Monster Database (Beta)

Canonical folklore entries for comparison and detail pages. Sample records below.

• Adaro

  Solomon Islands • Melanesia (South Pacific) • Sea Spirit

  Sea spiritMelanesianHostileMermanFishing loreStorm omen

• Adlet

  Inuit (Kalaallit / Nunamiut) • Arctic — Greenland & Arctic Canada • Cryptid

  ArcticDog-leggedInuitPredatorCoast

• Adze (Adzé)

  Ewe / Togolese & Ghanaian folklore • West Africa (Togo, Ghana) • Spirit

  West AfricaVampiric SpiritNocturnalFireflyPossession

• Agni

  Vedic (Hindu) • Indian subcontinent • Deity

  FireVedicSacredMessengerHearth

• Ahool

  Javanese / Indonesian • Java (rainforests and caves) • Cryptid/Beast

  JavaneseCryptidNocturnalFlyingRiverlands

• Aigamuxa

  Khoisan (San/Khoikhoi) • Southern Africa (Kalahari) • Monster

  Southern Africanocturnal predatorgiantlegendfield-notes

• Áine

  Irish • Munster (Lough Gur / County Limerick) • Deity

  CelticSovereigntySummerFairy QueenSolar

• Akhlut

  Inuit • Arctic (Canada, Greenland, Alaska) • Monster

  InuitArcticSea-WolfHybridPredator

• Akkorokamui

  Ainu • Hokkaido (Funka Bay) • Deity (Sea Spirit

  AinuSea DeityOctopusFolkloreMaritime

• Al-Buraq

  Islamic (Hadith tradition) • Arabian Peninsula / Levant • Deity

  Celestial SteedIslamic FolkloreHeavenly MessengerLightWinged Creature

• Alicanto

  Chilean (Atacama folklore) • Atacama Desert, Chile • Cryptid (Beast)

  ChileanAtacamaminingluminescentavianguardian

• Alkonost

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (Rus') • Fae (Bird-Spirit)

  Slavicbirdfaeenchantmentprophecy

• Alp

  Germanic • Central/Eastern Alps • Fae (Nocturnal Spirit)

  GermanNightmareSleep ParalysisNocturnal SpiritFolklore

• Amanojaku

  Japanese • Heian-period Japan / Nationwide folklore • Fae (Trickster)

  JapaneseYokaiTricksterMind-benderField Notes

• Amarok

  Inuit • Arctic (Greenland, Canada, Alaska) • Cryptid (Monstrous Wolf)

  wolfInuitarcticsolitarymonster

• Ammit

  Ancient Egyptian • Duat / Nile Valley • Deity

  EgyptianAfterlifeJudge

• Anansi

  Akan (Asante/Twi) • Ghana; West Africa (and diaspora, e.g., Caribbean) • Fae (Trickster)

  TricksterSpiderFolklore

• Ankou

  Breton (Celtic) • Brittany, France • Spirit (Psychopomp)

  BretonPsychopompDeathSpiritFolklore

• Anubis

  Ancient Egyptian • Ancient Egypt (Memphis tradition) • Deity

  EgyptianDeityDeathGuardianJackal

• Anzu

  Sumerian/Akkadian • Mesopotamia • Monster

  Mesopotamianstorm-birdtablet loremonstersky predator

• Apep

  Ancient Egyptian • Duat (Egyptian Underworld) / Nile Delta • Deity (Primordial Serpent)

  EgyptianSerpentChaosNightCosmic

• Aphrodite

  Ancient Greek • Cyprus & Cythera (Mediterranean) • Deity

  GreekGoddessSeaBeautyRitual

• Apollo

  Greek • Delphi (Greece) • Deity

  Greek MythologySunMusicProphecyHealing

• Apsara

  Hindu-Buddhist • South Asia & Southeast Asia • Deity (Celestial Nymph)

  ApsaraCelestial NymphHinduBuddhistWater SpiritDance

• Arawn

  Welsh (Brythonic) • Annwn / Wales • Deity (King of Annwn)

  CelticOtherworldPsychopompKingSpectral Hounds

• Ares

  Greek • Ancient Greece • Deity

  GreekDeityWarMartialHonor

• Artemis

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Arcadia, Ephesus) • Deity

  GreekGoddessHuntMoonWildernessProtector

• Asanbosam

  Akan (Asante) • West Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast) • Fae (Forest Entity)

  AkanWest AfricaVampiricForest PredatorHooks-and-Iron

• Aspidochelone

  Medieval Bestiary (Physiologus) • North Atlantic / Medieval Europe • Fae

  seaisland-beasttrickstermaritime-legendturtle

• Aswang

  Philippine (Filipino) • Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao • Shapechanger (Monster)

  Philippineshapechangernight predatorfolk horrorguardian-tactics

• Athena

  Greek • Athens (Attica), Ancient Greece • Deity

  GreekGoddessWisdomWarCraft

• Baba Yaga

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (Russia / Ukraine) • Fae (Witch)

  witchSlavictricksterforestchicken-legged hutriddle

• Bahamut

  Islamic cosmography (fish/giant) and later modern fantasy (dragon-deity) • Middle East origin; common in pan-fantasy settings • Deity (Dragon)

  DragonDeityGuardianJusticePlatinumLawful

• Baiame

  Gamilaraay, Wiradjuri and neighbouring southeastern Aboriginal Australian groups • Southeast Australia (New South Wales) • Deity

  CreatorSkyAncestral LawRock ArtCountry

• Baize

  Breton/Norman folk belief • Brittany / Normandy, France • Fae (Trickster)

  FaeTricksterTabletopHousehold SpiritBritish Folklore

• Bajang

  Malay • Malay Peninsula / Nusantara • Spirit (Familiar)

  MalayFamiliar spiritNocturnalJar-spiritChild-protective folklore

• Bake-kujira

  Japanese • Coastal Japan • Yokai (Spirit)

  yokaiwhaleomenseaghostcoastal folklore

• Bakunawa

  Visayan (Philippine) • Philippines (Visayas) • Monster (Sea Dragon)

  PhilippineDragonSea SerpentEclipseLunar MythHostile

• Balder

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseLightDeityTragicHonorBaldr

• Balor of the Evil Eye

  Irish (Celtic) • Gaelic Ireland / Western Isles • Fomorian Giant

  CelticGiantFomorianHostileEvil Eye

• Banaspati

  Bengali (folk belief) • Bengal (eastern India & Bangladesh) • Forest Spirit (Cryptid)

  Forest spiritSouth Asianguardianplant-soulgrove

• Bannik

  East Slavic • Rural Russia (banya / bathhouse) • Fae (Bathhouse Spirit)

  SlavicBathhouseHouse SpiritTricksterSteam

• Banshee

  Irish (Gaelic) • Ireland • Spirit (Fae)

  OmenKeeningAncestralIrishSpectral

• Baobhan Sith

  Scottish Gaelic • Scottish Highlands • Fae (Predatory)

  FaeVampiricScottishNocturnalFieldNotes

• Barghest

  English (Northern England) • Yorkshire & Northumbria • Cryptid (Spectral Hound)

  folklorespectral-houndomenenglish-cryptidnight-beast

• Basilisk

  Medieval European folklore • Mediterranean / Western Europe • Beast (Monster)

  basiliskserpentdeadly gazemedievalmonster

• Bastet

  Ancient Egyptian • Bubastis (Nile Delta) • Deity

  EgyptianGoddessCatProtectorHousehold

• Batibat

  Philippine (Ilocano / Tagalog folklore) • Luzon • Spirit

  PhilippineSpiritNightmareSleep ParalysisHousehold

• Bean-Nighe

  Scottish Gaelic • Highlands (Scotland) • Fae (Water Spirit

  ScottishBansheeWater SpiritOmenFaeFolklore

• Behemoth

  Hebrew / Jewish • Levant / Ancient Near East • Cryptid

  earthcolossusbeaststrength

• Belsnickel

  German (Palatinate / Pennsylvania Dutch) • Rhineland & Appalachian Pennsylvania • Fae

