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Á Bao A Qu (Malay) - An entity that lives in the Tower of Victory in Chitor. Aatxe (Basque) - A spirit that takes the form of a bull. Abassy (Yakuts) - Demons that have teeth of iron. Abada (African) - Small type of unicorn reported to live in the lands of the African Congo. Äbädä (Tatar) - Forest spirit Abaia (Melanesian) - Huge magical eel Abarimon (Medieval Bestiaries) - Savage humanoid with backward feet. Abath (Malay) - One-horned animal Abatwa (Zulu) - Little people that ride ants. Abura-bō (Japanese) - Spectral fire from Shiga Prefecture, in which the shape of a monk can often be seen. Abura-sumashi (Japanese) - creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture. Acephali (Greek) - Headless humanoids Acheri (Indian) - Disease-bringing ghost Achiyalabopa (Puebloan) - Rainbow-feathered birds Achlis (Roman) - Curious elk Adar Llwch Gwin (Welsh) - Giant birds that understand human languages. Adaro (Solomon Islands) - Malevolent merfolk Adhene (Manx) - Nature spirit Adlet (Inuit) - Vampiric dog-human hybrid Adroanzi (Lugbara) - Nature spirit Adze (Ewe people) - An African vampiric-forest being. Aerico (Macedonian) - Disease demon Afanc (Welsh) - Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agathodaemon (Greek) - Spirit of vinefields and grainfields. Agloolik (Inuit) - Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen. Agogwe (East Africa) - Small, ape-like humanoid. Ahkiyyini (Inuit) - Animated skeleton that causes shipwrecks. Ahuizotl (Aztec) - Anthropophagous dog-monkey hybrid. Aigamuxa (Khoikhoi) - Anthropophagous humanoid with eyes in its instep. Aigikampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed goat Aigamuxa (Khoikhoi) - Man-eating Ogres Aitu (Polynesian) - Malevolent spirits or demons Aitvaras (Lithuanian) - Household spirit Ajatar (Finnish) - Dragon Akabeko (Japanese) - Red cow involved in the construction of Enzō-ji in Yanaizu, Fukushima Akamataa (Japanese) - Snake spirit from Okinawa. Akateko (Japanese) - Tree-dwelling monster Akhlut (Inuit) - Orca-wolf shapeshifter Akka (Finnish) - Female spirits or minor goddesses Akki (Japanese) - Large, grotesque humanoid Akkorokamui (Ainu) - Sea monster Akuma (Japanese) - Evil spirit Akupara (Hindu) - Giant turtle that supports the world. Akurojin-no-hi (Japanese) - Ghostly flame which causes disease. Al (Armenian and Persian) - Spirit that steals unborn babies and livers from pregnant women. Ala (Slavic) - Bad weather demon Alal (Chaldean) - Demon Alan (Philippine) - Winged humanoid that steals reproductive waste to make children. Al Basti (Turkish) - Female night-demon Alce (Heraldic) - Wingless griffin Alicanto (Chilean) - Bird that eats gold and silver. Alicorn - Technically a unicorn's horn. In modern times is commonly misapplied to winged unicorns. Alkonost (Slavic) - Angelic bird with human head and breasts. Allocamelus (Heraldic) - Ass-camel hybrid Allu (Akkadian and Sumerian) - Faceless demon Almas (Mongolian) - Savage humanoid Al-mi'raj (Islamic) - One-horned rabbit

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Á Bao A Qu (Malay) - An entity that lives in the Tower of Victory in Chitor.Aatxe (Basque) - A spirit that takes the form of a bull.Abassy (Yakuts) - Demons that have teeth of iron.Abada (African) - Small type of unicorn reported to live in the lands of the African Congo.Äbädä (Tatar) - Forest spiritAbaia (Melanesian) - Huge magical eelAbarimon (Medieval Bestiaries) - Savage humanoid with backward feet.Abath (Malay) - One-horned animalAbatwa (Zulu) - Little people that ride ants.Abura-bō (Japanese) - Spectral fire from Shiga Prefecture, in which the shape of a monk can often be seen.Abura-sumashi (Japanese) - creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture.Acephali (Greek) - Headless humanoidsAcheri (Indian) - Disease-bringing ghostAchiyalabopa (Puebloan) - Rainbow-feathered birdsAchlis (Roman) - Curious elkAdar Llwch Gwin (Welsh) - Giant birds that understand human languages.Adaro (Solomon Islands) - Malevolent merfolkAdhene (Manx) - Nature spiritAdlet (Inuit) - Vampiric dog-human hybridAdroanzi (Lugbara) - Nature spiritAdze (Ewe people) - An African vampiric-forest being.Aerico (Macedonian) - Disease demonAfanc (Welsh) - Lake monster (exact lake varies by story).Agathodaemon (Greek) - Spirit of vinefields and grainfields.Agloolik (Inuit) - Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen.Agogwe (East Africa) - Small, ape-like humanoid.Ahkiyyini (Inuit) - Animated skeleton that causes shipwrecks.Ahuizotl (Aztec) - Anthropophagous dog-monkey hybrid.Aigamuxa (Khoikhoi) - Anthropophagous humanoid with eyes in its instep.Aigikampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed goatAigamuxa (Khoikhoi) - Man-eating OgresAitu (Polynesian) - Malevolent spirits or demonsAitvaras (Lithuanian) - Household spiritAjatar (Finnish) - DragonAkabeko (Japanese) - Red cow involved in the construction of Enzō-ji in Yanaizu, FukushimaAkamataa (Japanese) - Snake spirit from Okinawa.Akateko (Japanese) - Tree-dwelling monsterAkhlut (Inuit) - Orca-wolf shapeshifterAkka (Finnish) - Female spirits or minor goddessesAkki (Japanese) - Large, grotesque humanoidAkkorokamui (Ainu) - Sea monsterAkuma (Japanese) - Evil spiritAkupara (Hindu) - Giant turtle that supports the world.Akurojin-no-hi (Japanese) - Ghostly flame which causes disease.Al (Armenian and Persian) - Spirit that steals unborn babies and livers from pregnant women.Ala (Slavic) - Bad weather demonAlal (Chaldean) - DemonAlan (Philippine) - Winged humanoid that steals reproductive waste to make children.Al Basti (Turkish) - Female night-demonAlce (Heraldic) - Wingless griffinAlicanto (Chilean) - Bird that eats gold and silver.Alicorn - Technically a unicorn's horn. In modern times is commonly misapplied to winged unicorns.Alkonost (Slavic) - Angelic bird with human head and breasts.Allocamelus (Heraldic) - Ass-camel hybridAllu (Akkadian and Sumerian) - Faceless demonAlmas (Mongolian) - Savage humanoidAl-mi'raj (Islamic) - One-horned rabbitAloja (Catalan) - Female water spiritAlom-bag-winno-sis (Abenaki) - Little people and trickstersAlp (German) - Male night-demonAlphyn (Heraldic) - Lion-like creature, sometimes with dragon or goat forelegs.Alp-luachra (Irish) - Parasitic fairyAl Rakim (Islamic) - Guard dog of the Seven SleepersAlseid (Greek) - Grove nymphAlû (Assyrian) - Leprous demonAlux (Mayan) - Little people

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Amaburakosagi (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from Shikoku.Amala (Tsimshian) - Giant who holds up the world.Amamehagi (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from Hokuriku.Amanojaku (Japanese) - Small demonAmarok (Inuit) - Giant wolfAmarum (Quechua) - Water boa spiritAmazake-babaa (Japanese) - Disease-causing hagAmemasu (Ainu) - Lake monsterAmorōnagu (Japanese) - Tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima.Amphiptere (Heraldic) - Winged serpentAmphisbaena (Greek) - Serpent with a head at each end.Anakim (Jewish) - GiantAndrosphinx (Ancient Egyptian) - Human-headed sphinxAngel (Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and Zoroastrian) - Heavenly being, usually depicted as a winged humanoid.Angha (Persian) - Dog-lion-peacock hybridAni Hyuntikwalaski (Cherokee) - Lightning spiritAnkou (French) - Skeletal grave watcher with a lantern and a scythe.Anmo (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from Iwate PrefectureAntaeus (Greek) - A giant who was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the groundAntero Vipunen (Finnish) - Subterranean giantAo Ao (Guaraní) - Anthropophagous peccary or sheepAobōzu (Japanese) - Blue monk who kidnaps childrenApkallu (Sumerian) - Fish-human hybrid that attends the god EnkiApsaras (Buddhist and Hindu) - Female cloud spiritAqrabuamelu (Akkadian) - Human-scorpion hybridArdat-Lili (Akkadian) - Disease demonArgus Panoptes (Greek) - Hundred-eyed giantArikura-no-baba (Japanese) - Old woman with magical powersArimaspi (Greek) - One-eyed humanoidArion (Greek) - Extremely swift horse with a green mane and the power of speechArkan Sonney (Manx) - Fairy hedgehogAsag (Sumerian) - Hideous rock demonAsakku (Sumerian) - DemonAsanbosam (West Africa) - Iron-toothed vampireAsena (Turkic) - Blue-maned wolfA-senee-ki-wakw (Abenaki) - Stone-giantAshi-magari (Japanese) - Invisible tendril that impedes movementAsiman (Dahomey) - Vampiric possession spiritAskefrue (Germanic) - Female tree spiritAsk-wee-da-eed (Abenaki) - Fire elemental and spectral fireAsobibi (Japanese) - Spectral fire from Kōchi PrefectureAspidochelone (Medieval Bestiaries) - Island-sized whale or sea turtleAsrai (English) - Water spiritAstomi (Hindu) - Humanoid sustained by pleasant smells instead of foodAswang (Philippine) - Carrion-eating humanoidAtomy (English) - Surprisingly small creatureAto-oi-kozō (Japanese) - Invisible spirit that follows peopleAtshen (Inuit) - Anthropophagous spiritAuloniad (Greek) - Pasture nymphAvalerion (Medieval Bestiary) - King of the birdsAwa-hon-do (Abenaki) - Insect spiritAxex (Ancient Egyptian) - Falcon-lion hybridAyakashi (Japanese) - Sea-serpent that travels over boats in an arc while dripping oilAyakashi-no-ayashibi (Japanese) - Spectral fire from Ishikawa PrefectureAziza (Dahomey) - Little people that help huntersAzukiarai (Japanese) - Spirit that washes azuki beans along riversidesAzukibabaa (Japanese) - Bean-grinding hag who devours peopleAzukitogi (Japanese) - Spirit that washes azuki beans along riversidesBa (Egyptian) - word for the soul of the deceased. It was depicted as a bird or a human-headed bird.Baba Yaga (Slavic) - Forest spirit and hagBackoo (Guyanese) - Malevolent little peopleBagiennik (Slavic) - Malevolent water spiritBahamut (Arabian) - Giant fishBar Juchne (Abrahamic and Talmudic) - A birdBashe (Chinese) - Elephant-swallowing serpentBai Ze (Chinese) - Talking beast which handed down knowledge on harmful spirits

