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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!being in Latin script
!being
!being
!description
!description
!religion/folklore
!religion/folklore
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|amesha spenta
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|<div style="text-align:right">𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀</div>
* alfr [non]
|supernatural humanoid
|
* Norse religion
|-
|
* ''aməša spəṇta'' 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 [ave]
|highest divinity
|highest divinity
|
|
* Zoroastrianism
* Zoroastrianism
|-
|-
|alfr
|alfr
|supernatural humanoid
|
|
* Norse religion
* ''ángelos'' ἄγγελος [grc]
|-
* angelus [lat]
|angel
* ''mal'ákh'' מלאך [heb]
|<div style="text-align:right">מַלְאָךְ</div>
* ''malʿak'' ملأك [arb]
ἄγγελος
 
angelus
 
<div style="text-align:right">ملأك</div>
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
|heavenly supernatural or spiritual being
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy
In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy
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* Sharfadin
* Sharfadin
|-
|-
|apu
|
|apu
* apu [que]
|spirit of mountains
|spirit of mountains
|
|
* Inca religion
* Inca religion
|-
|-
|archangel
|
|<div style="text-align:right">רַב־מַלְאָךְ</div>
* archangelus [lat]
ἀρχάγγελος
* ''arkhángelos'' ἀρχάγγελος [grc]
 
* ''rav-mal'ákh'' רב־מלאך [heb]
archangelus
|a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
|a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
|
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* Islam
* Islam
|-
|-
|arhat
|
|अर्हत्
* ''árhat'' अर्हत् [san]
羅漢
* ''luóhàn'' 羅漢 罗汉 [cmn]
|person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
|person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
|
|
* Buddhism
* Buddhism
|-
|-
|Asur
|
|असुर
* ''asura'' असुर [san]
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
|demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
|
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* Hinduism
* Hinduism
|-
|-
|ayakashi
|
|アヤカシ
* ''ayakashi'' アヤカシ [jpn]
|yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
|yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|ben síde
|
|ben síde
* ben síde [sga]
|female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
|female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
|
|
* Irish folklore
* Irish folklore
|-
|-
|bodhisattva
|
|बोधिसत्त्व
* ''bodhisattva'' बोधिसत्त्व [san]
菩提薩埵
* ''byang chub sems dpa''' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ [bod]
 
* ''poo-tí-sàt'' โพธิสัตว์ [tha]
བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ
* ''pútísàduǒ'' 菩提薩埵 菩提萨埵 [cmn]
 
