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| Beings | Festivals | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |
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supernatural humanoid |
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highest divinity |
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heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy |
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supernatural race, folk of the fairy mounds |
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spirit of mountains |
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a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam) |
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person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana |
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demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism) |
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yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water |
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female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death |
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person who is spiritually awake or enlightened |
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male shaman |
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person who have achieved Buddhahood |
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small, grotesque, monstrous creature |
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supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics |
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celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism) |
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large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature |
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large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath |
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craftspeople living in mountains or stones |
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bird |
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supernatural race |
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wild race of men destroyed by the gods |
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creatures that cause technological malfunctions |
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legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs |
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disembodied spirit |
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invisible creature |
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divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human |
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fox with paranormal abilities |
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snake-like creature with four legs |
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diminutive supernatural being |
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guardians and personifications of esoteric wisdom |
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spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer |
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half-human creature |
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strong humanoid monster |
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official for divination |
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ghost of vengeance |
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divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity |
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large venomous serpents |
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creature in the high moorland areas |
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supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder |
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kami manipulated by an onmyōji |
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souls of the dead |
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yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys |
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trinity of supreme divinity |
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supernatural race |
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dragon two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail |
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entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities |
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creature |
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monster with supernatural abilities |
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monster with supernatural abilities |
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spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife |
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spiritual master |
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dragon with three to twelve heads (Russia, Ukraine); scale-covered serpent-like creature with four legs and bat's wings (Bulgaria); guardian-spirit dragon (Balkan) |
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* contains entries that can also belong to other articles
| Beings | Festivals | Figures | Locations | Objects | Practices |