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Ba Jiao Gui (Chinese) - Banana tree spiritBake-kujira (Japanese) - A ghostly whale skeleton that drifts along the coastlineBakeneko (Japanese) - Magical catBakezōri (Japanese) - Animated straw sandalBakhtak (Iranian) - Night demonBaku (Japanese) - Dream-devouring, tapir-like creatureBakunawa (Philippine) - Sea serpent that causes eclipsesBalaur (Romanian) - Multi-headed dragonBannik (Slavic) - Bathhouse spiritBanshee (Irish) - Death spiritBarbegazi (Swiss) - Dwarf with giant, snowshoe-like feetBardi (Trabzon) - Shapechanging death spiritBarghest - Yorkshire black dogBar Juchne (Jewish) - Gigantic birdBarnacle Geese (Medieval folklore) - Geese which hatch from barnaclesBarong (Balinese) - Tutelary spiritBasajaun (Basque) - Ancestral, megalith-building raceBasCelik (Serbian) - A powerful and very evil winged man whose soul is not held by his body and can be subdued only by causing him to suffer dehydrationBasilisco Chilote (Chilota) - Chicken-serpent hybridBasilisk (Medieval Bestiaries) - Multi-limbed, venomous lizardBatibat (Philippine) - Female night-demonBatsu (Chinese) - Drought spiritBaubas (Lithuanian) - Malevolent spiritBaykok (Ojibwa) - Flying skeletonBean Nighe (Irish) - Death spirit (a specific type of Banshee/Bean Sídhe)Behemoth (Jewish) - Primal, gigantic land animalBendigeidfran (Welsh) - Giant kingBennu (Egyptian) - Heron-like, regenerative bird, equivalent to (or inspiration of) the PhoenixBerehynia (Slavic) - Water spiritBergrisar (Norse) - Mountain giantBergsrå (Norse) - Mountain spiritBestial beast (Brazilian) - Centauroid specterBetobeto-san (Japanese) - Invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footstepsBhūta (Buddhist and Hindu) - Ghost of someone killed by execution or suicideBi-blouk (Khoikhoi) - Female, anthropophagous, partially invisible monsterBies (Slavic) - DemonBigfoot (American folklore) - Forest-dwelling apeman.Binbōgami (Japanese) - Spirit of povertyBishop-fish (Medieval Bestiaries) - Fish-like humanoidBiwa-bokuboku (Japanese)- Animated biwaBlack Annis (English) - Blue-faced hagBlack Dog (British) - Canine death spiritBlack Shuck - Norfolk, Essex, and Suffolk black dogBlemmyae (Medieval Bestiary) - Headless humanoid with face in torsoBloody Bones (Irish) - Water bogeymanBlue Crow (Brazilian) - a giant amazonian bird.Bluecap (English) - Mine-dwelling fairyBodach (Scottish) - Malevolent spiritBogeyman (English) - Malevolent spiritBoggart (English) - Malevolent household spiritBoginki (Polish) - Nature spiritBogle (Scottish) - Malevolent spiritBoi-tatá (Brazilian) - Giant snakeBolla (Albanian) - DragonBonnacon (Medieval Bestiaries) - Bull-horse hybrid with flaming dungBoo Hag (American Folklore) - Vampire-like creature that steals energy from sleeping victimsBoobrie (Scottish) - Roaring water birdBozaloshtsh (Slavic) - Death spiritBrag (English) - Malevolent water horseBrownie (English and Scottish) - Benevolent household spiritBroxa (Jewish) - Nocturnal bird that drains goats of their milkBokkenrijders (Dutch) - Damned banditsBugbear (English) - Bearlike goblinBuggane (Manx) - Ogre-like humanoidBugul Noz (Celtic) - Extremely ugly, but kind, forest spirit

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Bukavac (Serbia) - Six-legged lake monsterBukit Timah Monkey Man (Singapore) - Forest dwelling immortal primateBunyip (Australian Aboriginal) - Horse-walrus hybrid lake monsterBuraq (Islamic) - Human-headed, angelic horseBush Dai Dai (Guyanese) - Spirit that seduces and kills menByangoma (Bengali) - Fortune-telling birdsBysen (Scandinavian) - Diminutive forest spiritCabeiri (Greek) - Smith and wine spiritsCacus (Roman) - Fire-breathing giantCadejo (Central America) - Cow-sized dog-goat hybrid in two varieties: benevolent and white, and malevolent and blackCaipora (Tupi) - Fox-human hybrid and nature spiritCaladrius (Medieval Bestiary) - White bird that can foretell if a sick person will recover or dieCalingi (Medieval Bestiary) - Humanoids with an eight-year lifespanCallitrix (Medieval Bestiary) - Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hatesCalydonian Boar (Greek) - Giant, chthonic boarCalygreyhound (Heraldic) - Wildcat-deer/antelope-eagle-ox-lion hybridCamahueto (Chilota) - One-horned calfCambion (Medieval folklore) - Hybrid between a human and an incubus or succubusCampe (Greek) - Dragon-human-scorpion hybridCamulatz (Mayan) - A bird that ate the heads of the first menCandileja (Colombian) - Spectral, fiery hagCanaima (Guyanese) - Were-jaguarCanotila (Lakota) - Little people and tree spiritsCaoineag (Scottish) - Death spirit (a specific type of Banshee/Bean Sídhe)Capa (Lakota) - Beaver spiritCăpcăun (Romanian) - Large, monstrous humanoidCarbuncle (Latin America) - A small creature with a jewel on its headCatoblepas (Medieval Bestiary) - Scaled buffalo-hog hybridCat Sidhe (Scottish) - Fairy catCecaelia - Modern term for mermaid-like, human-octopus hybridCeffyl Dŵr (Welsh) - Malevolent water horseCentaur (Greek) - Human-horse hybridCerastes (Greek) - Extremely flexible, horned snakeCerberus (Greek) - Three-headed dog that guards the entrance to the underworldCercopes (Greek) - Mischievous forest spiritCericopithicus (Medieval Bestiary) - Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hatesCeryneian Hind (Greek) - Hind with golden antlers and bronze or brass hoovesCetan (Lakota) - Hawk spiritChakora (Hindu) - Lunar birdChamrosh (Persian) - Dog-bird hybridChaneque (Aztec) - Little people and nature spiritsChangeling (European) - Non-human humanoid child (fairy, elf, troll, etc.) substituted for a kidnapped human childCharybdis (Greek) - Sea monster in the form of a giant mouthChepi (Narragansett) - Ancestral spirit that instructs tribe membersCherufe (Mapuche) - Volcano-dwelling monsterChibaiskweda (Abenaki) - Ghost of an improperly buried personChichevache (Medieval folklore) - Human-faced cow that feeds on good womenChickcharney (Bahaman) - Bird-mammal hybridChimbwe (hyena) in Tumbuka (an ethnic group living in Malawi, Zambia and Tanzania) mythologyChimaera (Greek) - Lion-goat-snake hybridChindi (Navajo) - Vengeful ghosts that cause dust devilsChinthe (Burmese) - Temple-guarding feline, similar to Chinese Shi and Japanese ShisaChitauli (Zulu) - Human-lizard hybridChōchinobake (Japanese) - Animated paper lanternChollima (Korean) - Supernaturally fast horseChonchon (Mapuche) - Disembodied, flying headChoorile (Guyanese) - Ghost of a woman that died in childbirthChromandi (Medieval Bestiary) - Hairy savages with dog teethChrysaor (Greek) - Son of the gorgon Medusa, imaged as a giant or a winged boarChukwa (Hindu) - Giant turtle that supports the worldChurel (Hindu) - Vampiric, female ghostCiguapa (Dominican Republic) - Malevolent seductressCihuateteo (Aztec) - Ghosts of women that died in childbirthCikavac (Serbian) - Bird that serves its ownerCinnamon bird (Medieval Bestiaries) - Giant bird that makes its nest out of cinnamonCipactli (Aztec) - Sea monster, crocodile-fish hybrid

