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A wrathful deity of Buddhist mythology who stands in judgement over the damned. Though based on the Vedic deity of the same name he was later assigned separate functions according to the tenets of Buddhism.
A ghoulish creature of Japanese folklore. It is said to suck the souls out of sleeping travelers through their mouths.
The giant snake that fought with Susano-o in Japanese mythology. Appears as a demon in the Shin Megami Tensei games.
Hairy, one-eyed Kappa said to have migrated to the mountains in autumn.
A fertility god of Slavic lore. His cycle of life, death, and rebirth was analogous with the seasonal growth of various wheat plants.
Japanese god of disorder born as a reaction to the darkness Izanagi accrued after his descent into Yomi, the underworld. All the negativity and bad fortunes of the world are a result of Yaso-Magatsuhi and its twin, Ou-Magatsuhi.
A divine bird with three legs from Japanese mythology. He was sent by Amaterasu to help the mythical first emperor of Japan, Jimmu, establish the Yamato state.
Japanese snake deities who were said to roam the area around Namegata. They are mentioned in the Hitachi no Kuni Fudoki.
A character from an epic Japanese novel. Appears as a demon in the Shin Megami Tensei games.
An army of Yomotsu-Ikusa was sent after Izanagi at the entrance to Yomi. Appears as a demon in the Shin Megami Tensei games.
A female demon that lives in the Yomi. Originates from Japanese mythology.
An unidentified cryptid said to roam the Australian wilderness. He is characteristically similar to the Bunyip, a creature of Australian Aboriginal lore.
The snowy demoness from Japanese lore. A type of Yuki-Onna.
Originates fromAustralian Aboriginal mythology. He is a fertility deity that also controls the weather.
A tree mentioned in the Qur'an. It grows in Jahannam, the Islamic underworld.
Also known as Kongou Zaou Bosatsu, Zaou Gongen was a Buddhist deity worshipped by a Japanese sect known as Shugendou. The term "gongen" refers to the idea that foreign bodhisattvas were manifesting locally as kami to guide the Japanese to true salvation.
A bird of Chinese lore who was said to be cloaked in poisonous feathers. They are described has having green tipped feathers, a purple torso, and a long, scarlet neck.
The king of hellish ghosts in Chinese mythology. He was said to have traveled back from hell with dominion over 80,000 demons.
A celestial creature from Chinese mythology. It represents the direction south, summer, and the element of fire.
A snake monster from the Song Dynasty. Sometimes appears as "Chotonda" in the Megami Tensei series.
A solar deity of Chinese mythology. He appears as a large, crimson serpent or dragon.
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