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Maia
Maia is the Pleiad Nymph of Mount Cyllene in Arcadia. She is the eldest of the Pleiades (the seven nymphs of the constellation Pleiades; daughters of Atlas and Pleione)... She used to be a shy...
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Apollon, Apollo
The son of Zeus and Leto, and the twin brother of Artemis; Apollo is the Patron of the Arts, the gift of prophecy and also connected with light (llumination) in Greek folklore. He was born on the...
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Ebu Gogo
Ebu Gogo is a diminutive crypto-humanoids, probably a sort of Homo floresiensis. The legends relating to the Ebu Gogo were traditionally, according to the journal Nature attributed to monkeys... The...
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Samebito
Samebitois a humanoid 'Dragon' who could cry jewels from Japan... This sea monster is black-pigmented but with green eyes... Samebito was told to leave the ocean by the sea king. When he left the...
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Atargatis, Ataratheh, Atar‘atheh or Tar‘atheh, Aphrodite Derceto, Dea Syriae...
"In one hand she holds a scepter, in the other a spindle. On her head she bears rays and a tower and she wears a girdle…. On the surface of the statue is an overlay of gold and very costly gems, some...
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Dokkaebi
The Dokkaebi, Korean goblins who have soft spots for pretty girls and hedonistic feasts, thrive in folktales and as gargoyle-like ornamental totems. The Dokkaebi is a Robin Hood like spirit... He...
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Gidim, Etemmu
The Gidim are the Sumerian equivalent of ghosts (Etemmu is the Akkadian Version); they were the spirits of dead people living in the Underworld.... In Sumer, people knew that the dead who were buried...
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Sága
Sága is the goddess of 'things spoken of', history, storytellers, the heritage, record of families and clans in Norse/ Scandinavian folklore. “Sága’s themes are foresight, divination, inspiration,...
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Mnemosyne, Mnêmosynê, Mother of the Muses, Moneta
Mnemosyne, the daughter of Ouranos and Gaia, has with Zeus nine daughters: The Muses... She is a Titaness; a daughter of the first generation of deities in Greece. Mnemosyne is the personification...
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La Ciguapa, The Ciguapa
The Ciguapa (pronounced see-GWAH-pah) is a malevolent nocturnal seductress from the Dominican folklore... The Dominican legend of the ciguapas qualify them as creatures who lived in underwater caves...
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Idun, Iduna, Idunna, Iðunn
Idun (pronounced “EE-done"), in Norse folklore, is the goddess of spring and rebirth. She and her husband, Bragi, the god of music and poetry, lived in Asgard, the home of the gods. A single source...
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Nuno, Duwende, Nuno sa Punso, Ancestor of the anthill, rarely Duende
Duwende is a unique dwarf-like being from the Pilipino floklore... Nuno has a wide range of goblin-like counterparts throughout the world... The actual size of the nuno is disputed. Some claim...
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Mothman
The Mothman is a paranormal humanoid who allegedly roams the American state of West Virgina. Among other creatures, this beast is a topic of interest for cryptozoologists, people who study animals...
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Arkan sonney
In Manx folklore, an arkan sonney is a type of fairy hedgehog creature which looks like a pig with long hairs. They are difficult to catch, but are said to bring good luck to one who catches them....
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Imdugud, Imgug, Zu, Anzu
Imdugud is probably the correct reading of the Sumerian name of the supernatural bird, who is called Anzu in the Akkadian language... This Mesopotamian Sumero-Akkadian beast is demonic but friendly,...
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Helios, Helius, Hēlios
Helios is the Greek titan sun god, whom the Romans called Sol... Homer often calls him simply Titan or Hyperion, while Hesiod (Theogony 371) and the Homeric Hymn separate him as a son of the Titans...
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Yuki-onna (The Snow Woman), Yuki-musume (The Snow Girl), Yuki-onago (The Snow...
Yuki-onna is female apparition spirit pirit or 'yōkai' in Japanese folklore. She sometimes can be encountered on snowy nights, usually described as having white hair or skin, being cold to the touch,...
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Apep, Apepi, Aapep, Apap, Apapi, Apepi, Aper, Apop, Aphōph, rarely...
Apophis is an Egyptian monster living in perpetual darkness. Apep represents the forces of chaos, death, and disorder and thus share some common factors with Seth the personification of creative...
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Pugot, Numputul
The Pugut is believed in Philippine folklore to be a dark, headless giant who stations itself in lonely roads or in balete trees, often carrying decapitated heads of its victims... The pugot may also...
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Yakshas, Yaksas, Yakha, Yakho, Yakkha, Yaksa
Yakshas (Sanskrit masculine singular yakṣa, Sanskrit feminine singular yakṣī or yakṣinī) are sometimes considered to be a class of the Gandharvas, but are definitely of a more malevolent disposition....
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