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Cirein cròin (Scottish) - Sea serpentCluricaun (Irish) - Leprechaun-like Little people that are permanently drunkCoblynau (Welsh) - Little people and mine spiritsCockatrice (Medieval Bestiaries) - Chicken-lizard hybridCofgod (English) - Old English term meaning "cove-god"Colo Colo (Mapuche) - Rat-bird hybrid that can shapeshift into a serpentCorycian nymphs (Greek) - Nymph of the Corycian CaveCretan Bull (Greek) - Monstrous bullCrinaeae (Greek) - Fountain nymphCriosphinx (Ancient Egypt) - Ram-headed sphinxCrocotta (Medieval Bestiaries) - Monstrous dog-wolfThe Cu Bird (Mexican) - El Pájaro Cu is a bird.Cuco (Latin America) - BogeymanCucuy (Latin America) - Malevolent spiritCuegle (Cantabrian) - Monstrous, three-armed humanoidCuélebre (Asturian and Cantabrian) - DragonCurupira (Tupi) - Nature spiritCu Sith (Scottish) - Gigantic fairy dogCŵn Annwn (Welsh) - Underworld hunting dogsCyclops (Greek) - One-eyed giantsCyhyraeth (Welsh) - Death spiritCynocephalus (Medieval Bestiaries) - Dog-headed humanoidDactyl (Greek) - Little people and smith and healing spiritsDaemon (Greek) - Incorporeal spiritDaidarabotchi (Japanese) - Giant responsible for creating many geographical features in JapanDaitengu (Japanese) - The most powerful class of tengu, each of whom lives on a separate mountainDaitya (Hindu) - GiantDanava (Hindu) - Water demonDaphnaie (Greek) - Laurel tree nymphDatsue-ba (Japanese) - Old woman who steals clothes from the souls of the deadDead Sea Apes (Islamic) - Human tribe turned into apes for ignoring Moses' messageDeer Woman (Native American) - Human-deer hybridDeity (Global) - Preternatural or supernatural beingDemigod (Global) - Half human, half god.Demon (Global) - Malevolent spiritDhampir (Balkans) - Hybrid between a human and a vampireDiao Si Gui (Chinese) - Hanged ghostDilong (Chinese) - Chthonic dragonDip (Catalan) - Demonic and vampiric dogDi Penates (Roman) - House spiritDipsa (Medieval Bestiaries) - Extremely poisonous snakeDirawong (Australian Aboriginal) - Goanna spiritDi sma undar jordi (Gotland) - Little people and nature spiritsDiwata (Philippine) - Tree spiritDobhar-chu (Irish) - Dog-fish hybridDo-gakw-ho-wad (Abenaki) - Little peopleDokkaebi (Korean) - Grotesque, horned humanoidsDökkálfar (Norse) - Male ancestral spiritsDola (Slavic) - Tutelary and fate spiritDomovoi (Slavic) - House spiritDoppelgänger (German) - Ghostly doubleDrac (Catalan) - Lion or bull-faced dragonDrac (French) - Winged sea serpentDragon (Many cultures worldwide)Dragon turtle (Chinese) - Giant turtle with dragon-like headDraugr (Norse) - UndeadDrekavac (Slavic) - Restless ghost of an unbaptised childDrow (Scottish) - Cavern spiritDrude (German) - Possessing demonDruk (Bhutanese) - DragonDryad (Greek) - Tree nymphDuende (Spanish) - Little people and forest spiritsDuergar (English) - Malevolent little peopleDullahan (Irish) - Headless death spiritDuwende (Philippine) - Little people, some are house spirits, others nature spiritsDvergr (Norse) - Subterranean little people smiths

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Dvorovoi (Slavic) - Courtyard spiritDwarf (Germanic) - Little people nature spiritsDybbuk (Jewish) - A spirit (sometimes the soul of a wicked deceased) that possesses the living.Dzee-dzee-bon-da (Abenaki) - Hideous monsterDzunukwa (Kwakwaka'wakw) - Child-eating hagEach Uisge (Scottish) – Malevolent water horseEachy (English and Scottish) – Humanoid lake monsterEagle Spirit (Many cultures worldwide) – Leadership or guidance totemEbu Gogo (Flores) – Diminutive humanoids, possibly inspired by Homo floresiensisEcheneis (Medieval Bestiaries) – Remora, said to attach to ships to slow them downEdimmu (Sumerian) – Ghosts of those not buried properlyEgbere (Yoruba) – Humanoid that carries a magical matEinherjar (Norse) – Spirits of brave warriorsEkek (Philippine) – Flesh-eating, winged humanoidsElbow Witch (Ojibwa) – Hags with awls in their elbowsEldjötnar (Norse) – Fire giantEleionomae (Greek) – Marsh nymphElemental (Alchemy) – Personification of one of the Classical elements‘Elepaio (Hawaiian) – Monarch flycatcher spirit that guides canoe-builders to the proper treesElf (Germanic) – Nature and fertility spiritEloko (Central Africa) – Little people and malevolent nature spiritsEmela-ntouka (Central Africa) – Gigantic, elephant-killing beastEmere (Yoruba) – Child that can move back and forth between the material world and the afterlife at willEmim (Jewish) – GiantEmpusa (Greek) – Female demon that waylays travelers and seduces and kills menEncantado (Brazilian) – Dolphin-human shapeshifterEnchanted Moor (Portuguese) – Enchanted princessesEnfield (Heraldic) – Fox-greyhound-lion-wolf-eagle hybridEnkō (Japanese) – Kappa of Shikoku and western HonshūEpimeliad (Greek) – Apple tree nymphEr Gui (Chinese) – Hungry ghostErinyes (Greek) – possibly winged spirits of vengeance or justice. Also known as Furies.Erlking (Germanic) – Death spiritErymanthian Boar (Greek) – Giant boarEthiopian Pegasus (Medieval Bestiaries) – Two-horned, winged horseEttin (English) – Three-headed giantEurynomos (Greek) – Blue-black, carrion-eater in the underworldEwah (Cherokee) - Human-cougar hybridEžerinis (Lithuanian) – Lake spiritFachen (Irish and Scottish) - Monster with half a bodyFairy (Many cultures worldwide) - Nature spiritsFamiliar (English) - Animal servantFar darrig (Irish) - Little people that constantly play pranksFaun (Roman) - Human-goat hybrid nature spiritFear gorta (Irish) - Hunger ghostFeathered Serpent - Mesoamerican dragonFenghuang (Chinese) - Rooster-swallow-fowl-snake-goose-tortoise-stag-fish hybridFenodyree (Manx) - House spiritFenris (Norse) - Gigantic, ravenous wolfFetch (Irish) - Double or doppelgängerFext (Slavic) - UndeadFinfolk (Orkney) - Fish-human hybrid that kidnaps humans for servantsFir Bolg (Irish) - Ancestral raceFire Bird (Many cultures worldwide) - Regenerative, solar birdFiredrake (Germanic) - DragonFish-man (Cantabrian) - Amphibious, scaled humanoidFomorian (Irish) - Goat-headed giantForest Bull (Medieval Bestiaries) - Giant, red cattle with swiveling hornsFreybug - Norfolk black dogFuath (Celtic) - Malevolent water spiritFucanglong (Chinese) - Underworld dragonFunayūrei (Japanese) - Ghosts of people who drowned at seaFuru-utsubo (Japanese) - Animated jarFutakuchi-onna (Japanese) - Woman with a second mouth on the back of her headFylgja (Scandinavian) - Animal familiarGaasyendietha (Seneca) - Dragon

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Gagana (Russian) - Bird with iron beak and copper talonsGaki (Japanese) - Ghosts of especially greedy peopleGallu (Mesopotamian) - Underworld demonsGaltzagorriak (Basque) - Diminutive, demonic servantsGamayun (Russian) - Prophetic bird with human headGana (Hindu) - Attendants of ShivaGancanagh (Irish) - Male fairy that seduces human womenGandaberunda (Hindu) - Double-headed birdGandharva (Hindu) - Male nature spirits, often depicted as part human, part animalGargouille (French) - Water dragonGarmr (Norse) - Giant, ravenous houndGaruda (Hindu) - Human-eagle hybridGashadokuro (Japanese) - Giant, malevolent skeletonsGaueko (Basque) - Wolf capable of walking uprightGed (Heraldic) - The fish pikeGegenees (Greek) - Six-armed giantGenie (Arabian) - Elemental spiritGenius loci (Roman) - Spirit that protects a specific placeGerman (Slavic) - Male spirit associated with bringing rain and hailGeryon (Greek) - Giant with three heads, six arms, three torsos and (in some sources) six legsGhillie Dhu (Scottish) - Tree guardianGhost - Disembodied spirits, specifically of those that have diedGhoul (Arabian) - Earth genie. Also a shapeshifting desert anthropophagusGiant (mythology)Giant animal (mythology)Gichi-anami'e-bizhiw (Ojibwa) - Bison-snake-bird-cougar hybrid and water spiritGidim (Sumerian) - GhostGigantes (Greek) - Race of giants that fought the Olympian gods, sometimes depicted with snake-legsGigelorum (Scottish) - Smallest animalGirtablilu (Akkadian) - Human-scorpion hybridGjenganger (Scandinavian) - Corporeal ghostGlaistig (Scottish) - Human-goat hybridGlashtyn (Manx) - Malevolent water horseGnome (Alchemy) - Diminutive Earth elementalGoblin (Medieval) - Grotesque, mischievous little peopleGog (English) - Giant protector of LondonGold-digging ant (Medieval Bestiaries) - Dog-sized ant that digs for gold in sandy areasGolem (Jewish) - Animated constructGorgades (Medieval Bestiary) - Hairy humanoidGorgon (Greek) - Fanged, snake-haired humanoids that turn anyone who sees them into stoneGoryō (Japanese) - Vengeful ghosts, usually of martyrsGremlin (Folklore) - Goblins that sabotage airplanesGriffin (Heraldic) - Lion-eagle hybridGrigori (Christian) - Fallen angelsGrim (English and Scandinavian) - Tutelary spirits of churchesGrindylow (English) - Malevolent water spiritGrine (Moroccan) - Genie duplicate of a person. Lives in a parallel worldGualichu (Mapuche) - Malevolent spiritGud-elim (Akkadian) - Human-bull hybridGuhin (Japanese) - Anthropomorphic birdGui Po (Chinese) - Ghost that manifests as an old womanGui Shu (Chinese) - Ghostly tree that confuses travelers by movingGulon (Germanic) - Gluttonous dog-cat-fox hybridGumiho (Korean mythology)- A demon fox with thousands of tails. Believed to possess an army of spirits and magic in its tails.Gwyllgi (Welsh) - black dogGwyllion (Welsh) - Malevolent spiritGyascutus (American folklore) - Four-legged herbivoreGytrash (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire) - black dogGyūki (Japanese) - Bull-headed monsterHabrok (Norse) - the "best" hawkHadhayosh (Persian) - Gigantic land animalHaetae (Korean) - Dog-lion hybridHag (Many cultures worldwide) - Wizened old woman, usually a malevolent spirit with this specific form, or a goddess in disguiseHaietlik (Nuu-chah-nulth) - Water serpentHai-uri (Khoikhoi) - Male, anthropophagous, partially invisible monsterHakutaku (Japanese) - Talking beast which handed down knowledge on harmful spirits

