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Wakmangganchi Aragondi

Variations: Wakmabitchi Warak Wakkimbi (“Primordial Head of the Strong-Teethed Swine Family”) Wakmangganchi Aragondi was the greatest and most terrifying monster in the folklore of the Garo people of...

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Questing Beast

Variations: Beste Glapissante; Beste Glatissant, Bête Glatissante, Glatisant Beast; Beste Diverse, Bête Diverse, Diverse Beste, Diverse Beast; Besta Ladrador, Besta Desasemelhada (Portuguese, from the...

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Witkəś

Mammoth thanks to Schnellegeister Hexenwolf for sharing Mansi Mythology with me and making this entry possible! Variations: Witkəś-ōkja (male), Witkəś-ēkwa (female); Witkul’, Witkul’-ōkja (male),...

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Crowing Crested Cobra

Variations: Njoka Tambala (Malawi); Bubu (Shupanga, Mozambique); Hongo (Ngindo); Indlondlo (Zulu); Inkhomi (“Killer”, Nyakyusa); Kovoko (Nyamwezi); Limba (Chitipa District, Malawi); Nguluka (Chitipa...

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Tripodero

Variations: Collapsofemoris geocatapeltes (Cox) The Tripodero of the Californian chaparral and foothills defies all scientific attempts at classification. Its small, strong body stands on two...

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Snawfus

The Snawfus is an albino deer from the folklore of the Ozarks in Arkansas and Missouri. It has supernatural powers but is not dangerous. Some say it can jump into the treetops with ease, while others...

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Going on hiatus indefinitely, at least for the summer. Will probably talk more about it later.

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The End of ABC?

I’ve been putting off writing this for a long time, but in the end I had to do it to give you – the reader – some kind of closure. Some kind of explanation, really. I don’t think I can continue ABC...

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Update

Suppose I were to hypothetically perhaps maybe return to updating ABC. Would that be a good thing? Trying to gauge interest here.

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Happy New Year! Let’s make this the year of the dragon!

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