  ChristmasFolkloreTricksterPennsylvaniaDutchGiftAndPunishmentWinter

• Bennu

  Ancient Egyptian • Heliopolis (Lower Egypt) • Deity

  EgyptianPhoenixRebirthSolarAvian

• Bhut

  South Asian (Indic) • Indian Subcontinent • Spirit

  BhutSpiritSouth AsianGhostHostile

• Bigfoot

  North American Indigenous & Euro‑American Folklore • Pacific Northwest (North America) • Cryptid

  cryptidNorth Americaforestfolkloregiant apecryptozoology

• Black Shuck

  English (East Anglia) • Coastal and rural East Anglia (e.g., Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex) • Spectral Hound (Cryptid)

  black dogEnglish folklorespectral houndomenEast Anglia

• Blue Men of the Minch

  Scottish Gaelic • The Minch (Hebrides, Scotland) • Fae (Sea Spirit)

  ScottishSea SpiritsTricksterShipwreckOral Tradition

• Brahma

  Hindu • Indian subcontinent • Deity

  VedicCreatorLotusCosmicMythic

• Brigid

  Irish (Gaelic) • Ireland • Deity

  CelticGoddessHearthSmithingPoetryHealing

• Bulgasari

  Korean • Korea • Monster

  KoreanIron-eatingKaijuFolklore

• Bultungin

  Hausa (West African) • Sahel / Northern Nigeria • Monster

  PhilippineMountain BeastHostileField NotesGame-Ready

• Bunyip

  Australian Aboriginal • Rivers, billabongs and lagoons of southeastern Australia • Cryptid (Water Monster)

  BunyipAustralianWater MonsterCryptidFolkloreAmphibious

• Buto Ijo

  Javanese • Java, Indonesia • Monster (Ogre/Demon)

  JavaneseOgreForestGiantFolklore

• Cadair Idris

  Welsh • Snowdonia (Gwynedd), Wales • Fae

  WelshMountain SpiritTricksterPoetryCeltic

• Catequil

  Pre-Inca / Quechua (Andean) • Northern Andes (modern Ecuador & Peru) • Deity

  StormLightningAndeanWeather DeityThunder

• Cerberus

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Underworld) • Guardian Beast (Monstrous Hound)

  GreekUnderworldGuardianHoundMythicMonster

• Cernunnos

  Celtic • Gaul / Insular Celtic lands • Deity

  CelticHorned GodForestGuardianAntlersWildlife

• Chaneque

  Mexican (Nahua / Gulf Coast folk) • Veracruz / Gulf Coast (also reported in Oaxaca, Tabasco) • Fae (Trickster)

  Mexican FolkloreFaeTricksterForest SpiritHousehold GuardianMischief

• Chang'e

  Chinese • China • Deity

  moongoddessosmanthusjade rabbitmid-autumn

• Charon

  Ancient Greek • River Styx / Hades • Deity (Psychopomp)

  psychopompferrymanGreekunderworldboundary guardian

• Charybdis

  Ancient Greek • Strait of Messina (between Sicily and mainland Italy) • Monster (Sea Monster)

  GreekSea MonsterWhirlpoolMaritime HazardFolklore

• Chenoa

  Modern folk-revival (game setting) • Eastern Woodlands (game setting) • Spirit

  avianspiritguardianwetlandsAppalachian

• Cheonyeo Gwishin

  Korean • Korea • Gwishin (Spirit)

  KoreanGhostVengefulFemaleSpiritFolkloreGwishin

• Chimata-no-Kami

  Japanese • Rural crossroads and highway shrines (Japan) • Deity (Kami)

  CrossroadsJapaneseKamiTravelThreshold

• Chimera

  Greek • Lycia (Asia Minor) • Beast/Monster

  GreekHybridFire-breathingPredatorFieldNotes

• Chindi

  Navajo (Diné) • Southwestern United States • Spirit

  NavajoGhostHostileSpiritHaunting

• Christmas Spider

  Ukrainian / Central European folk tradition • Carpathians and Central Europe (also Pennsylvania Dutch diaspora in the USA) • Fae (Trickster)

  holidayfaeluckEastern Europeandecorative

• Chupacabra

  Puerto Rican / Latin American folklore • Caribbean, Latin America • Cryptid

  ChupacabraCryptidPredatorLatin American FolkloreField Notes

• Clurichaun

  Irish • Ireland • Fae (Trickster)

  IrishFaeTricksterCellarNocturnal

• Coyote

  Various Indigenous North American (e.g., Navajo, Hopi, Plains) • North America — Southwest & Plains • Fae (Trickster)

  TricksterCanidShapeshifterFolkloreIndigenous North America

• Cronus

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Titanomachy myth) • Deity (Titan)

  TitanDeityTimeHarvestSickleAncient

• Cú Chulainn

  Irish (Celtic) • Ulster, Ireland • Legendary Warrior

  IrishUlster CycleHeroChampionGae BolgaRíastrad

• Cù-Sìth

  Scottish Gaelic • Scottish Highlands • Fae

  ScottishFaePhantom HoundHighlandsNocturnal

• Cyclops

  Greek • Sicily / Aegean • Monster (Giant)

  Greek MythGiantOne-EyedCave-DwellerShepherd

• Dagda

  Celtic (Irish) • Ireland • Deity

  IrishDeityHearthTuatha Dé DanannMythology

• Dalgyal Gwishin

  Korean (folk belief) • Rural Korea (hearths and farmsteads) • Fae (Gwishin)

  KoreanGwishinTricksterSpiritFolkloreHousehold

• Danu

  Celtic • Ireland • Deity

  CelticMother GoddessRiverFertilityAncestralWatershed

• Dirawong

  Bundjalung • New South Wales, Australia • Cryptid

  Dirawonggoannariver guardianBundjalungAustralian Aboriginalancestral spirit

• Diwata

  Philippine (Visayan / Tagalog) • Forests, mountains, and springs of the Philippine archipelago • Deity (Nature Spirit)

  DiwataPhilippine FolkloreNature SpiritForest Guardian

• Djaran-ngirriny

  Aboriginal Australian (Arnhem Land) • Northern Australia • Cryptid/Spirit

  water spiritAustralian mythnocturnalfield notesgamehook

• Djinn

  Pre-Islamic Arabian & Islamic folklore • Arabian Peninsula / Middle East & North Africa • Fae (Spirit)

  DjinnJinnSpiritTricksterArabian FolkloreGenie

• Dokkaebi

  Korean • Korea (Peninsula) • Fae

  TricksterKoreanGoblinMischiefFolklore

• Domovoi

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus) • Fae (Household Spirit)

  SlavicHousehold SpiritTricksterGuardianDomestic Folklore

• Doppelgänger

  Germanic / Central European • Central Europe • Fae

  DoppelgängerTricksterReflectionIdentityFolklore

• Dragon

  Pan-Eurasian • Eurasia & global folklore • Cryptid/Beast

  dragonwyrmhoardlairlegendserpent

• Dragons

  Various (Pan-cultural) • Global • Deity

  dragondeityguardianelementalmythology

• Draugr

  Norse (Icelandic sagas) • Scandinavia (Icelandic highlands and coast) • Undead (Revenant)

  NorseRevenantUndeadGraveyardHostileFolklore

• Dullahan

  Irish • Celtic (Ireland) • Spirit

  IrishDeath OmenHeadless RiderSpiritCeltic

• Each-uisge

  Scottish Gaelic • Scottish Highlands & Islands • Fae

  Scottishwater-horsemonstershapechangerloch

• Einherjar

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity (Warrior Spirits)

  NorseValhallaWarrior SpiritsAfterlife

• Ekkekko

  Aymara and Quechua • Andes (Bolivia / Peru) • Spirit

  Sri Lankaghostnocturnalthresholdfolklore

• El Chupacabra

  Puerto Rican / Latin American • Caribbean (Puerto Rico) • Cryptid (Beast)