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Hākuturi (Māori) - Nature guardianHalf-elf (Norse) - Hybrid of a human and an elfHaltija (Finnish) - Spirit that protects a specific placeHamadryad (Greek) - Oak tree nymphHamingja (Scandinavian) - Personal protection spiritHamsa (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) - Mystical birdHanau epe (Rapa Nui) - Long-eared humanoidHantu Air (Malay) - Shapeshifting water spiritHantu Demon (Philippine) - DemonHantu Raya (Malay) - Demonic servantHarionago (Japanese) - Humanoid female with barbed, prehensile hairHarpy (Greek) - Death spirit with the form of a bird with a human headHaugbui (Norse) - Undead who cannot leave its burial moundHavsrå (Norse) - Saltwater spiritHeadless Mule (Brazilian) - Fire-spewing, headless, spectral muleHecatonchires (Greek) - Primordial giants with 100 hands and fifty headsHeikegani (Japanese) - Crabs with human-faced shells, the spirits of the warriors killed in the Battle of Dan-no-uraHeinzelmännchen (German) - Household spiritHelead (Greek) - Fen nymphHellhound (Many cultures worldwide) - Dog from underworldHercinia (Medieval Bestiaries) - Glowing birdHerensuge (Basque) - DragonHesperides (Greek) - Nymph daughters of AtlasHiderigami (Japanese) - Drought spiritHieracosphinx (Ancient Egypt) - Falcon-headed sphinxHihi (Japanese) - Baboon monsterHiisi (Finnish) - Nature guardianHippocamp (Etruscan, Greek, and Phoenician) - Horse-fish hybridHippogriff (Medieval Bestiaries) - Hybrid of a griffon and horse, that is a lion-eagle-horse hybridHippopodes (Medieval Bestiary) - Horse-hoofed humanoidHircocervus (Medieval Bestiary) - Deer-goat hybridHitodama (Japanese) - Ghosts of the newly dead, which take the form of fireballsHitotsume-kozō (Japanese) - One-eyed child-like spiritHob (English) - House spiritHobbididance (English) - Malevolent spiritHobgoblin (Medieval) - Friendly or amusing goblinHodag (Native American) - part frog, part mammoth, part lizard, from Native American mythologyHokhokw (Kwakiutl) - a birdHōkō (Japanese) - Dog-like tree spirit from ChinaHoma (Persian) - Eagle-lion hybrid, similar to a griffinHombre Caiman (Colombian) - Human-alligator hybridHombre Gato (Latin America) - Human-cat hybridHomunculus (Alchemy) - Diminutive, animated constructHō-ō (Japanese) - Rooster-swallow-fowl-snake-goose-tortoise-stag-fish hybridHoopoe - A near passerine bird common to Africa and Eurasia that features in many mythologies in those continentsHorned Serpent (Native American) - Serpentine rain spiritHotoke (Japanese) - Deceased personHouri (Islamic) - Heavenly beingsHraesvelg (Norse) - a giant, who in eagle form, creates the wind by beating his wingsHrímþursar (Norse) - Frost GiantHuaychivo (Mayan) - Human-deer hybridHugin and Munin (Norse) - Thought and Memory; a pair of ravens associated with the Norse god OdinHuldra (Scandinavian) - Forest spiritHuli jing (Chinese) - Nine-tailed fox spiritHuma (Persian) - Regenerative fire birdHumbaba (Akkadian) - Lion-faced giantHundun (Chinese) - Chaos spiritHupia (Taíno) - Nocturnal ghostHyakume (Japanese) - Creature with a hundred eyesHydra (Greek) - Multi-headed water serpent/dragonHydros (Medieval Bestiary) - Snake whose poison causes the victim to swell upHydrus (Medieval Bestiary) - Snake from the Nile River that would kill crocodiles from the insideHyōsube (Japanese) - Hair-covered kappaHypnalis (Medieval Bestiary) - Snake that kills its victims in their sleepIannic-ann-ôd (Breton) - Ghost of a drowned personIara (Brazilian) - Female water spirit

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Ibong Adarna (Philippine) - Bird that changes color each time it finishes a songIchimoku-nyūdō (Japanese) - One-eyed kappa from Sado IslandIchiren-Bozu (Japanese) - Animated prayer beadsIchneumon (Medieval Bestiaries) - Dragon-killing animalIchthyocentaur (Greek) - Human-fish hybridIele (Romanian) - Female nature spiritsIfrit (Arabian) - Fire genieIjiraq (Inuit) - Spirit that kidnaps childrenIkiryō (Japanese) - can be considered a 'living ghost', as it is a person's spirit outside their bodyIkuchi (Japanese) - Sea-serpent that travels over boats in an arc while dripping oilIku-Turso (Finnish) - Sea monsterIl-Belliegħa (Maltese) - Malevolent well spiritImp (Medieval) - Diminutive, demonic servantImpundulu (Southern Africa) - Avian, vampiric lightning spiritImugi (Korean) - Flightless, dragon-like creatures (sometimes thought of as proto-dragons)Inapertwa (Aboriginal) - Simple organisms, used by creator-gods to make everything elseIncubus (Medieval folklore) - Male night-demon and rapistIndrik (Russian) - One-horned horse-bull hybridIndus Worm (Medieval Bestiaries) - Giant, white, carnivorous wormInkanyamba (Zulu) - Horse-headed serpentInugami (Japanese) - Dog spiritIpotane (Greek) - Horse-human hybrid, two-legged (as opposed to the four-legged centaur)Ippon-datara (Japanese) - One-legged mountain spiritIratxoak (Basque) - Diminutive, demonic servantsIrin (Jewish) - Fallen angelsIshigaq (Inuit) - Little peopleIsland Satyr (Medieval Bestiaries) - Savage human-goat hybrid from a remote island chainIsonade (Japanese) - Shark-like sea monsterIttan-momen (Japanese) - Ghostly aerial phenomenon that attacks peopleIwana-bōzu (Japanese) - Char which appeared as a Buddhist monkJack-In-Irons (English) - Malevolent giantJaculus (Medieval Bestiaries) - Winged serpent or small dragonJasconius (Medieval folklore) - Island-sized fishJasy Jaterei (Guaraní) - Nature guardian and bogeymanJatayu (Hindu mythology) - A demi-god who has the form of a vultureJaud (Slavic) - Vampirised premature babyJenglot (Java) - Vampiric little peopleJengu (Sawa) - Water spiritJentil (Basque) - Megalith-building giantJenu (Mi'kmaq) - Anthropophagous giantJerff (Swedish) - Gluttonous dog-cat-fox hybridJian (Chinese) - One-eyed, one-winged bird who requires a mate for survivalJiang Shi (Chinese) - Life-draining, reanimated corpseJiaolong (Chinese) - DragonJibakurei (Japanese) - Spirit that protects a specific placeJievaras (Lithuanian) - House spiritJikininki (Japanese) - Corpse-eating ghostJiufeng (Chinese) - a nine-headed bird worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province.Jiu tou niao (Chinese) - Nine-headed, demonic birdJogah (Iroquois) - Little people nature spiritJörmungandr (Norse) - Sea serpentJotai (Japanese) - Animated folding screen clothJötunn (Norse) - Gigantic nature spiritsJujak (Korean) - A birdJumbee (Guyanese) - Malevolent spiritKabouter (Dutch) - Little people that live underground, in mushrooms, or as house spiritsKachina (Hopi and Puebloan) - Nature spiritKahaku (Japanese) - Little people and water spiritsKajsa (Scandinavian) - Wind spiritKalakeyas (Hindu) - Descendents of KalaKallikantzaroi (Greek) - Grotesque, malevolent spiritKamaitachi (Japanese) - Wind spiritKami (Japanese) - Nature spiritKamikiri (Japanese) - Hair-cutting spiritKanbari-nyūdō (Japanese) - Bathroom spiritKanbo (Japanese) - Drought spirit