โพธิสัตว์
|person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
|person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
|
|
* Buddhism
* Buddhism
|-
|-
|boksa
|
|卜師
* ''boksa'' 卜師 [kor]
|male shaman
|male shaman
|
|
* Korean shamanism
* Korean shamanism
|-
|-
|buddha
|
|बुद्ध
* ''buddhá'' बुद्ध [san]
* ''fótuó'' 佛陀 佛陀 [cmn]
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
|person who have achieved Buddhahood
|
|
* Buddhism
* Buddhism
|-
|-
|daēuua
|
|<div style="text-align:right">𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀</div>
* ''daēuua'' 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 [ave]
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
|supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
|
|
* Zoroastrianism
* Zoroastrianism
|-
|-
|deva
|
|देव
* ''deva'' देव [san]
|celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
|celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
|
|
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* Jainism
* Jainism
|-
|-
|dracō
|
|dracō
* dracō [lat]
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
|
|
* European folklore
* European folklore
|-
|-
|drákōn
|
|δράκων
* ''drákōn'' δράκων [grc]
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
|
|
* Greek religion
* Greek religion
|-
|-
|dwerg
|
|dvergr
* dvergr [non]
dweorg
* dweorg [ang]
* dwerch [dum,ofs]
* dwerg [osx]
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
|
|
* Germanic folklore
* Germanic folklore
|-
|-
|Fomóire
|
|Fomóire
* ''Fènghuáng'' 鳳凰 凤凰 [cmn]
|supenatural race
|bird
|
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|
* Fomhóraigh [gle]
* Fomóire [sga]
|supernatural race
|
|
* Irish religion
* Irish religion
|-
|-
|Gígas
|
|Γίγας
* ''Gígās'' Γίγας [grc]
|wild race of men destroyed by the gods
|wild race of men destroyed by the gods
|
|
* Greek religion
* Greek religion
|-
|-
|gobelin
|
|gobelin
* coblyn [cym]
* goblin [eng]
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
|
|
* European folklore
* European folklore
|-
|-
|ikiryō
|
|生霊
* ''ikiryō'' 生霊 [jpn]
|disembodied spirit
|disembodied spirit
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|jinn
|
|<div style="text-align:right">جِنّ‎</div>
* ''jinn'' جن [arb]
|invisible creature
|invisible creature
|
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* Islamic folklore
* Islamic folklore
|-
|-
|kami
|
|神
* ''kami'' 神 [jpn]
|divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
|divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|kitsune
|
|狐
* ''kitsune'' 狐 [jpn]
|fox with paranormal abilities
|fox with paranormal abilities
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|leipreachán
|
|leipreachán
* ''lóng'' 龍 龙 [cmn]
|snake-like creature with four legs
|
* East Asian folklore
|-
|
* lucharachán [gle]
|diminutive supernatural being
|diminutive supernatural being
|
|
* Irish folklore
* Irish folklore
|-
|-
|lóng
|龍
|snake-like creature with four legs
|
|
* East Asian folklore
* ''míngwáng'' 明王 明王 [cmn]
* ''vidyārāja'' विद्याराज [san]
|wrathful deity
|
* Vajrayāna
|-
|-
|mononoke
|
|物の怪
* ''mononoke'' 物の怪 [jpn]
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
|spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|nasnās
|
|<div style="text-align:right">نَسْنَاس</div>
* ''nasnās'' نسناس [arb]
|half-human creature
|half-human creature
|
|
* Arab folklore
* Arab folklore
|-
|-
|onmyōji
|
|陰陽師
* ''oni'' 鬼 [jpn]
|strong humanoid monster
|
* Shintō
|-
|
* ''onmyōji'' 陰陽師 [jpn]
|official for divination
|official for divination
|
|
* escotericism
* escotericism
|-
|-
|oni
|鬼
|strong humanoid monster
|
|
* Shintō
* ''onryō'' 怨霊 [jpn]
|-
|onryō
|怨霊
|ghost of vengeance
|ghost of vengeance
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|orisha
|
|orisha
* oriṣa [yor]
|divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
|divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
|
|
* Yoruba religion
* Yoruba religion
|-
|-
|shén
|
|神
* ormr [non]
* wyrm [enm]
|large venomous serpents
|
* Germanic folklore
|-
|
* ''shén'' 神 神 [cmn]
|supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
|supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
|
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|-
|shikigami
|
|式神
* ''shikigami'' 式神 [jpn]
|kami manipulated by an onmyōji
|kami manipulated by an onmyōji
|
|
* escotericism
* escotericism
|-
|-
|shiryō
|
|死霊
* ''shiryō'' 死霊 [jpn]
|souls of the dead
|souls of the dead
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|tengu
|
|天狗
* ''tengu'' 天狗 [jpn]
|yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
|yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|trimūrti
|
|त्रिमूर्ति
* ''trimūrti'' त्रिमूर्ति [san]
|trinity of supreme divinity
|trinity of supreme divinity
|
|
* Hinduism
* Hinduism
|-
|-
|Tuatha Dé Danann
|
|Tuatha Dé Danann
* Tuatha Dé Danann [gle]
|supernatural race
|supernatural race
|
|
* Irish religion
* Irish religion
|-
|-
|vidyārāja
|विद्याराज
明王
|wrathful deity
|
|
* Vajrayāna
* wivre [xno]
* wyver [enm]
* wyvern [eng]
|dragon two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail
|
* British folklore
|-
|-
|wyrm
|wyrm
ormr
|large venomous serpents
|
|
* Germanic folklore
* ''xiān'' 仙 仙 [cmn]
|-
|xiān
|仙
|entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
|entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
|
|
* Daoism
* Daoism
|-
|-
|xunguruuf
|
|xunguruuf
* xunguruuf [som]
|creature
|creature
|
|
* Somali folklore
* Somali folklore
|-
|-
|yōkai
|
|妖怪
* ''yōkai'' 妖怪 [jpn]
|monster with supernatural abilities
|monster with supernatural abilities
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|yāoguài
|
|妖怪
* ''yāoguài'' 妖怪 妖怪 [cmn]
|monster with supernatural abilities
|monster with supernatural abilities
|
|
* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese folk religion
|-
|-
|yūrei
|
|幽霊
* ''yūrei'' 幽霊 [jpn]
|spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
|spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
|
|
* Shintō
* Shintō
|-
|-
|zhēnrén
|
|真人
* ''zhēnrén'' 真人 真人 [cmn]
|spiritual master
|spiritual master
|
|
* Daoism
* Daoism
|-
|
* zmaj [hrv,slv]
* ''zmaj'' змај [srp]
* ''zmei'' змей [bul,rus]
* ''zmej'' змеј [mkd]
* żmij [pol]
* ''zmiy'' змій [ukr]
|dragon with three to twelve heads (Russia, Ukraine); scale-covered serpent-like creature with four legs and bat's wings (Bulgaria); guardian-spirit dragon (Balkan)
|
* Slavic mythology
|}
|}


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being description religion/folklore
  • alfr [non]
 supernatural humanoid
  • Norse religion
  • aməša spəṇta 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀⸱𐬯𐬞𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬀 [ave]
 highest divinity
  • Zoroastrianism
  • ángelos ἄγγελος [grc]
  • angelus [lat]
  • mal'ákh מלאך [heb]
  • malʿak ملأك [arb]
 heavenly supernatural or spiritual being

