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Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
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.
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.
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