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' malevolent spirits ') – An oni-like creature in Japanese folklore, thought to be able to provoke a person's darkest desires. Similar to the amanojaku. Jama (邪魔, lit. ' malevolent demons ') – A demon or devil of perversity, a hindrance to the practice of purity in Shinto and the practice of enlightenment in Buddhism. Jichinsai ...
Baba Yaga – Forest spirit and hag; Babi ngepet – Monster boar; Baccoo (Guyanese/Surinamese) – Malevolent little people; Badalisc – Goat-like creature from the southern central Alps; Bagiennik – Malevolent water spirit; Bahamut – Giant fish
[7] [8] Although the word is traditionally derived from the root ŠWD (Hebrew: שוד shuḏ) that conveys the meaning of "acting with violence" or "laying waste," [9] it was possibly a loanword from Akkadian, in which the word shedu referred to a spirit that could be either protective or malevolent.
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 ...
A red cow involved in the construction of the Enzō-ji temple in Yanaizu, Fukushima. Aka Manto A ghost in a red or blue mantle that offers either red or blue toilet paper rolls in bathrooms, then kills whoever answers based on their choice: flaying for red, strangulation for blue. Akaname A spirit that licks off filth in untidy bathrooms. Akashita
Analyzing the compound word into the two separate words: 妖 (yāo) is a word which can mean eldritch, seductive, or sinister and beguiling, or a being with such characteristics, or strange, weird and supernatural. [53] 怪 (guài) means strange or unusual when used as an adjective, and any monster or strange and unusual creature as a ...
Grindylow – Malevolent water spirit; Grootslang (South Africa) - Large snake often associated with diamonds; Gualichu – Malevolent spirit; Guardian angel (Christian, Jewish, and Islamic belief) – Subclassification of angels that guard and protect a specific person or living being; Gud-elim – Human-bull hybrid
They have a color that is blue, orange, or red, and also have a tail, but it can either be short or long. There are also a few that have been seen during daytime. In the Okinawa Prefecture , hitodama are called tamagai , and in Nakijin , they are said to appear before a child is born [ 3 ] and in some areas are also said to be mysterious flames ...