  CryptidPredatorLivestock

• El Lobizón

  Rioplatense (Argentinian & Uruguayan) rural folklore • Southern Cone (Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay) • Werecreature (Cryptid/Monster)

  El LobizónRío de la Platawerewolfseventh-child legendfolklore

• El Pombero

  Guaraní / Paraguayan • Paraguay and Gran Chaco (also parts of northeastern Argentina and southern Brazil) • Fae

  GuaraníTricksterFolk SpiritNocturnalForestSouth America

• El Silbón

  Venezuelan & Colombian folklore • Los Llanos (grasslands) • Spirit

  VenezuelanColombianNocturnalWhistleVengeful SpiritRoads & Llanos

• Encantado

  Brazilian Amazonian • Amazon Basin • Fae (Water Spirit

  Amazonriver-dolphintrickstershapeshifterfolklore

• Engkanto

  Philippine • Southeast Asia (Philippines) • Fae (Nature Spirit)

  PhilippineFaeTricksterNature SpiritForest

• Erdgeist

  Germanic / Paracelsian • Central Europe • Spirit

  earth spiritterraguardianfield notesneutralfolklore

• Ériu

  Irish (Celtic) • Ireland • Deity

  CelticDeitySovereigntyLand-MotherÉire

• Erlang Shen

  Chinese • Sichuan / Central China • Deity

  ChineseDeityJusticeThree-EyedWarriorTemple

• Eshu

  Yoruba • West Africa (Nigeria) • Fae (Orisha/Trickster)

  TricksterOrishaCrossroadsYorubaMessengerMischief

• Fear Gorta

  Irish • Ireland (rural) • Fae/Spirit

  Irishhunger-spiritfaeapparitionfolklore

• Fenghuang

  Chinese • China • Deity (Avian)

  ChinesePhoenixAuspiceImperialAvian-Deity

• Fenrir

  Norse • Scandinavian / Norse Cosmology • Monster

  NorseWolfRagnarokLegendaryBeast

• Fire Giants

  Norse • Múspellheimr (South, the realm of primordial fire) • Giant/Elemental (Monster)

  VolcanicElementalGiantHostileSurvival

• Fomorians

  Irish • Ireland • Fae

  IrishSeaGiantHostileMythic

• Frau Perchta

  Alpine (Austro-Bavarian / Bohemian folklore) • Alps (Austria, Bavaria, Czech borderlands) • Deity (House/Threshold Spirit)

  WinterHouseholdThresholdEpiphanySpinnerAlpine

• Freya

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseDeityLoveWarSeidrCats

• Freyr

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseDeityFertilityHarvestVanirSun

• Frigg

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseDeityHearthWeavingProphecyMotherhood

• Frost Giants

  Norse • Niflheim / Scandinavia • Giant (Jötunn)

  NorseJotunnIceGiantMonsterGlacier

• Fu Lions

  Chinese • East Asia (Imperial China origin) • Deity (Guardian)

  guardianthresholdlionstatueprotective

• Furies

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Underworld/Chthonic realms) • Deity

  GreekVengeanceChthonicSpiritErinyes

• Gaia

  Greek • Ancient Greece • Deity

  EarthPrimordialMotherGuardianLandscape

• Gangrim Doryeong

  Korean (Joseon-era folk tradition) • Han River basin • Cryptid (River Spirit)

  Koreanriver spiritstagguardianduskcryptid

• Garmr

  Norse • Scandinavia • Monster (Canine)

  NorseHoundRagnarokGuardianHellhound

• Garuda

  Hindu • Indian subcontinent • Deity (Avian/Vahana)

  GarudaHinduDeitySkyBirdVahana

• Gashadokuro

  Japanese • Rural battlefields and famine-stricken provinces (Honshu) • Yokai (Monster)

  YokaiUndeadGiantNightJapanese FolkloreCautionary

• Genderuwo

  Javanese (Indonesia) • Java, Indonesia • Spirit

  JavaneseSpiritNightForestFolklore

• Ghost

  Various (global folklore) • Worldwide • Spirit

  spiritapparitionhauntingafterlifelore

• Ghoul

  Arabian/Islamic folklore • Arabian Peninsula & Levant • Undead

  UndeadGraveyardPredatorArabic FolkloreNightstalker

• Gogmagog

  English / Anglo-British • Britain (Cornwall; Gogmagog Hills near Cambridge) • Cryptid (Giant)

  GiantBritish FolkloreHostileLegendCoastal Headland

• Gorgon

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Mediterranean) • Monster

  GreekMonsterPetrificationSerpentsHostile

• Griffin

  Ancient Greek & Scythian • Eastern Mediterranean / Central Asia (Scythia) • Deity

  GuardianHybridAerial PredatorTreasureAncient Myth

• Grim Reaper

  European Folklore • Western Europe • Psychopomp (Spirit)

  deathpsychopompspiritfolklorearchetype

• Grootslang

  Afrikaans / Southern African folklore • Southern Africa (deep cave systems and sinkholes) • Cryptid/Beast

  African folklorecryptidcavetreasuremonster

• Gryla

  Icelandic • Iceland • Monster (Ogress)

  IcelandYuleOgressWinterFolklore

• Guanyin

  Chinese Buddhist • Mount Putuo, East China Sea (China) • Deity

  BodhisattvaCompassionEast Asian MythMercyProtector

• Gumiho

  Korean • Korean Peninsula • Fae (Fox Spirit)

  Koreanfox spiritshapeshiftertricksterfolklore

• Hades

  Greek • Ancient Greece / Underworld (Hades) • Deity

  GreekUnderworldAfterlifeShadowDeity

• Haetae

  Korean • Korean Peninsula • Deity

  Koreanguardianjusticestone beastprotector

• Hans Trapp

  Alsace (Franco-German) • Upper Rhine / Alsace • Monster (Bogeyman)

  AlsaceBogeymanWinterPunisherFolklore

• Hantu Kum-Kum

  Malay • Malay Peninsula & Borneo • Spirit

  MalayHantuNocturnalRiver SpiritWarning

• Hantu Penanggal

  Malay / Southeast Asian • Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra • Spirit/Undead

  Southeast AsianVampiricNocturnalWitch-AssociatedHousehold-Phobia

• Hantu Raya

  Malay • Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore) • Spirit

  MalaySpiritFamiliarDoppelgängerNightFolklore

• Hantu Tetek

  Malay • Malay Archipelago • Spirit (Hostile)

  Malayghostspiritnocturnalfolklorefield-notes

• Harpies

  Ancient Greek • Aegean / Mediterranean • Monster

  Greekwingedpredatoravianfolk-monster

• Harpy

  Greek • Mediterranean • Fae (Monstrous Winged)

  GreekWingedPredatorAirFolk Monster

• Hathor

  Ancient Egyptian • Dendera (Upper Egypt) / Nile Delta cults • Deity

  EgyptianGoddessMusicMotherCow

• Hecatoncheires

  Greek • Tartarus / Aegean • Giant (Primordial)

  GreekGiantPrimordialHundred-handedEarthquakeStorm

• Heimdall

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseAesirGuardianWatchmanGjallarhorn

• Hel

  Norse • Scandinavia (Norse cosmology) • Deity (Underworld)

  NorseUnderworldGoddessDeathSpirit

• Hephaestus

  Greek • Mount Olympus / Lemnos • Deity

  Greeksmithforgefirecraftsmandeity

• Hera

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Mount Olympus / Argos) • Deity

  GreekGoddessMarriageProtectorRegalPeacock

• Hermes

  Greek • Greece (Mount Olympus, crossroads) • Deity (Olympian)

