BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
Poseidon
Poseidon, god of the sea, earthquakes and horses in Greek mythology
Poseidon is the Greek god of the sea, earthquakes and horses, brother of Zeus and Hades.
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Kosodate-yūrei
Kosodate-yūrei, maternal spirit that returns to care for her baby
Maternal spirit from Japanese folklore that returns at night to care for her baby.
Sōjōbō
Sōjōbō, daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama
Sōjōbō is the daitengu mountain king of Mount Kurama, master of the hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune and lord of storms and kenjutsu.
Konoha-tengu
Konoha-tengu, yamabushi ascetic of the sacred mountains
Intermediate phase of the tengu lineage that after centuries of shugendō asceticism adopts a humanoid form with prominent nose and complete yamabushi attire.
Karasu-tengu
Karasu-tengu, the bestial crow tengu of early Japanese folklore
Anthropomorphic giant crow spirit that inhabits mountain forests and abducts lost children.
Izanami
Izanami, creator kami of death and the underworld in the Shinto pantheon
Izanami is the creator kami associated with death and the underworld in Shinto mythology of Japan.
Izanagi
Izanagi, creator kami of the islands of Japan and the principal deities
Izanagi is the creator kami who originated the islands of Japan and the principal deities with his celestial spear and purification rituals.
Tsukuyomi
Tsukuyomi, kami of the moon in the Shinto pantheon
Tsukuyomi is the moon kami associated with night and time, protagonist of solar-lunar separation myths in Japan.
Susanoo
Susanoo, kami of the storm and the sea in Japanese Shinto folklore
Susanoo is the kami of the storm and the sea, bearer of the Kusanagi sword and associated with serpents.
Tenjin
Tenjin, god of lightning and scholarship in the Shinto pantheon
Tenjin is the kami into which Sugawara no Michizane transformed after his death, worshipped as the protector of scholarship and calligraphy.
Amaterasu
Amaterasu, goddess of the sun and imperial ancestor in the Shinto pantheon
Amaterasu is the sun goddess and imperial ancestor of the Shinto pantheon, venerated at Ise with attributes of mirror, ravens and rice.
Otsuyu
Otsuyu, vengeful Japanese spirit from the Botan Dōrō folklore
Otsuyu returns each night with a peony lantern and a white kimono to visit her living lover.
Okiku
Okiku, samurai maid in Himeji who returns as vengeful yūrei after being killed by her master
Okiku obsessively counts plates up to nine and repeats, dressed in a white kimono beside a well.
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