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Xtabay
The Xyabay is a form of Nature Spirit from Mayan myth. They resemble beautiful women with bright red skin. They live in caves and forests and were often consorts to minor deities. They were known to sing to men offering to bear a child. If he accepted, he would need to light incense and pray to Kanank’ax. This prayer would ensure seeing more Xtabay, and failing to do so would guarantee the opposite. The location where the human and Xtabay conceived would become barren and have a boulder there. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Xipe-Topec
Xipe-Totec is an Aztec deity known as the “flayed one.” He personifies spring as well as life and death. He is symbolized wearing freshly flayed human skin. He would be honored by taking out the hearts of sacrifices, flaying them, and dying them yellow to wear. Other sacrifices would be rained on by sacred arrows. Xipe-Totec is considered one of the gentler gods. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Xing Tian
Xing Tian was a Chinese Giant. His name means “one punished by heaven” or “punished one.” He was decapitated in a battle by Huang Di. He continued to fight with his nipples becoming eyes and his navel becoming a mouth. His head was buried in the Changyang mountains. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Wyvern/Wivern
The Wyvern is a species of dragon from medieval heraldry throughout Europe. Its name is thought to mean “life viper” and they were originally seen as protectors of the land and bringers of life. After larger amounts of christianization, they were instead seen as giant predatory creatures associated with envy, pestilence, and war. They have large serpentine bodies, standing on two avian legs with eagle-like talons, long tails ending in a sharp barb, and heads resembling the typical European Dragon with large horns. In heraldry, the Wyvern are typically depicted as green with red undersides and wings. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore.…
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Wurdalak
The Wurdalak is from Russian folklore. They are heretics or blasphemers who rise from the grave after making a deal with the devil for immortality. Their hunger is insatiable and consumes its immortal life. They often look like a female who appears young and attractive to lure in victims. They return to the form of rotting corpses when alone with their victims which is their true form. Citations: Maberry, Jonathan. Vampire Universe: The Dark World of Supernatural Beings That Haunt Us, Hunt Us, and Hunger for Us. United States, Kensington Publishing Corporation, 2006.
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Wume
The Wume are from the Togo people of West Africa. They are created when a criminal dies and isn’t buried or when someone dies while cursed. They are always hungry and are strong, smart, and very hard to kill. They have to be killed by a group of priests who have gone through a ritual cleansing. They are easiest to approach after feeding when they go into a catatonic state. They should be tied down with several layers of rope encasing them, and then their wrapped body should be taken to an undisclosed location and buried in an unmarked grave. Afterwards no one can speak of the location or approach…
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Wulgaru
The Wulgaru is a creature from aboriginal Australian myth. The Wulgaru is an artificial humanoid creature created by a man named Djarapa. He took living wood from a tree and shaped it into human form, with ball sockets and joints made from stone and wood, shards of flint for teeth, human hair, and pebbles for eyes. Djarapa tried to bring his creation to life with magic chants but on the second day with no results he kicked the Wulgaru and walked away. He heard heavy footsteps following behind him and turned to see the Wulgaru in pursuit with an enraged expression. He ran but couldn’t escape. He tried leading his…
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Wraith
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Wolverine Man
The Wolverine Man is a mythical figure from the mythology of the Dunne-za people. In the story, a man named Saya found a square pit going 12 feet down with bloody spikes on the bottom. This was a trap belonging to Wolverine Man who ate people. Saya put goose blood on the spikes and laid in the bottom pretending to be dead. When Wolverine Man returned, he was hungry and eager to eat his prey. He carried a large bag on his back that he put Saya in, and reset the trap. He brought the body back for his wife and children, their home was littered with body parts. The…
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Wiltshire Alien Worm
The Wiltshire Alien Worm was reported to Malcom Lees, who was enlisted in the 50s and 60s with the British Royal Air Force working in intelligence gathering. He received a call in 1962 of a UFO that had been sighted near the standing stones in Wiltshire. The witness was a middle-aged woman who liked to walk around the standing stones. One night at 10:30 she saw a small ball of light about 2 feet in diameter flying around. The light approached while hovering 12 feet in the air. The ball dropped 15 feet from her dripping some sort of liquid metal and then exploded in a white flash. She was…
