Spanish mythology

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 and Moors of Spain, and some Roman and Greek mythology.
==General==
* Antillia
* The Black Legend
* Bonfires of Saint John
* Witchcraft
* The Bull of Teruel
* Carnival
* Columbus legends
* Hernan Cortes legends
* Di
* Duende
* Fiesta
* Gigantes - giants
* Gigantes y cabezudos
* Guisando bulls
* The Isles of the Blest, west of the Strait of Gades
* The Lovers of Teruel
* Magellan legends
* The Water of Life
==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, Cadiz)
* Geryon
* Heber - Iberes, Iberians
* Hercules grave - Hercules is buried in Spain, myths say.
* Hesperia
* Numantia, the symbol of heroic resistance against invaders.
* Orthrus
* Pillars of Hercules
* Tartessos
==Reconquista==
* La Caba Rumia, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
* El Cid, Castilian knight
* Bernardo del Carpio, who fought Charlemagne.
* 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.
* Moros y cristianos, the fiestas celebrating the local reconquests.
* King Pelayo of Asturias
* King Rodrigo
* Saint George, patron saint of Aragon and Catalonia
* Saint Lawrence
* Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer, patron saint of Spain
* Way of Saint James
==Andalusian==
* Carmen, the Sevillan femme fatale
* Don Juan, the lover
* Tales of the Alhambra
* Figaro, the meddling barber
==Asturian==
* The Cuelebre (Asturian snake-dragon)
* Estantigua, the procession of the dead.
* Mouros
* Nuberu
* Xanas, Asturian fairy-like divinities.
==Cantabrian==
* Anjana, Cantabrian fairy-like divinities.
* Cabellucos del Diablu, Devil's Little Horses.http://www.cantabriajoven.com/mitologia/seres5.html
* Cuegle, wild monster.
* Culebre, Cantabria snake-dragon
* Hombre pez, Fish-man.
* Ojancanu, Cantabrian cyclop.http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/ojancanu.html
* Nuberu, bad spirit of the wind.
* Ramidreju, fantastic animal born from a weasel.
* Trasgu, Cantabrian goblin.http://www.cantabriajoven.com/mitologia/seres3.html
* Trenti, Cantabrian friendly goblin.
==Catalan==
* Aloja
* Catalan mythology about witches
* Dip
* Dragons
*Home dels nassos (man of the noses)
* Marraco
* Martinet
* Minairo
* Negret
* Pessanta
* Tio de Nadal
* The Three Wise Men or Tres Reis Mags d'Orient
** Patge Gregori
==Galician==
* Bile (Belenus), Celtic god and son of Breogan
* Breogan, Irish hero and king of Galicia
* Estantigua, the procession of the dead.
* Mil Espaine - Milesians
* Saint James's Way and its legends and miracles
==Basque==
* Akelarre, the meeting place for the sabbath
* Basajun, the Basque wild man
* Eki
* The Guernica Tree, symbol of the Basque freedoms
* Gaueko
* Ilargi
* Jaun Zuria, first Lord of Biscay
* Jentilak, Basque Giants.
* Lumbira, goddess of the earth
* Mari
* Odei
* Olentzero, Basque Christmas giant
* The battle of Roncesvalles
* Sorginak
* San Martin Txiki, the Basque trickster
*Sugaar, serpent god of storms and consort of Mari
* Tartalo, (also called Tartaro or Bebrices) Basque cyclops
==References==
==External links==
*Cantabria joven mitologia (in Spanish)
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