#supertypes

[magicjudge]

Everyone's been joking about how the new Atraxa can fish out Tribal cards since that's a card type too. That's not really what this is about, though. My question is, why do you think Tribal was never errata'd into a supertype? It does decidedly supertype-like things. Not to mention that there's no indication of what a Tribal card without another card type might look like. More than that, casting One With the Stars on Boggart Shenanigans makes it stop counting as a goblin for the purpose of other goblin synergy cards, even as One With the Stars can't remove supertypes like legendary.

Tribal was created to give non-creature spells creature types.

Creature types are subtypes.

Subtypes are exclusive to one or two types.

Supertypes are not types.

Supertypes don't/can't have associated subtypes.

Therefore, Tribal has to be a type and not a supertype for it to do what it was designed to do.

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[markrosewater]

In regards to the winter basic lands not being Snow type: I like to think that it’s just regular snow, not *magic* snow. Does snow mechanically fall under the same umbrella as kindred? Where is you started using it everywhere it would get out of hand?

Yes. Showing snow in the art shouldn't automatically mean the card has the snow supertype.

[littjara-mirrorlake]

Plane Shift: New Phyrexia Phyresis Rules 1.0

Contact with Phyrexian creatures and glistening oil can lead to phyresis, a special condition tracked in ten stages. Phyresis is not a disease, so immunity to disease cannot prevent a creature from being afflicted. Phyrexian creatures are immune to this condition.

A creature infected by phyresis experiences the effects of its current level and all those below.

Until level 5, greater restoration may remove a phyresis level from a targeted creature in addition to its other effects.

Every 24 hours, a character who has at least 1 phyresis level must roll a d20. On a roll equal to or less than their current phyresis level, they gain one level.

Phyresis Level Effects

1: No effect 2: No effect 3: Disadvantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened by Phyrexian creatures 4: No new effect 5: Phyresis can no longer be removed by greater restoration 6: No new effect 7: Phyrexian language proficiency 8: Gain one augmentation for which you meet the prerequisites (detailed in a later installment) 9: No new effect 10: Incapacitated; begin compleation saving throws (see “A Sublime Transformation”) (Below the cut)

A Sublime Transformation

Most compleated adult Phyrexians, including player characters, are capable of compleating other creatures with sufficient ichor and time. A compleated creature retains its original type and racial features but gains the Phyrexian supertype. As a general rule, spells cast using Phyrexian mana that raise a target from the dead will return them compleated, if they were not already.

Much like being raised from the dead, the process of compleation is an exhausting ordeal that saps the energy of affected creatures. A newly compleated Phyrexian takes a -3 penalty to all attack rolls, saving throws, and ability checks. Each time the creature finishes a long rest, the penalty is reduced by 1 until it disappears.

Often, compleation is a process of optimization, reinforcing a creature's existing strengths. In that spirit, compleated player characters may increase one ability score above 20 by subtracting 2 from another ability score for each increase by 1 to the target score, to a maximum of 22. In addition, the compleated character gains one Phyrexian augmentation for which they meet the prerequisite.

Compleation is a unique opportunity for a player to re-work their character, extending to even class and subclass choices. Additionally, the mnemonic nature of glistening oil means that genetic material is not the only thing passed down from a Phyrexian to a creature they compleat. A newly compleated creature gains one skill proficiency possessed by the Phyrexian who compleated them.

Glistening oil carries the voice of Yawgmoth, who seeks to bend all to his whims. When you reach 10 phyresis levels, you must make a DC 16 Wisdom or Charisma saving throw each turn (your choice). The Phyrexian compleating you may grant you advantage on these saving throws. Successes and failures don't need to be consecutive; keep track of both until you collect three of a kind. When you roll a 1 on the d20, it counts as two failures; likewise, a 20 on the d20 counts as two successes. On your third success, you become compleated while retaining your previous memories and convictions. On your third failure, your bonds are altered to serve Phyrexia. You retain your base alignment and personality, but may suffer memory loss. Either way, you lose all phyresis levels and their effects.

Though powerful, the alteration of loyalties during compleation can be undone. Dispel magic or remove curse cast with a 7th-level slot or higher can restore one target creature to its former bonds if its mind had been altered in this way. You can target one additional creature for each slot level above 7th.

[whatsthatmagiccard]

(Fair point.)

[sexhaver]

lmfao wait the release of MH3 actually pushed through a creature type change??? all Viashino are now Lizards and all Naga are Snakes, which is a decision that has of course upset nobody, but the more interesting changes to me are the "Tribal" supertype officially becoming "Kindred" and the keyword "totem armor" becoming "umbra armor". i wonder how r/freemagic is taking this

[eight-freakin-gids]

I deleted my previous post about basic land art alters, because I realized that the full art frame looked 100 times better.

Also I forgot to add the Basic supertype

But I figured I would add the finished lands alongside some other art alters I made

[inventors-fair]

Garbage Day

Today's word of the day is: resources! A card game lives and dies by them, and learning to spend whatever resources you have wisely is a huge part of playing any game, with Magic as no exception. Sometimes, when you've got stuff on field, you rather lose it for something else. Sometimes you don't even have a choice in the matter! But when it comes to these sorts of effects, creatures are often the first thought. So, instead...

Design a card that can sacrifice a noncreature permanent type.

This one is fairly straightforward, but a few notes:

The effect can also theoretically sacrifice creatures and still be acceptable. So, something like "sacrifice an X or creature" would be fine, as would "sacrifice a permanent."

This isn't limited to sacrificing for cost, so effects that force you and/or your opponents to sacrifice noncreature permanents would absolutely work. As long as it says "sacrifice" and could theoretically use something that isn't a creature, go right ahead.

In case anyone needs a refresher, the permanent types are creature, artifact, enchantment, land, planeswalker, and battle. Any supertypes by themselves don't fit the bill, so something like "sacrifice a token" or "sacrifice a snow permanent" wouldn't work in that form.

And that's about it! —@spooky-bard

>>> Careful not to sacrifice your SUBMISSIONS! >>> Sift through ideas in our DISCORD!

As mentioned before, submissions are still down on mobile for whatever reason, so feel free to submit via the askbox as well.

[niuttuc]

So I just built the Sixth Doctor and Romana II as a very simple Bant historic good stuff~

Do you have any suggestions to add some spice, fun legends or fun historic interactions?

Also thoughts on swapping out Romana for Clara Oswald and going sultai or temur?

I don't have much spice to be honest, WotC did Historic again and again for LTR, WHO and ACR, so there's plenty of material there but also it's been thoroughly explored. With that said, some points of rules...

If you copy a legendayr TDFC with the Sixth Doctor, since you can now create double-sided tokens, the text that removes the legendary supertype applies to both sides of the resulting spell. This means even when transformed, the land these become will be nonlegendary. Stacking Gaea's Cradles or Barracks seems fun.

As far as additions, let's see...

Classes aren't themselves historic, but this one can copy any of your copies for a single mana, and will be a pretty reliable draw engine in this deck, and it allows enabling Romana without needing the Doctor around.

Planeswalkers are already annoying, and planeswalkers with passives even more so. Some of them get pretty nice and obnoxious once you start multiplying them.

Finally, as far as the possibility of pivoting to different colors... Well, that's your call and yours only, it'd completely change the deck, so can't really add much there.

[capnsoapy]

The "Legendary" supertype in Magic: the Gathering is so strange because after 30 years of rules and format changes it now does three unrelated things which are often at odds with each other.

On a gameplay level, the "Legend Rule" means that a player can't control multiple legendary cards with the same name, so R&D can make cards legendary if it would be problematic to have more than one of them.

On a deckbuilding level, a player in the Commander format to use a legendary creature as their commander, so R&D can make cards legendary if they would be fun and interesting to build a deck around.

On a thematic level, legendary denotes a named unique character as opposed to generic fantasy dorks, so R&D is required to add legendary to certain cards.

And, it's understandable how this situation has evolved, but it is just bizarre that this is the current state of the game. Especially when Commander and Universes Beyond products are coming out faster and faster; 30% of new creatures printed this year have been legendary for any number of these reasons but are affected by all of them

[total-cards]

Update 19/06/2024:

Last night, Wizards of the Coast revealed a selection of the upcoming cards for Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed! There were cards we had predicted to be included, with Assassins such as Ratonhnhaké:ton (Connor Kenway, for those who are unsure) and fan favourite Edward Kenway, as well as the Apple of Eden. But there were also some cards we never even thought of being included, such as Lydia Frye from Assassin's Creed Syndicate or even Shaun & Rebecca, Desmond and Layla's helpful associates. Even Pre-Assassin Ezio gets a card, now that opens doors to feature many of the Assassin's in their various stages of life. Can we expect to see old man Ezio? Or even Pre-Assassin Edward Kenway living his best (or perhaps worst, given the trapped-on-a-desert-island context...) Not only that, but we got a good look at the lands to come which feature landscapes from many of the games; Florence, London, Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt and even Abstergo Entertainment Industries! If you're a fan of Assassin's Creed this set is definitely for you.

If you're a passionate Magic player, then listen up! With this latest set comes some new and returning Mechanics! First up we have the new mechanic Freerunning, a staple within the Assassin's Creed universe. If you aren't parkouring your way to the next objective, you're doing it wrong! With Freerunning, if your Commander or Assassin has dealt combat damage to a player this turn you can use this mechanic with an updated charge! Here's an excerpt from Magic the Gathering:

Freerunning is a new alternative cost that allows you to cast spells for a bit of a savings if earlier in the turn an Assassin you controlled or a commander you controlled dealt combat damage to a player. The Assassin and/or commander doesn't even have to be alive or under your control. As long as it dealt combat damage to a player earlier in the turn, the freerunning cost is now available to you.

Though you have an updated charge for casting spells, this does not mean that the mana value changes.

Some returning mechanics are Historic, Disguise and Cloak. We'll start with Historic! This term refers to artifacts, things with the legendary supertype, and Sagas. The way Historic comes into play is when a card refers specifically to an effect on "Historic", for example; Exile Abstergo Entertainment: Return up to one target historic card from your graveyard to your hand, then exile all graveyards. However, keep in mind that when the card abilities reference specifics such as "Historic spells", things like Lands will not be affected by this as they are not spells.

With Disguise, it was pretty obvious something like this would see a return - being an assassin is all about blending in (it's literally a mechanic in the video game!) Basically, your card is hidden and takes on the identity of a face-down creature spell, it becomes a colourless 2/2 with no name or creature type. It will have ward {2} and no other abilities, no mana cost (so it has a mana value of 0). But to cast it, you pay an alternative cost of {3}. You can pay the disguise cost to reveal the card any time you have priority, it happens immediately and doesn't use the stack therefore cannot be responded to.

Finally, Cloak makes a comeback - a similar way of going incognito. Cloak is a reference to when assassins will hide amongst specific crowds, or raise their hoods to avoid suspicion or being recognised. Cloak in MTG works similar to Disguise where you must place it face down, it's a 2/2 colourless creature with no name, creature type or mana cost. It also has ward {2} and no other abilities. Where this differs from disguise is that, rather than paying the disguise cost, you turn a cloaked permanent face up at any time if it's actually a creature card by paying its mana cost.

Come back regularly to keep up with what to expect in this latest Universes Beyond set! If you haven't already, you can place your pre-orders with us now in time for release day on July 5th!

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Magic the Gathering Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed Card Previews

Original 18/06/2024:

Magic the Gathering's latest endeavour into expanding IP reaches once again into the realm of video games with Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed next in line. Universes Beyond is a sub brand of the MTG TCG which brings characters and stories from other popular culture into the Planes. We've had entries such as the iconic Fallout, the classic Lord of the Rings, and even seen Digital Sensation Hatsune Miku find her way into our Secret Lair Drops! We're now welcoming the Brotherhood, as we prepare for Assassin's Creed to land on our shelves on July 5th!

Magic the Gathering Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed

What can we expect with Assassin's Creed?

The obvious thing to expect first would be a feature of all the mainline assassins, such as Ezio Auditore, Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad, Eivor and more. After all, it wouldn't be an Assassin's Creed set without any Assassins! We've also already been shown some previous upon this set's announcement with cards featuring the Animus, Leonardo da Vinci, and even language-specific cards (Greek for Cleopatra, Italian for Leonardo, so on and so forth.) But as Magic the Gathering has more than just characters under its belt, we'd expect to see an abundance of Artifacts and Enchantments that are nods to the series, such as the Leap of Faith or the Apple of Eden. It'll be interesting to see what effects these cards will have!

MTG Assassin's Creed Beyond Boosters

Beyond Boosters As always with subsets, you can expect an array of different products to help you with your collection. The first being the newly introduced Beyond Boosters, with their premiere during this set replacing the previous Epilogue Boosters that had a poor reception from fans. These boosters will contain 7 cards; non-foil uncommons, non-foil land or scene cards ,non-foil rare/mythics, a traditional foil, and a "booster fun" slot (nonfoil or foil.) The slots are as follows:

Slot #1-3: Nonfoil Common

Slot #4: Nonfoil Land or Scene Card (May contain Rare or Mythic Rare)

Slot #5: Nonfoil Rare/Mythic

Slot #6: Traditional Foil (May contain Uncommon, Rare or Mythic Rare)

Slot #7: Booster Fun (Nonfoil or foil, may contain contain Uncommon, Rare or Mythic Rare)

Slot #8: Token/AD

A Booster Fun card is an alternate version of cards that will feature unique artwork, treatments and appearances, which means if you're a collector you'll love these boosters!

MTG Assassin's Creed 2-Player Starter Kit

2-Player Starter Kit

There will be a 2-Player Starter Kit with Assassin's Creed featuring Ezio and Eivor. The titular cards will be finished in a traditional foil, and are named Ezio, Blade of Vengeance and Eivor, Battle Ready. Little else is known about the contents of the decks themselves, but inside you will find 2 ready-to-play 60 card decks, 1 Learn-to-Play Guide and 2 boxes to store your decks. They're perfect if you're new to Magic the Gathering, or even if you're a big fan of Assassin's Creed!

