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Agoa- (American) turtle monster of West Virginian lore centered around the Monongahela River. Name derived from Lenape language word for snake, but creature completely made up by whites. Ammut – female demon, funerary deity and animal hybrid (Egypt) Bakunawa – Serpent-like Dragon in Philippines (Philippines)
Nature spirits associated with forests. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. D. Dryads (17 P) F. Fauns (2 C, 9 P) L. Little ...
A name given to the kami of water and to a wide variety of mythical and magical creatures found in water. Suiko Another name for kappa. Sukunabikona The Shinto kami of the onsen (hot springs), agriculture, healing, magic, brewing sake and knowledge. The child of either Kamimusubi or Takamimusubi, he helped Ōkuninushi build the land known as ...
Wolpertinger – Forest animal comprised from various animal parts (similar to a Chimera) Wondjina (Australia Aboriginal) – Weather spirit; Wraith – Water spirit or ghostly apparition; Wulver – Wolf-headed humanoid spirit; Wu Tou Gui – Beheaded ghost; Wyrm (European) – Dragon or serpent
Always with his feet facing backwards and with prodigious physical strength, he deceives hunters and travelers, making them lose their way, leading them astray inside the forest, with whistles and false signals. From Maranhão south to Espírito Santo, its constant nickname is Caipora. Eduardo Galvão informs: "Curupira is a genius of the forest.
Bugul Noz – Extremely ugly, but kind, forest spirit; Bukavac – Six-legged lake monster; Bunyip (Australian Aboriginal) – Horse-walrus hybrid lake monster; Bunny Man (American Folklore) Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Urban Legend – Spirit/Maniac that wears a bunny costume and wields an ax
List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend; List of Philippine mythological creatures; List of spiritual entities in Islam; Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore; Supernatural beings in Slavic religion
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 ...