Spanish mythology

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Spanish mythology is the study of the folk tales and myths of Spain. They include Galician mythology, Asturian 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 Greek mythology.

• Antillia
• The Arab Astrologer
• Bebrices
• The Black Dragon of the Enchanted Wool
• The Black Legend
• Brujo (male), Bruja (female), (Brujería (Witchcraft))
• The Bull of Teruel
• Carnival
• Columbus legends
• Hernán Cortés legends
• The Dark Queen
• Dis
• duende
• cult of the Bull
• Fiesta
• Fish-man of Liérganes
• 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
• The Tree of Creation
• The sunken treasure from the battle of Vigo

Contents 1 Ancient Hispania 2 Andalusian 3 Asturian 4 Galician 5 Catalan 6 Basque 7 Reconquista

[edit] Ancient Hispania

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Asturian

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

[edit] Galician

• • Saint James's Way and its legends and miracles
• Stone of Destiny
• Mil (mythology)
• Míl Espáine - Milesians
• The Irish hero Breogán
• Estantigua or Santa Compaña, the procession of the dead.

[edit] Catalan

[edit] Basque

• Akelarre, the meeting place for the sabbath
• Basajaun, the Basque Wild Man
• El vasco de la carretilla, pilgrim in Argentina.
• The Guernica Tree, symbol of the Basque freedoms
• Jaun Zuria, first Lord of Biscay
• Jentilak, Basque Giants.
• The Malato Tree, limit of the Basque armies
• Mari
• Saint Michael of Aralar
• Olentzero, Basque Christmas giant
• The battle of Roncesvalles
• San Martin Txiki, the Basque trickster
• The Souriquois, Basque Amerindians
• Tartalo, the Basque cyclops

[edit] Reconquista

• La Caba Rumía, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
• El Cid, Castilian knight
• Bernardo del Carpio, who fought Roland.
• Battle of Covadonga
• 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
• Saint Lawrence
• Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer