Spanish mythology would encompass all the sacred
mythsMythology is the study of myths and or of a body of myths. For example, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece. The term "myth" is often used colloquially to refer to a false story;...
of the cultures in the region of
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. They include Galician mythology, Asturian mythology,
Cantabrian mythologyIt seems that the native Cantabrian mythology connected, from the beginning and with the passing of the years, with Celtic and Roman mythology becoming partly related with legends and traditions from the rest of the Cantabrian Mountains...
, Catalan mythology and
Basque mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the, albeit late, arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD...
. They also include the myths and religions of the
CeltCelts is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language...
s,
CeltiberiansThe Celtiberians were a Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. The group originated when Celts migrated from Gaul and integrated with the local pre-Indo-European populations, in particular the Iberians....
,
IberiansThe Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
,
MilesiansMilesians are a people figuring in Irish mythology. The descendants of Míl Espáine, they were the final inhabitants of Ireland, and were believed to represent the Goidelic Celts.-Myth:...
, Carthaginians,
SuebiThe Suebi or Suevi were a group of Germanic peoples who were first mentioned by Julius Caesar in connection with Ariovistus' campaign, c...
,
VisigothThe Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe; the Ostrogoths being the other. Together these tribes were among the barbarians who disturbed the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period. The Visigoths first emerged as a distinct people during the fourth...
s, Spaniards,
MoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim people of Berber, Black African and Arab descent from North Africa, some of whom came to conquer and occupy the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. The North Africans termed it Al Andalus, comprising most...
of Spain, and some
RomanRoman mythology, or Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Ancient Rome. It can be considered as having two parts; One part, largely later and literary, consists of borrowings from Greek mythology...
and
Greek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
.
- Antillia
Antillia is a legendary island which was reputed during the age of exploration to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Portugal and Spain. The island went by various other names such as Isle of Seven Cities, Ilha das Sete Cidades , Septe Cidades, Sanbrandan...
- The Arab Astrologer
- The Black Dragon of the Enchanted Wool
- The Black Legend
The Black Legend is a term coined by Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histórica in reference to the world´s Hispanophobia in the Early Modern period, resulting in the depiction of Spain and Spaniards as "cruel", "intolerant" and "fanatical"...
- Bonfires of Saint John
Bonfires of Saint John is a popular festival celebrated in June, from the 19th to the 24th in Spain. The festival is celebrated throughout many cities and towns; however, the largest is in Alicante, where it is considered the most important festival in the city.For this festival, people gather...
- Brujo (male), Bruja (female), (Brujería (Witchcraft)
Brujería is the Spanish word for witchcraft. Brujeria also refers to a mystical sect of male witches in the southermost part of Argentina.Both men and women can be witches, brujos and brujas respectively. Brujos is the plural term that can mean either a group of male witches or both male and female...
)
- The Bull of Teruel
Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 34,240 in 2006. It is noted for its harsh climate, its jamón serrano , its pottery and its famous Fiestas .Teruel's remote and mountainous location Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel...
- Carnival
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February...
- Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere...
legends
- The Daughter of Peter de Cabinamhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm173.htm
- Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the King of Castile, in the early 16th century...
legends
- The Dark Queen
- Dis
Dis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades. Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus, becoming an underworld deity.Dis Pater...
- Duende
A duende is a fairy- or goblin-like mythological creature. While its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal and Spanish-speaking America, analogues from other cultures include the Danish-Norwegian Nisse, the French lutin and nain rouge, the Irish clurichaun, leprechaun, and far darrig, the Manx...
- Cult of the Bull
- Fiesta
Fiesta may refer to:*Festival*Holiday*Party*Fiesta , the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware*Fiesta , a novel by Ernest Hemingway*Fiesta , an album by Miranda*"Fiesta" Fiesta may refer to:*Festival*Holiday*Party*Fiesta (dinnerware), the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware*Fiesta...
- Gigantes
In Greek mythology, the Giants were the children of Gaia or Gaea, who was fertilized by the blood of Ouranos, after being castrated by his son Cronus....
- giantsThe mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.In various Indo-European mythologies,...
- Gigantes y cabezudos
In Spanish festivals, "gigantes y cabezudos" refers to people wearing large head masks, and often tall costumes.In Catalonia, each town or city has its own gegants i capgrossos and in every local festival you can see a cercavila with gegants, capgrossos and local dances.-Gigantes:The giants are...
