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In Japanese mythology she is the dragon goddess. She is also the Shinto goddess of negotiation and meditation.
Celestial musicians of Hindu and Buddhist folklore with the features of both a man and horse. Their female counterparts are known as Kinnari.
Half-horse musicians of Hindu lore. They were said to be one of the many inhabitants of the Himalaya mountains.
The Japanese goddess of cherry blossoms.
One of the Four Heavenly Kings, also known as Virupaksha. He is guardian of the West.
Wife of Susano-o in Japanese mythology. She was transformed into a comb by Susano-o and hidden in his hair as he fought the dragon Yamato no Orochi to prevent her from being sacrificed.
A wisdom figure in Norse myth. A traveling sage, Kvasir was killed by dwarves who mixed his blood with honey, creating the Mead of Poetry, which imparts intellectual inspiration to the poetically inclined.
The serpentine guardian of the Garden of Hesperides. He was overcome by Heracles, whose eleventh labor tasked him with retrieving the golden apples that lay within the garden.
As Vishnu's wife, Lakshmi is the goddess of wealth and prosperity in Hinduism. She emerged from the Sea of Milk as the gods churned it against the evil Asuras.
The one who is many. Consists of a nucleus surrounded by a multitude of bodies.
The devilish master of orgies from the Dictionnaire Infernal.
Leviathan is a summoned creature featured in multiple Final Fantasy games, that uses the power of water.
Demons from the Jewish folklore. They are the children of Lillith and Samael.
Intermediary spirits of the Voodoo religion. They appear in many different forms, from Ghede to Radha.
The infamous trickster of Norse mythology, Loki's keen tongue and gifted intellect make him a dangerous adversary. The Aesir are exceptionally wary when dealing with him, for provoking him would invite certain disaster.
Lucifer the fallen angel. Often used as a synonym for Satan; however, they are viewed as separate entities in some video games, and at times even exist alongside each other.
A great Irish deity of warfare and martial arts. With a single shot from a sling he killed the Fomorian tyrant Balor, and would later become the divine father of the hero Cu Chulainn.
A god that originates from India who repels evil. He is an aspect of Shiva who was also adapted into Buddhism.
Mara is the evil demon who tried to tempt Gautama Buddha out of reaching enlightenment. In the Shin Megami Tensei series she is infamous for her cockeyed appearance.
A Babylonian deity associated with the planet Jupiter. He is regarded for having slain the primordial goddess Tiamat and wrested the Tablets of Destiny from her consort, Kingu.
An angel whose name means "hostility." In the Old Testament, he acts under God's command to test believers and inflict tragedies upon the enemies of the Israelites.
The granddaughter of Helios, niece of Circe, and sorcerous consort to Jason of the Argonauts in Greek mythology. She is the eponymous protagonist of Euripide's play Medea.
Medusa is often portrayed in games as a creature that is a cross between a woman and a snake. The lower body is often a snake tail, and the hair is usually a mass of snakes. Other than this, the head and torso are that of a woman.
A horse-headed demon tasked with torturing individuals in Buddhist Hell.
An archangel whose name means and asks the rhetorical question "Who is like God?" He is the leader of God's armies and will defeat Satan at Armageddon.
The Zoroastrian divinity of the covenant, he is one of the three yazatas that pass judgment on the souls of the dead. He has pre-Zoroastrian origins but was entered into its pantheon because of his regional popularity.
A god of Phoenicia associated with child sacrifices. The Bible notes that King Solomon built an altar to a god named Chemosh, who is likely one and the same as Moloch.
A follower of the pre-Amatsu Japanese god Arahabaki. Emperor Jimmu declared their sect heretical and brought worship of Arahabaki to a halt.
A Celtic war goddess who soars above the battlefield in the form of a crow. She is otherwise depicted as the triad of goddesses, Badb, Nemain, and Macha.
A tribe of snake-like entities in Hindu lore.
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