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|deva
|deva
|देव
|देव
|masculine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent masculine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or masculine 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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* Buddhism
* Buddhism
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* Jainism
* Jainism
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|devi
|dracō
|देवी
|dracō
|feminine celestial being who have god-like characteristics (Buddhism); benevolent feminine deity (Hinduism); Tīrthaṅkara or feminine celestial beings born on special beds without parents (Jainism)
|large, fire-breathing, scaly, horned, lizard-like creature
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* Buddhism
* European folklore
* Hinduism
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* Jainism
|drákōn
|δράκων
|large, constricting snakes with poisonous spit or breath
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* Germanic folklore
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|dweorg
|*dwergaz
|craftspeople living in mountains or stones
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* Germanic folklore
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|Fomóire
|Fomóire
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* Greek religion
* Greek religion
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|gobelin
|gobelin
|small, grotesque, monstrous creature
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* European folklore
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|ikiryō
|ikiryō
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* Irish folklore
* Irish folklore
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|lóng
|龍
|snake-like creature with four legs
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* East Asian folklore
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|mononoke
|mononoke
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|trimūrti
|trimūrti
|त्रिमूर्ति
|त्रिमूर्ति
|masculine trinity of supreme divinity
|trinity of supreme divinity
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* Hinduism
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|tridevī
|त्रिदेवी
|feminine trinity of supreme divinity
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* Hinduism
* Hinduism
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* Vajrayāna
* Vajrayāna
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|wyrm
|*wurmiz
|large venomous serpents
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* Germanic folklore
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|xiān
|xiān
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