BestiarypediaThe bestiary of every mythology
Curated catalog of supernatural beings in 10 languages. Mythology, demonology, cryptozoology and folklore documented with relationships, taxonomies and sources.
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.
Ryūjin
Ryūjin, sovereign kami of the seas in Shintō mythology
Ryūjin is the sovereign kami of the seas in Shintō mythology, owner of the two tide pearls and father of the Japanese imperial dynasty.
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