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A famous reptilian water monster with a water-filled head and a love of cucumbers. Karasu-tengu A low-ranking tengu that looks like an anthropomorphic bird. Karura A divine anthropomorphic eagle akin to the Hindu Garuda. Kasa-obake A paper-umbrella monster that is sometimes considered a tsukumogami. Kasha
Legendary creatures from Japanese mythology and Japanese folklore. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ... This list may ...
Yōkai (妖怪, "strange apparition") are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore.The kanji representation of the word yōkai comprises two characters that both mean "suspicious, doubtful", [1] and while the Japanese name is simply the Japanese transliteration or pronunciation of the Chinese term yaoguai (which designates similarly strange creatures), some Japanese ...
After Izanami's death, the myth of Izanagi's efforts to rescue her from Yomi, an underworld described in Japanese mythology, explains the origins of the cycle of birth and death. [1] After killing their child Kagutsuchi, Izanagi was still grief-stricken, so he undertook the task of finding a way to bring Izanami back from the dead. [10]
Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
The Japanese word kaijū originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; [3] it earlier appeared in the Chinese Classic of Mountains and Seas. [4] [5] There are no traditional depictions of kaijū or kaijū-like creatures among the yōkai of Japanese folklore, [6] although it is possible to find megafauna in their mythology (e.g., Japanese dragons).
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.