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Kanedama (Japanese) - Money spiritKappa (Japanese) - Little people and water spiritsKapre (Philippine) - Malevolent tree spiritKarakoncolos (Bulgarian and Turkish) - Troublesome spiritKarakura (Turkish) - Male night-demonKarasu-tengu (Japanese) - Tengu with a bird's billKarkadann (Persian) - One-horned giant animalKarkinos (Greek) - Giant crabKarura (Japanese) - Eagle-human hybridKarzełek (Polish) - Little people and mine spiritsKasa-obake (Japanese) - Animated parasolKasha (Japanese) - Cat-like demon which descends from the sky and carries away corpsesKashanbo (Japanese) - Kappa who climb into the mountains for the winterKatawa-guruma (Japanese) - Woman riding on a flaming wheelKatsura-otoko (Japanese) - Handsome man from the moonKaukas (Lithuanian) - Nature spiritKawa-uso (Japanese) - Supernatural river otterKawa-zaru (Japanese) - Smelly, cowardly water spiritKeelut (Inuit) - Hairless dogKee-wakw (Abenaki) - Anthropophagous giantKekkai (Japanese) - Amorphous afterbirth spiritKelpie (Irish and Scottish) - Malevolent water horseKer (Greek) - Female death spiritKesaran-pasaran (Japanese) - Mysterious, white, fluffy creatureKeukegen (Japanese) - Disease spiritKeythong (Heraldic) - Wingless griffinKhalkotauroi (Greek) - Bronze-hoofed bullsKigatilik (Inuit) - Night-demonKijimunaa (Japanese) - Tree sprite from OkinawaKijo (Japanese) - She-devilKikimora (Slavic) - Female house spiritKillmoulis (English and Scottish) - Ugly, mischievous mill spiritKinnara (Hindu) - Human-bird hybridKin-u (Japanese) - a birdKirin (Japanese) - Japanese UnicornKishi (Angola) - Malevolent, two-faced seducerKitsune (Japanese) - Fox spiritKitsune-Tsuki (Japanese) - Person possessed by a fox spiritKiyohime (Japanese) - Woman who transformed into a serpent-demon out of the rage of unrequited loveKlabautermann (German) - Ship spiritKnocker (folklore) (Cornish and Welsh) - Little people and mine spiritsKnucker (English) - Water dragonKobalos (Greek) - Shape-shifting thieves and trickstersKobold (German) - Little people and mine or house spiritsKodama (Japanese) - Tree spiritKofewalt (Germanic) - House spiritKo-gok (Abenaki) - Hideous monsterKokakuchō (Japanese) - Ubume birdKomainu (Japanese) - Protective animalKonaki-Jijii (Japanese) - Infant that cries until it is picked up, then increases its weight and crushes its victimKongamoto (Congo) - Flying creatureKonoha-tengu (Japanese) - Anthropomorphic birdKoro-pok-guru (Ainu) - Little peopleKorrigan (Breton) - Little people and nature spiritsKraken (Scandinavian) - Sea monsterKrasnoludek (Slavic) - Little people nature spiritsKrasue (Southeast Asian) - Vampiric, floating headKuarahy Jára (Guaraní) - Forest spiritKubikajiri (Japanese) - Female corpse-chewing graveyard spiritKuchisake-onna (Japanese) - Vengeful ghost of a woman mutilated by her husbandKuda-gitsune (Japanese) - Miniature fox spiritKudan (Japanese) - Human-faced calf which predicts a calamity and then diesKui (Chinese) - One-legged monsterKulshedra (Albanian) - Drought-causing dragonKumakatok (Philippine) - Death spiritsKumiho (Korean) - Fox spirit

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Kun (Chinese) - Giant fishKupua (Hawaiian) - Shapeshifting trickstersKurabokko (Japanese) - Guardian spirit of a warehouseKurage-no-hinotama (Japanese) - Jellyfish which floats through the air as a fireballKurma (Hindu mythology) - the second avatar of Vishnu in the form of a TurtleKurupi (Guaraní) - Wild man and fertility spiritKushtaka (Tlingit) - Shapeshifting otter spiritKwakwakalanooksiwae (Kwakiutl) - a birdKye-ryong (Korean) - Chicken-lizard hybridKyourinrin (Japanese) - Animated scroll or paperKyūbi-no-kitsune (Japanese) - Nine-tailed foxKyūketsuki (Japanese) – VampireLa-bar-tu (Assyrian) - Disease demonLabbu (Akkadian) - Sea snakeLady midday (Slavic) - Sunstroke spiritLadon (Greek) - Dragon guarding the golden apples of the HesperidesLaelaps (Greek) - Enchanted dog that always caught his preyLaestrygonians (Greek) - Anthropophagic giantsLakanica (Slavic) - Field spiritLake monster (Worldwide) - Gigantic animals reputed to inhabit various lakes around the worldLa Llorona (Latin America) - Death spirit associated with drowningLamassu (Akkadian and Sumerian) - Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or lion with a human headLambton Worm (English) - Giant wormLamia (Greek) - Child-devouring monsterLamiak (Basque) - Water spirit with bird feetLa Mojana (Colombian) - Shapeshifting, female water spiritLampades (Greek) - Underworld nymphLandvættir (Norse) - Nature spiritsLares (Roman) - House spiritLa Sayona (Venezuela) - Female ghost that punishes unfaithful husbandsLa Tunda (Colombian) - Nature spirit that seduces and kills menLaukų dvasios (Lithuanian) - Field spiritLauma (Baltic) - Sky spiritLavellan (Scottish) - Gigantic water ratLeanan sidhe (Celtic) - Fairy loverLeanashe (Irish) - Possessing spirit or vampireLeimakids (Greek) - Meadow nymphLeokampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed lionLeontophone (Medieval Bestiary) - Tiny animal poisonous to lionsLeprechaun (Irish) - Cobbler spiritLeszi (Slavic) - Tree spiritLeuce (Greek) - White poplar tree nymphLeucrota (Medieval Bestiary) - Hybrid of a lion and crocottaLeviathan (Jewish) - Sea monster, as seen in Job 41Leyak (Balinese) - Anthropophagous flying head with entrailsLibyan Aegipanes (Medieval Bestiaries) - Human-horse hybridLibyan Satyr (Medieval Bestiaries) - Human-goat hybridLidérc (Hungary) - Magical chicken that transforms into a humanoidLightning Bird (Southern Africa) - Magical bird that can be found at sites of lightning strikesLikho (Slavic) - One-eyed hag or goblinLilin (Jewish) - Night-demonessLilitu (Assyrian) - Winged demonLimnades (Greek) - Lake nymphLindworm (Germanic) - DragonLjósálfar (Norse) - Sunlight spiritLlamhigyn Y Dwr (Welsh) - Frog-bat-lizard hybridLo-lol (Abenaki) - Hideous monsterLóng - Chinese dragonLongana (Italian) - Female human-goat hybrid and water spiritLong Ma (Chinese) - Dragon-horse hybridLoogaroo (French America) - Shapeshifting, female vampireLou Carcolh (French) - Snake-mollusk hybridLubber fiend (English) - House spiritLuduan (Chinese) - Truth-detecting animalLuison (Guaraní) - Death spiritLutin (French) - Amusing goblin

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Lynx (Medieval Bestiaries) - Feline guide spiritMaa-alused (Estonian mythology) - Subterranean spiritMachlyes (Medieval bestiaries) - Hermaphroditic humanoidMacrocephali (Medieval bestiaries) - Giant-headed humanoidMadremonte (Colombian folklore) - Nature guardianMaero (Māori) - Savage, arboreal humanoidsMagog (English folklore) - Giant protector of LondonMaha-pudma (Hindu mythology) - Giant elephant that holds up the worldMairu (Basque mythology) - Megalith-building giantMājas gari (Latvian mythology) - Benevolent house spiritMakara (Indian mythology) - Aquatic beingsMakura-gaeshi (Japanese mythology) - Pillow-moving spiritMami Wata (Africa and the African diaspora) - Supernaturally beautiful water spiritsManananggal (Philippine mythology) - Vampires that sever their torsos from their legs to fly aroundMandi (Medieval bestiaries) - Humanoid with a forty-year lifespanMandrake (Medieval folklore) - Diminutive, animated constructManes (Roman mythology) - Ancestral spiritsMannegishi (Cree) -Little people with six fingers and no nosesManticore (Persian mythology) - Lion-human-scorpion hybridMapinguari (Brazilian mythology) - Giant slothMara (Scandinavian folklore) - Female night-demonMarabbecca (Italian folklore) - Malevolent water spiritMareikura (Tuamotu) - Attendant of Kiho-tumu, the supreme godMares of Diomedes (Greek mythology) - Man-eating horsesMarid (Arabian mythology) - Jinn associated with open waters of the seas and oceansMaro deivės (Lithuanian mythology) - Disease spiritsMaski-mon-gwe-zo-os (Abenaki mythology) - Shapeshifting toad spiritMatagot (French mythology) - Spirit that takes animal form, usually a black catMatsya (Hindu mythology) - first Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a half-fish and half-manMayura (Hindu mythology) - Peacock spiritMazikeen (Jewish mythology) - Invisible, malevolent spiritMbói Tu'ĩ (Guaraní mythology) - Snake-parrot hybridMbwiri (Central Africa) - Possessing demonMeliae (Greek mythology) - Ash tree nymphMelusine (Medieval folklore) - Female water spirit, with the form of a winged mermaid or serpentMenehune (Hawaiian mythology) - Little people and craftsmenMenninkäinen (Finnish mythology) - Little people and nature spiritsMerlion (Singapore) - Combination of a lion and a fish, the symbol of SingaporeMermaid (multiple cultures) - Human-fish hybridMerrow (Irish mythology and Scottish) - Human-fish hybridMetee-kolen-ol (Abenaki mythology) - Ice-hearted wizardsMimi (Australian Aboriginal mythology) - Extremely elongated humanoid that has to live in rock crevasses to avoid blowing awayMinka Bird (Australian Aboriginal mythology) - Death spiritMinokawa (Philippine) - a giant swallowMinotaur (Greek mythology) - Human-bull hybridMishibizhiw (Ojibwa) - Feline water spiritMisi-ginebig (Ojibwa) - Serpentine rain spiritMisi-kinepikw (Cree) - Serpentine rain spiritMizuchi (Japanese mythology) - Water dragonMogwai (Chinese mythology) - Vengeful ghost or demonMohan (Latin American folklore) - Nature spiritMokoi (Australian Aboriginal mythology) - Malevolent spirit that kills sorcerersMoñái (Guaraní mythology) - Giant snake with antennaeMonocerus (Medieval bestiaries) - One-horned stag-horse-elephant-boar hybrid, sometimes treated as distinct from the unicornMono Grande (South America) - Giant monkeyMonopod (Medieval bestiaries) - Dwarf with one giant footMooinjer veggey (Manx folklore) - Nature spiritMora (Slavic mythology) - Disembodied spiritMorgens (Breton and Welsh mythology) - Water spiritsMorinji-no-okama (Japanese mythology) - Animated tea kettleMormolykeia (Greek) - Underworld spiritMoroi (Romanian) - Vampiric ghostMoss people (Continental Germanic mythology) - Little people and tree spiritsMujina (Japanese mythology) - Shapeshifting badger spiritMuldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal mythology) - Water monsterMuma Pădurii (Romanian folklore) - Forest-dwelling hag

