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nounthe unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culturetype of:
Definition that contains folklore
- giant an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
- vampire (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
- elf (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- ogre (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
- troll (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
- goblin (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- puck a mischievous sprite of English folklore
- brownie (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- lamia (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
- lilith in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children