Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
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The myth of Bestla: a primordial giantess of Norse myth, daughter of the giant Bölþorn, wife of the god Bor and mother of Odin, Vili and Ve — the giant
Discover the Knocker (bucca, Tommyknocker), the mine-spirit of Cornish folklore — a small, ugly fairy of the deep tin mines whose knocking warned of
Discover the Spriggan, the ugly, dangerous guardian-fairy of Cornish folklore — a grotesque shape-shifting sprite who guards the treasure of ancient
Discover the Huldra, the seductive forest-woman of the Scandinavian hidden folk — beautiful from the front but betrayed by a hidden tail and hollow back,
Discover the Nisse, the small grey-bearded household guardian of Norwegian and Danish folklore — an ancestral farm-spirit who brings luck for a bowl of
Discover the Tomte, the ancient grey-bearded farm guardian of Swedish folklore — spirit of the land who brings prosperity for a bowl of buttered porridge
Discover the Fossegrim, the waterfall fiddler-spirit of Norwegian folklore — a beautiful water-genius whose music surpasses all human skill and who
Discover the Gjenganger, the corporeal walking dead of Scandinavian folklore — a reanimated corpse risen from the grave to harm the living, heir of the
Discover Natha Deviyo, the senior guardian god of Sri Lankan Buddhism — the compassionate bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara in Sinhala guise, held to be the
Discover Kataragama (Kataragama Deviyo), the fierce and powerful guardian god of Sri Lanka identified with the war-god Skanda-Murugan — lord of the sacred
