Charon (Kharon)

Charon was the boatman who ferried new souls across the River Styx from the land of the living to the land of the dead. Passage fee was paid with a coin, usually put on the eyes of the corpse, so they would have it in the afterlife. Failure to pay resulted in having to wander the shores for a hundred years.

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman is a ghost ship that is doomed to sail the seas forever, never being able to make port. Usually hailed as a bad omen if seen, others rumor there to be a vast treasure on board, collected throughout the years.

Bathala

A Philippine myth, Bathala was one of three mighty gods who lived in the universe, until one day Bathala met one of the other gods, Ulilang Kaluluwa. Feeling rivalled, Ulilang Kaluluwa fought Bathala but lost. Bathala burned his corpse. A few years later, Bathala met the third god, Galang Kaluluwa. They became good friends and when Galang Kaluluwa became ill and died, Bathala buried him atop where he had burned Ulilang Kaluluwa's corpse, and this sprouted a coconut tree, which he used it's parts to create life to populate the Earth.

Momotaro

Also known as Peach Boy, he is a popular figure in Japanese folklore.
Found floating down a river in a giant peach by an old couple, Momotaro becomes the elderly couple's son. Years later, he sets off to demon island which terrorizes the villages around it. On the way there he befriends a monkey, a dog, and a pheasant, who aid him and eventually helps him defeat all the demons.

Icarus

The story of Icarus is a common one.
Icarus and his father attempt to escape from Crete using the makeshift wings his father crafted. Though warned not to fly too close to the sun for the heat would melt the glue holding the wings together, Icarus does it anyway and falls to his death.
Icarus remains a popular symbol of freedom.

Deal with the Devil

Also known as the Faustian Bargain, this exchange usually happens at a crossroads.
The crossroads is a place that belongs to no one, outside of town where two roads intersect at right angles. A most popular place to perform a specific hoodoo crossroads ritual to learn a skill -- to play a musical instrument, for instance, or to become proficient at throwing dice, dancing, public speaking, or whatever one chooses. As this ritual is usually described, you bring the item you wish to master -- your banjo, guitar, fiddle, deck of cards, or dice -- and wait at the crossroads on three or nine specified nights or mornings. On your successive visits you may witness the mysterious appearances of a series of animals. On your last visit, a " shadowed man " will arrive. If you are not afraid and do not run away, he will ask to borrow the item you wish to learn. He will show you the proper way to use the item by using it himself. When he returns it to you, you will suddenly have the gift of greatness.

Baba Yaga

The Baba Yaga is known as Russia's most famous witch, but she looks more like a hag, really. She lives in a hut that stands on chicken legs, and at night kidnaps and eats children. Though most witches have the standard broom for their transportation, instead the Baba Yaga sits in a flying mortar, using the broom to sweep away her tracks.