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A kijo (鬼女, lit. demon woman) is an oni woman from Japanese legends. Mythology ... had "baba" in her name, but she is also considered a kijo. [2] Also ...
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 ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 March 2025. Female entity in Near Eastern mythology This article is about the religious figure Lilith. For other uses, see Lilith (disambiguation). Lilith (1887) by John Collier Lilith, also spelled Lilit, Lilitu, or Lilis, is a feminine figure in Mesopotamian and Jewish mythology, theorized to be the ...
In medieval texts, one of Gylou's twelve and a half names is given as Anabardalea, a name also associated with Abyzou. [23] In the form of Gello, the demon appears in a fragment from Sappho's poetry. [24] Fresco unearthed at Bawit. The mounted figure is identified as Sissinios (only "os" remains to be read), the trampled female is Alabasandria.
Jillian, or Jill for short, is an English name with Latin roots and a meaning of “youthful” that’s well-suited to, well, pretty much any newborn girl. 8. Rebecca. This name of Hebrew origin ...
Oni, written in kanji as 鬼, is read in China as guǐ , meaning something invisible, formless, or unworldly, in other words, a 'ghost' or the 'soul of the dead'. On the other hand, the Japanese dictionary Wamyō Ruijushō ( 和名類聚抄 ) written in Japan in the 10th century explained the origin of the word oni as a corruption of on/onu ...
A succubus (pl.: succubi) is a female demon or supernatural entity in folklores who appears in dreams to seduce men, mostly through sexual activity. According to some folklore, a succubus needs semen to survive; repeated sexual activity with a succubus will result in a bond being formed between the succubus and the person; and a succubus will ...