- Guisando bulls
- Haribdis
- The Isles of the Blest, near the Strait of Gades (near Spain).
- Lobisome, the Galician werewolf
- The Lovers of Teruel
The Lovers of Teruel is a romance story that is alleged to have taken place in 1217 in the small town of Teruel .-Story:...
- Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a maritime navigator and explorer. Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 at Sabrosa, near Vila Real, in the province of Tras-os-Montes, one of the wildest districts of Portugal...
legends
- Montesinos
Montesinos may refer to:* Vladimiro Montesinos, former head of Peru's intelligence service.* Luis de Montesinos, a Spanish theologian....
, the knight in a cave
- Lady Ruidera
Ruidera is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 596....
and her daughters
- Pepito el Corcovadohttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm176.htm
- The Tree of Creation
- The sunken treasure from the battle of Vigo
The Battle of Vigo may refer to:* Battle of Vigo Bay, which took place in 1702 as part of the War of the Spanish Successcion* Capture of Vigo, a British operation to capture the city in 1719 as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance...
- The Water of Life (Spanish fairy tale)
The Water of Life is a Catalan fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspous y Labros, in Cuentos Populars Catalans. Andrew Lang included it in The Pink Fairy Book.-Synopsis:...
- Andalusia
Andalusia Andalusia Andalusia ' onMouseout='HidePop("67591")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Hercules">Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...
stole the Cattle of Geryon as one of his Labours.
- Arganthonios
Arganthonios was the most important king of ancient Tartessos .The name Arganthonios derives from the Etruscan name "arcnti". To the Cempsi "argan" meant silver...
, king of TartessosTartessos was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula , at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. It was mentioned by Herodotus, Strabo, in Pliny's Natural History, and in the fourth-century Avienus's literary travel itinerary Ora Maritima, long after...
- Erytheia
- Eurytion
In Greek mythology Eurytion . "widely-honoured", was a name attributed to six individuals.*The king of Phthia, son of either Actor, or of Ctimenus, or of Irus and Demonassa, and father of Antigone...
- Gadeiros the Titan (Gades, Cádiz
Cádiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Cádiz Province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
)
- Gargoris
- Geryon
In Greek mythology, Geryon , son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern...
- Heber
Heber may be:-Religious traditions:*One of the Minor characters in the Book of Genesis*Heber the Kenite, mentioned in the Book of Judges 4:17 of the Hebrew Bible as Jael's husband...
- Iberes, IberianThe Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
- Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...
grave - Hercules is buried in Spain, myths say.
- Hesperia
The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France. It is the westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas—the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas...
- Numantia
Numantia is the name of an ancient Celtiberian settlement, whose remains are located 7 km north of the city of Soria, on a hill known as Cerro de la Muela in the municipality of Garray.In the year 153 B.C...
, the symbol of heroic resistance against invaders.
- Orthrus
In Greek mythology, Orthrus was a two-headed dog and brother of Cerberus, whose parents were the chthonic monster Echidna and Typhon....
- Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar is the Rock of Gibraltar in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar...
- Tartessos
Tartessos was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula , at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. It was mentioned by Herodotus, Strabo, in Pliny's Natural History, and in the fourth-century Avienus's literary travel itinerary Ora Maritima, long after...
- Titanomachy
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy, or War of The Titans , was the ten-year series of battles fought between the two races of deities long before the existence of mankind: the Titans, fighting from Mount Othrys, or Mount Etna and the Olympians, who would come to reign on Mount Olympus...
- The final battle occurred in Spain.
- Scylla
Scylla , was one of the two monsters in Greek mythology that lived on either side of a narrow channel of water...
- ate Geryon's cattle
- La Caba Rumía, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
- El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman, a military leader and diplomat who, after being exiled, conquered and governed the city of Valencia...
, Castilian knight
- Bernardo del Carpio
Bernardo del Carpio is a legendary hero of medieval Iberian legend , comparable to El Cid, though with less historical evidence of his actual existence.-The story:...
, who fought RolandRoland is a character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the chief paladin of Charlemagne and a central figure in the Matter of France...
.
- Battle of Covadonga
The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711...
- Cosgaya
Cosgaya is a spanish town in the municipality of Camaleño, situated in the comarca of Liébana, located in the furthermost area to the west of Cantabria. The town lies on the right bank of the Deva River. In 2006 it had a population of 47 ....
