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A giant humanoid monster that appears on the surface of the sea and tries to sink ships in various ways. Umi-nyōbō A female sea monster who steals fish. Umi zatō A yōkai that manifests as a giant Buddhist monk striding across the ocean waves, seen off the coast of Rikuchū Province. Ungaikyō
Legendary creatures from Japanese mythology and Japanese folklore. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. ... This list may ...
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
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]
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 ...
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
Pugot – (Philippines) Mythical fiend found in the Ilocos Region. Rannamaari - (Maldives) Sea monster/demon with similar mythology to Orochi. Defeated entirely just by the existence of Islam and nothing else. Rokurokubi – Yōkai with long necks or removable heads. Tengu – Legendary creatures with human and bird features in Japanese folklore.
Nure-onna – Female monster who appears on the beach Nurikabe ( Japanese ) – Spirit that manifests as an impassable, invisible wall Nyami Nyami ( Tonga (Zimbabwean) mythology ) – Snake-spirit of the Zambezi River