Spanish mythology would encompass all the sacred myths of the cultures in the region of Spain. They include Galician mythology, Asturian mythology, Cantabrian mythology, Catalan mythology and Basque mythology. They also include the myths and religions of the Celts, Celtiberians, Iberians, Milesians, Carthaginians, Suebi, Visigoths, Spaniards, Moors of Spain, and some Roman and Greek mythology. The word mythology (from the Greek μυολογία mythología, from μυολογείν mythologein to relate myths, from μύος mythos, meaning a narrative, and λόγος logos, meaning speech or argument) literally means the (oral) retelling of myths – stories that a particular culture believes to be true and that use the supernatural to interpret natural events and... It seems that in its more remote origins Cantabria had one native mythology which with the passing of the years has connected with celtic mythology and Romans, becoming related partly with legends and traditions of the rest of Cantabrian Mountains. ... Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ... Ancient Basque mythology is centered around the figure of the goddess Mari, and her consort Sugaar (also called Maju). ... This article is about the European people. ... Botorrita: Bronze plate with inscription. ... The Lady of Baza, made by Iberians The Iberians were an ancient, Pre-Indo-European people who inhabited the east and southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in prehistoric and historic times. ... In Irish mythology the Milesians or Sons of Míl Espáine were the final inhabitants of Ireland, representing the Goidelic Celts. ... This article is about the ancient city-state of Carthage in North Africa. ... Suebi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Migrations The Visigoths were one of two main branches of the Goths, an East Germanic tribe (the Ostrogoths being the other). ... The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of the western Mediterranean and western Sahara, including: al-Maghrib (the coastal and mountain lands of present day Morocco and Algeria, and Tunisia although Tunisia often is separately called Ifriqiya after the former Roman province of Africa); al-Andalus (the former Islamic sovereign... A head of Minerva found in the ruins of the Roman baths in Bath Roman mythology, the mythological beliefs of the people of Ancient Rome, can be considered as having two parts. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories 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. ...

• Antillia
• The Arab Astrologer
• The Black Dragon of the Enchanted Wool
• The Black Legend
• Brujo (male), Bruja (female), (Brujería (Witchcraft))
• The Bull of Teruel
• Carnival
• Columbus legends
• The Daughter of Peter de Cabinam[1]
• Hernán Cortés legends
• The Dark Queen
• Dis
• Duende
• Cult of the Bull
• Fiesta
• Gigantes - giants
• Gigantes y cabezudos
• Guisando bulls
• Haribdis
• The Isles of the Blest, near the Strait of Gades (near Spain).
• Lobisome, the Galician werewolf
• The Lovers of Teruel
• Magellan legends
• Montesinos, the knight in a cave
• Lady Ruidera and her daughters
• Pepito el Corcovado[2]
• The Tree of Creation
• The sunken treasure from the battle of Vigo
• The Water of Life (Spanish fairy tale)

Antillia (or Antilia) was a phantom island said to lie in the Atlantic Ocean far to the west of Spain. ... The Black Legend (Spanish: La Leyenda Negra) is the depiction of Spain and Spaniards as bloodthirsty and cruel, intolerant, greedy and fanatical; which has almost nothing to do with reality. ... For other uses, see Witchcraft (disambiguation). ... View of the mudéjar Cathedral of Teruel Teruel is a city in Aragon, Spain, the capital of Teruel Province. ... Carnival or Carnivale is an annual Christian festival season. ... Christopher Columbus (1451 – May 20, 1506) was a navigator and maritime explorer credited as the discoverer of the Americas. ... Hernán(do) Cortés Pizarro, 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. ... Dis Pater, or Dispater, was a Roman and Celtic god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Jupiter. ... A duende is to a fairy- or goblin-like mythological character. ... Fiesta can mean: A festival , party, or pasta. ... Gigantomachia: Dionysos attacking a Gigante, Attic red-figure pelike, ca. ... Jack the Giant-Killer by Arthur Rackham. ... In Spanish festivals, it is common to find a procession of gigantes y cabezudos (giants and big-heads). Gigantes The giants are hollow figures several-meters tall depicting the upper part of a person and having a skirt on the lower part. ... The Bulls of Guisando The Bulls of Guisando (Spanish: Toros de Guisando) are a set of celtiberian sculptures located on the hill of Guisando in the municipality of El Tiemblo, Ávila, Spain. ... Fortunate Isles, also called Isles of the Blest (makarôn nêsoi). ... This article is about the Spanish city. ... The Lovers of Teruel (in Spanish Los amantes de Teruel) is a romance story that is alleged to have taken place in 1217 in the small town of Teruel. ... Magellan may refer to: People Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to travel around the world. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Ruidera is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. ... The Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702 by Ludolf Bakhuizen, painted c. ... The Water of Life is a Spanish fairy tale collected by D. Francisco de S. Maspous y Labros, in Cuentos Populars Catalans. ...