, defeat of Moors running away from Covadonga, birthplace of Pelayo, death of Fávila.
- Fuenteovejuna, the people against the abuses of nobility.
- Guzmán the Good, patriotism over family
- Moros y Cristianos
Moros y Cristianos or Moros i Cristians , literally means Moors and Christians, and is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community; according to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and...
, the fiestas celebrating the local reconquests.
- King Pelayo of Asturias
Pelagius was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. He is credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors, insofar as he established an independent Christian state in opposition to Moorish hegemony, but...
- King Rodrigo
Ruderic, Roderic, Roderik, Roderich, or Roderick was the Visigothic King of Hispania for a brief period between 710 and 712...
- Solomon's Table, in Toledo
- Vargas Machuca, knight of prowess
- Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the...
, patron saint of Aragón & Catalonia
- Saint Lawrence
Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.-History:...
- Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer, patron saint of Spain
- Way of St. James
The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....
Spanish mythology would encompass all the sacred
mythsMythology is the study of myths and or of a body of myths. For example, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece. The term "myth" is often used colloquially to refer to a false story;...
of the cultures in the region of
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
.
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Spanish mythology would encompass all the sacred
mythsMythology is the study of myths and or of a body of myths. For example, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece. The term "myth" is often used colloquially to refer to a false story;...
of the cultures in the region of
SpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
[The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though España , Estado español and Nación española are used interchangeably...]
. They include Galician mythology, Asturian mythology,
Cantabrian mythologyIt seems that the native Cantabrian mythology connected, from the beginning and with the passing of the years, with Celtic and Roman mythology becoming partly related with legends and traditions from the rest of the Cantabrian Mountains...
, Catalan mythology and
Basque mythologyThe mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the, albeit late, arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD...
. They also include the myths and religions of the
CeltCelts is a modern term used to describe any of the European peoples who spoke, or speak, a Celtic language...
s,
CeltiberiansThe Celtiberians were a Celtic-speaking people of the Iberian Peninsula in the final centuries BC. The group originated when Celts migrated from Gaul and integrated with the local pre-Indo-European populations, in particular the Iberians....
,
IberiansThe Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
,
MilesiansMilesians are a people figuring in Irish mythology. The descendants of Míl Espáine, they were the final inhabitants of Ireland, and were believed to represent the Goidelic Celts.-Myth:...
, Carthaginians,
SuebiThe Suebi or Suevi were a group of Germanic peoples who were first mentioned by Julius Caesar in connection with Ariovistus' campaign, c...
,
VisigothThe Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe; the Ostrogoths being the other. Together these tribes were among the barbarians who disturbed the late Roman Empire during the Migration Period. The Visigoths first emerged as a distinct people during the fourth...
s, Spaniards,
MoorsThe description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of Muslim people of Berber, Black African and Arab descent from North Africa, some of whom came to conquer and occupy the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. The North Africans termed it Al Andalus, comprising most...
of Spain, and some
RomanRoman mythology, or Latin mythology, refers to the mythological beliefs of the Italic people inhabiting the region of Latium and its main city, Ancient Rome. It can be considered as having two parts; One part, largely later and literary, consists of borrowings from Greek mythology...
and
Greek mythologyGreek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. They were a part of religion in ancient Greece...
.
General
- Antillia
Antillia is a legendary island which was reputed during the age of exploration to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Portugal and Spain. The island went by various other names such as Isle of Seven Cities, Ilha das Sete Cidades , Septe Cidades, Sanbrandan...
- The Arab Astrologer
- The Black Dragon of the Enchanted Wool
- The Black Legend
The Black Legend is a term coined by Julián Juderías in his 1914 book La leyenda negra y la verdad histórica in reference to the world´s Hispanophobia in the Early Modern period, resulting in the depiction of Spain and Spaniards as "cruel", "intolerant" and "fanatical"...
- Bonfires of Saint John
Bonfires of Saint John is a popular festival celebrated in June, from the 19th to the 24th in Spain. The festival is celebrated throughout many cities and towns; however, the largest is in Alicante, where it is considered the most important festival in the city.For this festival, people gather...
- Brujo (male), Bruja (female), (Brujería (Witchcraft)
Brujería is the Spanish word for witchcraft. Brujeria also refers to a mystical sect of male witches in the southermost part of Argentina.Both men and women can be witches, brujos and brujas respectively. Brujos is the plural term that can mean either a group of male witches or both male and female...