MTG Assassin's Creed Bundle and Spin down

Bundle

A classic addition to almost every recent set of Magic the Gathering is the Bundle. Filled with amazing goodies, this bundle is plastered with Assassin's Creed iconography. Each bundle contains a pack of basic lands, nine Beyond Boosters and a special spin down life counter featuring the Brotherhood symbol. You'll even get a sweet promo card, which is yet to be revealed!

MTG Assassin's Creed Collector Booster Packs

Collector Boosters

As always, the Collector Booster is not going anywhere. The highest price point in the Magic the Gathering TCG, these boosters are the pinnacle for collectors or those who heavily invest their money into good looking cards for their decks. Featuring Kassandra on the outside wielding what looks to be the Spear of Leonidas, these booster packs contain 10 of the flashiest cards around!

Often, inside a Collector Booster you'll find cards you wont get in any other product, so they're definitely worth picking up a pack or two of. With this box, you'll even have a chance of pulling a serialized card!

Anything Else?

There are no Commander Decks with this, for those who don't know - as this is a Modern-legal set, but the cards are still legal in formats such as Commander, Legacy and Vintage!

There will also be a Secret Lair drop to polish off this set, much like there was with Fallout. We're unsure of what to expect with the Secret Lair cards, but if we were to hazard a guess we'd reckon they'll be the fanciest of fancy cards featuring the most popular Assassins to date!

MTG Assassin's Creed Cards

Card List

We know why you're here, it's for the cards. Well, Magic the Gathering haven't quite begun drip-feeding us previews as of yet, but they'll be landing with us very soon (tonight at 6pm GMT soon). As soon as we can, we will be updating this blog with all the latest reveals which will begin dropping tonight on June 18th (the morning-afternoon for American fans) and will trickle through until the following day, so be sure to check back frequently!

Universes Beyond: Assassin's Creed releases on July 5th, and you can pre-order it now from our site!

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[markrosewater]

Is "kindred" not the new term for creature type-based synergies? I thought it was, while "typal" was broader and encompassed stuff like artifact synergies, sacrifice synergies, etc.

Kindred is the name of the card type that used to be Tribal.

Typal is a word referring to any strategies built around subtypes, types, or supertypes, usually creature types.

[seewetter]

List of Mythic Beings by Type

Full alphabetical list of mythic creatures unsorted by type here.

Q: What is this?

A: This is a list of all Wikipedia articles that begin with the letter A and deal with a creature or person or group of people whose existence is found in accounts that don't neatly fit the modern scientific understanding of the world.

The purpose of this list is to be really open. I want writers (artists, LARPers, performers, people with imaginations, people with fun hobbies) to have an overview of the information available on Wikipedia.

Q: Are the categories from Wikipedia? If not, how do they work?

A: The groupings are my own. Their purpose is to let you quickly find tropes. So if you look under "Habitat" and then "Forest" you find Wikipedia articles referencing stories set in the woods. This could be creatures whose literal habitat is the forest, but it can also be a creature that hunts in the forest. I hope that especially groupings like "Changeling", for example, which lists all Wikipedia articles where a creature exchanges infants for their own, helps writers and other artists find what they are looking for. To make things a bit easier I also add remarks like "(some accounts)" which indicates that only some sources portray a creature a certain way and I give a bit more info so that you, dear reader, can compare and contrast creatures in the same category -- in one culture, the Changeling myth might indicate an extremely ableist society, in another culture, the Changeling myth is so abstract it's hard to imagine. I try to give people those kinds of contrasts, although of course what qualities I contrast will reflect my biases.

Q: I noticed some creatures that start with A only mentioned once in this list and not under every appropriate category.

A: I'm winging it. Please let me know when you have spotted an oversight and I'll gladly correct it. :)

TLDR

The following Wikipedia articles were too long for my project and I skipped over them. I have been working on this project for months, so every now and then I just skip articles: Angel, Angels (List), Angra Mainyu, Annunaki, Antichist, Aos Sí, Apophis, Apsara, Archon, Argus, Asha, Asmodeus, Aspidochelone, Atargatis, Aura, Azazel, Azrael.

I intend to eventually cover the above entries as well, but currently would rather like to complete this project for most mythic beings.

Supertype

Supertypes are not species or cultures or anything like that. They are my word for "belongs to a larger group".

Amazon

Agave (Alcibie) (Alcippe) (one Alcippe in Greek myth) (Alke) (one Alke in Greek myth) (Amazonomachy (Event)) (Amazons (List)) (Antandre) (Antibrote) (Antiope) Amazon Queen (Apollo Amazonius) (Areto) (Asteria)

Angel

(Anakim) Nephilim (historical sources speculated) (Armaros) Grigori ("Watchers")

Anito

3 subcategories: bound (to a location); unbound ((Engkanto)); and Aswang

Asura

(Aghasura) (Andhaka) (Asura) (deva are asura by default, according to the Rig Veda; Deva become Deva by being virtuous, asura remain asura by being selfish, according to the Rig Veda) (Asura Lords mentioned on asura page) multiple factions of asura, each with a lord

Aswang

(Amalanhig)

Aufhocker (Creature that jumps on someone's back, holding them down)

(Aufhocker)

Creature that sits on someone's chest, holding them down

(Alp) Sits on Sleeper's Chest (Rides/Mounts Sleeper); crush small farm animals (like geese) to death in pressing attack (Alû) Sits on Sleeper's Chest (Rides/Mounts Sleeper)

Bloodsucker

(Alukah) dies without blood (Asanbosam) (Aswang) subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example Mandurugo): slow bloodsucking

Centaur

(Amycus) (Anggitay) female centaur (Arktos) (Asbolus) benevolent (Polkan on Ascapart page) Centaur (Russian culture)

Changeling

(Aes Sidhe) (Al) (Al Ana) (Wikipedia has lengthy descriptions of their characteristics, this is a clear extreme use of ableism in the changeling story) (Alan) take drops of menstrual blood, miscarried fetuses, afterbirth, or other reproductive waste and transform them into human children, whom they then raise as their own. (Asrai) (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan)

Colour

(Aitvaras) White or Black Colour (Akabeko) Red (Akaname) Red (Akerbeltz) Black (Aketeko) Red (Akugyo) Gold and Silver Scales (Alicanto) Metallic, depends on ore it eats: golden wings from gold mine, silver wings from silver mine, copper-green / If spotted, turns off colours of its wings, going into dark (Almas) black fur (Aloja - Aloges) gold or red hair, emerald or deep blue eyes (Alphito) White Hair (Am Fear Liath Mòr) Dark Skin, Dark Hair (Amaru) reddish snout (Ambika) golden skin; (South Indian version) dark blue skin (Amomongo) white hair (Amphiptere) green snake, light coloured feathers (Anchanchu) red (Angak) black beard (up to mid-chest) --> represents trails of rain & for Hokywan Angak'china: red beard (Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) white deer (Anito) pale skin (Anito) omen birds, most commonly with green or blue iridescent feathers (Anjana) white skin (Anubis) Black Fur (symbol of Nile River soil, symbol of regeneration and life) (Aoandon) Blue Skin (Aobōzu) Blue Skin and/or Blue Clothes (Okayama Prefecture) (Aonyōbō) Blue Skin (the source Wikipedia uses https://yokai.com/aonyoubou/ directly contradicts the idea that they have blue skin, instead saying that blue in Japanese is like "green" in English, a word for inexperience. For a more detailed explanation, see there.) (Cŵn Annwn mentioned on Arawn page) White Hounds with Red Ears (Archura) Green Hair (made of living grass), Green Beard (made of living grass) (Arkan sonney) white skin, red eyes (some accounts), red ears (some accounts) (Arzhang Div) blue skin (Asag) dark skin (Asanbosam) pink skin, red hair (Asi) deep-blue colour as personified form (Asrai) pale skin (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan) (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal light skin by day (Augenbrand) (Auriaria) red hair (Azukiarai) yellow eyes (Āṭavaka) blue skin, black skin, red skin (Átahsaia) black and white scales cover arms

Construct

(Anchimayen) created from corpses of children

Corpse-Eater

(Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Anhangá) (Aswang) subtype "Ghoul"

Daemon / Daimon

(Aloadae) Ephialtes is a daimon

Daeva / Div

(Arzhang Div)

Demi-God

(Almops) Poseidon and half-nymph (Amykos) (Arjuna) (Auriaria)

Demi-Goddess

(Alcippe) (one Alcippe in Greek myth)

Diminutive

(Afanc) (Agogwe) (Akaname) (Aloja - Aloges) (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Anchanchu) (Anjana) tiny (15 cm = 0.5") (Aobōzu) (Yamaguchi Prefecture Version) in other accounts, giant (Asrai) 2-4" (Awes-kon-wa) (Aziza) (Azukiarai)

Disembodied Organ

(Aketeko) hand (Aswang) subtype: Manananggal disembodied head (by night)

Div

(Akvan Div)

Doghead

(Anubis) (Egyptian gods don't really have animal heads, they are personalities) (Anubis) brother Wepwawet (Egyptian gods don't really have animal heads, they are personalities) (Anubis) female counterpart Anput (Egyptian gods don't really have animal heads, they are personalities)

Dragon

(Amaru) could be called a dragon; 2 heads; 2 Amarus destroy the land while fighting each other; horns of a taruka, a type of huemul deer; wings; lives in underworld and associated with water; scales

Dvergr

(Alberich) beard / smith

Elemental

(Aitvaras) fire tail (like meteor) (Akuma) flaming eyes, fiery head (Alara) butterfly wings made of light; formed from love tears of 1,000 women (Giant Black Dog mentioned in Almamula or Mulánima) teeth of fire, transformed into this state (Tsé’nagahi on Anaye page) monstrous rock, crushes passersby to death (Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) white deer with fiery eyes (Augenbrand) fire eyes (Azhdaha) flaming eyes (Āṭavaka) enveloped by flame

Elf Clothes

(Archura) left shoe on right foot

Fairy (Petty Fairy, Winged Little Sprite)

(Alara) hovers over lake (Mmoatia the Fairy on the Anansi page) what is the Akan word for the type of being that Mmoatia is? (Iambana on the Anito page) No tiny winged beings like fairies ("petty fairies") in precolonial native Filipino folklore, but lambana are fairies in modern Filipino folklore (Awes-kon-wa) (Aziza) (sometimes & possibly European influence)

Familiar

(Alloces) grants familiars (Amy) grants familiars

Figment / Personification

(Alke) Courage / Battle-Strength spirit (Aloadae) Ephialtes is a Nightmare (Amalur) the Earth itself (Amanozako) originated when Susanoo let his own ferocious spirit (his Aramitama) build up inside him until he vomited her out (Andaokut) born from tears of a grieving mother (Aonyōbō) appears as an ancient court noblewoman, living in a now abandoned house of fallen nobles and ruined families, constantly fixing her hair and applying makeup, expecting possible guests who never show up (e.g. a lover who lost their interest or a husband who abandoned his wife) (Asi) asi is a sword, but has a personified form (Ask-wee-da-eed) personified fire / embodies fire (associated with comets, meteors) (Awelo) embodies the essence of the Tigua people and their customs and morality, monitors their conduct and punishes those who don't behave properly (Azone) universal commonalities of humans, united in worship (Azure Lóng) represents springtime (Aufhocker) Emotional Burdens weighing on one's shoulders (old woman haunted by memories)

Face on Back of Head

(Akerbeltz) (Christian Version)

Fallen Angel

(Agaliarept) (Agares) (Alloces) (Amaymon) (Amy) (Archdemon) rather short Wikipedia page that simply mentions various archdemons by name, often the sin they are associated with or the cardinal direction they preside over / different archdemons in different religious traditions

Flying Head

(Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal hides lower half during nighttime

Green Hair and/or Green Beard

(Archura) made of living grass (Asrai) long green hair (account by Ruth Tongue)

Giant

(Aghasura) Giant Animal (Aido Hwedo) Giant Animal (Akkorokamui) Giant Animal (Akugyo) Giant Animal (Ala - Ale) huge ears (Albruna) (Alcyoneus) a gigantes, NOT ALWAYS a giant, hurls rocks, hurls 12 chariots, hurls 24 heroes, uses mountain as weapon (some accounts) (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong) giant baby, giant adult (Almops) (Aloadae) 16.4592m = 9 fathoms tall at age 9 (Alpos) body reaches the clouds, touches the sun, pulls back the moon; hurl rocks, hurl hills; uses rock as shoulder shield (Am Fear Liath Mòr) over 10" tall (Endriago on Amadís de Gaula page) (Amala) supports the world (Amarok) (Amemasu) Giant Animal (Anakim) (Anathan) (Sasnalkáhi on Anaye page) (Teelget on Anaye page) (Tsetahotsiltali on Anaye page) massive legs (perhaps not a conventional giant, just really long legs) (Yeitso on Anaye page) colossal (but speaks and asks questions when trying to find victims); drinks lake in four gulps; travels across horizon in one step; scalp becomes a peak (Andaokut) (Angalo) (Anguiped) (some examples) (Antaboga) Giant Animal (Antaeus) giant bones entombed within a tumulus (Antero Vipunen) (Anzû) (Ao) Giant Animal (Aobōzu) (Apotamkin) Giant Animal (Apukohai) (Prabu Niwatakawaca (Javanese) on Arjuna page) (Asag) (Asanbosam) 20" wings (not a conventional giant, just huge wingspan) (Ascapart) 30" tall (smallest giant of his land) (Pelucan on Ascapart page) (Ashinaga-tenaga) 3m, 6m, 9m legs (some accounts) (not a conventional giant, just long legs or arms) (Asi) personified form may not be giant, but is described as tall (Athos) crushed under a mountain, died in a fight with a god who hurled rocks at him (Atosis) Giant Animal (Augerino) Giant Animal (Azhdaha) 30 gazes (~30m); Giant Animal (Átahsaia) (Wikipedia page has descriptive size comparisons)