Ancient Hispania

• Andalusia - Here, Hercules stole the Cattle of Geryon as one of his Labours.
• Arganthonios, king of Tartessos
• Erytheia
• Eurytion
• Gadeiros the Titan (Gades, Cádiz)
• Gargoris
• Geryon
• Heber - Iberes, Iberian
• Hercules grave - Hercules is buried in Spain, myths say.
• Hesperia
• Numantia, the symbol of heroic resistance against invaders.
• Orthrus
• Pillars of Hercules
• Tartessos
• Titanomachy - The final battle occurred in Spain.
• Scylla - ate Geryon's cattle

Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87,268 km²  17. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Heracles. ... // Background and Origin Arganthonios (Argantonio in Spanish) was king the most important king of ancient Tartessia (southern Spain). ... Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. ... For the ancient Greek city Hesperides see Benghazi. ... In Greek mythology, Eurytion referred to three different people. ... Nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location within Spain Province Cádiz  - Mayor Teófila Martínez (PP) Area    - City 12. ... Heracles fighting Geryon, amphora by the E Group, ca. ... Heber is one of the Minor characters in the Book of Genesis Heber the kenite is mentioned in the Book of Judges 4:17 of the Hebrew Bible as Jaels husband. ... The Lady of Baza, made by Iberians The Iberians were an ancient, Pre-Indo-European people who inhabited the east and southeast of the Iberian Peninsula in prehistoric and historic times. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Heracles. ... Hesperia may refer to: Hesperia is one of the Hesperides in Greek mythology Hesperia (Evening land, or Western land), a term sometimes applied to Italy and sometimes to Spain Hesperia, also called Asterope, the wife or desired lover of Aesacus and daughter of the river Cebren. ... Numantia was incorporated into the Roman Imperial province of Hispania Tarraconensis, 120 AD Numantia was a town in Hispania (modern-day Spain), which for a long time resisted conquest by Romans. ... Image:Geryon herakles vase. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Tartessos (also Tartessus) was a harbor city on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. ... In Greek mythology, the Titanomachy, or War of the Titans (Greek: Τιτανομαχία), was the eleven-year series of battles fought between the two races of deities long before the existence of mankind: the Titans, fighting from Mount Othrys, and the Olympians, who would come to reign on Mount Olympus. ... Greek mythology, Scylla, or Skylla (Greek Σκύλλα) was a name shared by two characters, a female sea monster and a princess. ...

Reconquista

• La Caba Rumía, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
• El Cid, Castilian knight
• Bernardo del Carpio, who fought Roland.
• Battle of Covadonga
• Cosgaya, 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, the fiestas celebrating the local reconquests.
• King Pelayo of Asturias
• King Rodrigo
• Solomon's Table, in Toledo
• Vargas Machuca, knight of prowess
• Saint George, patron saint of Aragón & Catalonia
• Saint Lawrence
• Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer, patron saint of Spain
• Way of St. James