)
- The Bull of Teruel
Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 34,240 in 2006. It is noted for its harsh climate, its jamón serrano , its pottery and its famous Fiestas .Teruel's remote and mountainous location Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel...
- Carnival
Carnival is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during January and February...
- Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a navigator, colonizer and explorer whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere...
legends
- The Daughter of Peter de Cabinamhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm173.htm
- Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the King of Castile, in the early 16th century...
legends
- The Dark Queen
- Dis
Dis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades. Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus, becoming an underworld deity.Dis Pater...
- Duende
A duende is a fairy- or goblin-like mythological creature. While its nature varies throughout Spain, Portugal and Spanish-speaking America, analogues from other cultures include the Danish-Norwegian Nisse, the French lutin and nain rouge, the Irish clurichaun, leprechaun, and far darrig, the Manx...
- Cult of the Bull
- Fiesta
Fiesta may refer to:*Festival*Holiday*Party*Fiesta , the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware*Fiesta , a novel by Ernest Hemingway*Fiesta , an album by Miranda*"Fiesta" Fiesta may refer to:*Festival*Holiday*Party*Fiesta (dinnerware), the line of Homer Laughlin China Co. dinnerware*Fiesta...
- Gigantes
In Greek mythology, the Giants were the children of Gaia or Gaea, who was fertilized by the blood of Ouranos, after being castrated by his son Cronus....
- giantsThe mythology and legends of many different cultures include monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength. "Giant" is the English word commonly used for such beings, derived from one of the most famed examples: the gigantes of Greek mythology.In various Indo-European mythologies,...
- Gigantes y cabezudos
In Spanish festivals, "gigantes y cabezudos" refers to people wearing large head masks, and often tall costumes.In Catalonia, each town or city has its own gegants i capgrossos and in every local festival you can see a cercavila with gegants, capgrossos and local dances.-Gigantes:The giants are...
- Guisando bulls
- Haribdis
- The Isles of the Blest, near the Strait of Gades (near Spain).
- Lobisome, the Galician werewolf
- The Lovers of Teruel
The Lovers of Teruel is a romance story that is alleged to have taken place in 1217 in the small town of Teruel .-Story:...
- Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a maritime navigator and explorer. Ferdinand Magellan was born circa 1480 at Sabrosa, near Vila Real, in the province of Tras-os-Montes, one of the wildest districts of Portugal...
legends
- Montesinos
Montesinos may refer to:* Vladimiro Montesinos, former head of Peru's intelligence service.* Luis de Montesinos, a Spanish theologian....
, the knight in a cave
- Lady Ruidera
Ruidera is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. It has a population of 596....
and her daughters
- Pepito el Corcovadohttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm176.htm
- The Tree of Creation
- The sunken treasure from the battle of Vigo
The Battle of Vigo may refer to:* Battle of Vigo Bay, which took place in 1702 as part of the War of the Spanish Successcion* Capture of Vigo, a British operation to capture the city in 1719 as part of the War of the Quadruple Alliance...
- The Water of Life (Spanish fairy tale)
The Water of Life is a Catalan fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspous y Labros, in Cuentos Populars Catalans. Andrew Lang included it in The Pink Fairy Book.-Synopsis:...
Ancient Hispania
- Andalusia
Andalusia Andalusia Andalusia ' onMouseout='HidePop("67591")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Hercules">Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...
stole the Cattle of Geryon as one of his Labours.
- Arganthonios
Arganthonios was the most important king of ancient Tartessos .The name Arganthonios derives from the Etruscan name "arcnti". To the Cempsi "argan" meant silver...
, king of TartessosTartessos was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula , at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. It was mentioned by Herodotus, Strabo, in Pliny's Natural History, and in the fourth-century Avienus's literary travel itinerary Ora Maritima, long after...
- Erytheia
- Eurytion
In Greek mythology Eurytion . "widely-honoured", was a name attributed to six individuals.*The king of Phthia, son of either Actor, or of Ctimenus, or of Irus and Demonassa, and father of Antigone...
- Gadeiros the Titan (Gades, Cádiz
Cádiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the Cádiz Province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
)
- Gargoris
- Geryon
In Greek mythology, Geryon , son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern...