Gigantes

(Alcippe) one Alcippe is daughter of a Gigantes (Alcyoneus) but she may not be (Alcyoneus) [Aloadae] (Alpos) (Antaeus) (Athos)

Glutton

(Ala - Ale) (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) possessed by ala: huge hunger (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong)

Griffon

(Akhekh)

Haunt

(Alseid) (Am Fear Liath Mòr) presence

Human

(Angalo) the first human (he is also a giant) [Arikura-no-baba] (Atlantes)

Hybrid: Object-Creature

(Akaname) pebble head (Al) clay nose, copper claw, iron teeth (Al Basty) (Armenian Version) iron teeth, brass fingernails (Amaru) crystalline eyes (Anaye) resemble objects (human mothers fornicated with objects)

(Tsé’nagahi on Anaye page) monstrous rock, crushes passersby to death (Asanbosam) iron teeth, iron hook feet (Axehandle hound) axeblade-shaped head, axehandle shaped body, stubby legs, eats abandoned axehandles, travels logging camps looking for next meal

Island Turtle

(Ao) Carries the three islands of the eight immortals (Penglai, Fangzhang, Yingzhou)

Joetunn

(Alvaldi)

Kachina

(Ahöl Mana) (Ahöla) (Ahöla) (Angak) (Angwusnasomtaka)

Long / Lóng

(Ao Guang) (Azure Lóng)

Luminescent

(Alicanto) eyes emit lights (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) glowing eyes (Aosaginohi) gives off iridescent blue light; releases golden powder into the air that forms heat-less fiery light that eventually dissipates in the wind

Man-Eater

(Afanc) (Agnen) (Ahuizotl) (Aigamuxa) (Akashita) swallows evildoers (Akerbeltz) (Christian Version organizes lunches with witches and elves where human meat is served) (Aku-aku) (Amanesaku mentioned in Akubōzu) (Akugyo) (Ala - Ale) huge mouth, carries spoon, eats at home, home full of children's bones and spilt blood, smells humans (Alpos) (Amai-te-rangi) (Amanojaku) (Amarok) (Amikuk) (Ammit) (Tsenahale on Anaye page) feed people to hatchlings (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) (Ao Ao) humans are its only source of food (eats them with clothes) (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao (Aonyōbō) devours those who trespass in the abandoned house she now occupies (Apotamkin) (Asanbosam) (Aswang) subtype: Silagan: tears out human liver and eats it (Aswang) subtype: Manananggal eats internal organs; eats phlegmatic discharge of the sick, eats fetuses within the womb [Ato-sees] forces humans to find the materials with which he would cook them (Atosis) (Atshen) [Azukiarai] (Azukibabaa) (swallow into bright light) (Gunma Prefecture) (Āṭavaka) (Átahsaia) (Aswang) subtype: Weredog favours pregnant people travelling roads at night

Child Harmer (Boogeyman)

(Maria Enganxa from Aloja - Aloges) takes children (with hook) (Alphito) (Amanojaku) child eater, kidnaps children (Ao Ao) child eater (Aobōzu) (Shizuoka Prefecture Version) kidnaps children (Apotamkin) child eater (Azukibabaa) (Kawagoe City Version) children who fall behind their parents, scoops up people in basket; (Kanagawa Prefecture Version) child eater

Mermaid

(Akugyo) (Amabie) mermaid, merman

Mortal

(Aku-aku) (Arzhang Div)

Multiple Organs

(Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) 3 heads; 2 headed snake form (Alpos) many arms (Amabie) 3 Tail Fins ("3 Legs") (Amabiko on Amabie page) 3 legs, 4 legs, 5 legs, 7 legs (Yamawarawa on Amabie page) 3 legs (Amaru) 2 heads (Ambika) 4 arms (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) head at each end (Andhaka) 1,000 heads, 1,000-2,000 arms, 2,000 legs (some accounts), 1,000-2,000 eyes (Anpao) 2 faces (Anqa) 8 wings (4 pairs of wings) (Asag) 3 legs, 3 arms, several eyes across body (Ayahos) 2 heads (in snake form) (Āṭavaka) 1 head, 4 heads, 6 heads, 17 heads, 4 arms, 8 arms, 36 arms

Missing Organs

(Alû) no ears, no lips, no mouth (Amabie) no torso (Amikiri) no hindlegs (Binaye Ahani (Eye Killers) on Anaye page) no limbs (Asag) no neck (Astomi) no mouths (some accounts)

Naga

(Apalala)

Nat

(Akathaso)

Nymph

(Agave) Nereid (Alseid) (Anthousai) (Auloniad)

Omen

(Akashita) Bad Luck (Akuma) Misfortune (Anito) omen birds (either a diwata's true form, a diwata's shapeshifted form or servant of a diwata) (Arkan sonney) good omen

One-Eyed

(Amefurikozō) (some accounts) (Arimaspi)

One-Legged

(Aziza) (if sole being of its type)

Oni

(Amanojaku) appearance of a small oni

Pendulous Breasts

(Ajatar) long breasts maybe not pendulous (Al) long breasts (sagging) (Al Ana) large breasts (Anguane) long breasts

Pendulous Breasts Hung Over Shoulder (this category exists because there's a lot of creatures that fit this trope and it will be expanded once we get beyond the letter A.)

(Anguane) throw breasts over backs; carry children in baskets on backs

Psychopomp

(Anubis) guide the dead to the underworld

Rainbow Snake

(Aido Hwedo)

Santa

(Ayaz Ata)

Snakehair

(Al Basty) (Armenian Version) (Alpos) vipers

Tanuki

(Ashi-magari) (some accounts) a trick by tanuki (Azukiarai) (some accounts) a trick by tanuki

Tennin / Tennyo

(Amorōnagu)

Tsukumogami

(Azhdaha) snake reaches 100 years of age and grows to 30 Gazes (~30m in length!)

Tuatha

(Aillen)

Undead

(Aes Sidhe) (sometimes the hosts ("sluaghs"), which are a type of sidhe, are counted as undead) (Ahkiyyini) skeleton (Aitu) (Aku-aku) (Al Ana) (Wikipedia describes all the at-risk groups of women who may return from the dead as Al Ana) (Alp) (in some stories, e.g. stillborn infant) [Alû] Wikipedia calls it a vengeful spirit, so does that mean it's undead? (Amalanhig) (Akhu mentioned on Ammit page) (Anchimayen) created from corpses of children (Ankou) skeleton, black robe, hat conceals face, shadow, scythe (Ankou) first person to die that year (some accounts), last person to die that year (some accounts) (Ankou mentioned on French Mythic Creatures and Saints page) female skeleton (??) (Lil a subtype of Ardat-lilî mentioned on that page) ghosts of young people who died sexually unfulfilled

Utukku

(Alû)

Vampire

(Amalanhig) vampire teeth

Webbed Feet

(Asrai) (account by Ruth Tongue)

Wisdom King

(Āṭavaka) has subjects, including doorkeeper

Wisp

(Akurojin-no-hi) (Anchanchu) fireball (Ayakashi) ghost light

Witch / Hag

[Arikura-no-baba]

Woman Head

(Alkonost)

World Serpent

(Antaboga)

Worm

(Augerino)

Yaksha

(Ambika) (a yakshini) (Āṭavaka)

Youkai / yōkai

(Akashita) (Amefurikozō) (Amikiri) (Aobōzu) (Aonyōbō) (Ayakashi) (Azukibabaa)

Animal

The "animal" section lists animal traits of these beings. If a creature has a goat head, a snake foot, the whole body of a dog etc. it may be listed under that entry.

Some animal features are listed not under the "Animal" section here but instead under the Power section, specifically the "Shapeshift - Animal" section. This means that the being is able to shapeshift into an animal.

Antelope

(Antelope (Real Animal)) Linnaeus didn't think antelopes were real: see Animalia Paradoxa page

Ape

(Aegipan) (Agropelter) (Amabiko on Amabie page) (Amomongo)

Bat

(Amphiptere) wings (Asanbosam) wings, body parts, feet point both ways

Bear

(Sasnalkáhi on Anaye page)

Beaver

(Afanc)

Bird

(Akhekh) wings (Alal) claws (Alerion) no beak, no claws (Alicanto) flightless (too heavy from ore) (Alkonost) woman's head (Alphyn) claw forelegs (Amabie) beak (Amabie) parts (Amaru) condor head (one of its heads) (Amaru) feet, wings (Amikiri) beak (Amphiptere) wings, beak (Anito) omen birds, most commonly with green or blue iridescent feathers (Anqa) long neck, human face (Anzû) (Aosaginohi) (Blue-Crowned Night Heron)

Bison

(Átahsaia) hair on scalp like a bison mane

Butterfly

(Alara) wings made of light

Camel

(Aisha Qandicha) hoofs (Allocamelus) camel body, donkey head

Cat

(Aswang) subtype "Weredog" (sometimes transforms into cat)

Chicken

(Aitvaras) rooster (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Medieval Version) feet

Claws

(Amomongo) long nails (not claws) (Arzhang Div) (Átahsaia) long talons (Aswang) subtype "Ghoul" sharp nails

Cow

(Akabeko) (Akerbeltz) (Christian Version) Ox (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) Bull

Crab

(Amikiri) claws

Crocodile

(Afanc) (Ammit) head

Deer

(Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) white deer

Dog

(Akerbeltz) (Christian Version) (Alal) ears (Almamula or Mulánima's Victim) transformed into giant black dog (Ammit) body (some accounts) (Anchanchu) (Aralez) (Cŵn Annwn mentioned on Arawn page) White Hounds with Red Ears (Pelucan on Ascapart page) giant with dog parts (Augenbrand) (Axehandle hound) (Aswang) subtype Weredog

Donkey

(Allocamelus) head (but camel body)

Ears

(Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Medieval Version) ears

Eel

Elephant

(Airavata) 4 tusks, 7 trunks, pastel white skin (Erawan see Airavata) 3 heads or 33 heads (Aka Manah) elephant head --> mouth filled with tusks instead of teeth

Fangs / Teeth / Tusks

(Al) sharp fangs (Amanozako) large fangs (Amphiptere) snake fangs (Ao Ao) massive fangs (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao (Aoandon) sharp teeth (Apotamkin) (Arzhang Div) (maybe tusks?) (Asi) sharp teeth as personified form (Azhdaha) many teeth (Átahsaia) yellow tusks (Aswang) subtype "Ghoul": sharp teeth

Feathers

(Amphiptere) light coloured (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Medieval Version) feathered wings (Awanyu)

Fish

(Aegipan) (Akugyo) (Amabiko on Amabie page) parts (Amaru) fish tail (Amemasu) (Asrai) fish tail (account by Rosalind Kerven) (Avatea) left body half is fish

Fox

(Amaru) fox muzzle on the llama head (one of its heads)

Goat

(Aegipan) (Aisha Qandicha) hoofs (Akerbeltz)

Hairy

(Almas) black fur (Amomongo) white hair (Asanbosam) long red hair (Astomi) (Auvekoejak) furry merman (has no Wikipedia page, may be hoax)

Hippo

(Ammit) hindlegs

Hoof

(Alphyn) Cloven Hoof Forelegs (Anguane) (Archura) (some accounts)

Horns

(Akugyo) (Al-Mi'raj) 1 or 2 horns (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) huge horns (Amaru) of a taruka, a type of huemul deer (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Medieval Version) (Teelget on Anaye page) thick antlers (Anggitay) 1 horn (some accounts) (Aoandon) twin horns (Archura) (some accounts) (Asanbosam) (Awanyu)

Horse

(Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) horse head (on snake body) (Alal) mane (Apaosha) black horse, black ears, black tail (Arion (Horse))

Human

(Akaname) child form (Anansi) human face; human with 8 legs (or other spider features) (Anqa) human face, long neck (Apsonsi) woman upper body (Arimaspi) (Ashinaga-tenaga) (Astomi) (Ato-sees) half human (Avatea) right body half is human

Insect

Leech

(Alukah)

Leopard

(Ammit) forelegs (Aq Bars) snow leopard with wings

Lion

(Alal) head (Alloces) head (Alphyn) hindlegs; thick mane (Ammit) (some accounts) mane, forelegs (Anzû) head (some accounts) (Apsonsi) biped with lion hindlegs

Lizard

(Azhdaha) (some accounts)

Llama

(Amaru) one of the heads (has a fox muzzle)

Mule

(Almamula or Mulánima's Victim) transformed into mule

Octopus

(Akkorokamui)

Orca

(Akhlut) orca parts

Oryx

(Akhekh) with bird wings and snake tail

Peccary

(Ao Ao) (some accounts) (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao

Pig

(Al) boar tusks (Ala - Ale) shapeshift form (Otherworldly Pigs mentioned on Arawn page) (Arkan sonney) (Aswang) subtype "Weredog" (sometimes transforms into pig)

Porcupine

(Átahsaia) Porcupine Quills --> Chest Hair

Puma

(Amaru) one of its heads

Raccoon

(Azeban)

Rabbit

(Al-Mi'raj)

Raven

(Ala - Ale)

Scales

(Amabie) covered in scales from the neck down (Endriago on Amadís de Gaula page) body is covered in scales (Amaru) crocodile or lizard (Átahsaia) cover arms

