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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.
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Beings
| being | description | mythology/religion |
|---|---|---|
| kitsune
狐 |
fox with paranormal abilities |
|
| oni
鬼 |
strong humanoid monster |
|
| onryō
怨霊 |
ghost of vengeance |
|
| tengu
天狗 |
deity that takes form of birds and monkeys |
|
| yūrei
幽霊 |
ghost |
|
Events
| event | description | mythology/religion |
|---|---|---|
Figures
| figure | description | mythology/religion |
|---|---|---|
| Amaterasu
天照 |
goddess of the sun |
|
| Ame-no-Uzume
天宇受売、天鈿女 |
goddess of dawn |
|
| Ariel
אֲרִיאֵל
Ἀριήλ |
angel |
|
| Asmodeus, Ashmedai
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
king of demons |
|
| Astaroth, Ashtaroth, Astarot, Asteroth
אַשְמְדּאָי
Ἀσμοδαῖος آشماداي
|
Great Duke of Hell |
|
| Azrael
עֲזַרְאֵל
Αζραήλ عَزْرَائِيل، عِزْرَائِيل
|
angel of death |
|
| Barachiel, Barakel
בַּרַכְאֵל
|
archangel |
|
| Beelzebub, Baʿal Zebub
בַּעַל־זְבוּב
|
demon |
|
| Belial, Beliar
בְּלִיַּעַל
|
devil |
|
| Belphegor, Beelphegor
בעל פְּעוֹר
|
devil |
|
| Benzaiten
弁才天、弁財天 |
goddess of all that flows: water, music, arts, love, wisdom, wealth, fortune |
|
| Bùdài, Qìcǐ
布袋、契此 |
buddha of the future |
|
| Cháng'é, Héng'é
嫦娥、姮娥 |
goddess of the moon |
|
| Daikokuten
大黒天 |
god of wealth, fortune, the household, agriculture, fertility, sexuality and war |
|
| Dhṛtarāṣṭra
धृतराष्ट्र 持國天、提頭頼吒 ཡུལ་འཁོར་སྲུང ท้าวธตรฐ |
Heavenly King |
|
| Ebisu
恵比寿、恵比須 |
god of water, fisheries, business and wealth |
|
| Enki, Ea, Ae
𒀭𒂗𒆠 𒀭𒂍𒀀 |
god of water |
|
| Enlil, Elil, Ellil, Nunamnir
𒀭𒂗𒆤 𒀭𒂗𒆤 |
god of the wind, air, earth and storms |
|
| Èrláng Shén
二郎神 |
god with a third eye |
|
| Fukurokuju
福禄寿 |
god of the fortune |
|
| Fúxīng
福星 |
god of fortune |
|
| Gabriel
גַּבְרִיאֵל
Γαβριήλ Gabriēl جَبْرَائِيل، جِبْرَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
| Guān Yǔ
關羽 |
military general |
|
| Inari
稲荷 |
god of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success |
|
| Inanna, Ishtar
𒀭𒈹 𒀭𒈹 |
goddess of love, war and fertility |
|
| Izanagi, Izanaki
伊邪那岐、伊耶那岐、伊弉諾 |
creator deity |
|
| Izanami
伊邪那美、伊耶那美、伊弉冉、伊弉弥 |
creator deity |
|
| Jurōjin
寿老人 |
god of longevity |
|
| Kisshōten
吉祥天 |
goddess of fortune |
|
| Leviathan
לִוְיָתָן Λεβιάθαν
|
| |
| Lùxīng
祿星 |
god of emoluments |
|
| Michael
מִיכָאֵל
Μῐχᾱήλ Michaēl مِيكَائِيل
|
archangel |
|
| Nanna, Sin, Suen
𒀭𒂗𒍪 𒀭𒋀𒆠 |
god of the moon |
|
| Ninhursag, Damgalnuna, Ninmah
𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 𒀭𒎏𒄯𒊕 |
mother goddess; goddess of fertility, mountains and rulers |
|
| Raphael
רָפָאֵל
Ραφαήλ سمسمائيل، سمائل
|
archangel |
|
| Sandalphon
סַנְדַּלְפוֹן
Σανδαλφών |
archangel |
|
| Sariel
שָׂרִיאֵל
Σαριηλ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
| Shòuxīng
壽星 |
god of longevity |
|
| Sūn Wùkōng
孫悟空 |
Monkey King |
|
| Susanoo
素戔嗚、須佐之男 |
god of the sea, storms and fields |
|
| Tsukuyomi
月読 |
god of the moon |
|
| Uriel
אוּרִיאֵל
Οὐριήλ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ |
archangel |
|
| Utu, Shamash
𒀭𒌓 𒀭𒌓 |
god of the sun and justice |
|
| Vaiśravaṇa
वैश्रवण 多聞天、毘沙門天 རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས་ ท้าวกุเวร |
Heavenly King |
|
| Virūḍhaka
विरूढक 增長天、毘樓勒叉 འཕགས་སྐྱེས་པོ ท้าววิรุฬหก |
Heavenly King |
|
| Virūpākṣa
विरूपाक्ष 廣目天、毘樓博叉 སྤྱན་མི་བཟང ท้าววิรูปักษ์ |
Heavenly King |
|
| Xīwángmǔ
西王母 |
Queen Mother of the West |
|
| Xuánzàng
玄奘 |
Buddhist monk | |
| Yùhuáng, Yùdì
玉皇、玉帝 |
primordial god |
|
Locations
| location | description | mythology/religion |
|---|---|---|
Objects
| object | description | mythology/religion |
|---|---|---|
| Kusanagi no Tsurugi
草薙劍 |
imperial regalia |
|
| Yasakani no Magatama
八尺瓊勾玉 |
imperial regalia |
|
| Yata no Kagami
八咫鏡 |
imperial regalia |
|