Half-man, half-goat, he is fast and strong, and carries a staff and a hollowed-out bull's horn, which he uses to warn animals when hunters are near ... costumes that are more representative of ...

But how about the axehandle hound? I bet a few of you are familiar, but there is some folklore out there that isn't quite as, um, huge, as Paul and Babe. Here are 10 of them. hound 3. The Hoop Snake.

She has the power to change people into animals with her entrancing voice ... dwells in the ocean’s depths and has its roots in Caribbean mythology. This creature is sometimes described as ...

Caribbean folklore characters and talking animals. The fairy tale has had a striking effect on West Indian folk tales and in this case Walcott enriched his drama with such traditions. Prominent ...

Did you know that Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean ride has almost as many animals as it does pirates? You’ll find critters all throughout every version of the ...

The uproar over Disney casting Halle Bailey as the Little Mermaid overlooks generations of Caribbean and African folklore. By Tracey Baptiste Ms. Baptiste is a novelist. As a young child growing ...

Though far from the Arctic, the deep sea of the Caribbean is also very cold—and apparently, more than suitable for these animals. Indeed, Kasana says, it is possible that sleeper sharks ...