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Muscaliet (Medieval bestiaries) - Extremely hot hare-squirrel-boar hybridMuse (Greek mythology) - Spirits that inspire artistsMusimon (Heraldic) - Sheep-goat hybridMyling (Scandinavian folklore) - Ghosts of unbaptized childrenMyrmecoleon (Medieval bestiaries) - Ant-lion hybridNachzehrer (German) - Anthropophagous undeadNāga (Buddhist and Hindu) - Nature and water spirits, serpentine or human-serpent hybridsNaga fireballs (Thai) - Spectral fireNagual (Mesoamerica) - Human-animal shapeshifterNaiad (Greek) - Freshwater nymphNäkki (Finnish) - Water spiritNamahage (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from the Oga PeninsulaNamazu (Japanese) - Giant catfish whose thrashing causing earthquakesNando-baba (Japanese) - Old woman who hides under the floor in abandoned storeroomsNanom-keea-po-da (Abenaki) - Earthquake spiritNapaeae (Greek) - Grotto nymphNarasimha (Hindu mythology) - Avatar of Vishnu in the form of half-man/half-lionNarecnitsi (Slavic) - Fate spiritNaree Pons (Thai) - Pod peopleNargun (Gunai) - Water monsterNasnas (Arabian) - Half-human, half-demon creature with half a bodyNav' (Slavic) - GhostNawao (Hawaiian) - Savage humanoidN-dam-keno-wet (Abenaki) - Fish-human hybridNegret (Catalan) - Little people that turn into coinsNekomata (Japanese) - Split-tailed magical catNekomusume (Japanese) - Cat in the form of a girlNemean Lion (Greek) - Lion with impenetrable skinNephilim (Jewish) - GiantNereid (Greek) - Nymph daughters of NereusNgen (Mapuche) - Nature spiritNguruvilu (Mapuche) - Fox-like water snakeNian (Chinese) - Predatory animalNightmarchers (Hawaiian) - Warrior ghostsNikusui (Japanese) - Monster which appears as a young woman and sucks all of the flesh off of its victim's bodyNimerigar (Shoshone) - Aggressive little peopleNingyo (Japanese) - Monkey-fish hybridNinki Nanka (Western Africa) - Large reptile, possibly a dragonNisse (Scandinavian) - House spiritNíðhöggr (Norse) - DragonNivatakavachas (Hindu) - Ocean demonNix (Germanic) - Female water spiritNobusuma (Japanese) - Supernatural wall. Also a monstrous flying squirrelNocnitsa (Slavic) - Nightmare spiritNoppera-bō (Japanese) - Faceless ghostNozuchi (Japanese) - Small sea serpentNuckelavee (Scottish) - Malevolent human-horse-fish hybridNue (Japanese) - Monkey-raccoon dog-tiger-snake hybridNu Gui (Chinese) - Vengeful female ghostNukekubi (Japanese) - Disembodied, flying head that attacks peopleNuku-mai-tore (Māori) - Forest spiritNuli (Medieval Bestiary) - Humanoid with backwards, eight-toed feetNumen (Roman) - Tutelary spiritNuno (Philippine) - Malevolent little peopleNuppeppo (Japanese) - Animated chuck of dead fleshNurarihyon (Japanese) - Head-sized ball-like creature that floats in the sea and teases sailorsNure-onna (Japanese) - Female monster who appears on the beachNurikabe (Japanese) - Spirit that manifests as an impassable, invisible wallNyami Nyami (Tonga (Zimbabwean) mythology) - The snake-spirit of the Zambezi RiverNykštukas (Lithuanian) - Cavern spiritNymph (Greek) - Nature spiritObake (Japanese) - Shapeshifting spiritsObambo (Central African) - Homeless ghostObariyon (Japanese) - Spook which rides piggyback on a human victim and becomes unbearably heavyObayifo (Ashanti) - Vampiric possession spiritObia (West Africa) - Gigantic animal that serves witches

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Oceanid (Greek) - Nymph daughters of OceanusOdei (Basque) - Storm spiritOdmience (Slavic) - ChangelingOg (Jewish) - Giant king of the AmoritesOgre (Medieval folklore) - Large, grotesque humanoidOiwa (Japanese) - Ghost of a woman with a distorted face who was murdered by her husbandOjáncanu (Cantabrian) - Giant cyclop who embodies the evil.Okiku (Japanese) - Plate-counting ghost of a servant girlŌkubi (Japanese) - Death spiritOkuri-inu (Japanese) - Dog or wolf that follows travelers at night. Similar to the Black dog of English folkloreOle-Higue (Guyanese) - Vampiric hag who takes the form of a fireball at nightŌmukade (Japanese) - Giant, human-eating centipede that lives in the mountainsOni (Japanese) - Large, grotesque humanoidOnibi (Japanese) - Spectral fireOnmoraki (Japanese) - Bird-demon created from the spirits of freshly-dead corpsesOnocentaur (Medieval Bestiaries) - Human-donkey hybridOnoskelis (Greek) - Shapeshifting demonOnryō (Japanese) - Vengeful ghost that manifests in physical (rather than spectral) formOnza (Aztec and Latin American folklore) - Wild cat, possibly a subspecies of cougarOozlum bird (Unknown origin) - Bird that flies backwardsOphiotaurus (Greek) - Bull-serpent hybridOpinicus (Heraldic) - Lion-eagle hybrid, similar to a griffin, but with leonine forelimbsOrang Bunian (Malay) - Forest spiritOrang Minyak (Malay) - Spectral rapistÖrdög (Hungarian) - Shapeshifting demonOread (Greek) - Mountain nymphOrk (Tyrolean) - Little people and house spiritsOrobas (European) - Horse-headed, honest oracle classed as a demonOrphan Bird (Medieval Bestiaries) - Peacock-eagle-swan-crane hybridOrthrus (Greek) - Two-headed dogOtso (Finnish) - Bear spiritOuroboros (Worldwide) - Mystic serpent/dragon that eats its own tailOvinnik (Slavic) - Malevolent threshing house spiritPaasselkä devils (Finnish) - Spectral firePamola (Abenaki) - Weather spiritPanes (Greek) - Human-goat hybrids descended from the god PanPandi (Medieval Bestiary) - Humanoid with giant ears, eight fingers and toes, and white hairPanis (Hindu) - Demons with herds of stolen cowsPanlong (Chinese) - Water dragonPanotti (Medieval Bestiaries) - Humanoid with gigantic earsPanther (Medieval Bestiaries) - Feline with sweet breathParandrus (Medieval Bestiaries) - Shapeshifting animal whose natural form was a large ruminantPard (Medieval Bestiaries) - Fast, spotted feline believed to mate with lions to produce leopardsPardalokampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed pantherPatagon (Medieval folklore) - Giant race reputed to live in the area of PatagoniaPatasola (Latin America) - Anthropophagous, one-legged humanoidPatupairehe (Māori) - White-skinned nature spiritsPech (Scottish) - Strong little peoplePegaeae (Greek) - Spring nymphPegasus (Greek) - Winged horsePelesit (Malay) - Servant spiritPeluda (French) - DragonPenanggalan (Philippine) - Vampires that sever their heads from their bodies to fly around, usually with their intestines or other internal organs trailing behindPeng (Chinese) - Giant birdPenghou (Chinese) - Tree spiritPeri (Persian) - Winged humanoidPeryton (Allegedly Medieval folklore) - Deer-bird hybridPesanta (Catalan) - Nightmare demon in the form of a cat or dogPeuchen (Chilota and Mapuche) - Vampiric, flying, shapeshifting serpentPhoenix (Phoenician) - Regenerative birdPiasa (Native American mythology) - Winged, antlered felinePiatek (Armenian) - Large land animalPictish Beast (Pictish stones) - Stylistic animal, possibly a dragonPillan (Mapuche) - Nature spiritPim-skwa-wagen-owad (Abenaki) - Water spirit