In Ancient Greek it means messenger or envoy

  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Baháʼí Faith
  • Sharfadin
  • apu [que]
 spirit of mountains
  • Inca religion
  • archangelus [lat]
  • arkhángelos ἀρχάγγελος [grc]
  • rav-mal'ákh רב־מלאך [heb]
 a significant angel (Rabbinic Judaism); second-lowest rank of angels (Christianity); one of the eight groups of angels (Islam)
  • Rabbinic Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • árhat अर्हत् [san]
  • luóhàn 羅漢 罗汉 [cmn]
 person who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved Nirvana
  • Buddhism
  • asura असुर [san]
 demigod in Kāmadhātu (Buddhism); demigod beings with good or bad qualities (Hinduism)
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • ayakashi アヤカシ [jpn]
 yōkai that appears above the surface of a body of water
  • Shintō
  • ben síde [sga]
 female spirit that wails before listener's family member's death
  • Irish folklore
  • bodhisattva बोधिसत्त्व [san]
  • byang chub sems dpa' བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའ [bod]
  • poo-tí-sàt โพธิสัตว์ [tha]
  • pútísàduǒ 菩提薩埵 菩提萨埵 [cmn]
 person who is spiritually awake or enlightened
  • Buddhism
  • boksa 卜師 [kor]
 male shaman
  • Korean shamanism
  • buddhá बुद्ध [san]
  • fótuó 佛陀 佛陀 [cmn]
 person who have achieved Buddhahood
  • Buddhism
  • daēuua 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬎𐬎𐬀 [ave]
 supernatural entity with disagreeable characteristics
  • Zoroastrianism
  • deva देव [san]
 celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
  • Buddhism
  • Hinduism
  • Jainism
  • dracō [lat]
 large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
  • European folklore
  • drákōn δράκων [grc]
 large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
  • Greek religion
  • dvergr [non]
  • dweorg [ang]
  • dwerch [dum,ofs]
  • dwerg [osx]
 craftspeople living in mountains or stones
  • Germanic folklore
  • Fènghuáng 鳳凰 凤凰 [cmn]
 bird
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Fomhóraigh [gle]
  • Fomóire [sga]
 supernatural race
  • Irish religion
  • Gígās Γίγας [grc]
 wild race of men destroyed by the gods
  • Greek religion
  • coblyn [cym]
  • goblin [eng]
 small, grotesque, monstrous creature
  • European folklore
  • ikiryō 生霊 [jpn]
 disembodied spirit
  • Shintō
  • jinn جن [arb]
 invisible creature
  • Arab folklore
  • Islamic folklore
  • kami 神 [jpn]
 divinity of nature, manifestations of the interconnecting energy of the universe and paragons for the human
  • Shintō
  • kitsune 狐 [jpn]
 fox with paranormal abilities
  • Shintō
  • lóng 龍 龙 [cmn]
 snake-like creature with four legs
  • East Asian folklore
  • lucharachán [gle]
 diminutive supernatural being
  • Irish folklore
  • míngwáng 明王 明王 [cmn]
  • vidyārāja विद्याराज [san]
 wrathful deity
  • Vajrayāna
  • mononoke 物の怪 [jpn]
 spirit that can possess individuals and make them suffer
  • Shintō
  • nasnās نسناس [arb]
 half-human creature
  • Arab folklore
  • oni 鬼 [jpn]
 strong humanoid monster
  • Shintō
  • onmyōji 陰陽師 [jpn]
 official for divination
  • escotericism
  • onryō 怨霊 [jpn]
 ghost of vengeance
  • Shintō
  • oriṣa [yor]
 divine spirit sent by Ọlọrun to assist humanity
  • Yoruba religion
  • ormr [non]
  • wyrm [enm]
 large venomous serpents
  • Germanic folklore
  • shén 神 神 [cmn]
 supernatural being that inspires awe or wonder
  • Chinese folk religion
  • shikigami 式神 [jpn]
 kami manipulated by an onmyōji
  • escotericism
  • shiryō 死霊 [jpn]
 souls of the dead
  • Shintō
  • tengu 天狗 [jpn]
 yōkai or kami that takes form of a hybrid of birds and monkeys
  • Shintō
  • trimūrti त्रिमूर्ति [san]
 trinity of supreme divinity
  • Hinduism
  • Tuatha Dé Danann [gle]
 supernatural race
  • Irish religion
  • wivre [xno]
  • wyver [enm]
  • wyvern [eng]
 dragon two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail
  • British folklore
  • xiān 仙 仙 [cmn]
 entities who have attained immortality and supernatural abilities
  • Daoism
  • xunguruuf [som]
 creature
  • Somali folklore
  • yōkai 妖怪 [jpn]
 monster with supernatural abilities
  • Shintō
  • yāoguài 妖怪 妖怪 [cmn]
 monster with supernatural abilities
  • Chinese folk religion
  • yūrei 幽霊 [jpn]
 spirit barred from a peaceful afterlife
  • Shintō
  • zhēnrén 真人 真人 [cmn]
 spiritual master
  • Daoism
  • zmaj [hrv,slv]
  • zmaj змај [srp]
  • zmei змей [bul,rus]
  • zmej змеј [mkd]
  • żmij [pol]
  • zmiy змій [ukr]
 dragon with three to twelve heads (Russia, Ukraine); scale-covered serpent-like creature with four legs and bat's wings (Bulgaria); guardian-spirit dragon (Balkan)
  • Slavic mythology


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