Sheep

(Ao Ao) (some accounts) (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao

Snake

(Agathodaemon) (Aghasura) (Aido Hwedo) (Airavata) (Aitvaras) appearance of "dragon" outdoors (Ajatar) (Akhekh) tail (Al Basty) (Armenian Version) hair (Ala - Ale) (e.g. snake body with horse head) (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) 2 headed (Amaru) (Amarum) water boa (Amphiptere) (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) Lifts the head that moves forward, lifts other head to reverse direction; (Medieval Version) small, serpent-headed tail (Ananke) (Orphic Version) incorporeal snake with arms stretching around the cosmos (Anguiped) snake legs (Antaboga) (Apotamkin) snake with long red hair (Ato-sees) half snake (Atosis) giant snake (Awanyu) (Azhdaha)

Spider

(Akkorokamui) once was called Yaushikep, a giant spider (Anansi) spider (some tales); anthropomorphic spider (some tales)

Sloth

Tail

(Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) 12 tails (some accounts) (Alphyn) knotted (Amikiri) (Amphiptere) spiked (Archura) (some accounts)

Tongue

(Alphyn) long, thin (Aswang) subtype: Manananggal Proboscis Tongue (Aswang) subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example: Mandurugo) Proboscis Tongue

Turtle

(Ao) sea turtle

Peacock

Whale

(Amemasu)

Wings

(Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) huge wings, 6 wings (some accounts) (Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) little wings beneath armpits (Alan) (Alara) (Alcyoneus) (some accounts) (Aloja - Aloges) colourful (Amphiptere) (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Medieval Version) feathered wings (Anemoi) (Anjana) nearly transparent (Aq Bars) (Aralez) (Astaroth) (Awes-kon-wa) (Azhdaha) (some accounts) (Aziza) (sometimes & possibly European influence) (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal wings by night

Wolf

(Akhlut) wolf parts (Amaguq) (Amarok) (Asena)

Body

Look

(Aka Manah) male, long hair (Akaname) long tongue, claws (Akashita) hairy face covered with dark clouds (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) born covered with the caul (some accounts) (Alan) their fingers and toes point backwards (Alp) (14th Century Version) crooked nose (Alp) meeting eyebrows (Alp) Caused by Weird Birth (caul, hair on palms, pregnant mother scared of animal or biting horse collar) (Am Fear Liath Mòr) thin; long arms; broad shoulders (Amabie) long hair (Amala) supports the world; dirty (Amanozako) long ears, long nose (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) dull eyes (Angak) specific clothes and decorations, see Wikipedia page (Anito) no philtrum (Anjana) slanted eyes (Ankou) first person to die that year (some accounts), last person to die that year (some accounts) (Ankou mentioned on French Mythic Creatures and Saints page) female skeleton (??) (Anthousai) hair resembles hyacinth flowers (Armaros) painted skin - green cross & 7 keys on forehead (Asanbosam) large, blood-shot eyes (Asi) personified form is described as slim (Azukiarai) grotesque appearance, large head, bald, crooked teeth, thin moustache, large bulging yellow eyes (Átahsaia) long, wild, grey hair; Red Hair (He pushes his hair out of his eyes with this knife, leaving his hair crimson with blood.); mouth from ear to ear; wrinkled, swollen face; bulging eyes; doesn't blink

Sound

(Ahuizotl) deceptive cry for help (Am Fear Liath Mòr) silent; intense high singing note; Crunching Gravel (from walking: Every few steps I took I heard a crunch, and then another crunch, as if someone was walking after me but taking steps three or four times the length of my own.) (Amafufunyana) speak in voices from victims stomach; speak in other language; speak in disturbing tone (Anjana) sweet voice (Azukiarai) like azuki beans being ground or washed; (some accounts) song "azuki togou ka, hito totte kuou ka? shoki shoki." ("Will I grind my azuki beans, or will I get a person to eat? shoki shoki." (Azukibabaa) sounds like azuki beans being ground or washed (Azukihakari) sounds like azuki beans being ground or washed; then like azuki beans being clogged and watered; sounds like 18 litres of beans being processed (Azukihakari) as if someone is stepping over the ceiling

Smell

(Aswang) subtype "Ghoul": rank and pungent smell

Taxonomy / Role

LGBT

(Agrat bat Mahlat) "mistress of the sorceresses" (Aido Hwedo) shares female concubine with her male partner (Akhkhazu) the word in Babylonian is male, but she is described as having a female nature (Ala - Ale) shapeshift into 6 fingered men (Alkonost) comforts Sirin (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) child of ala and human woman (Alp) Drink Blood (from nipples of men and young children) (Alû) androgynous (Amaru) power over rainbows (Amazons) exclude men, return boy children (Amykos) look at the pictures of his punishment on Wikipedia (Anansi) "Aunt Nancy"; "Nancy"; "Sis' Nancy" all of whom are always male (Angwusnasomtaka) she has two names: Tümas ("Crow Mother") and she is also called Angwusnasomtaka ("Man with crow wings tied on") -- is this because men play her in the ritual? (Anito) choose a shaman (asog or bayok, usually women, often trans women who are classified as bakla, which gives certain rights and obligations) - shaman experiences serious illness or bout of insanity and recovers, having gained an anito as spirit guide (Anito) a subgroup (bound diwata) are genderless (Apsonsi) they are portrayed with nude breasts, sometimes surrounded by jewelry, so something for the sapphics (Aralez) which furry would not like the Wikipedia page for the aralez, where a cute dog with wings is looking at you in a friendly way (Asanbosam) breasts and beard (in many depictions) (Aspalis) cross-dresses as his sister Aspalis. She died but her body had disappeared (strange detail of the story). Kills the tyrant (see Euphemism section). Could be read as a trans man, trans woman or non-binary person. (Asrai) nude (account by Nancy Arrowsmith) (Atosis) love relationships with humans (some versions a woman lures her husbands to water for Atosis to eat, in others the woman falls in love with the snake but does not kill her husband or harm anyone) (Azovka) moans (Aufhocker) I'm being speculative here, but if Aufhocker sometimes transform into beautiful women and frequent targets are old women…I think I'm onto something (Aswang) Female aswang often expose their genitals

Hierarchical Politics

(Aino) old gender politics (Al Ana) old gender politics, ableist (Alebrije) this artform endangers copal trees (Endriago on Amadís de Gaula page) born of incest (Anaye) old Gender Politics: Offspring of women fornicating with objects (Aobōzu) (Kagawa Prefecture Version) kills women (Archura) kidnaps young women (Ardat-lilî) (some accounts) Backstory: Woman Who Died Sexually Unfulfilled or Without Marrying (in other accounts they are young women that died sexually unfulfilled) (Asag) hideously ugly & malevolent (so hideous that fish nearby boil alive in rivers)

Example Names

(Ala - Ale) (female personal names in eastern Serbia: Smiljana, Kalina, Magdalena, Dobrica, Dragija, Zagorka etc.) (Alastor) a common Greek male name (Alke) a common Greek female name (Asteria) (Asura) Vepacitti, Rāhu (Verocana), Pahārāda, Sambara, Bali, Sucitti, and Namucī

Phantom Name (meaning lost to time)

(Albruna) (Attila) (historical person, larger than life character in Norse sagas) name "Atilla" not Hunnic but among his Gothic mercenaries, means "little daddy" in Gothic language; early German myths call Attila the Hun "Etzel"

Namesake

(Asrai) "asrai night" (Athos) mountain and peninsula he created (Azure Lóng) star constellation

Euphemism (name to be avoided)

(Almas) (Alux - Aluxo'ob) naming them aloud will summon a disgruntled one from its home (Anemoi) secret missing entity: Eurus, eastwind (Anito) ("Elder", "Grandparent", "Those Unlike Us", "Dweller of a Place", "Dwellers of the Bowels of the earth" or "Dwellers of the Depths of the Sea") and euphemistic name for the harm they cause: victims were "greeted" or "played with" (Aspalis) fights the villain Tartarus, a human tyrant so cruel that citizens dared not pronounce his real name (which therefore is lost to history)

Name Confusion

(Æsir) Concept Applied To Name Foreign Beings (Æsir applied to gods, including Greek gods)

Joke Character / Fearsome Critter

(Agropelter) too fast to be seen (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong)

Wild Cultural Familiarity

(Amabiko on Amabie page) Speaks Japanese; Worships Buddhist Devas (Tenbu) of the Heavens (despite being sea-dwelling)

Sole Being

(Agave) Amazon (Agave) Nereid (Alerion) only 1 pair life at a time -> parents drown themselves on hatching of eggs, which they lay every 60 years. (Alkonost) (Maria Enganxa from Aloja - Aloges) (Amala) supports the world (Amarok) they hunt alone (caveat: can have lots of cubs) (Amycus) (Andaokut) (Ao) (Apalala) (Ardat-lilî) (Aremata-Popoa and Aremata-Rorua) 2 beings (Arion (Horse)) (Armaros) (Arzhang Div) (Asbolus) (Athos) (Augenbrand) (Aziza) (some accounts)

Umbrella Term

(Aitu) (Anaye) (Anito) (Chura mentioned on Archura page) umbrella term for nature beings (Archura) and household beings (Bichura) (Aswang) (malevolent shapeshifters) (Atua) (Azone) deities that were not the private divinities of any particular country or people. Azones were acknowledged as deities in every country, and worshipped in every nation

Uncertain Identity

(Aegipan) resembles Satyr or Faun (Agathodaemon) (Aitu) (Al Basty) name for Lilith (Anito) Spanish Names: Duende, Encantador / Encanto (Spell Caster), Hechicero (Sorcerer), Sirena (Mermaid), Maligno (Evil Spirit); Islamic Names: Jinn, Saitan (Aosaginohi) sometimes equated with Onibi lights

Intermixing

(Aguara) (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) aloviti as child of ala and human woman (Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) human mother, (Zmaj TLDR) father (Allocamelus) donkey and camel (Aloja - Aloges) marry mortal, but must be kept secret (aloja leaves with man's fortune if relationship is found out) (Anaye) human women and objects (Anito) can mater with humans (children = albinism, syndactyly, unusual beauty or behaviour) (Antaeus) half-giant (Wikipedia doesn't source this Antaeus as a half-giant and it make no sense to me, because the term "half-giant" doesn't seem to mean anything specific) (Asena) impregnated by a boy (an injured child she, as a wolf, nursed back to health); gives birth to 10 half-wolf half-human children (Atonga) half-spirit, half-mortal (Atosis) love relationships with humans (some versions a woman lures her husbands to water for Atosis to eat, in others the woman falls in love with the snake but does not kill her husband or harm anyone) (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal marry into communities (Aswang) Subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example Mandurugo) marry into communities; target husband

Unrelated Offspring

(Aitvaras) said to hatch from an egg of a 9- to 15-year-old rooster (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) gives birth to fairies and winds in mouth (Alberich) Ortnit is Human, Alberich his father (Alcippe) one Alcippe is daughter of a Gigantes (Alcyoneus) but she may not be (Aloadae) father is Poseidon, mother is a mortal, they are both Giants (possibly Gigantes??). (Aloja - Aloges) children with mortals. Comb children's hair and dress them every morning even if they leave their husbands and take the fortune along. (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) born from Medusa's head (Andhaka) parents are both deva (Angalo) his wife Aran…is she a giant too? Or is she like the ogre's wife in some version's of Jack and the Beanstalk, inexplicably human? And Angalo's father is the god of building. (Antaeus) gods like Gaia and Poseidon birth a giant (Anubis) snake goddess Kebechet is daughter (Note: "snake goddess" and "jackal god" refer to personalities, Anubis personality is like a jackal, hence being portrayed in jackal form or with jackal head…so technically not suited to this category. Same applies to all Egyptian deities.) (Asena) impregnated by a boy (an injured child she, as a wolf, nursed back to health); gives birth to 10 half-wolf half-human children (Ao Ao) born as one of 7 wicked children as result of goddess Arasy's curse against Tau and Kerana (Arion (Horse)) child of Poseidon in horseform and Demeter in horseform (Avatea) father of gods and men

Role - A Mount

(Akhekh) cavalry, flying mount (Ama no Fuchigoma (Horse)) mount of god Susanoo

Role - A Rider

(Agares) crocodile & cockatrice (Ala - Ale) humans, ridden like horses after being chased into gullies (Alp) can ride horses (Amazons) riding skill (Ambika) lion (Astaroth) dragon

Role - A Ruler

(Aibell) queen of the fairies (Ajatar) she is master of (Lempo) and "gnomes" (which may be (Haltija) or (Nisse)) (Akerbeltz) many elf servants (Alberich) elf king (Ao Guang) (Apalala) (Arawn) (Prabu Niwatakawaca (Javanese) on Arjuna page) giant king (Armaros) 1 of 20 leaders of the Grigori, who in that tale number 200 total (Arzhang Div) chief (Auriaria) giant chieftain

Role - A Parent of Divine Forces

(Amalur) Mother of Sun (Ekhi) and Moon (Ilazkhi / Ilargi) (Amanozako) ancestor of all yokai who share her short-fused temper and disobedience (e.g. (Tengu) and (Amanozako)) (Ananke) mother of the Fates (some accounts)

Role - A Servant of a Deity / Attendant Deity

(Amefurikozō) serve rain god Ushi (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) followers of Yurupira (Anito) Some animals like crocodiles, snakes, monitor lizards, tokay geckos, and various birds were also venerated as servants or manifestations of diwata, or as powerful spirits themselves (Ardat-lilî) one group are servants of the god Erra; another group are the lil, ghosts of young people who died sexually unfulfilled, subjects of Pazuzu

Role - A Helper of Magic-User

(Anchimayen) serve a sorcerer (a kalku) (Anito) choose a shaman (asog or bayok, usually women, often trans women who are classified as bakla, which gives certain rights and obligations) - shaman experiences serious illness or bout of insanity and recovers, having gained an anito as spirit guide

