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|Abe no Seimei
安倍晴明
|onmyōji
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* Japanese mythology
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|Amaterasu
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* Chán Buddhism
* Zen Buddhism
* Zen Buddhism
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|Cāngjié
倉頡
|official historian
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* Chinese mythology
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|Cháng'é, Héng'é
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* Japanese mythology
* Japanese mythology
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|Fúxī
伏羲
|culture hero
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* Chinese mythology
*Chinese folk religion
*Daoism
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|Fúxīng
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* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
* Hàn Buddhism
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|Himiko
卑弥呼
|shamaness-queen
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* Japanese shamanism
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|Hòu Yì
后羿
|archer
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* Chinese mythology
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|Inari
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* Japanese mythology
* Japanese mythology
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|Jīngwèi
精衛
|bird
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* Chinese mythology
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|Jiǔwěihú
九尾狐
|mythical fox
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* Chinese mythology
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|Jurōjin
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* Japanese mythology
* Japanese mythology
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|Kuāfù
夸父
|giant
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* Chinese mythology
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|Leviathan
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* Chinese folk religion
* Chinese folk religion
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|Māzǔ
媽祖
|goddess of the sea
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* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
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|Michael
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* Mesopotamian religion
* Mesopotamian religion
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|Nézhā
哪吒
|protection deity
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* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
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|Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
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* Mesopotamian religion
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|Nǚwā
女媧
|culture hero
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* Chinese mythology
* Chinese folk religion
* Daoism
* Hàn Buddhism
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* Judaism
* Christianity
* Christianity
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神農
|sovereign
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* Chinese mythology
* Chinese folk religion
* Vietnamese folk religion
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酒呑童子
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* Japanese mythology
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* Japanese mythology
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玉藻前
|fox spirit
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* Japanese mythology
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應龍
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|Yùhuáng, Yùdì

Revision as of 14:48, 1 June 2024

Hi, all.

You may encounter figures and events through all kinds of artworks related to myths, but unaware of their background stories. Here is a list of figures in mythologies and religions.

In progress

This page has a sibling: Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Philosophical-and-Religious-Texts

Beings

being description mythology/religion
kitsune

fox with paranormal abilities
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō
oni

strong humanoid monster
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō
onryō

怨霊

ghost of vengeance
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō
tengu

天狗

deity that takes form of birds and monkeys
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō
yūrei

幽霊

ghost
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō

Events

event description mythology/religion

Figures

figure description mythology/religion
Abe no Seimei

安倍晴明

onmyōji
  • Japanese mythology
Amaterasu

天照

goddess of the sun
  • Japanese mythology
Ame-no-Uzume

天宇受売、天鈿女

goddess of dawn
  • Shintō
Ariel
אֲרִיאֵל

Ἀριήλ

angel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Asmodeus, Ashmedai
אַשְמְדּאָי

Ἀσμοδαῖος

آشماداي
king of demons
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
אַשְמְדּאָי

Ἀσμοδαῖος

آشماداي
Great Duke of Hell
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Azrael
עֲזַרְאֵל

Αζραήλ

عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل
angel of death
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
Barachiel, Barakel
בַּרַכְאֵל
archangel
  • Judaism
  • Orthodox Catholic Church
Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
בַּעַל־זְבוּב‎
demon
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Belial, Beliar
בְּלִיַּעַל‎
devil
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Belphegor, Beelphegor
בעל פְּעוֹר
devil
  • Judaism
Benzaiten

弁才天、弁財天

goddess of all that flows: water, music, arts, love, wisdom, wealth, fortune
  • Japanese mythology
Bùdài, Qìcǐ

布袋、契此

buddha of the future
  • Chán Buddhism
  • Zen Buddhism
Cāngjié

倉頡

official historian
  • Chinese mythology
Cháng'é, Héng'é

嫦娥、姮娥

goddess of the moon
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Hàn Buddhism
  • Daoism
Daikokuten

大黒天

god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war
  • Japanese mythology
Dhṛtarāṣṭra

धृतराष्ट्र

持國天、提頭頼吒

ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང

ท้าวธตรฐ

Heavenly King
  • Buddhism
Ebisu

恵比寿、恵比須

god of water, fisheries, business and wealth
  • Japanese mythology
Enki, Ea, Ae

𒀭𒂗𒆠

𒀭𒂍𒀀

god of water
  • Mesopotamian religion
Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir

