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Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Ghaddฤr
Yemeni jinn who tortures desert travelers
Ghaddฤr ambushes lone travelers in the deserts of Yemen and the Hejaz, captures, tortures and leaves them to die; cousin of the ghลซl and siสฟlฤ.
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Qarinah
Qarina, the female double born with every man
Female double born with every man, bringing jealousy and barrenness, and prowling by night as a cat.
Hathor
Hathor, goddess of love, beauty, music and motherhood in Egyptian mythology
Hathor is the Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music and motherhood, protector of women and mothers.
Anubis
God of mummification
He embalmed Osiris and weighs the dead man's heart against the feather of Maat.
Sobek
Sobek, god of the Nile, fertility and protection in Egyptian mythology
Sobek is the Egyptian god of the Nile, fertility and protection, represented as a crocodile or a man with a crocodile head.
Nephthys
Nephthys, Egyptian funerary goddess, sister of Isis, wife of Set and mother of Anubis
Nephthys is the Egyptian funerary goddess, sister of Isis, wife of Set and mother of Anubis.
Nut
Nut, Egyptian goddess of the sky who arches over the Earth
Egyptian goddess of the sky who arches over the Earth, wife of Geb and mother of Osiris, Isis, Set and Nephthys.
Thoth
Thoth, Egyptian god of writing and the moon
Ibis-headed god of writing and the moon: he invented hieroglyphs and records the verdict of the scales.
Osiris, the Living King
King of Egypt before Set's chest
Firstborn of the Ennead and god of the grain. Only the Greeks narrate his civilising reign.
Adze
Adze, the firefly vampire of Togo and Ghana
Ewe vampire that comes in by night as a firefly, settles inside its victim and empties it.
Set
Set, god of chaos, storm and violence in Egyptian mythology
Set is the Egyptian god of chaos, storm, desert and violence.
Anansi
Anansi, the spider trickster of Ashanti mythology from Ghana
Anansi is the legendary spider trickster of Ashanti mythology from Ghana, known for his cunning, storytelling, and ability to overcome more powerful beings through wit and deception.
Ra
Ra, Egyptian god of the sun, creator of the world and father of the gods
Ra is the Egyptian god of the sun, creator of the world and father of the gods.
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