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.
- Andalusia - Here, Hercules stole the Cattle of Geryon as one of his Labours.
- Antillia
- The Arab Astrologer
- Arganthonios, king of Tartessos
- Bebrices
- The Black Dragon of the Enchanted Wool
- The Black Legend
- The Irish hero Breoghan
- Brujo (male), Bruja (female), (Brujería (Witchcraft))
- The Bull of Teruel
- Carmen, the Sevillan femme fatale.
- Carnival
- Columbus legends
- The Cuélebre (Asturian snake-dragon)
- Hernán Cortés legends
- The Dark Queen
- Day of the Dead
- Dis
- Don Juan, the lover
- duende
- cult of the Bull
- Erytheia
- Estantigua or Santa Compaña, the procession of the dead.
- Eurytion
- Fiesta
- Figaro, the meddling barber
- Fish-man of Liérganes
- Gadeiros the Titan (Gades, Cádiz)
- Gargoris
- Geryon
- Gigantes - giants
- Gigantes y cabezudos
- Guisando bulls
- Haribdis
- Heber - Iberes, Iberian
- Hercules grave - Hercules is buried in Spain, myths say.
- Hesperia
- The House of Bernarda Alba, female submission in rural Spain.
- The Isles of the Blest, near the Strait of Gades (near Spain).
- Lobisome, the Galician werewolf
- The Lovers of Teruel
- Magellan legends
- Mil (mythology)
- Míl Espáine - Milesians
- Montesinos, the knight in a cave
- Nuberu
- Numantia, the symbol of heroic resistance against invaders.
- Orthrus
- Pillars of Hercules
- Lady Ruidera and her daughters
- Scylla - ate Geryon's cattle
- Saint George
- Saint Lawrence
- Santiago - Saint James the Greater the Moor-Slayer
- * Saint James's Way and its legends and miracles
- Stone of Destiny
- Tales of the Alhambra
- Tartessos
- Titanomachy - The final battle occurred in Spain.
- The Tree of Creation
- The sunken treasure from the battle of Vigo
- The Trasgu, Asturian goblin.
- Xanas, Asturian fairy-like divinities.
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
Reconquista
- La Caba Rumía, cause of the ruin of Visigothic Spain
- El Cid, Castilian knight
- Bernardo del Carpio, who fought Roland.
- 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
- King Rodrigo
- Solomon's Table, in Toledo
- Vargas Machuca, knight of prowess
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