𒀭𒂗𒆤

𒀭𒂗𒆤

god of the wind, air, earth and storms
  • Mesopotamian religion
Èrláng Shén

二郎神

god with a third eye
  • Chinese mythology
Fukurokuju

福禄寿

god of the fortune
  • Japanese mythology
Fúxī

伏羲

culture hero
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
Fúxīng

福星

god of fortune
  • Chinese folk religion
Gabriel
גַּבְרִיאֵל

Γαβριήλ

Gabriēl

جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل
archangel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Baháʼí Faith
Guān Yǔ

關羽

military general
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
  • Hàn Buddhism
Himiko

卑弥呼

shamaness-queen
  • Japanese shamanism
Hòu Yì

后羿

archer
  • Chinese mythology
Inari

稲荷

god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success
  • Japanese mythology
Inanna, Ishtar

𒀭𒈹

𒀭𒈹

goddess of love, war and fertility
  • Mesopotamian religion
Izanagi, Izanaki

伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾

creator deity
  • Japanese mythology
Izanami

伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥

creator deity
  • Japanese mythology
Jīngwèi

精衛

bird
  • Chinese mythology
Jiǔwěihú

九尾狐

mythical fox
  • Chinese mythology
Jurōjin

寿老人

god of longevity
  • Japanese mythology
Kisshōten

吉祥天

goddess of fortune
  • Japanese mythology
Kuāfù

夸父

giant
  • Chinese mythology
Leviathan
לִוְיָתָן
Λεβιάθαν
sea serpent
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Lùxīng

祿星

god of emoluments
  • Chinese folk religion
Māzǔ

媽祖

goddess of the sea
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
  • Hàn Buddhism
Michael
מִיכָאֵל

Μῐχᾱήλ

Michaēl

مِيكَائِيل
archangel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
  • Baháʼí Faith
Nanna, Sin, Suen

𒀭𒂗𒍪

𒀭𒋀𒆠

god of the moon
  • Mesopotamian religion
Nézhā

哪吒

protection deity
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
  • Hàn Buddhism
Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah

𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕

𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕

mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers
  • Mesopotamian religion
Nǚwā

女媧

culture hero
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
  • Hàn Buddhism
Raphael
רָפָאֵל

Ραφαήλ

سمسمائيل، سمائل
archangel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
  • Islam
Sandalphon
סַנְדַּלְפוֹן

Σανδαλφών

archangel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Sariel
שָׂרִיאֵל

Σαριηλ

ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ

archangel
  • Judaism
  • Christianity
Sénnóng

神農

sovereign
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Vietnamese folk religion
Shòuxīng

壽星

god of longevity
  • Chinese folk religion
Shuten-dōji

酒呑童子

demon leader
  • Japanese mythology
Sūn Wùkōng

孫悟空

Monkey King
  • Chinese folk religion
Susanoo

素戔嗚、須佐之男

god of the sea, storms and fields
  • Japanese mythology
Tamamo-no-Mae

玉藻前

fox spirit
  • Japanese mythology
Tsukuyomi

月読

god of the moon
  • Japanese mythology
  • Shintō
Uriel
אוּרִיאֵל

Οὐριήλ

ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ

archangel
  • Rabbinic Judaism
  • Orthodox Catholic Church
  • Oriental Orthodox Churches
  • Lutheranism
  • Anglicanism
Utu, Shamash

𒀭𒌓

𒀭𒌓

god of the sun and justice
  • Mesopotamian religion
Vaiśravaṇa

वैश्रवण

多聞天、毘沙門天

རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་

ท้าวกุเวร

Heavenly King
  • Buddhism
Virūḍhaka

विरूढक

增長天、毘樓勒叉

འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ

ท้าววิรุฬหก

Heavenly King
  • Buddhism
Virūpākṣa

विरूपाक्ष

廣目天、毘樓博叉

སྤྱན་མི་བཟང

ท้าววิรูปักษ์

Heavenly King
  • Buddhism
Xīwángmǔ

西王母

Queen Mother of the West
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion
  • Daoism
Xuánzàng

玄奘

Buddhist monk
  • Buddhism
Yìnglóng

應龍

deity of rains
  • Chinese mythology
Yùhuáng, Yùdì

玉皇、玉帝

primordial god
  • Chinese mythology
  • Chinese folk religion

Locations

location description mythology/religion

Objects

object description mythology/religion
Kusanagi no Tsurugi

草薙劍

imperial regalia
  • Shintō
Yasakani no Magatama

八尺瓊勾玉

imperial regalia
  • Shintō
Yata no Kagami

八咫鏡

imperial regalia
  • Shintō