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Piru (Finnish) - Minor demonPishacha (Hindu) - Carrion-eating demonPita-skog (Abenaki) - Serpentine rain spiritPixie (Cornish) - Little people and nature spiritsPixiu (Chinese) - Winged lionPi yao (Chinese) - Horned, dragon-lion hybridPlakavac (Slavic) - Vampire created when a mother strangles her childPok-wejee-men (Abenaki) - Tree spiritPolevik (Polish) - Little people and field spiritsPollo Maligno (Colombian) - Man-eating chicken spiritPolong (Malay) - Invisible servant spiritPoltergeist (German) - Ghost that moves objectsPombero (Guaraní) - Wild man and nature spiritPonaturi (Māori) - Grotesque, malevolent humanoidPontianak (Malay) - Undead, vampiric women who died in childbirthPoukai (Māori) - Giant birdPreta (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainist) - Ghosts of especially greedy peoplePricolici (Romanian) - Undead wolfPsoglav (Serbia) - Dog-headed monsterPsotnik (Slavic) - Mischievous spiritPsychai (Greek) - Butterfly-winged nymphs, daughters of PsychePterippus (Greek) - Winged horsePúca (Welsh) - Shapeshifting animal spiritPúki (Icelandic) - malevolent little personPuck (English) - House spiritPutz (German) - house spiritPugot (Philippine) - Headless humanoidPuk (Frisian) - house spiritPūķis (Latvian) - Malevolent house spiritPuckwudgie (Native American mythology) - Troll-like being with gray skin.Pygmy (Greek) - Little peoplePyrausta (Greek) - Insect-dragon hybridPython (Greek) - Serpentine dragonQareen (Islamic) - Personal demonQilin (Chinese) - Dragon-ox-deer hybridQiqirn (Inuit) - Large, bald dog spiritQliphoth (Jewish) - Evil spiritsQuesting Beast (Arthurian legend) - Serpent-leopard-lion-hart hybridQuetzalcoatl (Aztec) - half bird half lizard from Aztec mythologyQuinotaur (Frankish) - Five-horned bullRå (Norse) - Spirit that protects a specific placeRabisu (Akkadian) - Vampiric spirit that ambushes peopleRadande (Unknown) - Tree spiritRagana (Lithuanian) - Malevolent wizardRaijū (Japanese) - Lightning spiritRain Bird (Native American) - Rain spiritRainbow crow (Lenape) - Crow spiritRainbow Fish (Hindu) - Whale-sized, multi-colored fishRainbow Serpent (Australian Aboriginal) - DragonRakshasa (Buddhist and Hindu) - Shapeshifting demonsRamidreju (Cantabrian) - Extremely long, weasel-like animalRaróg (Slavic) - Whirlwind spiritRaven Mocker (Cherokee) - Life-draining spiritRaven Spirit (Native American, Norse, and Siberian) - Trickster spiritRatatoskr (Norse) - Squirrel spiritRedcap (English) - Malevolent, grotesque humanoidRe’em (Jewish) - Gigantic land animalReichsadler (Heraldic) - Eagle, sometimes depicted with two headsRephaite (Jewish) - GiantReptilian humanoid (Global) - Human-lizard hybridRevenant (Medieval folklore) - Reanimated deadRoc (Arabian and Persian) - Gigantic birdRokurokubi (Japanese) - Long-necked, humanoid trickstersRompo (Africa and India) - Skeletal creature with elements of a rabbit, badger, and bearRồng - (Vietnamese) DragonRougarou (French America) - Human-wolf shapeshifter

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Rusalka (Slavic) - Female water spiritRyū - Japanese dragonSaci (Brazilian) - One-legged nature-spiritSagari (Japanese) - Horse's head that dangles from trees on KyūshūSakabashira (Japanese) - Haunted pillar, installed upside-downSalamander (Alchemy) - Fire elementalSamebito (Japanese) - Shark-man servant of the dragon king of the sea.Samodiva (Slavic) - Nature spiritSampaati (Hindu) - brother to the demi-god JatayuSandwalker (Arabian) - Camel-stealing, giant arthropodSânziană (Romanian) - Nature spiritSarimanok (Philippine) - Bird of good fortuneSarngika (Hindu) - Bird spiritSarugami (Japanese) - Wicked monkey spirit which was defeated by a dogSatori (Japanese) - Mind-reading humanoidSatyr (Greek) - Human-goat hybrid and fertility spiritSatyrus (Medieval Bestiary) - Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hatesSazae-oni (Japanese) - Shapeshifting turban snail spiritSceadugenga (English) - Shapeshifting undeadScitalis (Medieval Bestiaries) - Snake which mesmerizes its preyScorpion Man (Sumerian) - Human-scorpion hybridScylla (Greek) - Human-snake-wolf hybrid with a snake's tail, twelve wolf legs, and six long-necked wolf headsSea-bee (Heraldic) - Fish-tailed beeSea monk (Medieval folklore) - Fish-like humanoidSea monster (Worldwide) - Giant, marine animalsSea serpent (Worldwide) - Serpentine sea monsterSea-Wyvern (Heraldic) - Fish-tailed wyvernSeko (Japanese) - Water spirit which can be heard making merry at nightSelkie (Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish) - Human-seal shapeshifterSenpoku-Kanpoku (Japanese) - Human-faced frog which guides the souls of the newly deceased to the graveyardSeps (Medieval Bestiaries) - Snake with highly corrosive venomSerpent (Worldwide) - Snake spiritSerpopard (Ancient Egypt) - Serpent-leopard hybridShachihoko (Japanese) - Tiger-carp hybridShade (Worldwide) - Spiritual imprintShahbaz (Persian) - Giant eagle or hawkShang-Yang (Chinese) - Rain birdShedim (Jewish) - Chicken-legged demonShedu (Akkadian and Sumerian) - Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or lion with a human headShellycoat (English, Scottish and German, as schellenrocc) - Water spiritShen (Chinese) - Shapeshifing sea monsterShenlong (Chinese) - Weather dragonShibaten (Japanese) - Water spirit from ShikokuShikigami (Japanese) - Child-sized servant spiritShiki-ōji (Japanese) - Child-sized servant spiritShikome (Japanese) - Underworld hagShiro-bōzu (Japanese) - White, faceless spiritShirouneri (Japanese) - Animated mosquito netting or dust clothShiryō (Japanese) - Spirit of a dead personShisa (Japanese) - Lion-dog hybridShishi (Chinese) - Protective animalShōjō (Japanese) - Red-haired sea-sprites who love alcoholShōkera (Japanese) - Creature that peers in through skylightsShtriga (Albanian) - An evil or dangerous witchShui Gui (Chinese) - Drowned ghostShunka Warakin (also shunka warak'in), an animal mentioned in American folklore that is said to resemble a wolf or hyenaShunoban (Japanese) - Red-faced ghoulShuten-dōji (Japanese) - Ruler of the OniSídhe - (Irish and Scottish) - Ancestral or nature spiritSigbin (Philippine) - Goat-like vampireSileni (Σειληνοί) (Greek) - Bald, fat, thick-lipped, and flat-nosed followers of DionysusSimargl (Slavic) - Winged dogSimurgh (Persian) - Dog-lion-peacock hybridSinga (Batak) - Feline animalSint Holo (Choctaw) - Serpentine rain spiritSiren (Greek) - Human-headed bird

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Sirin (Slavic) - Demonic human-headed birdSirrush (Akkadian) - Dragon with aquiline hind legs and feline forelegsSisiutl (Native American) - Two-headed sea serpentSi-Te-Cah (Paiute) - Red-haired giantsSjörå (Norse) - Freshwater spiritSjövættir (Norse) - Sea spiritSkin-walker (Native American and Norse) - Animal-human shapeshifterSkogsrå (Scandinavian) - Forest spiritSkookum (Chinook Jargon) - Hairy giantSkrzak (Slavic) - Flying impSlender Man (German folklore) - tall, thin, faceless humanoid creature that kidnaps childrenSky Women (Polish) - Weather spiritSluagh (Irish and Scottish) - Restless ghostSodehiki-kozō (Japanese) - Invisible spirit which pulls on sleevesSōgenbi (Japanese) - Fiery ghost of an oil-stealing monkSoragami (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demonSoraki-gaeshi (Japanese) - Sound of trees being cut down, when later none seem to have been cutSorobanbōzu (Japanese) - Ghost with an abacusSōtangitsune (Japanese) - Fox spirit from KyotoSoucouyant (Trinidad and Tobago) - Vampiric hag who takes the form of a fireball at nightSpearfinger (Cherokee) - Sharp-fingered hagSpectre (Worldwide) - Terrifying ghostSphinx (Greek) - Winged lion with a woman's headSpiriduş (Romanian) - Little peopleSpriggan (Cornish) - Guardians of graveyards and ruinsSprite (Medieval folklore) - little people, ghosts or elvesStrigoi (Romanian) - VampireStrix (Roman) - Vampiric birdStruthopodes (Medieval Bestiaries) - Humanoid whose males have enormous feet, and females have tiny feetStrzyga (Slavic) - Vampiric undeadStuhać (Slavic) - Malevolent mountain spiritStymphalian Bird (Greek) - Metallic birdSuangi (New Guinea) - Anthropophagous sorcererSuccubus (Medieval folklore) - Female night-demonSudice (Slavic) - Fortune spiritSunakake-baba (Japanese) - Sand-throwing hagSunekosuri (Japanese) - Small dog- or cat-like creature that rubs against a person's legs at nightSurma (Finnish) - HellhoundSuzaku (Japanese) - Japanese version of the Chinese Vermillion BirdSvartálfar (Norse) - "swart-elves", Cavern spiritThe Swallower (Ancient Egyptian) - Crocodile-leopard-hippopotamus hybridSwan maiden (Worldwide) - Swan-human shapeshifterSylph (Alchemy) - Air elementalSylvan (Medieval folklore) - Forest spiritSyrbotae (Medieval Bestiaries) - African giantSyrictæ (Medieval Bestiaries) - Reptilian humanoidTachash (Jewish) - Large land animalTaimatsumaru (Japanese) - Tengu surrounded in demon fireTakam (Persian) - Nature spiritTaka-onna (Japanese) - Female spirit which can stretch itself to peer into the second story of a buildingTalos (Greek) - Winged giant made of bronzeTangie (Scottish) - Shapeshifting water spiritTaniwha (Māori) - Water spiritTantankororin (Japanese) - Unharvested persimmon which becomes a monsterTanuki (Japanese) - Shapeshifting Raccoon dogTaotao Mona (Mariana Islands) - Ancestral spiritsTaotie (Chinese) - Greed spiritTapairu (Mangaia) - Nature spiritTarasque (French) - Dragon with leonine, turtle, bear, and human attributesTartalo (Basque) - One-eyed giantTartaruchi (Christian) - Demonic punisherTatami-tataki (Japanese) - Poltergeist that hits the tatami mats at nightTatsu - Japanese dragonTaurokampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed bullTavara (Trabzon) - Night-demonTeju Jagua (Guaraní) - Lizard with seven dog heads

