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Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Karasu-tengu
The crow-headed tengu
The lesser tengu of Japan's mountains: beak, wings and claws, and the abduction that explained disappearances.
Sลjลbล
King of the tengu of Mount Kurama
The daitengu of Mount Kurama who, legend says, taught swordsmanship to the boy Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Sutoku Daitengu
Sutoku Daitengu, deposed emperor transformed into a vengeful great tengu
Sutoku Daitengu is the spirit of Emperor Sutoku who, after biting his tongue and writing a blood oath of vengeance, transformed into a daitengu and caused disasters in Japan for centuries.
Konoha-tengu
Konoha-tengu, lesser tengu of the ลi River
Low-ranking tengu: a night bird that fished the ลi and carried loads for the great tengu.
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