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2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Africa & the Middle East · 1

Ninki NankaCryptid · Gambia · West AfricaA dragon-like swamp being of Mandinka, Fula, Wolof and other West African tellings, especially along the lower Gambia. Descriptions vary; what the traditions share is that seeing it, above all its eyes or crown, is an omen of death, and that some wetlands are left unfarmed for its sake.

Europe & the North · 1

FetchOmen · IrelandA spectral double in Irish tradition whose appearance can foretell death or crisis. Related to wider European doppelgänger lore but rooted in Irish naming and omen practice.