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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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Susanoo
Susanoo, kami of the storm and the sea in Japanese Shinto folklore
Susanoo is the kami of the storm and the sea, bearer of the Kusanagi sword and associated with serpents.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and imperial ancestor in the Shinto pantheon
Amaterasu is the sun goddess and imperial ancestor of the Shinto pantheon, venerated at Ise with attributes of mirror, ravens and rice.
Tenjin
Tenjin, god of lightning and scholarship in the Shinto pantheon
Tenjin is the kami into which Sugawara no Michizane transformed after his death, worshipped as the protector of scholarship and calligraphy.
Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi, kami of the moon in the Shinto pantheon
Tsukuyomi is the moon kami associated with night and time, protagonist of solar-lunar separation myths in Japan.
Izanagi
Izanagi, creator kami of the islands of Japan and the principal deities
Izanagi is the creator kami who originated the islands of Japan and the principal deities with his celestial spear and purification rituals.
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