All the legends as a list

Italy

Piedmont

• The Masche · witches, scary
• The Babàu · bogeyman, a little scary
• The Ponte del Diavolo of Lanzo · bridge, a little scary
• The Legend of the Sacra di San Michele · abbey, a little scary
• The Ciciu of Villar · magic place, not scary at all

Aosta Valley

• The Legend of the Lago Blu · enchanted lake, a little scary
• The Torre di Bramafam · tower, scary
• The Devils of Val Veny · devils, a little scary
• The Lost Valley of the Walser · history and legend, not scary at all
• Gargantua of the Alps · giant, not scary at all

Liguria

• San Fruttuoso and the Dragon · dragon and abbey, a little scary
• The Bàsura of the Grotte di Toirano · cave, a little scary
• The Basilisk of Genoa · monster, scary
• The Witches of Triora · true story, scary
• The Madonna Bianca of Portovenere · tradition, not scary at all

Lombardy

• Tarantasio, the Dragon of Lake Gerundo · dragon, scary
• The Colonna del Diavolo of Sant'Ambrogio · column, a little scary
• The Dama Bianca of Padernello · ghost, scary
• Theodelinda and the Dove of Monza · queen, not scary at all
• The Giubiana · witch, a little scary

Trentino-South Tyrol

• The Kingdom of the Fanes · saga, a little scary
• King Laurin and the Rose Garden · king of the dwarfs, not scary at all
• The Salvanèl · wood elf, not scary at all
• The Anguane · water nymphs, a little scary
• The Salighe · mountain fairies, not scary at all

Veneto

• The Mazzariol · elf, a little scary
• The Anguane of the Buso · water women, a little scary
• Romeo and Juliet in Verona · love story, not scary at all
• The Legend of Lago di Misurina · enchanted lake, a little scary
• Saint Mark and the Lion of Venice · tradition, not scary at all

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

• The Agane · stream women, a little scary
• The Benandanti · dream warriors, a little scary
• The Orcolat · ogre, scary
• The Krivapete · wild women, a little scary
• Attila and the Colle del Castello of Udine · hill, not scary at all

Emilia-Romagna

• The Mazapégul · night elf, a little scary
• The Borda · fog witch, scary
• The Legend of the Due Torri · towers, not scary at all
• The Legend of the Tortellino · playful legend, not scary at all
• The Ghost of Azzurrina · ghost, scary

Marche

• The Apennine Sibyl · sorceress and prophetess, a little scary
• La Befana · character, not scary at all
• Lago di Pilato · lake, a little scary
• La Santa Casa di Loreto · tradition, not scary at all
• The Fairies of Mount Sibilla · fairies, not scary at all

Tuscany

• The Linchetto · house spirit, not scary at all
• The Buffardello · wind elf, a little scary
• The Legend of Pia de' Tolomei · character, a little scary
• The Sword in the Stone of San Galgano · sword, not scary at all
• The Ponte del Diavolo of Borgo a Mozzano · bridge, a little scary

Umbria

• The Dragon of Terni (Thyrus) · dragon, a little scary
• Agilla and Trasimeno · enchanted lake, a little scary
• The Wolf of Gubbio · tradition, a little scary
• The God Clitumnus and the White Oxen · river god, not scary at all
• Nera and Velino, the Cascata delle Marmore · waterfall, not scary at all

Lazio

• The Mazzamurello · house spirit, a little scary
• Nero's Ghost and the Walnut Tree of Piazza del Popolo · ghost, scary
• La Bocca della Verità · speaking stone, a little scary
• Beatrice Cenci · true story, scary
• The Dragon of Saint Sylvester · dragon, a little scary

Campania

• 'O Munaciello · house spirit, a little scary
• La Bella 'Mbriana · house spirit, not scary at all
• The Janare of Benevento · witches, scary
• The Siren Parthenope · siren, not scary at all
• The Cumaean Sibyl · prophetess, a little scary

Abruzzo

• The Pantafica · night spirit, scary
• The Werewolf · wolf man, scary
• La Bella Addormentata della Majella · mountain, not scary at all
• The Serpari of Cocullo · festival, a little scary
• Ovid the Wizard of Sulmona · poet and wizard, not scary at all

Molise

• The Uomo Cervo of Castelnuovo al Volturno · carnival rite, scary
• The Mysteries of Campobasso · festival, not scary at all
• The Devil of Tufara · carnival rite, scary
• The 'Ndocciata of Agnone · fire festival, not scary at all
• Saint Michael and the Cave of Sant'Angelo in Grotte · sacred cave, not scary at all