Human Culture

(Aitu) (Amazons) (Antichthones) (Arimaspi) (Ashinaga-tenaga) Long-Leg Country and Long-Arm Country; Ashinaga-jin (long legs) and Tenaga-jin (or chōhi) (long arms)

Gender

Non-Binary

see LGBT section

Female

(Agrat bat Mahlat) (Ahöl Mana) (Aibell) (Aide) (Aido Hwedo) (Ajatar) long hair (Akhkhazu) (Akka) (Al) wild hair, fat, ugly, old, hairy (Al Ana) old, ugly (Al Basty) (Ala - Ale) (Albruna) (Aloja - Aloges) (Alphito) (Amalur) (Amanozako) (Amazake-babaa) old woman (Ambika) (Amemasu) beautiful (Ameonna) (Ammit) (Amorōnagu) (Ananke) (Anggitay) (Anguane) beauty (Angwusnasomtaka) (Anjana) (Anqa) (Anthousai) (Aoandon) (Aonyōbō) (Arae) (Ardat-lilî) appealing (atypical, since most malevolent beings in Mesopotamian accounts are portrayed as faceless / ever-changing and strange) (Arikura-no-baba) old (Asena) (Askafroa) (Asrai) (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan) (Ayakashi) can assume form of beautiful woman (Azovka) (Azukibabaa) old

Male

(Ahöla) (Aholi) (Aka Manto) (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) "ala-like" men (Alberich) (Ameotoko on Ameonna page) (Anansi) (Ao Guang) (Arquetu) old (Asrai) (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan & account by Nancy Arrowsmith) (Astaroth) (Athos) (Ato-sees) (Azukiarai)

Habitat

Anthills

(Aziza)

Arctic

(Agloolik) under ice (Atshen) permafrost (Auvekoejak) has no Wikipedia page, may be hoax (not sure)

Beach

(Alkonost) lays eggs on beach (Ayakashi) beach

Cave

(Afanc) (Akerbeltz) (Aku-aku) (Ala - Ale) (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Amomongo) (Sasnalkáhi on Anaye page) (Anchanchu) (Archura)

Cliff

(Tsetahotsiltali on Anaye page)

Desert

(Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) (Antaeus)

Fairy Fort

(Aes Sidhe)

Fairy Ring

(Aes Sidhe)

Field

(Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Aobōzu) hizuoka Prefecture)

Forest

(Agogwe) (Ajatar) (Ala - Ale) deep forest (Alebrije) (Alkonost) (Alseid) groves, woods (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Anjana) (Apsonsi) the mythic Himappan forest / Himavanta forest (Archura) woodland (Asanbosam) (Aziza) (Āṭavaka) deep forest (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal Forest (domiciles deep in the jungle, if not the trees themselves) (Aswang) Subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example Mandurugo) Forests far from human communities

Grasslands

(Alseid) grassy meadows (Teelget on Anaye page) grassy fields

Hearth

(Akubōzu) the ashes / ash (Amanesaku mentioned in Akubōzu) the ashes / ash

Hidden Remote Places

(Ala - Ale) (Amazons) edge of the known world (often Scythia) (Anchanchu) isolated places (Anqa) the place of the setting of the sun (Antichthones) Opposite End of Earth, South of Torrid Equatorial Climate

Hills / Tumulus

(Aes Sidhe) beneath them (Aibell) beneath a hill or rock (Alven) hill mounds

Household

(Agathodaemon) worshipped (Aitvaras) (Akka) beneath tent (Amazake-babaa) visits homes (Amazake banbā on the Amazake-babaa page) Tries to sell sake and amazake door-to-door (Aka Manto) bathroom (Akaname) bathroom, dilapidated buildings (Aobōzu) Toilet (Yamagata Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture); Vacant Houses (Okayama Prefecture); (Bichura mentioned on Archura page)

Settlements (Villages, Cities)

(Aswang) Self-Domesticated (feral monsters that begin living in close proximity to humans) (Aswang) subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example Mandurugo) Use village A as hideout, raid nearby villages at night (Aswang) subtype Witch Town Outskirts, Village Outskirts (Aswang) subtype "Ghoul" Gather in trees near cemeteries to exhume and consume fresh burials

Implausible

(Amabiko on Amabie page) Shinji-kōri (fake county in Higo Province)

Island

(Al-Mi'raj) remote island (Amorōnagu)

Lake

(Afanc) (Alara) (Lake Baikal)

Mountains

(Akkorokamui) lived in mountains as Giant Spider named Yaushikep (Ala - Ale) inhospitable (Yamawarawa on Amabie page) (Aobōzu) Mountains (Yamaguchi Prefecture) (Auloniad) mountain pastures; mountain vales (Azovka) (Mt. Azov)

Otherworld

(Aes Sidhe) [Ajatar] Pohjola (Akhekh) Set's Domain of Darkness Guajupiá (Tupinamba), an afterlife of the Tupinamba people ("Land without evils") mentioned in (Anhangá)

Portent

(Almas) empty homes, people have fled their homes because an almas is around (Alven) fishless pond (Anito) Cold Presence (unlike "warm" human spirits); Leave no footprints (unlike human spirits!) (Antaeus) Builds a temple of skulls (from his opponents)

Ravine

(Amorōnagu)

Roads / Paths

(Ala - Ale) crossroads are where Ala hunt for supper (Aufhocker) attack locations: ridges, crossroads, springs, woods, on a path through a hollow, and cemeteries (Aswang) subtype: Weredog favours pregnant people travelling roads at night

Rural

(Akurojin-no-hi) bad roads

Sky / Heaven

(Aerico) (Aguara) stars (builds structure from stars) (Ala - Ale) clouds (house) (Amai-te-rangi) Upper Spirit Realm / Sky (this detail is from the Ngaru Wikipedia article) (Amanozako) (Angiris) (Azhdaha) air

Stone

(Alux - Aluxo'ob)

Subterranean

(Aes Sidhe) (Amikuk) inside the ground (Augerino)

Tree

(Akathaso) canopy (Thitpin Saung Nat found in Akathaso) trunk (Myay Saung Nat found in Akathaso) root (Aketeko) honey locust tree (Ala - Ale) giant tree (Mmoatia the Fairy on Anansi page) fairies often meet in front of odum tree (Asanbosam) attacks from canopy (Askafroa) ash tree (Aziza) silk-cotton trees

Underworld

(Aillen) from Mag Mell (Alkonost) (Alû) (Amaru) [Ammit] Duat [Amycus] Tartarus (Anathan) (Kalug/kaluluwa on the Anito page) a free soul, travelling to afterlife on a boat (Anubis) Lord of Underworld (prior to Middle Kingdom 2055 BC)

Enchanted Place

(Alan) fine houses made of gold and other valuables (Aloja - Aloges) lakes that boil "in anger" when strangers enter

Upper World

(Aiy) (Amai-te-rangi) Upper Spirit Realm / Sky (this detail is from the Ngaru Wikipedia article)

Water

(Ahuizotl) (Aisha Qandicha) near water (ocean, river, drainage canal) (Al Ana) near streams, rivers, lakes (Ala - Ale) lake, spring (Alan) near springs (Aloja - Aloges) near fresh water; they bathe (Maria Enganxa from Aloja - Aloges) wells, cisterns (Alseid) springs of rivers (Altamaha-ha) rivers, streams, abandoned rice fields (Alven) fishless ponds (Amabie) open sea (Amahiko-no-mikoto on Amabie page) rice field (Amaru) bottom of lakes, bottom of rivers (Amarum) water boa (Amemasu) lake (Amikuk) sea (Amorōnagu) pools, waterfall (Anchanchu) river (Anguane) lake (Apalala) river (Vourukhasha mentioned on Apaosha page) is a cosmic sea (Apotamkin) sea (Passamaquoddy Bay) (Apukohai) sea (Aremata-Popoa and Aremata-Rorua) ocean (Ashinaga-tenaga) seashore (Asrai) lake (in oldest account: Robert Williams Buchanan), sea (Atosis) (Awanyu) springs, ponds, rivers, and ultimately the oceans (Ayakashi) water surface (Azhdaha) (Azukiarai) near rivers or bodies of water

Item

(Aeternae) bony, saw-toothed horns (Aholi) colourful cloak (Aibell) magic harp (Power - Cuts Life Short) (Akerbeltz) (Christian Version) horns as candles; eggs/bread/money as offerings (Akkorokamui) Offerings - Fish, Crab, Molluscs (give back what it gave) (Akuma) sword (Al Ana) red hat with fern twig (Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) belemnite as lightning bolt (Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) flint arrowheads (Alberich) cloak of invisibility (Tarnkappe) (Alberich) magic ring (Alberich) sword Eckisax (made by him) (Alberich) sword Nagelringr (made by him) (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong) huge ship (Alicanto) Leads to Treasure (if follower unnoticed) (Alkonost) egg laid on beach, hatching of egg causes thunderstorm and rough seas that are impossible to traverse (Alloces) spear (Almas) black fur; enormous foot claws; Sacrifices (edible wild roots, wild animal meat) (Aloadae) bronze jar (a storage pithos, similar to an amphora in shape) traps Ares for a year (a lunar year of 13 months) (Aloja - Aloges) fine, rich clothes (Aloja - Aloges) Wand (hazel wood, in Catalan tradition the only wood that allows casting spells) (Maria Enganxa from Aloja - Aloges) Hook to capture children outside her well (Alp) Tarnkappe (cap of concealment, sometimes a veil) -> offers reward for its return (Alpos) uses rock as shoulder shield (Alux - Aluxo'ob) offerings (Alux - Aluxo'ob) an alux house ("kahtal alux") is a 1-2 storey shrine; within 7 years farmer must close the windows and doors of the little house, sealing the alux inside; If this is not done, the alux will run wild and start playing tricks on people. (Amabie) glowing object (underwater light?) (Amadlozi) blood sacrifice: cow, goat, chicken (Amafufunyana) magic potion causes possession if ingested - brewed from ants that fed on buried human corpse Eguzki-lore luze (stemless carline thistle); flower; scares off malevolent spirits (created by (Amalur)) (Amazake-babaa) offerings (likely amazake) (Amazons) Weapon - Battle-Axe (Sagaris) (Amazons) Magic Belt (Hippolyte) (Amazons) bow (Ambika) paper lantern (Amefurikozō) umbrella without central pole (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae)

Item - Live Amphisbaena Necklace (safe pregnancy)

Item - Amphisbaena Skin (wear item to cure for arthritis and common cold)

Item - Amphisbaena Carcass (or Skin) (nail to tree to keep warm during cold weather & allow tree to be felled more easily)

Item - Amphisbaena Meat (attract many lovers) (Ananke) spindle (Anemoi) blood sacrifice: horse (Anhangá) food offerings (grizzly caveat that doesn't apply in this circumstance: it eats corpses) (Anjana) Stick of Wicker or Hawthorn (Shines in different colour each day of the week) (Anjana) Petals of Happiness (Rose with purple, green, blue or golden petals) grants happiness till day of death (Ankou) black robe, hat that conceals face, scythe (Anzû) Tablet of Destinies (stole this item from Enlil, keeping it on mountaintop) (Ao Guang) Offerings and Sacrifices, Including human sacrifices (Ao Guang) Ruyi Jungu Bang, a magically expanding, gold-ringed iron rod weapon granted to Sun Wukong (originally a tool for measuring the depth of sea water, hence its ability to vary its shape and length; it remained in the sea and became the "Pillar holding down the sea", an unmovable treasure of the undersea palace) (Ao Guang) Golden Chain Mail (Ao Guang) Fenghuang Feather Cap (Ao Guang) Cloud-walking boots (Aobōzu) blue clothes (some accounts) (Okayama Prefecture) (Aonyōbō) Tattered, moth-ridden kimono (Aralez) tower: The dead are placed on top of towers to attract the aralezes (Arjuna) see magical heirlooms and powerful heirlooms (Arkan sonney) brings eternal silver coin to those who manage to catch it (Ascapart) club made from an entire tree (Astaroth) Magic Ring needed to withstand the stench of his breath (Astomi) carry roots, flowers, apples, spray perfume on their victims (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal hides lower half during nighttime (Átahsaia) flint knife "as broad as a man's thigh and twice as long" (Āṭavaka) Seal(s) and Talismans (many for believers)

Item - Dussāvudha (aka Vatthāvudha) (made of cloth) (Superweapon): if he threw it up into the sky, no rain would fall for twelve years; if he let it fall on the earth, all plants and trees would die and nothing would grow for twelve years; if he threw it into the sea, the sea would completely dry up; it could make Sineru crumble into pieces.

1 of the 4 most powerful weapons

Yama's Nayanāvudha

- Śakra's Vajra

Vaiśravaṇa's _Gadāvudha

Accepts Offerings - Child Sacrifices

pregnant women fled the capital

"Dragon" Sacrifice

variation: the hero converts the dragon (Atlantes) Magic Garden Ringed By Glass (Atlantes) Magic Castle Filled with Illusions (Atonga) canoe transported by birds (Awelo) represented by grandfather and grandmother buffalo masks (Ayaz Ata) magic staff; lots of old clothing (Azhdaha)

Item - Azhdahā Heart

Power - Courage / Bravery

Item - Azhdahā Skin

Power - Heal Wound of Love

Item - Azhdahā Severed Head

Bury Head in Soil

Power - Fertility (for soil) (Aziza) (if sole being of its type) smokes a pipe (Azukiarai) ragged clothes (Azure Lóng) temple statue comes to drink from waterfall at nighttime

Vehicle

(Agrat bat Mahlat) chariot (Power - Flight) (Alven) bubble or broken eggshell boat (Ankou mentioned on French Mythic Creatures and Saints page) cart

Companion

(Agares) pet hawk (Akashita) black cloud (Akerbeltz) snake (Aketeko) 17-18 yo. specter of a young woman, induces trance or fever in passersby (Ala - Ale) Livestock: Owls, Wolves, Badgers, Forest Animals (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) (version where it is child of ala) snake companion (Alastor) erinyes (Albruna) elves (Almamula or Mulánima) Mule (drags chains, is a transformed victim); Giant Black Dog (teeth of fire, transformed victim) (Archura) grey wolf (close bond) (Asag) his offspring and companions in battle (Wikipedia calls them "Rock Demons" but it says "citation needed") (Ashinaga-tenaga) Ashinaga-jin (long legs) is usually the companion of Tenaga-jin (or chōhi) (long arms)

Morality / Reputation

I'm not doing D&D alignment here. In fact, often the accounts about creatures are contradictory, some stories insisting they are all good and others they are all evil. I just classify them as both in those cases. I'll try and explain all these categories in more detail, but the main point here is to show how the storytellers in communities subjectively feel about these beings: are these beings helpers and we like them? Then probably "benevolent" is what they are considered. Are people calling them dangerous but insisting they are not wicked? Then that should be its own category. That's what this is based on: my best approximation (classifying only creatures where Wikipedia mentions it) of what people tell of these beings.