  DeityMessengerTricksterLiminalGuide

• Hewi-Yooku

  Invented — syncretic marsh folklore • Boreal Marshlands • Cryptid/Beast

  river guardiannocturnalcryptidfield notesterritorial

• Hine-nui-te-pō

  Māori • New Zealand (Aotearoa) • Deity

  MāoriDeityNightDeathUnderworldAncestor

• Hine-te-iwaiwa

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) • Deity

  MāoriDeityWeavingChildbirthMoonProtector

• Hone-onna

  Japanese • Honshu (Edo-era rural) • Fae (Yōkai)

  YōkaiTricksterJapanSpiritNight

• Horned Serpent (Uktena)

  Cherokee • Southeastern North America (Appalachia) • Deity

  Horned SerpentWater DeityLightningGuardianIndigenous Folklore

• Horus

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Valley / Upper and Lower Egypt • Deity

  EgyptianSkyKingshipFalconDeity

• Huangdi

  Chinese • Central Plains (Mythic) • Deity (Culture Hero)

  DeityCulture-HeroYellow-DragonMedicineCivilization

• Huitzilopochtli

  Aztec (Mexica) • Central Mexico (Valley of Mexico) • Deity

  AztecSunWarDeityHummingbirdMesoamerica

• Hulder

  Scandinavian • Scandinavia (rural forests of Norway, Sweden, Denmark) • Fae

  HulderHuldraScandinavian FaeForest SpiritTricksterFolklore

• Huldra

  Scandinavian • Scandinavia (Norway/Sweden forests) • Fae

  ScandinavianFaeForestTricksterHuldraFolklore

• Huli Jing

  Chinese • East Asia • Fae (Fox Spirit)

  fox spiritChinese folkloretrickstershapeshifterfolk encounter

• Huma Bird

  Persian / Islamic folklore • Greater Persia (Iran, Central Asia) • Deity

  PersianAuspiciousOmenSkyRoyaltyDawn

• Iara

  Tupi-Guarani / Brazilian folklore • Amazon Basin, Brazil • Fae (Water Spirit

  IaraBrazilianWater SpiritSirenMermaidRiver

• Ifrit

  Arabic / Islamic folklore • Middle East (Arabian Peninsula) • Jinn (Fire Spirit)

  jinnfireArabianspirithostile

• Ijirait

  Inuit • Arctic tundra (Nunavut and surrounding Arctic regions) • Fae (Shapeshifter)

  InuitShapeshifterArctic SpiritChild-CallerHostile

• Ijiraq

  Inuit • Arctic tundra (Greenland, Canada) • Fae/Spirit

  InuitShapeshifterTundraChild-stealerSpirit

• Iktomi

  Lakota (Sioux) • Great Plains (North America) • Fae (Trickster Spider-Spirit)

  TricksterSpiderLakotaFolkloreMischief

• Ikuchi

  Japanese • Coastal waters / Sea of Japan • Cryptid

  Sea SerpentJapaneseMaritimeHostileCryptid

• Impundulu

  Xhosa / Zulu (Nguni) • Eastern Cape & KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa • Fae (Storm Familiar)

  ImpunduluStorm BirdSouthern AfricaWitchcraftLightningFamiliar

• Imugi

  Korean • Korean Peninsula • Cryptid

  Korean MythDragonSerpentWater SpiritCryptid

• Inkanyamba

  Zulu / Xhosa • KwaZulu-Natal (Howick Falls), South Africa • Deity (Storm-Serpent)

  South AfricaWater SpiritStormZuluFolkloreDeity

• Inti

  Inca (Quechua) • Andes (Peru) • Deity (Sun God)

  SunIncaDeityAgricultureSolstice

• Inugami

  Japanese • Honshu (folk pockets across Japan) • Fae (Yōkai/Spirit)

  Japanese FolkloreYōkaiSpiritDogFamiliarsHousehold

• Isis

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Delta / Pharaonic Egypt • Deity

  EgyptianGoddessMagicProtectorMotherHealer

• Izanami

  Japanese • Izumo / Yomi (mythic) • Deity

  ShintoDeityUnderworldCreationYomi

• Jangseung

  Korean • Korean Peninsula • Deity

  Koreanguardiantotemboundaryfolk-ritualwood

• Jenglot

  Malay-Indonesian • Maritime Southeast Asia • Monster (Doll/Cryptid)

  JenglotIndonesiaVampiricCurioCryptidMonster

• Jengu

  Sawa (Cameroon) • Cameroonian coast and Gulf of Guinea • Deity

  Water SpiritSawaHealer

• Jenny Greenteeth

  English • Lancashire / Northern England • Fae (Water Hag)

  Water HagEnglish FolkloreDangerousRiver SpiritDrowning

• Jersey Devil

  American folklore • New Jersey Pine Barrens • Cryptid

  Jersey DevilPine BarrensCryptidHostile

• Jiangshi

  Chinese • East Asia (China) • Undead

  ChineseUndeadHopping CorpseTaoistFolklore

• Jinn

  Islamic / Arabian folklore • Arabian Peninsula, Middle East, North Africa • Fae (Spirit)

  JinnTricksterSpiritMiddle Eastern Folklore

• Jörmungandr

  Norse • Scandinavia • Monster

  NorseSea SerpentRagnarökApocalypticMythic Monster

• Jorōgumo

  Japanese • Mountain waterfalls and rural hamlets of Japan • Yokai (Arachnid Monster)

  yokaispidermonsterJapanfolklorepredator

• Kāhu-kura

  Māori • Aotearoa — eastern coasts and river mouths • Cryptid

  MāoriHawkGuardianOmenAotearoaCryptid

• Kali

  Hindu • Indian subcontinent • Deity

  Hindu GoddessDestruction & RenewalGuardianDark Mother

• Kamaitachi

  Japanese • Japan (rural) • Fae (Yōkai - Trickster)

  YōkaiWindTricksterWeaselJapanese Folklore

• Kappa

  Japanese • Rivers and ponds of Japan • Fae (Yokai

  YokaiTricksterWater SpiritJapanRiverborne

• Kapre

  Philippine • Luzon & Visayas (rural balete forests) • Cryptid

  PhilippinesForest SpiritTree GiantSmokeGuardian

• Karkadann

  Persian/Indian folklore • Indus–Persian plains and reed-marshes • Beast (Horned Cryptid)

  PersianUnicorn-likeDesertHostileHornedBeastFolklore

• Keelut

  Inuit • Arctic (Greenland, Canada) • Spirit/Cryptid

  Arcticspirit-dogInuitghostpredator

• Kelpie

  Scottish • Highlands & Islands (Lochs and Rivers) • Fae

  ScottishWater-horseShapeshifterDangerous

• Kinnara

  Hindu-Buddhist • South & Southeast Asia • Deity

  KinnaraCelestial MusicianSoutheast Asian MythHalf-birdTemple Spirits

• Kinnaree

  Thai / Lao • Southeast Asia (Himavanta mythic forests) • Fae

  ThaiKinnareeFaebird-womanguardiangraceful

• Kishi

  Mbundu (Angolan) oral tradition • Central Angola / Southwestern Africa • Demon/Monster

  AngolaTwo-facedHyenaPredatorFolklore

• Kitsune

  Japanese • Japan (Shinto folklore) • Fae (fox spirit)

  kitsuneJapanese folkloretricksterspiritshapeshifterInari

• Knecht Ruprecht

  German • Central Europe (Germany, Alpine regions) • Fae (Folkloric Companion)

  GermanChristmasCompanionTricksterDisciplinarian

• Knocker

  Cornish mining folklore • Cornwall, England (mines and adits) • Fae (Mine Spirit

  FaeMineSpiritTricksterCornishFolklore

• Koschei the Deathless

  Slavic • Eastern Europe • Monster (Undead Sorcerer)

  Slavicundeadimmortalsorcererfolklorevillain

• Kraken

  Norse / Scandinavian • North Atlantic • Sea Monster (Cryptid)

  sea monsterNorsegiant squidmaritime loreshipwreck

• Krampus

  Austro-Bavarian Alpine folklore • Central/Eastern Alps (Austria, Bavaria, Tyrol, Slovenia) • Fae (Hostile)

