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2,161 entries so far, best known first. 3,219 more are on the list to be written. Narrow by region, kind, purpose, practitioner, belief world, occasion or how alive it is.
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PurposeProtectionHealingSeeing and foretellingLuck and prosperityLove and attractionCursing and harmCleansing and purificationSpeaking with spirits and the deadChange and initiationBinding and oathsPower and authorityWonder and entertainment
WhoShamansFolk healersPriests and ritual specialistsWitches, sorcerers and cunning folkDiviners and readersMediums and the possessedCeremonial magicians and alchemistsHouseholds and ordinary peopleStage magiciansScholars and sceptics
BeliefHindu and TantricBuddhistJainMuslim and SufiJewishChristianSikhZoroastrianShinto and TaoistIndigenous and shamanicAfrican and Afro-diasporicPagan and NeopaganEsoteric and occultFolk and village customSecular and stageOther traditions
馃嚠馃嚪 Iran and 5 morePar墨倬乇蹖
A winged being of Persian origin, linked to beauty and the spirit world across AsiaBeing 路 Love and attraction 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚥馃嚦 MongoliaMongolian death worm芯谢谐芯泄-褏芯褉褏芯泄 (olgoi-khorkhoi)
A legendary desert creature said to kill with venom or electricityBeing 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 Russia and 1 moreVegetable Lamb of Tartary
A legendary plant-animal from Central Asia said to grow sheep as fruitFigure 路 Wonder and entertainment Legendary
馃嚥馃嚤 Mali and 4 moreKonrulQonrul
A giant bird of Turkic myth that regenerates and aids heroesBeing 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 RussiaPitsen
A shapeshifting forest spirit of the Siberian Tatars that brings luck or leads travelers astrayBeing 路 Luck and prosperity 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚬馃嚪 Turkey and 1 moreHortdan
A restless spirit of the dead in Turkic folklore, often linked to vampire myths.Being 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
馃嚪馃嚭 RussiaAbzar iyesiAbzar 褨yesi
A Turkic courtyard spirit that guards farmsteads and livestockBeing 路 Protection 路 Power and authority Legendary
馃嚥馃嚦 MongoliaAlmaz
A feral forest spirit from the North Caucasus with magical hair and a split nature.Being 路 Cursing and harm Legendary
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Par墨: Ismoon ( talk ) 22:26, 10 February 2013 (UTC), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mongolian death worm: The original uploader was Pieter0024 at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: Unknown author, Public domain, source