Ambivalent / Ambiguous

(Aes Sidhe) appeased with offerings (Aisha Qandicha) (Alberich) (probably a human morality, but he plays tricks in Ortnit) (Aloja - Aloges) avoid human contact, Prideful of own beauty, high self-esteem, Gaze at their reflection in lakes on full-moon nights (Anemoi) force of nature (Ankou) force of nature (Anpao) force of nature

Benevolent

(Agathodaemon) (Agiel) (Agloolik) aids fishermen & hunters, blesses hunters with prey (Aguara) (Aitu) (Aiy) (Akashita) (Akathaso) (Akkorokamui) (Alara) (Aloja - Aloges) (Alp) if evil eye of alp is destroyed, so too are their malicious intentions (Amadlozi) guide people's lives towards purpose and integrity (Akhu mentioned on Ammit page) (Angak) (Angiris) (Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) pacifist (Anjana) (Anqa) (Anthelioi) (Anubis) (Apple Tree Man) (Apsonsi) protects from harm (Aralez) (Asbolus) (Asrai) (Awwakule) assists people (Aziza)

Benevolent, with caveats

(Ala - Ale) (caveat: to her favourites) saves lives, grants wealth to her favourites (Alux - Aluxo'ob) will occasionally stop and ask farmers or travelers for an offering, offers boons (good luck or cause enemy to be diseased), Refusal means they wreak havoc (Anito) cause misfortune if angered, disrespected or mistakenly encountered

Trouble or Dangerous

(Aeternae) wild beast (Afanc) wild beast, carnivore (Agropelter) territorial, destructive (Ahuizotl) destructive, carnivore (Almas) (Alp) (Early Medieval Texts) Eerie, Ferocious (Alven) Territorial (befoul cattle and humans who touch their favoured plants) (Amafufunyana) aggressive, can cause suicide (Amanozako) goes against conformity and does the opposite of what is expected by society and social norms. Also, it is said that Amanozako is picky, and will go into an atrocious rage if she does not get what she wants, or if things do not go according to her way. Her wrath cannot be stopped (Amaru) (2 Amarus destroy the land while fighting each other) (Amikiri) Pest (Cuts Fisher's Netting and Mosquito Nets) (Amomongo) (Apotamkin) dangerous but explicitly not always malevolent (Archura) territorial, fight with other archura, knock down trees (Asanbosam) territorial (Augenbrand) predator (see Motivation for nuance) (Ayakashi) vengeful

Harmless

(Aketeko) harmless, minor inconvenience (most accounts) (Anito) a subgroup (bound diwata) ignore human affairs (affairs as in: human matters) (Aosaginohi) flees human contact (Azukihakari) harmless, minor inconvenience; nuisance (drops dirt and paper waste from the ceiling), NOT Malevolent

Judgmental

(Akashita) swallows evildoers (Al Basty) visits the guilty, family of perpetrators of unpunished bloodshed (Al Basty) (Armenian Version) Punishes Unpunished Criminal Women (Ala - Ale) rewards being treated as normal, punishes being treated as weird (Punishment: Chest of Snakes that cause blindness, Eat Person) (parallels (Wekufe)) (Alicanto) leads off cliff (if pursuer is not of good heart) (Amefurikozō) if thieves steal their umbrella, they can't take it off (Ammit) Sentient, Ammit understands the results of the weighing of the heart and does not eat the akhu (the blessed dead who abide by the code of truth (Ma'at)) (Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) avenges animals victimized by insatiable hunters (also describes as pacifist on Wikipedia, so either the accounts differ about pacifism or not (?) or the avenging is done peacefully) (Arkan sonney) misfortune to those who hold on to it for too long (causes good luck and has eternal silver coin) (Armaros) Lends money to those who spend their fortune; If they spend their fortune again, he curses them with eternal poverty (Awelo) morality personified (Aufhocker) targets thieves and criminals that need to be taught a lesson (Āṭavaka) wrathful

Malevolent

(Aeshma) causes animal cruelty, drunken violence, war (Agnen) (Agrat bat Mahlat) destructive (Aguara) (Aillen) (Aitu) (Ajatar) (Aka Manto) (Akaneburi mentioned in Akaname) (Aketeko) (some accounts) tear victims limb from limb (Akhkhazu) (Akvan Div) (Al) (Ala - Ale) (Alal) (Aloadae) attempted rape of Artemis and kidnapping of both Artemis and Hera, kidnapped Ares and contained him in a bronze jar for a year (a lunar year of 13 months) (Alp) (Alpos) (Alû) torment victims for fun (Amai-te-rangi) (Amalanhig) (Amanojaku) (Amanosagume on Amanojaku page) (Anathan) (Anaye) (Anhangá) (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) (Aswang mentioned on Anito page) no appeal through offerings, utterly pitiless (Apaosha) (Ardat-lilî) (Arzhang Div) (Asag) (Askafroa) unless appeased through sacrifices on Ash Wednesday does much damage (Asrai) (account by Rosalind Kerven) (Asrestar) (Aswang) (e.g. victimize their own without hesitation) (Atlantes) (Átahsaia) (Aufhocker) they target people travelling alone and old women (Ayahos) (Azhdahak)

Malevolent (Riddle)

(Aka Manto) (Aobōzu) (Kagawa Prefecture Version) life or death question

Mischievous

(Aguara) (Alp) souring milk, elfknots, ride horse to exhaustion, and re-diapering a baby with soiled diaper (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Amaguq) (Anansi) (Anito) (Archura) imitates human voices (lures wanderers to cave), horribly cry, removes signposts, kidnaps young women (Wikipedia page says this mischievousness is not evil) (Ashi-magari) prevents people from walking by wrapping around person's legs at night (soft thing, like a kitten or wad of cotton) (Asrai) (account by Rosalind Kerven) (Awwakule) harmless pranks (Azeban)

Undergoing Purification

(Apalala) converted by the Buddha

Magic Abilities and Major Non-Magic Skills

Miscellaneous

(Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) you gain power from slaying amphisbaena during full moon if you are pure of heart and mind (Antero Vipunen) magic (very valuable spells and knowledge, uses spells composed of words, see Luotes) (Arikura-no-baba) turned the hot water of an onsen cold by throwing a horse's hoof into it (Āṭavaka) Soften Solids (his glance can make a body soft as butter)

Animals (Power Over Animals)

(Aido Hwedo) snakes

Bliss

(Alkonost) her song causes people to have no more wants (see also Forgetting) (Anjana) Petals of Happiness (Rose with purple, green, blue or golden petals) grants happiness till day of death

Breathe Fire

(Akugyo) (Alloces) (Anzû)

Breathe Poison

(Endriago on Amadís de Gaula page) exhales poison gas (Amaymon) Poison astral breath

Breathe Water / Spew Water

(Anzû)

Cause Disability

(Al Basty) (Armenian Version) blindness in unborn children (Ala - Ale) stepping on an "ala's table" causes blindness, deafness, lameness

Cause Disease

(Aerico) (Ajatar) (Akhkhazu) (Akurojin-no-hi) (Ala - Ale) if Ala turns animal mad and that animal is eaten, it causes rabies (Alp) epilepsy, minor illnesses (Alp) through evil eye (Alux - Aluxo'ob) will do so for people in exchange for offerings (Alven) cattle, humans (Amazake-babaa) smallpox, common cold (Amazake banbā on the Amazake-babaa page) to those who answer the door (Askafroa)

Cause Madness

(Aisha Qandicha) (Akuma) (Al Basty) (Post-partum depression) (Ala - Ale) in animals

Cause Infertility

(Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) of Fields (thwart ripening or prevent fertility)

Cause Miscarriage

(Aisha Qandicha) (Al) (Al Basty) (Armenian Version)

Cause Misfortune

(Alp) through evil eye (Aonyōbō) (possibly, "a spirit of poverty and misfortune" may not cause misfortune) (Arkan sonney) to those holding on to it for too long (Ask-wee-da-eed)

Cause Poverty

(Aonyōbō) (possibly, "a spirit of poverty and misfortune" may not cause poverty) (Armaros) curses with eternal poverty those who lose the fortune he lent them

Cause Good Luck

(Alux - Aluxo'ob) in exchange for offerings (Arkan sonney) to those who manage to catch it

Cause Stillbirth

(Al Basty) (Armenian Version)

Creation

(Airavata) create clouds (Aiy) they collectively created the world and the fabulous land (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong) explains where some things were created (Aloadae) giants who built mountains (Amalur) (Angalo) shapes landscape (Antaboga) (Athos) Created a mountain and peninsula (named after him)

Deadly Gaze

(Binaye Ahani (Eye Killers) on Anaye page) glance kills (some stories)

Deadly Presence

(Asag) so hideous that fish nearby boil alive in rivers

Detection

(Ala - Ale) smell humans (Amanosagume on Amanojaku page) see into a person's heart (Amy) reveal treasures

Drought

(Ao Guang) (Apaosha)

Earthquakes

(Agares) (Ahkiyyini) (Amaru) (Amemasu) when they get tired from holding up the Earth (Angalo) (Ayahos)

Eat Smell

(Aku-aku) (Anito) can eat the vital force (the breath, the odem (ginhawa)) of humans > harmful; annoyed by perfume, salt and spices (Aonyōbō) spoiled and rotten leftover food, otherwise humans (Astomi) no need of food and drink; Apple smell, Flower smell, Perfume smell; die from strong, unpleasant smell (Awelo) represented by grandfather and grandmother buffalo masks, which are fed with smoke

Eat Solids

(Alicanto) eats ore (can't fly, too heavy from ore, faster if no recent meal)

Emotion Influence

(Al-Mi'raj) frightens animals -> they flee (Am Fear Liath Mòr) inspires feeling of unease (Amanozako) possess the hearts of humans and manipulate their emotions and personalities (Anjana) Petals of Happiness (Rose with purple, green, blue or golden petals)

Eternal Youth

(Alara) her beauty and youth depend on water, so you must remain close (Aloja - Aloges) retain youth throughout their long (not eternal) years (Asrai) only age in moonlight (account by Ruth Tongue)

Extreme

(Akaneburi mentioned in Akaname) lick victim down to the bones

Exorcism

(Akerbeltz) is immune to exorcism

Fertility

(Aido Hwedo) (Akerbeltz) (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Amadlozi) (Anguane) including pregnancy (Ao Ao) (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao

Fire

(Aido Hwedo) (Aillen) (Ani Hyuntikwalaski) cause lightning fire in a hollow sycamore tree

Flight

(Alan) (Alcyoneus) (some accounts) (Alp) like a bird (Alukah) by releasing its long hair (Alven) (Amanozako)

Fog

(Am Fear Liath Mòr) mists as a cloak

Forgetting

(Alkonost) her song causes people to forget all knowledge (see also Bliss) (Azovka) enchantment so people get lost

Glue

(Amefurikozō) if thieves steal their umbrella, they can't take it off

God

(Æsir) mortal (Aide) (Aitu) (Akka) (Akkorokamui) Octopus God (hard to escape its grasp without permission) (Aku-aku) (Amalur) (Amanosagume on Amanojaku page) (Amanozako) (Amazake-babaa) of smallpox (Ambika) (Amefurikozō) (Ammit) not worshipped (Anammelech) (Ananke) even gods don't fight her (Anemoi) (Anguiped) (Anito) (Anthelioi) (Anubis) (Anzû) feared by all the gods (Apollo Amazonius) (Arawn) (posibly) (Askafroa) (Asteria) (Atua) (Avatea) (Ayaz Ata) (Aziza) (if sole being of its type) (Azone) (Azure Lóng) door god (Aswang) (Bilocano lore) Gugurang (God of Good) and Asuang (God of Evil)

Grant Knowledge

(Agares) languages (Alloces) astronomy, liberal sciences (Amy) astronomy, liberal arts (Anqa) shares wisdom (Astaroth) math, handicrafts, hidden treasures (Aziza) gift practical and spiritual knowledge; fire use; magic for hunters

Grant Strength

(Amarok) by removing bones that weaken person

Growth Spell

(Aghasura) (Aloadae) grow 9 fingers each month, never stop to grow 16.4592m = 9 fathoms tall at age 9 (Alven) Growth Spell (Shrink Spell), can shrink to minuscule size, only to then grow and spread into gorgeous monsters who cover half of the morning sky. (Arkan sonney) grows self

Hail

(Akerbeltz) (Akerbeltz, and the devil, and witches can make hail from the cut beard of a billy-goat) (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) hail clouds through trance and spirit travel (Amaru)

Heal

(Akabeko) protect from Disease (Akerbeltz) for animals (Akkorokamui) (including mental, but also reminiscent of octopus that self-amputates and regenerates limbs) (Alara) remove hate and greed (Norse Álfar as represented in Álfablót) perform healing spells in exchange for blood sacrifice of animal (Amabie) Avert Disease (use pictures of it) (Angak) (Aswang) heal self (licking others transforms them into aswang)