In the late seventh and early eighth centuries, Julian, count of Ceuta in North Africa, held the African Pillar of Hercules for Christendom. ... Statue of El Cid in Burgos. ... Bernardo del Carpio is a legendary hero of medieval Spanish legend, comparable to El Cid, thought with less historical evidence of his actual existence. ... It has been suggested that Orlando (character) be merged into this article or section. ... Combatants Kingdom of Asturias Umayyad Caliphate Commanders Pelayo of Asturias Munuza † Alqama † Strength 300[1] 800 Casualties 289 dead 600 dead 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. ... Parade of a Christian filà of Moros y Cristianos festival in Alcoy. ... Pelayo (in Spanish), Pelágio (in Portuguese), or Pelagius (in Latin) (690–737) was the founder of the Kingdom of Asturias, ruling from 718 until his death. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Saint-George is a municipality with 695 inhabitants (as of 2003) in the district of Aubonne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. ... Saint Lawrence (225 – 258) (Latin Laurentius, laurelled) was one of the seven deacons of Rome who were martyred under the persecution of Roman Emperor Valerian in 258. ... For people and places called Saint James, see the diambiguation page. ... The Way of St. ...

Andalusian

• Carmen, the Sevillan femme fatale.
• Don Juan, the lover
• The House of Bernarda Alba, female submission in rural Spain.
• Tales of the Alhambra
• Figaro, the meddling barber

Motto: Andalucía por sí, para España y la humanidad (Andalusia by herself, for Spain, and for humankind) Capital Seville Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 2nd  87,268 km²  17. ... Poster from the 1875 premiere of Carmen Carmen is a French opera by Georges Bizet. ... Convicted spy Mata Hari made her name synonymous with femme fatale during WWI. A femme fatale (plural: femmes fatales) 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. ... Don Juan with his sword in Don Giovanni, by Mozart Don Juan is a legendary fictional libertine, whose story has been told many times by different authors. ... La casa de Bernarda Alba (The House of Bernarda Alba) is a play by the Spanish playwright Federico García Lorca. ... Figaro may refer to any of the following: Figaro, the central character in the comedies, The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Guilty Mother by Pierre de Beaumarchais. ...

Asturian

• The Cuélebre (Asturian snake-dragon)
• Estantigua or Santa Compaña, the procession of the dead.
• Mouros
• Nuberu
• The Trasgu, Asturian goblin.
• Xanas, Asturian fairy-like divinities.

Capital Oviedo Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 10th 10 604 km² 2,1% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 12th 1 056 789 2,5% 99,65/km² Demonym  - English  - Spanish Asturian asturiano/a, astur Statute of Autonomy January 11, 1982 ISO 3166-2 O Parliamentary representation  Congress seats... Cuélebre is a giant winged serpent (a dragon) of the Asturian mythology which lives in caves and guards treasures while keeping xanas as prisoners. ... The Santa Compaña (Holy Company) is probably one of the most deep-rooted mythical beliefs in rural Galicia (see Galician mythology), and also in Asturias, where it is called Güestia. ... According to Marka Marka Marka Marka the Mouros are a race of supernatural munkis with munki breasts beings which inhabited the lands of Asturias since the beginning of time. ... According to Asturian mythology, the Nuberu - literally The Cloud Master (also known in Western Asturias as Reñubeiru or Xuan Cabritu), is the Asturian divinity of clouds and storms. ... XANA (also spelled or Xana) is the digital entity antagonist in the French animated television series Code: LYOKO. // Description The Eye of XANA. For some unknown reason, XANA hates humans, most significantly the ones who constantly foil its plans: Aelita, Jeremie, Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi. ...