  AlpineKrampusnachtPunisherHornedWinter

• Krasue

  Thai (also Lao & Khmer) • Southeast Asia • Undead/Spirit

  KrasueSoutheast Asian FolkloreNocturnal SpiritHostileField Notes

• Kroni

  Ayyavazhi (Tamil) • South India (Tamil Nadu) • Demon (Hostile)

  Tamil mythPrimordialDemonEpochal threat

• Kuchisake-onna

  Japanese • Japan • Yōkai

  JapaneseYōkaiUrban Legend

• Kumbhakarna

  Hindu (Ramayana) • Ancient India • Rakshasa (Demon/Giant)

  RakshasaGiantRamayana

• Kumiho

  Korean • Korean Peninsula • Fae (Fox Spirit)

  KoreanFox SpiritShapeshifterHostileNine-tailed

• Kuntilanak

  Malay/Indonesian • Maritime Southeast Asia • Spirit (Hostile)

  KuntilanakPontianakMalay FolkloreNight SpiritVengeful Female Entity

• La Ciguapa

  Dominican • Dominican Republic (Cordillera Central) • Fae

  DominicanRepublicFaeForestBackwardFeetLureNight

• La Llorona

  Mexican / Latin American • Rivers, canals and town outskirts across Mexico and the Southwest United States • Spirit

  La LloronaWeeping WomanMexican FolkloreWater SpiritHostile

• Langsuir

  Malay • Malay Peninsula & Borneo • Spirit (Vampiric)

  Malay FolkloreVampiric SpiritNightstalkerChildbirthPalm Groves

• Langsuyar

  Malay/Indonesian • Malay Peninsula & Borneo • Spirit

  Malayvampiric spiritnightmaternal curseghost

• Leak

  Balinese / Old-Javanese • Bali, Indonesia • Fae

  watermischiefhouse-spiritsecretsurban-legend

• Leprechaun

  Irish • Ireland • Fae

  FaeIrishTricksterWealthShoemakerMischief

• Lernaean Hydra

  Greek • Lerna (Argolid, Greece) • Beast

• Les Lavandières

  Breton / French folklore • Brittany and northern France (riverbanks, ford sites) • Fae

  French FolkloreRiver SpiritNight WasherwomenTricksterOmens

• Leshy

  Slavic • Eastern Europe • Fae (Forest Spirit)

  SlavicForest SpiritTricksterShapeshifterGuardian

• Leviathan

  Hebrew / Jewish • Levant / Ancient Near East • Cryptid

  seacolossuspredatorabyss

• Loch Ness Monster

  Scottish • Loch Ness, Scottish Highlands • Cryptid (Beast)

  Loch Nesscryptidlake monsterScottish folklorecryptozoologyfield notes

• Loki

  Norse • Scandinavia • Fae (Trickster)

  NorseTricksterShapeshifterDeityFire

• Lorelei

  Germanic • Rhine River, Germany • Fae (Siren)

  sirenriverGermanicship-loreambush

• Lugh

  Irish (Celtic) • Ireland • Deity

  CelticDeitySunCraftsWarriorLughnasadh

• Ma'at

  Ancient Egyptian • Kemet (Nile Delta) • Deity

  EgyptianDeityJusticeBalance

• Mae Nak

  Thai • Phra Khanong (Bangkok) • Spirit (Hostile)

  ThaiGhostHauntingFolklore

• Mahaha

  Inuit • Arctic • Spirit (Hostile)

  InuitFrost SpiritHostileArcticLaughing Demon

• Makara

  Hindu-Buddhist and Southeast Asian • Indian Subcontinent & Southeast Asia • Deity (Guardian)

  Water GuardianHindu MythThresholdSea CreatureTemple Motif

• Mama Quilla

  Inca (Quechua) • Andes (Tawantinsuyu) • Deity (Moon Goddess)

  MoonIncaGoddessLunarProtector

• Mami Wata

  Various West and Central African and Afro-Atlantic traditions • West & Central Africa; Atlantic diaspora (Caribbean, Brazil) • Deity

  Water SpiritSea DeityWest AfricaGuardianFolklore

• Mamlambo

  Xhosa / Zulu folklore • South Africa (Eastern Cape) • Deity

  river goddesswater spiritXhosaSouth Africacryptidfolklore

• Manananggal

  Philippine (Visayan) folklore • Visayas, Philippines • Hostile (Aswang

  PhilippineAswangNight PredatorWingedFolklore

• Manannán mac Lir

  Irish • Atlantic Ireland / Celtic Sea • Deity (Sea)

  CelticSeaDeityMistBoundaryFerry

• Mannegishi

  Cree • Subarctic Canada / Great Lakes • Fae (Trickster)

  CreeTricksterLittle People

• Mapinguari

  Tupi–Guarani / Amazonian oral traditions • Amazon Basin (Brazil, Peru, Bolivia) • Cryptid

  MapinguariAmazonCryptidMonsterFolklore

• Mare

  Germanic / Norse • Northern Europe • Spirit

  NightmareWardingGermanicNocturnalSpirit

• Māui

  Polynesian (Māori-dominant traditions) • Polynesia — Aotearoa (New Zealand) / Pacific Islands • Fae (Trickster Demigod)

  MāuiTricksterPolynesianDemigodCultural HeroMyth

• Medusa

  Greek • Ancient Greece (Mediterranean) • Gorgon (Monster)

  GorgonMonsterGreek MythPetrificationSerpents

• Melusine

  Medieval European / Breton • Rivers, springs and mills of Western France • Fae (Water Spirit)

  FaeWater SpiritMedieval French

• Merrow

  Irish / Scottish • Celtic Sea (Atlantic coasts of Ireland & Scotland) • Fae (Merfolk)

  MerrowMerfolkFaeIrishScottishSea

• Mictlantecuhtli

  Aztec (Nahua) • Mesoamerica (Valley of Mexico) • Deity

  AztecDeathUnderworldNahuaDeityMictlan

• Mimih

  Australian Aboriginal (Arnhem Land) • Top End (Arnhem Land) • Fae (Trickster Spirit)

  MimihFaeRockArt

• Minotaur

  Greek • Crete • Monster

  LabyrinthBullCreteGuardianChargeClassical Myth

• Mokèlé-mbèmbé

  Sudanic/Central African (reported by Congo Basin peoples and 20th-century explorers) • Likouala swamps and Congo River basin • Cryptid/Beast

  CryptidCongo BasinRiver BeastSauropod-likeFolkloreField Notes

• Moroi

  Romanian (Carpathian/Wallachian folklore) • Carpathian Mountains (Transylvania / Wallachia) • Hostile (Undead/Vampiric)

  VampireUndeadRomanianNightPredator

• Morrígan

  Irish (Celtic) • Ireland • Deity

  CelticGoddess of WarSovereigntyRavenProphecyLiminal

• Mummelsee Nixie

  German (Black Forest) • Mummelsee, Baden-Württemberg • Fae (Water Spirit)

  NixieMummelseeWater FaeBlack ForestFolkloreTrickster

• Mummy

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Valley (Upper Egypt) • Undead

  undeadtombEgyptianguardiancursefield-note

• Nachtalb

  Germanic • Central Europe • Spirit

  NightmareAlpSleep SpiritGermanic FolkloreField Notes

• Naga

  Hindu-Buddhist & Southeast Asian folklore • South Asia / Southeast Asia • Deity (Serpentine)

  SerpentWaterGuardianTempleSoutheast AsiaDeity

• Naga Tasik Chini

  Malay • Pahang, Malaysia (Tasik Chini) • Deity

  NagaLake SpiritMalay FolkloreGuardianWater Deity

• Nain Rouge

  Detroit / French-colonial folk tradition • Detroit, Michigan (Great Lakes, United States) • Fae

  harbingerurban-legendtricksterDetroitfae

• Nandi Bear

  Nandi (Kalenjin) • Kenya, East Africa • Cryptid

  East AfricaCryptidPredatorFolkloreSurvival

• Nang Tani

  Thai • Thailand (Southeast Asia) • Fae (Tree Spirit)

