The amphisbaena is a mythological, ant-eating serpent with a head at each end.
Illustration of the flora and fauna of India, c. 1540, including a pair of conjoined snakes resembling an amphisbaena
A 15th-century amphisbaena (a two-headed beast) on a misericord in Buckinghamshire
Folklore of Italy refers to the folklore and urban legends of Italy. Within the Italian territory, various people have followed each other over time, each of which has left its mark on current culture
A wooden puppet depicting the Befana
Folkloristic reconstruction of the Company of Death led by Alberto da Giussano who is preparing to carry out the charge during the battle of Legnano at the Palio di Legnano 2014
Val Camonica witch trials. Translation of the inscription: "In memory of the Federici di Sonico accused of heresy and of the victims of the burnings for witchcraft in the 16th century in Val Camonica".
The corridor of the castle of Montebello, in province of Rimini, presumed home of the ghost of Azzurina