- Heber
Heber may be:-Religious traditions:*One of the Minor characters in the Book of Genesis*Heber the Kenite, mentioned in the Book of Judges 4:17 of the Hebrew Bible as Jael's husband...
- Iberes, IberianThe Iberians were a set of peoples that Greek and Roman sources identified with that name in the eastern and southern coasts of the Iberian peninsula at least from the 6th century BC...
- Hercules
Hercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...
grave - Hercules is buried in Spain, myths say.
- Hesperia
The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar and a very small area of France. It is the westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas—the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan peninsulas...
- Numantia
Numantia is the name of an ancient Celtiberian settlement, whose remains are located 7 km north of the city of Soria, on a hill known as Cerro de la Muela in the municipality of Garray.In the year 153 B.C...
, the symbol of heroic resistance against invaders.
- Orthrus
In Greek mythology, Orthrus was a two-headed dog and brother of Cerberus, whose parents were the chthonic monster Echidna and Typhon....
- Pillars of Hercules
The Pillars of Hercules was the phrase that was applied in Antiquity to the promontories that flank the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. The northern Pillar is the Rock of Gibraltar in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar...
- Tartessos
Tartessos was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula , at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. It was mentioned by Herodotus, Strabo, in Pliny's Natural History, and in the fourth-century Avienus's literary travel itinerary Ora Maritima, long after...
- Titanomachy
In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy, or War of The Titans , was the ten-year series of battles fought between the two races of deities long before the existence of mankind: the Titans, fighting from Mount Othrys, or Mount Etna and the Olympians, who would come to reign on Mount Olympus...
- The final battle occurred in Spain.
- Scylla
Scylla , was one of the two monsters in Greek mythology that lived on either side of a narrow channel of water...
- ate Geryon's cattle
Reconquista
- La Caba Rumía, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
- El Cid
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar , known as El Cid Campeador, was a Castilian nobleman, a military leader and diplomat who, after being exiled, conquered and governed the city of Valencia...
, Castilian knight
- Bernardo del Carpio
Bernardo del Carpio is a legendary hero of medieval Iberian legend , comparable to El Cid, though with less historical evidence of his actual existence.-The story:...
, who fought RolandRoland is a character in medieval and Renaissance literature, the chief paladin of Charlemagne and a central figure in the Matter of France...
.
- Battle of Covadonga
The Battle of Covadonga was the first major victory by a Christian military force in Iberia following the Muslim Moors' conquest of that region in 711...
- Cosgaya
Cosgaya is a spanish town in the municipality of Camaleño, situated in the comarca of Liébana, located in the furthermost area to the west of Cantabria. The town lies on the right bank of the Deva River. In 2006 it had a population of 47 ....
, defeat of Moors running away from Covadonga, birthplace of Pelayo, death of Fávila.
- Fuenteovejuna, the people against the abuses of nobility.
- Guzmán the Good, patriotism over family
- Moros y Cristianos
Moros y Cristianos or Moros i Cristians , literally means Moors and Christians, and is a set of festival activities which are celebrated in many towns and cities of Spain, mainly in the southern Valencian Community; according to popular tradition the festivals commemorate the battles, combats and...
, the fiestas celebrating the local reconquests.
- King Pelayo of Asturias
Pelagius was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. He is credited with beginning the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian peninsula from the Moors, insofar as he established an independent Christian state in opposition to Moorish hegemony, but...
- King Rodrigo
Ruderic, Roderic, Roderik, Roderich, or Roderick was the Visigothic King of Hispania for a brief period between 710 and 712...
- Solomon's Table, in Toledo
- Vargas Machuca, knight of prowess
- Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the...
, patron saint of Aragón & Catalonia
- Saint Lawrence
Lawrence of Rome was one of the seven deacons of ancient Rome who were martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258.-History:...
- Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer, patron saint of Spain
- Way of St. James
The Way of St. James or St. James' Way is the pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia in northwestern Spain, where tradition has it that the remains of the apostle Saint James are buried....
AndalusiaAndalusia Andalusia Andalusia ' onMouseout='HidePop("59693")' href="http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Carmen">Carmen
Carmen is a French opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, first published in 1845, itself influenced by the narrative poem The Gypsies by Alexander Pushkin...
, the Sevillan
femme fataleA femme fatale is an alluring and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations. She is an archetypal character of literature and art...
.