Illusion

(Alp) (Anito) (Atlantes) castle filled with it

Immortality

(Aes Sidhe) (Alcyoneus) self-resurrection (Andhaka) (Ankou) as a curse

Incorporeal

(Alux - Aluxo'ob) can assume physical form / incarnate / manifest (Am Fear Liath Mòr) semi-corporeal (Ananke) (Orphic Version) incorporeal snake (Átahsaia) at times

Invisibility

(Aerico) (Afanc) undone by adder stone (Aibell) depends on item (Akubōzu) (Ala - Ale) not fully invisible, rather: indistinct shape (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) but audible hissing in front of dark hail clouds & visible to Six Toed-Six Fingered People (Alberich) Tarnkappe (Alicanto) If spotted, turns off colours of its wings, going into dark (Alp) Tarnkappe (Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Alven) ((Invisibility/See-through) (insubstantial to human eyes)) (Anito) (Ashi-magari) (Astaroth) (Azone) said to be neither visible nor sensible (Azukihakari)

Invincibility

(Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) to guns or arrows, unless gold or silver (Amanozako) can chew metal blades ragged with her fangs (Antaeus) (Antero Vipunen) Antero Vipunen is NOT invulnerable, but like many giants even sharp stakes shoved into his stomach are simply perceived as a stomach ache (Asag) hardened skin, skin feels like rock, almost indestructible (Augerino) indestructible (Átahsaia) Thick Skin --> So Thick That Knuckles Appear Horned

Landslide

(Ayahos)

Levitation

(Aka Manah) (Alara) hovers over lake

Life

(Amadlozi) (Amalur) Holds All Life in the world

Light

(Avatea) eyes are sun and moon

Lightning

(Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) also associated with belemnites and flint arrowheads (Binaye Ahani (Eye Killers) on Anaye page) Shoot Lightning from eyes (in some stories) (Ani Hyuntikwalaski) cause lightning fire in a hollow sycamore tree

Longevity

(Aes Sidhe) (Aibell) (Aloja - Aloges) live for millennia (Anqa) 1,700 years, mating at 500 years, chick only leaves egg 125 years after shell breaks (Asrai) (account by Ruth Tongue)

Mind Control

(Alloces) (possibly not mind control) can get summoner the favour of nobles (Amy) (possibly not mind control) cause positive reactions from rulers (Anqa) over animals, feeds the animals it controls (Astaroth) (possibly not mind control) power over serpents

Moon

(Anammelech) (Avatea)

Multiplication

(Amikuk) When Shot, Amikuk multiplies into eight beings (Andhaka) duplicate

Nature

(Aitu) power over nature (Amalur) Withhold Earth's Treasures (can't be found unless Amalur wants) (Asi) personified form's appearance causes earth to shake, turmoils in the oceans, forceful winds to howl and trees to fall and be torn apart while meteors blaze through the skies

Pass Wall

(Amikuk) swim through earth (Anthousai) nymphs of flowers

Poison

(Afanc) (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) both heads are poison

Portal / Teleportation / Spirit Away

(Amaru) Travel Between Worlds (spirit realm and our world) (Anito) Seduce & Abduct Humans into Spirit World

Possession

(Aisha Qandicha) (Ala - Ale) "sneak" into living humans and corpses and even saints (St. Simeon) (in one account an ala gets into a deceased princess and devours the soldiers on watch) (Alastor) (Christian Version) (Alû) possessed are unconscious / in a coma (Amafufunyana) speak in voices from victims stomach; Possession by spirit horde from multiple cultural groups (Amikuk) (similarities with possession) Swim Upward Into Person's Body, making them weak (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) (Anito) (Asrai) (Āṭavaka)

Prophecy

(Aibell) (Aka Manah) can share prophetic visions (Albruna) (Amabie) abundant harvest, epidemic (Amabiko on Amabie page) (Yamawarawa on Amabie page) (Asbolus) augur; reads omens in flight of birds (Atlantes) (Awanyu) harbinger of storms

Rain

(Alux - Aluxo'ob) (Amefurikozō) by waving their paper lantern (Ameonna and Ameotoko) encounter - rain (followed by rain) (Angak) sweet song (Ao Guang) torrential rain (Awanyu) torrential rain

Rebirth

(Ambika) Former Human (reborn as yakshini) (Azure Lóng) reborn as famous human general

Resurrection

(Alcyoneus) self-resurrection (Andaokut) resurrects children abducted by a man-eater by urinating on them (was born from the tears of a woman mourning the loss of one of her children) (Aralez) licks wounds --> the dead are placed on top of towers to attract the aralezes

Self-Replenishing

(Arkan sonney) brings eternal silver coin to those who manage to catch it

Seasons

(Anemoi) and seasonal weather (each has season & cardinal direction) (Ayaz Ata) winter

Shapeshift - Unspecified

(Alven) "shapechangers" (Amikuk) - Sea Shape: Hairless, 4 arms, leathery skin (Anhangá) (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) (Anito) (Ao Guang) (Ayahos) (Aufhocker) diminutive mannikin shape (Aswang)

Shapeshift - Human

(Aerico) (Akaneburi mentioned in Akaname) (Ala - Ale) (e.g. 6 fingered men) (Alp) Night-Form of animal or human (person or animal is unaware); result of curse; can be lifted if origin (e.g. witchcraft) is known; injuries or other marks in both forms (Alp) human with meeting eyebrows (Alukah) (Amanojaku) impersonate with flayed skin (Amemasu) beautiful woman (Amikuk) human form called Qamungelriit (Amy) (Anchanchu) (Archura) peasant with glowing eyes (Ayakashi) child walking in the middle of a fire or beautiful woman (Aufhocker) beautiful woman shape (yeah, you can get weighed down by a beautiful woman magically stuck to your back); dead man shape (Aswang) subtype: Weredog impersonates a peddler or construction labourer on travels

Shapeshift - Animal

(Aino) fish (Aitu) (Akhlut) wolf (White Whale mentioned in Akhlut) reindeer (Akvan Div) onager (Ala - Ale) snake, raven (Aloja - Aloges) water blackbird (aka white-throated dipper) (Alp) Night-Form of animal or human (person or animal is unaware); result of curse; can be lifted if origin (e.g. witchcraft) is known; injuries or other marks in both forms (Alp) cat, pig, dog, snake, small white butterfly > always wears Tarnkappe (cap of concealment) (Alukah) wolf (Amaguq) (Anchanchu) red dog (Anito) crocodile, snake, monitor lizard, tokay gecko, bird (Aobōzu) Raccoon Dogs and Weasels are said to disguise themselves as "Blue Priests" (Ayakashi) remora (live sharksucker) that stops boats or sea snake (ikuchi) (Aufhocker)

Shapeshift - Plant

(Aitu)

Shapeshift - Elemental Form

(Aide) breeze, storm (Akvan Div) storm (Al) fiery eyes (Al Basty) (Armenian Version) flame form (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) dark fog form (Amy) fire (Ankou) shadow form (Ayakashi) child walking in the middle of a fire or ghost light

Shrink

(Archura) (Arkan sonney) shrink self

Sleep

(Aillen) item - music instrument dulcimer (timpán)

Soul Power

(Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) fight while body is in trance

Speed

(Agropelter) too fast to be seen (Arion (Horse)) fabulously fast

Spiritual Killing

(Amikuk) Can Jump Through Victim, Causing Them To Lie Down and Die

Steal Souls

(Amarok) store them in icy lake water

Storm

(Akerbeltz) (Amaru) (Anzû) (Ao Guang)

Strength

(Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) (version of aloviti that survived ala's breath or is child of ala) superhuman strength (Alberich) superhuman strength (Almas) great strength (Amala) supports the world (Amazons) strong and agile (Amemasu) supports the world ("holds up the Earth"); when hero struggles with amemasu, it pulls rock he is standing on into lake, creating an island (Andhaka) (Aobōzu) (Yamaguchi Prefecture Version) (Archura) knock down trees

Thunder

(Aido Hwedo) (Aloviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) thunderstorm clouds through trance and spirit travel (Alkonost) egg laid on beach, hatching of egg causes thunderstorm and rough seas that are impossible to traverse (Angalo) (Anzû) thunderclouds

Tireless

(Ao Ao) Stalks over any distance or terrain, never stops till it feeds (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao

Transform Others

(Almamula or Mulánima) victim behaves on instincts of new form (seducing, murdering, and devouring) (Aswang) subtype Weredog flesh they lick or spit is contaminated and turns anyone who eats it into one of them

Transmutation

(Alan) drops of menstrual blood, miscarried fetuses, afterbirth, or other reproductive waste and transform them into human children, whom they then raise as their own (Amikuk) Turn Earth Surface Into Quicksand; must circle swim around the area first; if victim holds walking stick in this circle, the victim tires out

Trap Souls

(Aku-aku) capture souls (Ankou) collects souls (responsible for death in the community not as a horror monster, but as a force of nature) (Ankou mentioned on French Mythic Creatures and Saints page) collects souls of peasants

Vanish

(Aka Manto) (Akvan Div) hard to catch

Water

(Aido Hwedo) (Alven) (most powerful at night) (Amaru) irrigation, fertility, canals, rivers, springs (Amemasu) Corpse can dam up water, risk of flooding (Awanyu) floods

Waves

(Abaia) tail splash (Ahkiyyini) tidal wave (Alkonost) egg laid on beach, hatching of egg causes thunderstorm and rough seas that are impossible to traverse (Azhdaha) sea waves

Wealth

(Aido Hwedo) (Amadlozi) (Anchanchu)

Power - Extract Minerals

Power - Gatekeeper of Minerals, trades them

appeal to Anchanchu via The Dance of the Horns and other lengthy procedures (Apple Tree Man) reveals buried gold to man who offers his last mug of mulled cider to the trees in his orchard

Weather - unspecified

(Ashinaga-tenaga) ashinaga's appearance always brings bad changes in weather

Wind

(Aide) gentle breeze, storm wind (Aido Hwedo) (Anemoi) (Anzû) south wind

Wisdom

(Amaru) symbol of wisdom (Archura) knows the seasons

Wish

(Aisha Qandicha) (Alara) (Ambika) her favourite tree becomes wishing tree (Anpao) answers prayer

Encounter

(Ao Guang) fought by the Eight Immortals who used magic talismans to defeat him

Animate

(Anthelioi) statues animated by the sun's pneuma (pneuma has it's own Wikipedia page but it's basically the breath and life force, the odem)

Barrier

(Azhdahak) Imprisoned in Mountain

Curse

(Aibell) white cat form (Alastor) personified curse (Ameonna) Mothers of children who got spirited away on a day of rain get turned into ameonna (Arae) female spirits of curses, particularly of the curses placed by the dead upon those guilty of their death (Arjuna) Pandu (Arjuna's father) was under a curse whereby he would die if he had sexual relations with a woman (thus Pandu's wives invoke devas (gods) and Pandu's children are fathered by these devas) > Curse = death by sex (Azovka) (some accounts) cursed Tatar princess, banished to the mountain

Exorcism

(Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) exorcizing them means exiling them into wilderness

Petrification

(Akabeko) turned to stone

Prophecy

(Alebrije) alebrije art is based on a vision (Azhdaha) - will be punished by god for their harassment of other creatures - will be cast into the sea - will grow to 10,000 Gazes in the sea - will grow wings in the sea, like a fish (Azhdahak) - will break out of mountain prison at the end of time - destined to be defeated by Fereydun

Protection

(Ambika) As mortal, protected by the gods (from flooding)

Resurrection

(Afanc)

Séance

(Anito) ritual is called Pag-anito (or when its specific to diwata: pagdiwata -- diwata are anito specific to nature, while anito can also be ancestors or deities); makes a visitation

Summoning

(Amadlozi) (Aobōzu) Summoning (if a person stops breathing and spins around 7 times at the base of a certain pine tree, an aobōzu is said to appear and say "don't trample the rocks, don't snap the pine tree") (Nagano Prefecture) (Aswang) subtype Witch making certain objects, such as rice, bones, or insects, come out of the bodily orifices of the cursed

Transformation

(Aino) into mermaid / nixie (Aitvaras) on death becomes spark (Akkorokamui) transformed from giant spider Yaushikep into giant octopus after dragged to sea by a sea god (Amaru) Transformed to Mountains on Death (Binaye Ahani (Eye Killers) on Anaye page) remains become cacti (Sasnalkáhi on Anaye page) remains become yucca (Aosaginohi) Feathers have fused into scales (Apotamkin) a human woman turned into a snake with long red hair (Asrestar) humans originate as transformed Asrestar (light particles (basically the soul) were added to the asrestar) (Atosis) transformed from human (Aswang) subtype Witch from human to aswang witch (powers surpass other witches)

Trapped In Smaller Object

(Aloadae) trap the Olympian Ares and contain in a bronze jar (a storage pithos, similar to an amphora in shape) for 13 months (a lunar year)

Motivation

Clean

(Akaname)

Eat

(Alicanto) eats ore (can't fly, too heavy from ore, faster if no recent meal) (Alp) Drink Blood (from nipples of men and young children); Drink Breast Milk; Drink Cow's Milk (drink cows dry) (Amazake-babaa) request a drink of amazake (Amemasu) eat large prey (deer) (Amomongo) attack livestock (Amphisbaena - Amphisbaenae) ants; (Medieval Version) birds (Mmoatia the Fairy on the Anansi page) fairies eat mashed yams (Anito) attracted to séance ritual (the pag-anito) through offerings and sacrifices (harvests, cooked food, wine, gold ornaments and betel nut, blood from an animal such as pig or chicken --> salt and spices avoided, believed to be distasteful), human sacrifices only among the Bagobo people (Anqa) Elephants, Large Fish, Tannin (Ashinaga-tenaga) catch fish (Átahsaia) eats his own (his fellow malevolent beings)

