected to the

...m 1882, Jewish refugees escaping the pogroms in Tsarist Russia and eastern Europe added to the overcrowding and the already worsening work and housing condit