- Don Juan
Don Juan or Don Giovanni is a legendary, fictional libertine whose story has been told many times by many authors. El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra, by Tirso de Molina, is a play set in the fourteenth century that was published in Spain around 1630...
, the lover
- The House of Bernarda Alba, female submission in rural Spain.
- Tales of the Alhambra
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- Figaro
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, the meddling barber
Asturian
- The Cuélebre
Cuélebre, or Culebre, is a giant winged serpent of the Asturian and Cantabrian mythology, that lives in a cave, guards treasures and keeps xanas as prisoners. Although they are immortal, they grow old as the time goes by and their scales become thick and impenetrable, and flag wings grow in their...
(Asturian snake-dragon)
- Estantigua or Santa Compaña
The Santa Compaña is probably one of the most deep-rooted mythical beliefs in rural Galicia, and also in Asturias, where it is called Güestia...
, the procession of the dead.
- Mouros
According to Galician mythology and Asturian mythology, the Mouros are a race of supernatural beings which inhabited the lands of Galice and Asturias since the beginning of time. For unknown reasons they were forced to take refuge under the earth, and now they are usually seen by people in the...
- Nuberu
The nubero, nuberus or nubeiro is a character of Asturian, Cantabrian or Galician mythology. He is known by the three names respectively depending on the mythology...
- The Trasgu, Asturian goblin.
- Xana
The xana is a character found in Asturian mythology. Always female, she is a fairy nymph of extraordinary beauty believed to live in fountains, rivers, waterfalls or forested regions with pure water. She is usually described as small or slender with long blonde or light brown hair , which she tends...
s, Asturian fairy-like divinities.
CantabriaCantabria is a Spanish province and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria belongs to...
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- Anjana
' was the mother of Hanuman, one of the heroes of the Indian epic, the Ramayana. According to one version of the story, was an apsara named , who came to earth and married Kesari, a monkey chief. Vayu, God of the wind, who carried the divine power of Lord Shiva to Anjana's woomb,since hanuman is...
, Cantabrian fairy-like divinities.
- Caballucos del Diablu, Devil's Little Horses.http://www.cantabriajoven.com/mitologia/seres5.html
- Cuegle
The cuegle is a monster in Cantabrian folklore. Walking on two legs and roughly humanoid in shape, it has black skin, three arms without hands or fingers, five rows of teeth, a single stubby horn and three eyes in its head: one green, one red, and one blue. Despite its small size, it has great...
, wild monster.
- Culebre
Cuélebre, or Culebre, is a giant winged serpent of the Asturian and Cantabrian mythology, that lives in a cave, guards treasures and keeps xanas as prisoners. Although they are immortal, they grow old as the time goes by and their scales become thick and impenetrable, and flag wings grow in their...
, Cantabria snake-dragon
- Hombre pez
The fish-man or hombre pez of Lierganes belongs to the mythology of Cantabria, located in the north of Spain.The fish-man of Lierganes is an amphibian human-looking being that lives in caves next to the sea. It spends time lying in wait for girls and devastating coast villages. The legend tells...
, Fish-man.
- Guajona, old witch vampire.
- Ojáncanu, Cantabrian cyclop.http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/ojancanu.html
- Ojáncana, Cantabrian feminine cyclop.
- Nuberu
The nubero, nuberus or nubeiro is a character of Asturian, Cantabrian or Galician mythology. He is known by the three names respectively depending on the mythology...
, bad spirit of the wind.
- Musgosu, kind wanderer.
- Ramidreju
A ramidreju is a creature from Spanish mythology, from Cantabria, that resembles a weasel. They are born every 100 years from a weasel or a marten. This animal has a very long body, like a snake, and their fur is slightly green-colored. Its eyes are yellow and its nose is like that of a hog, which...
, fantastic animal born from a weasel.
- Mengues, malignant worms.
- Osa de Andara, Andara's Bear.
- Laro
Laro is an ethnic minority in Sudan. The population of this minority is at several 10,000. Many members of this minority are Christians. Their traditional home is the Nuba Hills. They speak Laro, a Niger-Congo language....
and Coroccotta, Cantabri warriors.
- Sirenuca, Little Siren.
- El Sol de los Muertos, The Deads' Sun.
- Trasgu
The trasgo or trasgu is a mythological creature present in the tradition of several cultures of nowadays northern Spain, specially in asturian traditional culture...