Cantabrian

• Anjana, Cantabrian fairy-like divinities.
• Caballucos del Diablu, Devil's Little Horses.[3]
• Cuegle, wild monster.
• Culebre, Cantabria snake-dragon
• Hombre pez, Fish-man.
• Guajona, old witch vampire.
• Ojáncanu, Cantabrian cyclop.[4]
• Ojáncana, Cantabrian feminine cyclop.
• Nuberu, bad spirit of the wind.
• Musgosu, kind wanderer.
• Ramidreju, fantastic animal born from a weasel.
• Mengues, malignant worms.
• Osa de Andara, Andara's Bear.
• Laro and Coroccotta, Cantabri warriors.
• Sirenuca, Little Siren.
• El Sol de los Muertos, The Deads' Sun.
• Trasgu, Cantabrian goblin.[5]
• Trenti, Cantabrian friendly goblin.
• Tentiruju, Cantabrian goblin.
• Trastolillu, Cantabrian domestic goblin.
• Ventolines, good spirits of the wind.[6]

Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5,321 km²  1. ... Hanuman or Anjaneya is the son of Anjana Devi. ... The cuegle is a monster in Cantabrian folklore. ... Cuélebre is a giant winged serpent (a dragon) of the Asturian mythology which lives in caves and guards treasures while keeping xanas as prisoners. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... According to Asturian mythology, the Nuberu - literally The Cloud Master (also known in Western Asturias as Reñubeiru or Xuan Cabritu), is the Asturian divinity of clouds and storms. ... Laro is an ethnic minority in Sudan. ... Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

Catalan

• Aloja
• Catalan mythology about witches
• Dip
• Dona d'aigua (water woman)
• Donyet
• Dragons
  • Drac (a dragon, generally male)
  • Víbria (specifically female)
• Encantaria
• Follet
• Gambutzí
• Goja
• Home del sac (man of the sack)
• Home dels nassos (man of the noses)
• Marraco
• Martinet
• Minairó
• Negret
• Països Catalans
• Paitida
• Pappu
• Pesanta
• Peix Nicolau
• Tió de Nadal
• The Three Wise Men or Tres Reis Mags d'Orient
  • Page Gregory
  • Page Fumera
• Vella Quaresma

Catalan can refer to: Catalan people Catalan language An inhabitant of Catalonia A Catalan speaker, whether or not from Catalonia proper (see Catalan Countries). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Dona daigua. ... In Catalan popular culture, there are a large number of myths and legends about witches (Catalan bruixes). 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. ... In Catalan myth, Dip is an evil, black, hairy dog, an emissary of the Devil, who sucks peoples blood. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Aloja (mythology). ... Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. ... Drac can be: The word for dragon in Catalan and other languages, from Latin DRACO. See European dragon (particularly the section on Catalan dragons). ... In European folklore, a dragon is a serpentine legendary creature. ... Home dels nassos is a character in Catalan myths and legends. ... A martinet is either a punitive device or a stickler for rules, apparently unrelated. ... 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. ... The terms Catalan Countries (Catalan: Països Catalans) or Catalanofonia (quite similar, in the linguistic sense, to the French Francophonie, the Portuguese Lusofonia or the Spanish Hispanophone) includes all the territories where the Catalan language is spoken. ... Pappu can refer to: Kuthiravattam pappu, a popular malayalam cinema comedian. ... In Catalan legend and popular culture, the Pesanta is an enormous dog (or, strangely a cat) that goes into peoples houses in the night and puts itself on the chest of the people making it difficult for them to breath and causing them the most horrible nightmares. ... The Tió de Nadal (roughly Christmas log), also known as Tió or Tronca (log), is a mythological character in Catalan mythology relating to a Christmas tradition widespread in Catalonia. ... The Three Wise Men are given the names Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar in this late 6th century mosaic from the Basilica of St Apollinarius in Ravenna, Italy. ... Patge Gregori (English: Page Gregori) is, in Catalan tradition, the most powerful page to the Three Magi or Three Kings who bring gifts to the children on the eve of the Feast of the Epiphany (the night of January 5-6). ...