  Thai FolkloreTree SpiritBanana TreeGuardian SpiritNight

• Nasnas

  Arabian • Arabian Peninsula / Middle East • Cryptid

  Arabianhalfhumanmonstercryptidfield-notes

• Nezha

  Chinese • China • Deity

  ChineseDeityProtectorYouthful WarriorTempleFolklore

• Ngārara

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) • Cryptid

  MāoriReptileEstuaryGuardianCryptid

• Nian

  Chinese • East Asia (coastal and rural villages) • Monster

  Chinese folkloreNew Yearmonsterritualfestival-defender

• Nidhogg

  Norse • Scandinavia (Mythic Yggdrasil) • Monster (Dragon/Serpent)

  NorseDragonSerpentYggdrasilWorld-TreeHostile

• Ningyo

  Japanese • Japanese coastal waters (historical) • Cryptid

  NingyoMerfolkJapanese FolkloreCoastalOmen

• Nio Guardians

  Japanese (Buddhist) • Japan • Deity

  GuardianDeityBuddhistTempleProtectorThreshold

• Njord

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseSeaWindsVanirSailors

• Noppera-bō

  Japanese • Japan (Edo-period tales; roadside and urban legends) • Yōkai (Trickster)

  JapaneseYōkaiGhostTricksterFaceless

• Nuckelavee

  Orkney/Scottish • Orkney Islands, Scotland • Fae (Hostile)

  OrkneyScottish FolkloreHostile FaeSea-demonBlight

• Nue

  Japanese • Japan (Heian period, imperial court lore) • Yōkai (Beast)

  yōkaichimeraJapanese folkloremonsternightfield-note

• Nüwa

  Chinese • Ancient China • Deity

  CreatorSerpentSky-RepairerMotherChinese Mythology

• Nyi Roro Kidul

  Javanese (Indonesian) • Southern coast of Java (Parangtritis to Pelabuhan Ratu) • Deity

  Sea QueenJavanese MythOcean DeityTidal OmenRitual

• Odin

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseWisdomWarRavensRunesTraveler

• Ogopogo

  Syilx (Okanagan) / Canadian folklore • Okanagan Lake, British Columbia, Canada • Cryptid (Lake Serpent)

  Lake MonsterCryptidOkanaganSerpentWater Spirit

• Oni

  Japanese • Japan (various regions) • Yōkai (Demon)

  YōkaiDemonJapanOgreFolkloreHostile

• Orang Minyak

  Malay • Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Singapore) • Monster (Cryptid)

  Malay MythNocturnalOily

• Osiris

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Valley • Deity

  EgyptianDeityAfterlifeRebirthTomb-Guardian

• Pachamama

  Andean (Quechua/Aymara/Inca) • Andes (Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile) • Deity

  EarthAndeanMotherGoddessAgricultureRitual

• Palraiyuk

  Riverine folktales (Malay–Thai border) • Mangrove estuaries and tidal creeks of the Malay Peninsula • Cryptid/Beast

  marshbioluminescentcryptidguideKelaran

• Pangu

  Chinese • China • Deity

  creatorgiantprimordialChinesecosmogony

• Pania of the Reef

  Māori • Hawke's Bay (Aotearoa/New Zealand) • Fae (Sea Spirit)

  Māorisea spiritreef guardianfolkloreAotearoafield notes

• Papa Bois

  Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean) • Caribbean islands — Trinidad • Fae (Forest Guardian)

  CaribbeanForestGuardianFaeProtectorFolklore

• Patasola

  Andean / Colombian • Northern Andes (Colombian jungle) • Folk Monster

  ColombianForest SpiritOne-legged

• Patupaiarehe

  Māori • Aotearoa / mist-shrouded forests and mountain ranges of New Zealand • Fae

  MāoriFaeMistMusicForestTrickster

• Pele

  Hawaiian • Hawaiʻi (Polynesia) • Deity

  PeleHawaiianVolcanoGoddessFireDeity

• Penanggalan

  Malay • Malay Peninsula (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore) • Spirit (Vampire)

  PenanggalanSoutheast AsiaVampireNight PredatorFolklore

• Père Fouettard

  French (Walloon / Northern France) • Hainaut; Northern France & Belgium • Fae

  EuropeanChristmasPunisherCompanion to Saint NicholasWinterFolk Spirit

• Perun and Veles

  Slavic • Eastern Europe • Deity

  SlavicDualityThunderUnderworldStormSerpent

• Phaya Naga

  Southeast Asian (Lao, Thai, Khmer) • Mekong River Basin • Deity

  Phaya NagaNagaDeityMekongWater GuardianLaos

• Phi Am

  Vietnamese • Vietnam • Spirit

  ThaiSpiritSleep-ghostNightmareField-Notes

• Phi Ta Khon

  Thai (Isan) • Dan Sai, Loei Province (Northeastern Thailand) • Fae (Spirit)

  IsanMaskFestivalTrickster

• Phoenix

  Ancient Greek & Egyptian • Eastern Mediterranean • Cryptid/Beast

  FireRebirthSolitaryAvianGuardian

• Pisacha

  Hindu mythology • Indian subcontinent • Demon

  DemonSpiritSouth AsianNightPossession

• Pishtaco

  Andean (Quechua/Aymara) • Central Andes (Peru, Bolivia) • Monster

  AndesPredatorFolkloreNightTrail-lore

• Pocong

  Malay / Indonesian • Maritime Southeast Asia • Spirit (Ghost)

  Southeast AsianGhostShroudUndeadFolklore

• Poludnitsa

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (fields and meadows) • Fae

  SlavicNoon SpiritField DemonFaeFolklore

• Pontianak

  Malay/Indonesian • Malay Archipelago (Southeast Asia) • Spirit

  Southeast AsianVengeful SpiritNocturnalFolklore

• Poseidon

  Ancient Greek • Mediterranean • Deity

  GreekSeaStormsEarthquakesHorsesTrident

• Pouākai

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) • Avian Cryptid

  MāoriGiant BirdPredatorCliffsAotearoa

• Pret

  Buddhist/Hindu folklore • South Asia (with East Asian adaptations) • Spirit (Hungry Ghost)

  Hungry GhostSouth AsianSpiritNightFamine

• Preta

  Buddhist/Hindu • Indian subcontinent (pan-Asian variants) • Spirit (Hungry Ghost)

  hungry ghostspiritfolklore

• Púca

  Irish • Ireland • Fae

  IrishTricksterShapeshifter

• Pukwudgie

  Algonquian (Wampanoag) • Northeastern Woodlands (New England) • Fae (Trickster)

  FaeTricksterNortheastForestPukwudgie

• Qallupilluit

  Inuit • Arctic coastal waters • Fae (Sea Spirit)

  InuitSea SpiritChild-stealerArcticFolklore

• Qalupalik

  Inuit • Arctic (Greenland, Canada, Alaska) • Folk Monster

  InuitSea-SpiritChild-StealerArcticCoastal Lore

• Qilin

  Chinese • East Asia • Deity

  East Asian MythAuspiceChimeraGuardianGood Omen

• Qiqirn

  Inuit • Arctic (Greenland / Canada / Alaska) • Spirit Beast (Hostile Monster)

  InuitSpirit DogArcticMonsterFolkloreCryptid

• Quetzalcoatl

  Nahuatl / Aztec • Mesoamerica (Central Mexico) • Deity (Feathered Serpent)

  Feathered SerpentMesoamericaWindKnowledgeDeity

• Quinkin

  Australian Aboriginal (Quinkan/Quinkin traditions) • Cape York Peninsula, Queensland • Fae (Spirit)