, Cantabrian goblin.http://www.cantabriajoven.com/mitologia/seres3.html
- Trenti
The Trenti comes from the folklore of Cantabria, Spain. It is an imp-like creature that is annoying but not malicious. It is very difficult to see because it lives deep in the forest and resembles mushrooms, leaves, and moss. Its most distinguishing features are a completely black face with green...
, Cantabrian friendly goblin.
- Tentiruju, Cantabrian goblin.
- Trastolillu, Cantabrian domestic goblin.
- Ventolines, good spirits of the wind.http://www.pantheon.org/articles/v/ventolines.html
Catalan
- Aloja
In Catalan mythology, Aloja are feminine beings that live in places with fresh water...
- Catalan mythology about witches
In Catalan popular culture, there are a large number of legends about witches . In the popular imagination, a witch is a woman who, by means of a pact with the Devil, has acquired supernatural power, which she uses for her own benefit and for evil purposes...
- Dip
In Catalan myth, Dip is an evil, black, hairy dog, an emissary of the Devil, who sucks people's blood. Like other figures associated with demons in Catalan myth, he is lame in one leg...
- Dona d'aigua (water woman)
- Donyet
- Dragons
European dragons are legendary creatures in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων,...
- Drac
Drac, from the Latin draco, is the word for dragon or devil in several languages, such as Catalan and Romanian. Drac or DRAC may also refer to:* Drac, abbreviation for the orchid genus Dracula...
(a dragon, generally male)
- Víbria (specifically female)
- Encantaria
- Follet
- Gambutzí
- Goja
- Home del sac (man of the sack)
- Home dels nassos
Home dels nassos is a character in Catalan myths and legends. "Home dels nassos" is translated as "Man of the noses". The legend says that, on New Year's Eve, this man walks the streets and has as many noses on his face as there are days left in the year...
(man of the noses)
- Marraco
- Martinet
The martinet is a punitive device traditionally used in France and other parts of Europe. The word also has other usages . It is also a term for a type of hammer in French, a dimunitive of marteau , "hammer".-Object:...
- Minairó
- Negret
A negret in Catalan myths and legends, especially those of Majorca, is a small, dark-skinned sprite who, if touched with a candle by a mortal, instantly turns into a trove of coins...
- Paitida
- Pappu
Pappu is a common first name in North India. It conjures up the image of a common man, and has been used frequently in popular culture .- People named Pappu :* Kuthiravattam pappu, a popular malayalam cinema comedian* Pappu yadav,...
- Pesanta
In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta is an enormous dog that goes into people's houses in the night and puts itself on their chests making it difficult for them to breathe and causing them the most horrible nightmares. The Pesanta is black and hairy, with steel paws, but with holes...
- Peix Nicolau
- Tió de Nadal
The Tió de Nadal , also known as "Tió" or "Tronca" and popularly called "Caga tió" , is a character in Catalan mythology relating to a Christmas tradition widespread in Catalonia...
- The Three Wise Men or Tres Reis Mags d'Orient
- Vella Quaresma
Galician
- Bile (Belenus
In Celtic mythology, Belenus was a deity worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Celtic areas of Austria and Spain. He had shrines from Aquileia on the Adriatic to Kirkby Lonsdale in England. His name means "shining one" or "henbane god" and he is associated with heat and healing...
), Celtic god and son of Breogan
- Breogán
Breogán, son of Brath, a mythical Celtic king from Galicia. Multiple accounts exist about him, but he is seen as the mythological father of the Galician nation...
, Irish hero and king of Galicia
- Estantigua or Santa Compaña
The Santa Compaña is probably one of the most deep-rooted mythical beliefs in rural Galicia, and also in Asturias, where it is called Güestia...
, the procession of the dead.
- Míl Espáine
In Goidelic mythology Míl Espáine is the ancestor of the final inhabitants of Ireland, the "sons of Míl" or Milesians, who represent the Goidelic Celts.His given name was Golam or Galamh...
- MilesiansMilesians are a people figuring in Irish mythology. The descendants of Míl Espáine, they were the final inhabitants of Ireland, and were believed to represent the Goidelic Celts.-Myth:...
- Saint James's Way and its legends and miracles
- Stone of Destiny
Stone of Destiny may refer to:*Stone of Scone, the coronation stone of British monarchs**Stone of Destiny , a 2008 film directed by Charles Martin Smith...
