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Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit; Majitu – in Swahili mythology, shape-shifting spirits that can pass as humans; Makara (Indian mythology) – Aquatic beings; Makura-gaeshi (Japanese mythology) – Pillow-moving spirit; Mallt-y-Nos (Welsh mythology) – Spirit of the hunt
Brag – Malevolent water horse; British big cat – mysterious black panther; Brownie (English and Scottish) – Benevolent household spirit; Broxa – Nocturnal bird that drains goats of their milk; Bucca – Male sea-spirit, a merman, that inhabited mines and coastal communities as a hobgoblin during storms
Ceasg – Benevolent Scottish mermaids; Ceffyl Dŵr – Malevolent water horse; Centaur – Human-horse hybrid; Centicore – Horse-Antelope-Lion-Bear hybrid; Cerastes – Extremely flexible, horned snake; Cerberus – Three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworld
A benevolent dictatorship is a government in which an authoritarian leader exercises absolute political power over the state but is perceived to do so with regard for the benefit of the population as a whole. It stands in contrast to the decidedly malevolent stereotype of a dictator, who focuses on their supporters and their own self-interests.
Duppy, malevolent spirits who bring misfortune and woe on those they set upon; Hupia, the spirits of deceased people; portrayed as faceless people or in the form of deceased loved ones; Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits; Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and ...
Adenoid Hinkle (played by Charlie Chaplin) and Napaloni (played by Jack Oakie) parody of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, respectively, in The Great Dictator. In fiction, dictatorship has sometimes been portrayed as the political system of choice for controlling dystopian societies in books, video games, TV and movies.
The term "ghost" eludes a singular definition, its meaning has evolved across cultures, shaped by various interpretations rooted in religious beliefs, folklore, and historical context. From benevolent spirits to malevolent entities, these stories reflect the fears, values, and traditions of societies throughout time.
The following is a list of supernatural beings in Chinese folklore and fiction originating from traditional folk culture and contemporary literature.. The list includes creatures from ancient classics (such as the Discourses of the States, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and In Search of the Supernatural) literature from the Gods and Demons genre of fiction, (for example, the Journey to the ...