  AustralianFaeTricksterSpiritFolklore

• Ra

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Valley • Deity

  EgyptianSunDeityPantheonSolar Sovereign

• Rainbow Serpent

  Aboriginal Australian • Australia ( Arnhem Land & Pan-Indigenous traditions ) • Deity

  creatorserpentwaterrainancestral

• Rainmaker Snake

  Australian Aboriginal (Rainbow Serpent traditions) • Northern Australia (Arnhem Land, Kimberley) • Deity

  rainserpentweatherguardianagricultureritual

• Rakshasa

  Hinduism • South Asia (Indian subcontinent) • Demon

  RakshasaDemonShapeshifterSouth AsianHostileNightstalker

• Raktha Kanda

  Bengali folk • Ganges Delta • Monster

  forestpredatorsouth-asian

• Ranginui and Papatūānuku

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) • Deity

  MāoriCreationSkyEarthCosmologyDeity

• Raven

  Tlingit / Haida (Pacific Northwest Coast) • Northwest Coast • Fae (Trickster)

  TricksterBirdMimicMessengerOmen

• Redcap

  Anglo-Scottish Border folklore • Scottish Borders & Northumberland (British Isles) • Fae (Hostile)

  FaeBorder folkloreHostileRuinsNight

• Revenant

  Medieval European folk belief • Western Europe (notably British Isles) • Undead

  UndeadVengeanceGraveyardEuropean FolkloreNight

• Roc

  Arabic (Sinbad / One Thousand and One Nights) • Indian Ocean / Arabian Sea • Cryptid/Beast

  Giant BirdAerial PredatorArabian MythMythic BeastField Notes

• Rokurokubi

  Japanese • Japan • Fae (Yokai)

  YokaiJapanNocturnalShapeshifterTrickster

• Rougarou

  Cajun/Acadian (French-American) • Louisiana Bayou, United States • Cryptid (Lycanthrope)

  CajunLycanthropeBayou

• Rübezahl

  German / Czech (Silesian-Bohemian folklore) • Giant Mountains (Riesengebirge) • Fae (Mountain Spirit

  mountain spirittrickstershapechangerRiesengebirgefolklore

• Rusalka

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (rivers, lakes, marshes) • Fae (Water Spirit)

  SlavicWater SpiritHostile

• Salamander

  Medieval European Folklore • Western Europe • Cryptid (Elemental Beast)

  fireelementalfolklorealchemycryptid

• Samjogo

  Korean • Korean Peninsula (Goguryeo / Silla iconography) • Cryptid/Beast

  mountain-cryptidguardian-beastnocturnalfield-notesgame-encounter

• Santa Muerte

  Mexican folk Catholicism / Syncretic Popular Religion • Mexico (nationwide; prominent in urban and rural devotional cults) • Deity

  Folk SaintDeathMexicoProtectionSyncretic

• Sasabonsam

  Akan (Ashanti) • Ghana, West Africa • Cryptid (Forest Monster)

  AkanForestMonsterCryptidAmbush

• Scylla and Charybdis

  Greek • Strait of Messina (Mediterranean) • Sea Monsters

  GreekSeaMonsterNavigationMythic Hazard

• Sekhmet

  Ancient Egyptian • Memphis, Ancient Egypt • Deity

  EgyptianGoddessLionessWarHealingSun

• Selkie

  Scottish / Irish Gaelic • North Atlantic coasts (Hebrides, Orkney, Faroes, western Ireland) • Fae (Trickster)

  seashapeshifterCeltictricksterfolkloremelancholy

• Serpopard

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Delta / Northeast Africa • Cryptid/Beast

  Ancient EgyptHybridSerpent-LeopardRuins

• Set

  Ancient Egyptian • Upper Egypt / Desert Borderlands • Deity

  EgyptianStormsDesertChaosProtector

• Shahmaran

  Anatolian (Kurdish & Persian folklore) • Tarsus (Southeastern Anatolia / Northern Mesopotamia) • Deity

  ShahmaranMiddle Eastern folkloreserpentguardianhealerwisdom

• Shenlong

  Chinese • China • Deity

  DragonRainSkyEast AsianDeity

• Shiva

  Hinduism • Indian Subcontinent • Deity

  Hindu DeityAsceticTransformationDanceShaivism

• Sigbin

  Philippine folklore (Visayan/Ilocano) • Philippines • Cryptid

  PhilippineNocturnalPredatorBackwardsFeetFolklore

• Simurgh

  Persian (Iranian) • Mount Qaf / Central Asia • Deity

  MythicBirdPersianHealerGuardianWise

• Skinwalker

  Diné (Navajo) • American Southwest • Witch/Spirit (Shapechanger)

  ShapechangerNavajoWitchHostileFolklore

• Sköll and Hati

  Norse • Scandinavia • Beast (Mythic Wolves)

  NorseWolvesRagnarökCelestialHostile

• Sobek

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile Delta • Deity

  EgyptianCrocodileRiverGuardian

• Sphinx

  Greek; Egyptian (dual traditions) • Mediterranean — notably Thebes (Greece) and Giza (Egypt) • Fae (Trickster)

  riddleguardianhybridEgyptianGreektrickster

• Stonecoat

  Celtic (Scottish) • Highlands • Cryptid (Beast)

  stone-armormountain-cryptidterritorialnocturnalguardian

• Strigoi

  Romanian (Vlach) folklore • Transylvania & Wallachia • Undead

  VampireUndeadRomaniaNightFolkloreDanger

• Strzyga

  Polish (Slavic folk) • Central/Eastern Europe (Poland) • Undead

  Slavicundeadvampirenocturnalowl

• Sun Wukong

  Chinese • Flower-Fruit Mountain (Huaguo Shan), China • Fae (Trickster)

  Monkey KingChinese MythTricksterImmortalJourney to the West

• Sundel Bolong

  Javanese • Java, Indonesia • Spirit (Ghost)

  IndonesianGhostVengefulFolkloreNight

• Supay

  Quechua / Aymara (Inca-era) • Andes (Peru, Bolivia) • Deity

  AndeanUnderworldDeitySpiritMinersFolklore

• Surtr

  Norse • Múspell (South of the Norse cosmology) • Deity (Jötunn

  NorseFireJötunnRagnarökGiantElemental

• Taniwha

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) • Deity (Guardian Water-Spirit)

  Māoriwater-spiritguardianrivermyth

• Tanuki

  Japanese • Japan • Fae

  TanukiTricksterJapanese FolkloreShapeshifterMischief

• Tarasque

  Medieval French (Provençal) • Tarascon, Provence (France) • Monster

  French FolkloreRiver MonsterDragon-TurtleTamed by Saint MarthaMedieval Legend

• Tatzelwurm

  Alpine (Swiss / Austrian / Bavarian) • Alps • Cryptid

  AlpineSerpentineFolkloreCryptidField Notes

• Taweret

  Ancient Egyptian • Nile (Egypt) • Deity

  EgyptianChildbirthProtectorHouseholdHippopotamus

• Te Wheke-a-Muturangi

  Māori • Aotearoa (New Zealand) / Pacific • Cryptid (Sea Monster)

  MāoriSea MonsterOctopusCryptidAotearoa

• Tengu

  Japanese • Mountain forests of Japan • Fae

  YokaiTricksterMountainAvianMartial

• Thanatos

  Greek • Ancient Greece • Deity

  GreekDeityDeathSpiritMythology

• The Kallikantzaroi

  Greek • Balkans / Aegean • Fae

  GreekTricksterHousehold SpiritWinter/ChristmasFolklore

• Thor

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseThunderHammerProtectorStormWarrior

• Thoth

  Ancient Egyptian • Egypt • Deity

  Egyptianwisdomwritingmoonscribe

• Thunderbird

  Various North American Indigenous (Plains & Great Lakes) • North America — Plains & Great Lakes • Deity