Follow Orders

(Agares) retrieve runaways

Gain Soul

(Asrai) (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan)

Harm / Suffering

(Apaosha) prevent rain (Asrestar) do evil (e.g. lie) (Atlantes) Stop Conversion to Christianity (Because it will grant an alliance)

Hunt / Stalk

(Amarok) (Amikuk) pursues hunters onto land as it swims through earth (Sasnalkáhi on Anaye page) (Ao Ao) Stalks over any distance or terrain, never stops till it feeds; Digs at roots of tree until tree falls (unless it's a palm tree, see Strange Weakness section) (Asanbosam) entangles unwary hunters with its legs dangling from canopy (Atshen)

Kidnap

(Akashita) tongue hanging from clouds (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) (Atosis)

Loneliness

(Augenbrand) search for its dead master

Protect - Unspecified

(Amadlozi) these entities can be summoned for assistance and protection (Amaru) (Ambika) (Angiris) (Arikura-no-baba) stop eruption of a mountain through prayer (Azure Lóng) cardinal direction (East)

Protect City

(Agathodaemon) (Azure Lóng)

Protect Families

(Aitu)

Protect Farms

(Akashita) (Ala - Ale) protector of fields (local ala protects local fields from outsider ala)

Protect Graves

(Anubis) as of First Dynasty 3100 BC

Protect Homes

(Agathodaemon) (Akerbeltz) households (Alebrije) against evil forces (Alux - Aluxo'ob) keep thieves out of homes that sacrifice to them (Anthelioi) guard doorways; charged by sunlight

Protect Nature

(Aes Sidhe) (Agloolik) protects seals (Ahuizotl) protects lake fish (Akathaso) protects sky, Thitpin Saung Nat protects tree, Myay Saung Nat protects earth (Akerbeltz) protects animals (Alven) care for favoured plants (nightwort, elf leaf) (Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) plants and animals (especially female animals with babies: aids their escape from hunters), protects hunters (Anpao) prevent burning of earth by dancing as dawn with Han, the spirit of darkness (Ao Ao) hills and mountains (Ao Ao)'s children: hills and mountains (Apple Tree Man) farm cat (in one story) (Archura) wild animals, birds, forests (Askafroa) protects ash tree (Awanyu) guards waterways

Protect A People

(Aibell) (Aloja - Aloges) try to bring wealth and and well-being to the areas they live in. (Awanyu) Pueblo (Awelo)

Protect Treasure

(Alberich) (Azovka)

Protect Specialists

(Anhangá) (Tupi-Guarani version) protects hunters (Anubis) protects embalmers

Protect Village

(Aitu) (Angak) aid villages: Bring rain and flowers to Hopi villages

Re-Enter Heaven

(Amy) seeks to return to the 7th heaven after 12 centuries

Riches

(Arimaspi) they want the griffin gold

Have Sex

(Agrat bat Mahlat) (Aguara) (Aka Manto) (Akerbeltz) (Christian Version engages in sexual abuses against Christians) (Anito) seduction or rape

Seduce

(Aisha Qandicha) (Alp) (Amemasu) lure into death by drowning in human form (Anguane) (Anito) seduce and kidnap humans to spirit world (Ardat-lilî)

Attack Ships

(Akugyo) capsize ships (Amemasu) capsize ships (Amikuk) attack kayaks, drag hunters into sea

Temptation

(Alal) (Amanojaku) (Astaroth) laziness, self-doubt, rationalization

Theft

(Al Basty) (Alcyoneus) steals Helios' cattle

Seek Gems and Jewels

(Anggitay)

Music

(Ahkiyyini) (Aillen)

Song

(Alkonost) (Azukiarai) (Azukibabaa) (Gunma Prefecture Version)

Dance

(Ahkiyyini) (Akerbeltz) (Christian Version) (Anjana)

Relation

(Al) enemies of "Eve and her daughters" (Ala - Ale) enemies of St. Elijah and his dragon (and eagle?) allies (Zmajeviti mentioned in Ala - Ale) enemies of the Ala (Alfred Bulltop Stormalong) fought a (Kraken) (Alkonost) interacts with Rarog, Stratim, Sirin (Alpos) killed by Dionysus' staff, the Thyrsos (Andaokut) kills (Malahas) (Anjana) foil (outwit) Ojáncanu (Ao Guang) fights the Eight Immortals (Apukohai) defeated with assistance of owl god an the fish Ulu-makaikai by hero Kawelo (Arimaspi) animosity (Prabu Niwatakawaca (Javanese) on Arjuna page) encounters demi-god Arjuna (Auloniad) (some accounts) Eurydice (love of Orpheus) is Auloniad > (some) Auloniads go to Hades when they die > Auloniads can die from venomous serpents (Azhdaha) food for inhabitants of the land of Gog and Magog (Āṭavaka) with naga

Duality / Complementing / Counterpart

(Aido Hwedo) (Alkonost) and Sirin: Joy and Sorrow > Alkonost comforts Sirin (Ananke) (Orphic Version) with Chronos (Time) (Anubis) female counterpart Anput (Apaosha) makes war on the guardian of rainfall, Tishtrya (Apsonsi) Thepnorasi is the male equivalent (Archura) are nature beings, while Bichura are household beings. Both are chort/chura

Strange Weakness

I don't judge, all things that chase off or defeat a monster are classified as "strange weakness" in this list. So don't wonder if some are totally mundane things that would work on humans or animals too. I could call it just "weakness" but I don't know, it's just a quirky classification scheme I guess.

(Afanc) maiden's lap (Agares) can be drawn into crystals (Aigamuxa) blind hunter (eyes on feet) (only sees prey through handstand or lying in sand) (Aillen) (poison counteracts Aillen's sleep spell, keeps poison user awake) (Aisha Qandicha) metal (Al) garlic, metal, onions, prayers, charms (Al Ana) (Wikipedia has complex descriptions of rituals to ward them off) (Ala - Ale) can be defeated by dragons or eagles (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) Visible to Six Toed-Six Fingered People; House Shakes When they enter in human form (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version) herbs collected in levees and in places on a field where plows turn during plowing, both considered unclean because ala visit them (Ala - Ale) multiple supernatural entities bring hail and rain torrents, so since cause is unclear, custom is to bring large selection of antidotes: to bring a table in front of the house, and to put bread, salt, a knife with a black sheath, and an axe with its edge directed skywards on the table. By another custom, a fireplace trivet with its legs directed skywards, knives, forks, and the stub of the Slava candle were put on the table. (Alal) amulets (Alcyoneus) immortal as long as in his native land (Alp) lead amulet; sign of cross on diaper to stop mischief

Weird Weakness (broomstick under pillow, iron horseshoes hung from the bedpost, placing shoes against the bed with the toes pointing toward the door, or placing a mirror on the chest)

Weird Weakness (must fulfill favour if asked, even impossible favours)

Weird Weakness (plug holes, including keyholes om a room, sealing it --> preventative measure, if done with alp in the room it locks the alp in, as they can only leave through the opening they entered from)

Weird Weakness (keep light on at night)

Weird Weakness (lemon shoved in alp's mouth if alp is caught resting immobilizes or weakens alp) (Amalanhig) they have a stiff body, can only walk in straight lines, so you can run in zigzag direction (Amalanhigs can only run straight due to stiff body) (Amalanhig) if you climb trees or high platforms (Amalanhig) you run into lakes and rivers, amalanhigs fear deep bodies of water (Amaru) can be trapped by storms (Amaymon) consecrated silver ring protects against this poison breath; shows of politeness keeps this demon pleasant (Amazake-babaa) avoids cedar branch (Amazake banbā on the Amazake-babaa page) sign by the door that says "we do not like sake or amazake" (Amemasu) Cold, Clammy Skin in human form, like a fish (Amemasu) can be killed from within (Amikuk) in human form pulls sled across ice, always in straight line (Amikuk) in human form Sit down with back to creature, don't speak to it --> it will offer gifts of increasing value --> stay silent till it offers everything you need or everything on your mind (Binaye Ahani (Eye Killers) on Anaye page) throw salt in eyes, fire arrows from afar (Teelget on Anaye page) attack from gopher tunnel below (Tsé’nagahi on Anaye page) place knives point up in the ground as a trap, then lure it over the knives (Tsenahale on Anaye page) trick them into taking you to their nest, take babies hostage (Tsetahotsiltali on Anaye page) can be pulled off the cliff by hair (Yeitso on Anaye page) lightning bolt (Anhangá) fears fire (Anhangá) (Anhang - Anhangá (Spirit) in Mawé culture) Water (either can't swim or afraid of Sukuyu'wera the protector of waters) (Anito) powers limited by domain (forest diwata has no dominion over the sea) (Antaeus) Invincibility dependent on contact with his mother, the earth (similar weakness to Alcyoneus) (Ao Ao) palm trees have some unknown power against the Ao Ao and protect people who climb them (Ao Ao)'s children, see Ao Ao (Archura) no shadow (Ardat-lilî) a mock marriage (Ardat-lilî) Unlike gods, Mesopotamian malevolent beings are incapable of heeding prayers (Arkan sonney) explicitly does not have the power to shapeshift (can grow or shrink itself) (Asrai) Sunlight melts them into water, can't live on land; fear light (in oldest account by Robert Williams Buchanan) (Astomi) die from strong, unpleasant smell (Augerino) requires dry environment to survive and thus bores holes in dams and irrigation ditches to drain the water (Axehandle hound) dislikes axe handles from red oak (Azukibabaa) holding your thumb will calm you when Azukibabaa sings her disturbing song (Aufhocker) church bells; sunlight; Victim makes it home before dying (Aufhocker) Tear out throats (telltale sign that the culprit is an Aufhocker) (Aswang)

Strange Weakness - power greatly reduced (or totally reduced) during the day

Strange Weakness - averse to noises

Strange Weakness - Holy objects, spices, salt, ash, the tail of a sting-ray, large crustaceans, vinegar, betel nut chew, and urine

Strange Weakness - reverse a ladder leading to the house

Strange Weakness - husband of child-bearing wife remains under the house naked while furiously waving a sword

Strange Weakness - anti-aswang oil (for details search the term)

Strange Weakness - try to dodge blessings during mass

Strange Weakness - witch aswang weak at middle of their back, because they can't reach it with their tongue to lick the wound and heal it

Strange Weakness - see Influences in contemporary society

Weakness - Sharp sticks or bolos inserted between bamboos of house floor

Weakness - stay quiet (don't groan from sicknesses)

Weakness - sick people shouldn't stay in houses with holes

Giveaway - scratching noises from the ceiling

Giveaway - pig with no tail (Aswang) subtype Witch

Giveaway - Eyes reflect images upside down

Giveaway - Elongated Irises

Behaviour

(Aitvaras) steal gold and grain; share stolen goods with family (Ala - Ale) (Regional Version)"drink the crops" i.e. seize the crops of a village and transport them to another place in their huge ears, thereby making some villages poor, and others rich (Amalanhig) Tickle Victim to Death (victim dies both of laughter and terror) (Amarok) preys on lone hunters (Ameonna) (Toriyama Sekien illustration) licking her hand (Asrai) shy (Asrai) speaks in unknown language

Time

Cyclical Appearance

(Aes Sidhe) (Ala - Ale) eves of greater holidays (night-time) (Anjana) Spring Equinox (Cŵn Annwn mentioned on Arawn page) ride through the skies in autumn, winter, and early spring (Asrai) surface once a century (account by Ruth Tongue)

Evening

(Ayakashi)

Diurnal

(Aswang) beautiful woman by day

Nocturnal

(Aigamuxa) (Akaname) (Akurojin-no-hi) rainy nights (Ala - Ale) gather at night on eves of greater holidays (Alicanto) (Aloja - Aloges) (Alp) (Alû) (Amarok) (Amazake-babaa) (Amefurikozō) rainy nights (Anchanchu) (Aosaginohi) (Ashi-magari) (Ashinaga-tenaga) (Asrai) full moon (Axehandle hound) (Aswang) Subtype: Manananggal disembodied head (by night) (Aswang) subtype: Bloodsucking Woman (example Mandurugo) (Aswang) subtype: Weredog (not always dog) nocturnal transformation into creature

Time (Mythic Events)

(Amazons) war on the titans alongside Dionysus (Amazons) - (Attic War (Event)) (Amazons) military expeditions (to Scythia, Thrace, Asia Minor, Aegea) (Amycus) Event - Centauromachy (Anqa) appears once in ages (Ato-sees) Of the Ancient Age (similar to Dreaming, when humans and animals were equal) (Awes-kon-wa) Present Age (when humans and animals are entirely separate) (Azeban) Of the Ancient Age (similar to Dreaming, when humans and animals were equal (Azovka) (some accounts) a queen left by the "Old People" to guard treasure

Time (Century)

6th Century BC

(Amazons) IRL Russian town of Voronetz archaeological find: several generations of Scythian warrior women buried with golden headpieces

5th Century BC

(Agathodaemon)

4th Century BC

(Amazons) NOT THEIR TIME, this is the time period when a lot of doubt is sowed as to their existence, such as Palaephatus

2nd Century BC

(Amazons) Marcus Justinius claims Amazons cut off one of their breasts

1st Century BC

(Albruna)

5th Century

(Alpos)

8th Century

(Akuma)

11th Century

(Alp)

12th Century

(Alukah) (Azovka) (some accounts): cursed Tatar princess, banished to the mountain; (some accounts) enchanted girl stolen by the Tatars (Tatars came to Europe in the Mongol invasions, which I think is roughly in the 12th century?? I need to brush up on my history knowledge.)

15th Century

(Afanc)

19th century

(Asrai) modern 19th century invention

20th Century