Galician

• Bile (Belenus), Celtic god and son of Breogan
• Breogán, Irish hero and king of Galicia
• Estantigua or Santa Compaña, the procession of the dead.
• Míl Espáine - Milesians
• Saint James's Way and its legends and miracles
• Stone of Destiny

There are two well-known places called Galicia: Galicia, one of Spains autonomous communities. ... In Celtic mythology, Belenus (also Belinus, Belenos, Belinos, Belinu, Bellinus, Belus, Bel) was a deity worshipped in Gaul, Britain and Celtic areas of Italy and Austria. ... Breogán is a mythical Celtic king from Galicia. ... There are two well-known places called Galicia: Galicia, one of Spains autonomous communities. ... The Santa Compaña (Holy Company) is probably one of the most deep-rooted mythical beliefs in rural Galicia (see Galician mythology), and also in Asturias, where it is called Güestia. ... In Irish mythology Míl Espáine (Latin Miles Hispaniae, Soldier of Hispania, that is Iberia or modern Spain and Portugal) is the ancestor of the final inhabitants of Ireland, the sons of Míl or Milesians, who represent the Goidelic Celts. ... In Irish mythology the Milesians or Sons of Míl Espáine were the final inhabitants of Ireland, representing the Goidelic Celts. ... The Way of St. ... Two different historical stones are each known as the Stone of Destiny. ...

Basque

• Akelarre, the meeting place for the sabbath
• Ama Lur
• Basajaun, the Basque Wild Man
• Eki
• El vasco de la carretilla, pilgrim in Argentina.
• The Guernica Tree, symbol of the Basque freedoms
• Gaueko
• House of Haro[7]
• Ilargi
• Jaun Zuria, first Lord of Biscay
• Jentilak, Basque Giants.
• Lurbira, goddess of the earth
• The Malato Tree, limit of the Basque armies
• Mari (goddess)
• Saint Michael of Aralar
• Odei
• Olentzero, Basque Christmas giant
• The battle of Roncesvalles
• Sorginak
• San Martin Txiki, the Basque trickster
• The Souriquois, Basque Amerindians
• Tartalo, (also called Tartaro or Bebrices) Basque cyclops

Basque may refer to: Look up Basque in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Akelarre is the Basque name (meadow of the he-goat) of several places, all them said to have been a place in which witches (sorgiñak in Basque) met. ... Francisco Goyas Los Caprichos: Linda maestra! (Nice mistress!) - witches heading to a Sabbath In Christian folklore, the Sabbath (also known as Witchs Sabbath) was a gathering supposed to have been celebrated by Satanists, witches and warlocks to honor the Devil, offend God, Jesus, the sacraments, the cross, and... Ama Lur means Mother Earth in Basque language. ... In Basque mythology, the basajaun (plural: baxajaunak) were an ancient human race of stout, hairy wild men who were megalith builders. ... The wild man is a formal character presented in masks and dances of Native Americans in coastal British Columbia. ... Eki or Eguzki are the names of the Sun in Basque language. ... The tree with the temple in the back and the hermitage to the left. ... In Basque mythology, Gaueko is a great black wolfhound that sometimes walks upright. ... Ilargi or Ile is the name of the Moon in Basque language. ... Jaun Zuria (The White Lord) is the mythical first Lord of Biscay. ... Lord of Biscay (Basque: Bizkaiko Jauna, Spanish: Señor de Vizcaya) is a historical title of the head of state of the autonomous territory of Biscay, Basque Country. ... The jentilak (singular: jentil, meaning gentile from Latin gentilis) are a race of giants in Basque mythology. ... Lurbira was the goddess of the earth in the religion of the ancient Basques. ... Mari is the main character of Basque mythology, having, unlike other criatures that share the same imaginary enviroment, a god_like nature. ... Aralar is a Basque nationalist political group in Spain. ... Odei. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Roncevaux Pass (Roncesvaux in English, Roncesvalles in Spanish, Orreaga in Basque) is the site of a famous battle in 778 in which Hroudland (later changed to Roland), prefect of Brittany March was defeated by the Basques. ... Sorginak (singular sorgin) are the assistants of the goddess Mari in Basque mythology They are likened to witches or pagan priestesses. ... San Martin Txiki (Little Saint Martin) is the Trickster figure from Basque mythology. ... The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 childrens book by Michel Rodange. ... Tartalo. ...

External Links

• Cantabria joven mitologia (in Spanish)[8]