  DeityStormAvianSky-SpiritIndigenousWeather

• Tiamat

  Akkadian (Enuma Elish) • Mesopotamia (Ancient Near East) • Deity

  MesopotamianPrimordialSeaChaosDragonMother

• Tiddalik

  Australian Aboriginal • Eastern Australia (various language groups) • Fae

  AustralianFrogTricksterDroughtFolkloreMythic fauna

• Tikbalang

  Filipino • Philippines (various islands) • Fae (Trickster)

  PhilippineFaeTricksterForestHorse-headed

• Tikoloshe

  Zulu / Xhosa (Nguni) • Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape) • Hostile Spirit (House/Water)

  TikolosheZuluXhosaHouse spiritNight terrorFolklore

• Tiyanak

  Philippine • Philippines (rural forests and swamps; Luzon & Visayas traditions) • Spirit

• Tokoloshe

  Zulu, Xhosa • Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape) • Fae (Trickster)

  Southern AfricaHousehold SpiritNightTricksterFolklore

• Tornat

  Coastal Loomfolk (modern coastal folklore) • Northern Archipelagos • Cryptid/Beast

  cryptidnocturnalforestguardian

• Toyol

  Malay / Indonesian • Southeast Asia (Malay Archipelago) • Fae (Familiar Spirit)

  Southeast Asian FolkloreTricksterFamiliarNightChild Spirit

• Troll Cat

  Scandinavian (Norwegian) • Northern Europe • Fae (Familiar

  ScandinavianFamiliarTricksterDairy-thiefHousehold Spirit

• Trolls

  Norse/Scandinavian • Scandinavia • Monster

  NorseMountainStoneHostileFolkloreGiant

• Tunupa

  Aymara • Altiplano (Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia) • Deity

  AndeanVolcanoWeatherDeityAltiplano

• Typhon

  Greek • Mount Etna / Tartarus (Ancient Greece) • Primordial Monster

  GreekTyphonStormVolcanicPrimordialHostile

• Tyr

  Norse • Scandinavia • Deity

  NorseDeityWarHonorOath

• Uktena

  Cherokee • Southeastern North America • Cryptid (Horned Serpent)

  Horned SerpentCherokeeRiver SpiritPredatorLegendary Jewel

• Vampire

  Pan-European (primarily Slavic) • Balkans & Central/Eastern Europe • Undead

  VampireUndeadFolkloreHostileNight

• Vetala

  Sanskrit/Hindu • Indian subcontinent • Revenant (Spirit)

  VetalaIndian FolkloreRevenantCremation GroundsRiddle Spirit

• Viracocha

  Inca • Andes (Lake Titicaca) • Deity

  IncaCreator DeityAndeanFolklore

• Vodnik

  Slavic • Rivers & lakes of Eastern Europe • Fae (Water Spirit)

  Slavicwater spirithostilefolklorefield-notes

• Vodyanoy

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (rivers, ponds, mills) • Spirit

  Slavicwater spiritfolkloredrownersfield notes

• Volcan

  Pan-Plateau Folklore • Volcanic Highlands • Deity (Volcanic)

  volcanofire deitygeological guardianmythfield notes

• Wakwak

  Philippines (Tagalog/Visayan folklore) • Luzon & Visayas, Southeast Asia • Cryptid (Night Predator)

  PhilippineVampiricNightAvianFolklore

• Waldgeist

  Germanic • Central European woodlands (e.g., Black Forest) • Fae (Forest Spirit)

  Forest SpiritWaldgeistGuardianFaeNature

• Water Bull

  Scottish & Irish Gaelic • Highlands & Western Isles • Cryptid

  CelticWaterBovineCryptidNocturnalField-Guide

• Wendigo

  Algonquian (Anishinaabe, Cree, Innu) • Great Lakes & Subarctic North America • Spirit

  WendigoAlgonquianWinterSpirit

• Werewolf

  European folklore • Medieval Europe • Lycanthrope (Monster)

  werewolflycanthropymonsterfolkloreshapechanger

• Werwolf

  Germanic / Medieval European • Northern & Central Europe • Cryptid

  lycanthropewolfmonsternocturnalEuropean

• Wewe Gombel

  Indonesia • Java • Fae (Trickster)

  Wewe GombelJavaneseFaeTricksterNocturnalChild-guardian

• White Snake

  Chinese • Zhejiang (West Lake / Leifeng Pagoda) • Deity

  Bai Suzhensnakewater spiritshapeshifterfolklore

• Witch

  European (Early Modern / Folk) • Western & Central Europe • Folk Magic (Humanoid)

  witchcunning-folktricksterherbalismhousehold-magichexes

• Wulbari and Ananse

  Akan / West African oral tradition • Ghana, West Africa • Deity & Fae (Sky Deity and Trickster Spider)

  West AfricanAkanAnansiWulbariTricksterSky Deity

• Yaksha

  Sanskrit / Hindu, Buddhist & Jain traditions • South Asia (Indian subcontinent) • Deity

  YakshaDeityNature-GuardianTreasureSouth Asian

• Yama

  Hinduism / Tibetan Buddhism • South Asia (Indian subcontinent) & Tibet • Deity

  deathjudgepsychopompHinduBuddhistafterlife

• Yara-ma-yha-who

  Aboriginal Australian • Eastern Australia (fig-tree woodlands) • Fae (Monster)

  Australianvampirictree spiritambush predatorfolklore

• Yasy Yateré

  Guaraní • Paraguay / Gran Chaco • Fae (Trickster)

  GuaraníTricksterFluteForestChildlikeParaguay

• Yee Naaldlooshii

  Navajo (Diné) • Southwestern United States (Four Corners) • Spirit (Monster)

  Yee NaaldlooshiiWendigoNavajoSpiritHostileWinter

• Yeti

  Tibetan / Nepalese (Sherpa) • Himalayas • Cryptid

  YetiHimalayasCryptid

• Ymir

  Norse • Scandinavia (Icelandic myth) • Deity (Primordial Giant)

  NorsePrimordialGiantFrostCreation

• Yowie

  Australian (Aboriginal & Colonial folklore) • Australian bushlands and Outback (primarily eastern Australia) • Cryptid

  AustraliaCryptidForestNocturnalBigfoot-like

• Yu Huang

  Chinese • China • Deity

  DeityChinese MythJade EmperorCelestial CourtAuthority

• Yuki-onna

  Japanese • Tōhoku and other snowy regions of Japan • Yokai

  yokaispiritsnowghostlegend

• Yule Cat

  Icelandic • Iceland • Cryptid (Folkloric Beast)

  IcelandicYuleFelinePredatorFolkloreWinter

• Yumboes

  Senegambian folklore • West Africa (Senegambia) • Fae

  SenegambiaWolofNight SpiritsTricksterCoastal Fae

• Zaramama

  Andean (Quechua/Aymara) • Altiplano highlands (Peru/Bolivia) • Cryptid (Marsh Beast)

  MarshProtectorNocturnal

• Zemlya

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (East Slavic/Rus') • Deity (Earth Mother)

  SlavicEarthDeityGuardianAgricultureFolklore

• Zeus

  Greek • Mount Olympus, Greece • Deity

  GreekOlympianSkyThunderKing of Gods

• Zhong Kui

  Chinese • China • Deity

  ExorcistProtectorScholarHousehold GuardianChinese Myth

• Ziz

  Hebrew / Jewish • Levant / Ancient Near East • Cryptid

  aircolossusbirdsky

• Zmej

  Slavic • Balkans & Eastern Europe • Dragon (Monster)

  SlavicDragonHostileFireFolklore

• Zmey Gorynych

  Slavic • Eastern Europe (Rus') • Dragon

  DragonSlavicFireMulti-headedHostile

• Zombie

  Haitian Vodou & European revenant traditions • Caribbean & Europe (widely adapted in global popular culture) • Undead (Monster)

  undeadmonstersurvivalfolkloreHaiti