BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Horus
Horus, god of the sky, kingship and war in Egyptian mythology
Horus is the Egyptian god of the sky, kingship and war, son of Osiris and Isis.
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Nascent Jiangshi
Recently Deceased Jiangshi, initial phase of the jiangshi lineage
Body of a recently deceased Chinese mortal showing incipient rigidity and slightly bluish skin during the first seven days.
Hopping Jiangshi
Hopping Corpse Jiangshi, intermediate phase of the jiangshi lineage rooted in northern Chinese funerary tradition
Chinese corpse that hops rigidly draining qi through breath and is halted by a yellow Taoist seal.
Emperor Jiangshi
Blood-Eater Emperor Jiangshi, supreme of the Chinese imperial lineage
Supreme jiangshi that commands armies of hopping corpses and demands blood tribute from imperial descendants.
Mountain Huli Jing
Mountain Sorceress Huli Jing, solitary Taoist alchemist of remote caves
Intermediate phase of the huli-jing archetype devoted to solitary Taoist alchemical cultivation in mid-mountain caves.
Courtesan Huli Jing
Court Temptress Huli Jing, concubine infiltrated in Chinese imperial palaces
Elite concubine who infiltrates Tang and Song courts to drain imperial qi and weave political intrigues.
Celestial Huli Jing
Celestial Immortal Huli Jing, Taoist messenger of the xian pantheon
Nine-tailed fox that after a thousand years of Taoist cultivation ascends as a celestial xian while keeping its húwán pearl intact.
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