Apulia

• Lu Scazzamurrieddu · house spirit, a little scary
• Pizzomunno and Cristalda · love story, not scary at all
• Tarantism and the Taranta · true story, a little scary
• Saint Nicholas and the Three Boys · tradition, a little scary
• Saint Michael and the Bull of the Gargano · sacred cave, not scary at all

Basilicata

• The Monachicchio · house spirit, a little scary
• The Masciara · village sorceress, a little scary
• The Maggio of Accettura · tree festival, not scary at all
• The Madonna della Bruna of Matera · tradition, not scary at all
• The Holy Grail of Acerenza · modern mystery, not scary at all

Calabria

• The Rocca del Drago of Roghudi · dragon, a little scary
• Scylla and Charybdis · sea monsters, scary
• The Fata Morgana · sorceress, not scary at all
• The Treasure of Alaric in the Busento · history and legend, not scary at all
• Saint Francis of Paola and the Cloak · tradition, not scary at all

Sicily

• Colapesce · sea hero, not scary at all
• The Pupi and Orlando · paladin, not scary at all
• The Donne di Fora · fairies, a little scary
• Arethusa and Alpheus · nymph, not scary at all
• Polyphemus the Cyclops and Etna · giant, scary

Sardinia

• The Janas · fairies, not scary at all
• Sa Musca Macedda · guardian monster, scary
• The Mamuthones of Mamoiada · ancient masks, a little scary
• Sa Mama 'e su Sole · bogeywoman, a little scary
• The Giants of Mont'e Prama · real archaeology, not scary at all

World

Greek mythology

• Zeus · king of the gods
• Hera · queen of the gods
• Athena · goddess of wisdom
• Apollo · god of the sun and music
• Artemis · goddess of the hunt
• Poseidon · god of the sea
• Hades · god of the dead
• Persephone and Demeter · goddesses of the seasons
• Hermes · messenger of the gods
• Aphrodite · goddess of love
• Hephaestus · god of fire and smiths
• Prometheus · titan
• Pandora · the first woman of myth
• Heracles · the strongest hero
• Medusa · gorgon
• Theseus and the Minotaur · hero
• Icarus and Daedalus · inventors
• Orpheus and Eurydice · musician
• Odysseus · cunning hero
• Achilles · warrior
• The Sirens · sea creatures
• Cerberus · guard dog
• Pegasus · winged horse
• The Hydra of Lerna · monster
• Circe · sorceress
• Dionysus · god of wine and theatre
• Ares · god of war
• Perseus · the hero who defeated Medusa
• The Chimera · fire-breathing monster

Roman mythology

• Janus · god of doorways
• Jupiter · king of the gods
• Mars · god of war
• Venus · goddess of love
• Vesta and the Sacred Fire · goddess of the hearth
• Romulus and Remus · founders
• Aeneas · hero
• The Lares and Penates · household spirits
• Saturn and the Saturnalia · god of the golden age
• Faunus · god of woods and shepherds
• Ceres · goddess of the harvest

Norse mythology

• Odin · king of the gods
• Thor · god of thunder
• Loki · god of trickery
• Freyja · goddess of love
• Frigg · queen of the gods
• Baldr · god of light
• Tyr · god of courage
• Heimdall · guardian
• Yggdrasil, the World Tree · cosmic tree
• The Valkyries · warrior women
• Fenrir · giant wolf
• Jörmungandr · sea serpent
• Sleipnir · eight-legged horse
• Ragnarök · the end and the new beginning
• Ymir · primordial giant
• Sigurd and the Dragon Fafnir · hero and dragon
• The Kraken · sea monster
• Asgard and the Bifröst bridge · the home of the gods
• Huginn and Muninn · Odin's ravens
• Trolls, elves and dwarves · hidden folk

Egyptian mythology

• Ra · sun god
• Osiris · god of the afterlife
• Isis · goddess of magic
• Horus · sky god
• Set · god of the desert
• Anubis · protector of tombs
• Thoth · god of writing
• Bastet · cat goddess
• The Sphinx · guardian
• Apophis · serpent of chaos
• Sekhmet · lioness goddess
• Ptah · creator god of craftsmen
• Hathor · goddess of joy and music
• Sobek · crocodile god of the Nile
• Ma’at and the weighing of the heart · goddess of justice
• The boat of Ra · the journey of the sun
• Bes · protector of the home
• Nut and Geb · sky and earth

Celtic mythology

• The Dagda · father of the gods
• Brigid · goddess of fire and poetry
• Lugh · god of all the arts
• The Morrígan · goddess of fate
• Cú Chulainn · hero
• Finn McCool and the Giant's Causeway · hero and giant
• The Banshee · spirit
• The Selkies · seal people
• The Leprechaun · fairy
• King Arthur and Merlin · legendary king
• The Kelpie · water horse
• The Brownie · household spirit
• Tír na nÓg · land of eternal youth
• The Púca · shape-shifting spirit