BasqueThe mythology of the ancient Basques largely did not survive the, albeit late, arrival of Christianity in the Basque Country between the 4th and 12th century AD...
- Akelarre, the meeting place for the sabbath
The Witches' Sabbath or Sabbat is a supposed meeting of those who practice Paganism, Wicca, or other rites.European records tell of innumerable cases of persons being accused or tried for taking part in Sabbat gatherings, from the Middle Ages to the 17th century or later...
- Ama Lur
Ama Lur means Mother Earth in the Basque language. It is not clear whether it is a modern creation, based on some genuine legends, or an actual ancient belief. If it is ancient, it would probably be an alternative denomination for Mari....
- Basajaun
In Basque mythology, the basajaun is a spirit dwelling in caves or in the woods who protects flocks of livestock and teaches skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans....
, the Basque wild manThe wild man is a character presented in masks and dances of First Nations in coastal British Columbia. A wild man mask usually shows a stylized human face with an exceptionally wide grimace or smile, and with a protruding tongue....
- Eki
Eki are the names of the Sun in the Basque language. In Basque mythology, Eki or Eguzki is seen as daughter of Mother Earth to whom she returns daily....
- El vasco de la carretilla, pilgrim in Argentina.
- The Guernica Tree, symbol of the Basque freedoms
- Gaueko
In Basque mythology, Gaueko is a great black wolfhound that sometimes walks upright. He eats shepherds and their herds. He is called the “Lord of the Black Magic”. His howls can be heard on cold winter nights. In Basque, Gaueko literally means "of the night"....
- House of Harohttp://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/tfm/tfm174.htm
- Ilargi
Ilargi, Ile or Ilazki is the name of the Moon in Basque language. In Basque mythology, she is the daughter of Mother Earth, to whom it returns daily....
- Jaun Zuria
Jaun Zuria is the mythical first Lord of Biscay. According to the legend, he was born from a Scottish princess that had been visited by god Sugaar in the village of Mundaka....
, first Lord of BiscayLord of Biscay is a historical title of the head of state of the autonomous territory of Biscay, Basque Country.- History :...
- Jentilak, Basque Giants.
- Lurbira
Lurbira was the goddess of the earth in the religion of the ancient Basques. She was the mother of Ekhi and Ilazki.-Sources:**: A translation of the Spanish-language article at the Auñamendi Encyclopedia....
, goddess of the earth
- The Malato Tree, limit of the Basque armies
- Mari (goddess)
Mari, Mari Urraca, Anbotoko Mari and the possibly distinct Murumendiko Dama was a goddess — a lamia — of the Basques. She was married to the god Sugaar...
- Saint Michael of Aralar
Aralar may refer to:*Aralar Range, a mountain range*Aralar Party, a political party...
- Odei
Odei / Hodei. In Basque mythology, Odei is a genie of thunder and the personification of storm clouds....
- Olentzero
Olentzero is a Basque Christmas tradition. According to Basque traditions Olentzero comes to town late at night on the 24th of December to drop off presents for children...
, Basque Christmas giant
- The battle of Roncesvalles
- Sorginak
Sorginak are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology. It is also the Basque name for witches or pagan priestesses , being difficult to discern between the mythological and real ones.Sometimes sorginak are confused with lamiak...
- San Martin Txiki
San Martin Txiki is the Trickster figure from Basque mythology."Txiki" means "little" in an affectionate sense. San Martin is often called simply "Martintxiki" or "Samartitxiki". He stole the secrets of planting, sowing, and harvesting from the Basajaunak...
, the Basque tricksterIn mythology, and in the study of folklore and religion, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. It is suggested by Hansen that the term "Trickster" was probably first used in this...
- Sugaar
In Basque mythology, Sugaar is the male half of a pre-Christian Basque deity associated with storms and thunder. He is normally imagined as dragon or serpent. In contrast with his female consort, Mari, there are very few remaining legends about Sugaar...
, serpent god of storms and consort of Mari
- The Souriquois, Basque Amerindians
- Tartalo
In Basque mythology, Tartalo is an enormously strong one-eyed giant very similar to the Greco-Roman Cyclops. It is speculated that the name may derive from the Greek underworld Tartaros. He lives in caves in the mountains and catches young people in order to eat them. He also eats sheep. In Biscay,...
, (also called Tartaro or Bebrices) Basque cyclops
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