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Tecumbalam (Mayan) - a birdTengu (Japanese) - Anthropomorphic birdTennin (Japanese) - Angelic humanoidTe-no-me (Japanese) - Ghost of a blind man, with his eyes on his handsTepegoz (Azerbaijani) - an Azerbaijani mythical creature similar to the cyclops PolyphemusTerrible Monster (Jewish) - Lion-eagle-scorpion hybrid made from the blood of murder victimsTeumessian Fox (Greek) - Gigantic foxTheriocephalus (Medieval folklore) - Animal-headed humanoidThree-legged bird (Asia and Africa) - Solar birdThule (Greek) - sea orca larger in Greek mythologyThunderbird (Native American) - Avian lightning spirit, birdTiangou (Chinese) - Meteoric dogTianlong (Chinese) - Celestial dragonTibicena (Canarian) - Evil DogTiddy Mun (English) - Bog spiritTigmamanukan (Philippine) - an Asian fairy bluebird believed in as part of Phillippine mythologyTikbalang (Philippine) - Anthropomorphic horseTikoloshe (Zulu) - Little people and water spiritTimingila (Hindu) - Sea monsterTipua (Māori) - Spirit that protects a specific placeTitan (Greek) - GiantTiyanak (Philippine) - Malevolent spirit in the form of a human infantTizheruk (Inuit) - Sea serpentTlahuelpuchi (Tlaxcalan) - Shapeshifting vampireTōfu-kozō (Japanese) - Spirit child carrying a block of tofuToire-no-Hanakosan (Japanese) - Ghost who lurks in grade school restroom stallsTomte (Scandinavian) - House spiritTopielec (Slavic) - Water spiritTōtetsu (Japanese) - Greed spiritToyol (Malay) - Servant spiritTrauco (Chilota) - Fertility spiritTrenti (Cantabrian) - Diminutive demonTripurasura (Hindu) - Demonic inhabitants of TripuraTritons (Greek) - Human-fish hybridTroll (Norse) - Nature spiritTrow (Orkney and Shetland) - Little people and nature spiritsTsi-noo (Abenaki) - Vampiric demonTsuchigumo (Japanese) - Shapeshifting, giant spiderTsuchinoko (Japanese) - Plump snake-like creatureTsukumogami (Japanese) - Inanimate object that becomes animated after existing for 100 yearsTsul 'Kalu (Cherokee) - Giant nature spiritTsurara-onna (Japanese) - Icicle womanTsurube-otoshi (Japanese) - Monster which drops or lowers a bucket from the top of a tree to catch peopleTugarin Zmeyevich (Slavic) - Evil shapeshifterTylwyth Teg (Welsh) - Nature spiritTupilaq (Inuit) - Animated constructTurehu (Māori) - Pale spiritTurul (Hungarian) - a giant falcon that helped shape the origins of the MagyarsTyphon (Greek) - Winged, snake-legged giantTzitzimitl (Aztec) - Skeletal star spiritUbume (Japanese) - Ghosts of women who died in childbirthUma-no-ashi (Japanese) - Horse's leg which dangles from a tree and kicks passersbyUmibōzu (Japanese) - Ghost of drowned priestUmi-nyōbō (Japanese) - Female sea monster who steals fishUndead (Worldwide) - Dead that behave as if aliveUnderwater panther (Native American) - Feline water spiritUndine (Alchemy) - Water elementalUnhcegila (Lakota) - DragonUnicorn (Medieval Bestiaries) - One-horned goat-lion-stag-horse hybridUnktehi (Lakota) - Serpentine rain spiritUnktehila (Lakota) - Reptilian water monsterUpinis (Lithuanian) - River spiritUrayuli (Native American) - Hairy giantUriaş (Romanian) - GiantUrmahlullu (Mesopotamian) - Lion-human hybrid guardian spiritUshi-oni (Japanese) - Bull-headed monster

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Utukku (Akkadian) - Underworld messenger spiritUwan (Japanese) - Spirit that shouts to surprise peopleVadātājs (Latvian) - Spirit that misleads peopleVættir (Norse) - Nature spiritValkyrie (Norse) - Female spirit that leads souls of dead warriors to ValhallaVâlvă (Romanian) - Female nature spiritValravn (Danish) - Supernatural ravenVampire (Slavic) - Reanimated corpse that subsists on bloodVanara (Hindu) - Human-ape hybridVântoase (Romanian) - Female weather spiritVaraha (Hindu mythology) - third Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a boarVârcolac (Romanian) - Vampire or werewolfVardøger (Scandinavian) - Ghostly doubleVedrfolnir (Norse) - a hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle in the crown of Yggdrasill, the World TreeVeļi (Latvian) - Ghost, shade, formed after a death of a humanVěri Şělen - Chuvash dragonVetala (Hindu) - Corpses possessed by vampiric spiritsVíbria (Catalan) - Dragon with breasts and an eagle's beakVielfras (German) - Gluttonous dog-cat-fox hybridVila (Slavic) - Weather spiritVilkacis (Latvian) - Animalistic, werewolf-like monsterViruñas (Colombian) - Handsome demonVision Serpent (Mayan) - Mystical dragonVíðópnir, (Norse) - Rooster that sits atop the treeVodyanoy (Slavic) - Male water spiritVrykolakas (Greek) - Undead wolf-human hybridWaldgeist (German) - Forest spiritWana-games-ak (Abenaki) - Water spiritsWani (Japanese)- A crocodilian water monsterWanyūdō (Japanese) - Demon in the form of a burning ox cart with a human headWarak ngendog (Indonesian Muslim) - Egg-laying birdWarg (English and Scandinavian O.N. vargr) - Giant, demonic wolfWassan-mon-ganeehla-ak (Abenaki) - Aurora spiritsWater monkey (Chinese) - Water spiritWater sprite (Alchemy) - Water elementalWati-kutjara (Australia Aboriginal) - Iguana spiritWa-won-dee-a-megw (Abenaki) - Shapeshifting snail spiritWeisse Frauen (German) - Female spiritWekufe (Mapuche) - DemonWendigo (Algonquian) - Anthropophagous spiritWentshukumishiteu (Inuit) - Water spiritWerecat (Worldwide) - Feline-human shapeshifterWerehyena (Africa) - Hyena-human shapeshifterWerewolf (Worldwide) - Wolf-human shapeshifterWhite Lady (Worldwide) - Ghost of a murdered or mistreated womanWild man (European) – Hairy, bipedal man-like creatureWill-o'-the-Wisp (Worldwide) - Spectral fireWirry-cow (Scottish) - Malevolent spiritWitte Wieven (Dutch) - Female, ancestral spiritWondjina (Australia Aboriginal) - Weather spiritWraith (Scottish) - Water spirit or ghostly apparitionWulver (Scottish) - Wolf-headed humanWu Tou Gui (Chinese) - Beheaded ghostWyrm - English dragonWyvern (Germanic Heraldic) - Flying reptile, usually with two legs and two wingsXana (Asturian) - Female water spiritXecotcovach (Mayan) - a birdXelhua (Aztec) - GiantXing Tian (Chinese) - Headless giantXiuhcoatl (Aztec) - Drought spiritYacumama (South America) - Sea monsterYadōkai (Japanese) - Malevolent, nocturnal spiritYagyō-san (Japanese) - Demon who rides through the night on a headless horseYaksha (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) - Male nature spiritYakshi (Keralite) - VampireYakshini (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) - Female nature spirit

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Yakubyō-gami (Japanese) - Disease and misfortune spiritYale (Medieval Bestiaries) - Antelope- or goat-like animal with swiveling hornsYallery-Brown (English) - Nature spiritYama-biko (Japanese) - Echo spiritYama-bito (Japanese) - Savage, mountain-dwelling humanoidYama-chichi (Japanese) - Monkey-like mountain spiritYama-inu (Japanese) - Dog-like mountain spiritYama-otoko (Japanese) - Mountain giantYamata no Orochi (Japanese) - Gigantic, eight-headed serpentYama-uba (Japanese) - Malevolent, mountain-dwelling hagYama-waro (Japanese) - Hairy, one-eyed spiritYanari (Japanese) - Spirit which causes strange noisesYaoguai (Japanese) - Animalistic demonYara-ma-yha-who (Australian Aboriginal) - Diminutive, sucker-fingered vampireYatagarasu (Japanese) - Three-legged crow of AmaterasuYato-no-kami (Japanese) - Serpent spiritsYeth hound (English) - Headless dogYilbegän (Turkic) - Either a dragon or a giantYobuko (Japanese) - Mountain dwelling spiritYōkai (Japanese) - Supernatural MonsterYomotsu-shikome (Japanese) - Underworld hagYong - Korean dragonYōsei (Japanese) - FairyYosuzume (Japanese) - Mysterious bird that sings at night, sometimes indicating that the okuri-inu is nearYou Hun Ye Gui (Chinese) - Wandering ghostYowie (Australian Aboriginal) - Nocturnal human-ape hybrid, also YahooYpotryll (Heraldic) - Boar-camel-ox-serpent hybridYuan Gui (Chinese) - Distressed ghostYukinko (Japanese) - Childlike snow spiritYuki-onna (Japanese) - Snow spiritYūrei (Japanese) - GhostYuxa (Tatar) - 100-year-old snake that transforms into a beautiful humanZahhak (Persian) - DragonŽaltys (Baltic) - Serpentine fertility spiritZamzummim (Jewish) - GiantZână (Romanian) - Nature spiritZashiki-warashi (Japanese) - House spiritZburator (Romanian) - Wolf-headed dragonZduhać (Slavic mythology) - Disembodied, heroic spiritZennyo Ryūō (Japanese) - Rain-making dragonZhar-Ptitsa (Slavic) - Glowing birdZhulong (Chinese) - Pig-headed dragonZhū Què (Chinese) - Fire elemental birdŽiburinis (Lithuanian) - Forest spirit in the form of a glowing skeletonZilant (Tatar) - Flying reptile with chicken legsZin (West Africa) - Water spiritsZiz (Jewish) - Giant BirdZlatorog (Slovenia) - White deer with golden hornsZmeu (Romanian folklore) - Giant with a habit of kidnapping young girlsZmiy - Slavic dragonZombie (Vodou) - Re-animated corpseZorigami (Japanese) - Animated clockZuijin (Japanese) - Tutelary spiritZunbera-bō (Japanese) - Faceless ghost