Mesopotamian mythology

• Gilgamesh · king and hero
• Enkidu · wild man
• Inanna (Ishtar) · goddess of love and war
• Marduk and Tiamat · the creation
• Enki · god of fresh water
• Humbaba · guardian of the forest
• Utnapishtim and the Flood · flood survivor
• The Lamassu · guardians
• Enlil · god of wind and air
• Lilith · night spirit

The Hindu tradition

• Brahma · deity of creation
• Vishnu · deity who protects the world
• Shiva · deity of transformation
• Ganesha · deity of beginnings
• Durga · warrior goddess
• Hanuman · deity of strength and devotion
• Rama and Sita · prince and princess of the Ramayana
• Garuda · king of the birds
• The Nagas · serpent beings
• Indra · deity of thunder and rain
• Lakshmi · goddess of prosperity
• Saraswati · goddess of knowledge
• Kali · powerful form of the Goddess
• Krishna · avatar of Vishnu
• The descent of the Ganges · the sacred river that came down from the sky
• Arjuna · hero of the Mahabharata

Japanese mythology

• Izanagi and Izanami · creator couple
• Amaterasu · sun deity
• Susanoo · storm deity
• Yamata no Orochi · giant serpent
• Kitsune · magic foxes
• Kappa · river spirits
• Tengu · mountain spirits
• Raijin and Fūjin · thunder deity
• Tanuki · prankster animals
• Momotarō · fairy-tale hero
• Urashima Tarō · fisherman
• Tsukumogami · living objects
• Maneki-neko · lucky cat
• Oni · Japanese ogres
• Baku · eater of nightmares
• Yuki-onna · snow woman
• Kintarō · the super-strong boy
• Kuchisake-onna · urban legend

Chinese mythology

• Pangu · giant of creation
• Nüwa · creator goddess
• Sun Wukong, the Monkey King · monkey king
• The Chinese Dragon · rain dragon
• Fenghuang · bird of peace
• Chang'e and Hou Yi · goddess of the Moon
• Qilin · creature of good omen
• The Nian and the New Year · New Year monster
• The Legend of the White Snake · love story
• The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl · a story of stars
• The Four Symbols · guardians of the four directions
• The Jade Emperor · ruler of heaven
• Guanyin · bodhisattva of compassion
• Nezha · the boy warrior
• Zhong Kui · demon hunter

Aztec and Maya mythologies

• Quetzalcóatl · feathered serpent
• Tezcatlipoca · lord of the night
• Huitzilopochtli · god of the sun and war
• Tlaloc · god of rain and thunder
• The Founding of Tenochtitlan · founding
• The Five Suns · the ages of the world
• The Hero Twins of the Popol Vuh · twins
• Chaac · god of rain
• Coatlicue · mother of the gods
• Xólotl · dog-headed god
• The maize people of the Popol Vuh · the Maya creation
• Kukulkán · feathered serpent of the Maya
• Ixchel · goddess of the moon and weaving
• The ballgame · sacred game

African traditions

• Olodumare · supreme being
• Shango · orisha of thunder
• Yemoja · orisha of the waters
• Oshun · orisha of fresh water
• Ogun · orisha of iron
• Eshu · orisha of the crossroads
• Anansi the Spider · clever spider
• Mami Wata · water spirit
• Sundiata · legendary king
• The Grootslang · cave monster
• Obatala · orisha who shapes humans
• Mokele-mbembe · creature of the Congo swamps
• The Queen of Sheba · legendary queen
• The Nommo · ancestors of the water
• Kibuka · warrior spirit of the Baganda
• Kintu and Nambi · the first man of the Baganda

Polynesia

• Māui · trickster hero
• Pele · goddess of volcanoes
• Rangi and Papa · sky and earth
• Tangaroa · sea deity
• Hina · woman of the moon
• The Menehune · little builders
• Taniwha · guardians of the waters
• Tiki · the first man
• Kanaloa · Hawaiian deity of the ocean
• Tāne · deity of forests and birds
• Hine-nui-te-pō · lady of the night

Aboriginal Australia

• The Dreaming · Aboriginal tradition
• The Rainbow Serpent · ancestral being
• The Bunyip · swamp creature
• The Seven Sisters · a story of the stars
• The Yowie · hairy man of the woods

Slavic mythology

• The Domovoi · household spirit
• Baba Yaga · forest witch
• Perun · god of thunder