BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Jupiter
Jupiter, supreme god of the Roman pantheon, lord of the sky, thunder, and divine justice
Jupiter is the supreme god of the Roman pantheon, lord of the sky, thunder, and divine justice.
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Kosodate-yūrei
Kosodate-yūrei, maternal spirit that returns to care for her baby
Maternal spirit from Japanese folklore that returns at night to care for her baby.
Tiyanak
Tiyanak, the deceptive vampire infant of Filipino folklore
The tiyanak is a Filipino vampire that takes the form of an abandoned newborn to lure victims with innocent crying and attack with sharp teeth.
Tikbalang
Tikbalang, the equine trickster of the Philippine trails
Equine-human shapeshifter who disorients travelers in the mountainous Philippine forests.
Sōjōbō
Sōjōbō, daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama
Sōjōbō is the daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama, master of the hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune and lord of storms and kenjutsu.
Konoha-tengu
Konoha-tengu, yamabushi ascetic of the sacred mountains
Intermediate phase of the tengu lineage that after centuries of shugendō asceticism adopts a humanoid form with prominent nose and complete yamabushi attire.
Karasu-tengu
Karasu-tengu, the bestial crow tengu of early Japanese folklore
Anthropomorphic giant crow spirit that inhabits mountain forests and abducts lost children.
White Lady of Glamis
White Lady of Glamis, vengeful castle specter foretelling death to the Bowes-Lyon
The White Lady of Glamis is the ghost of a woman in white appearing at Glamis Castle foretelling death and misfortune to the Bowes-Lyon family.
Baobhan Sith
The Scottish Blood-Sucking Ghost Women
The Baobhan Sith are the vampiric ghostly beings of Scottish folklore (Highlands). Beautiful women in green dresses who seduce men and drink their blood with iron claws.
Upyr
Upyr, the Slavic vampire that rises from the grave to drink blood with a kiss
The upyr is the Slavic vampire that emerges from the grave to feed on living blood through a kiss.
Leshy
Leshy, the ancestral Slavic forest guardian spirit and lord of the hunt
Leshy is the Slavic forest spirit that guides respectful hunters and punishes intruders with illusions and storms.
Moroi
Moroi, the living vampire from Romanian folklore that drains vital energy
The moroi is a living vampire from Romanian folklore that feeds on vital energy instead of blood.
Strigoi
Strigoi mort / viu – The Romanian Revenant
The Strigoi is the foundational vampiric being in Romanian folklore. It exists in two forms: Strigoi mort (the dead), who rises from the grave, and Strigoi viu (the living), who lives among humans and transforms into a vampire at night.
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