Results for "eyes"
18 entries found.
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreMedusaΜέδουσα
A mortal Greek monster whose gaze turns onlookers to stoneFigure · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreDzi beadགཟི། (gzi)
An agate amulet worn in the Himalayas for protection against the evil eye.Charm · Protection · Speaking with spirits and the dead Living
🇬🇷 Greece and 3 moreHellhound
A mythological canine that guards the underworld or serves demonic forces across global folkloreBeing · Protection · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇬🇧 United KingdomBlack dog
A spectral hound from English folklore that signals death or guards the living.Being · Cursing and harm · Protection Legendary
🇺🇸 United StatesMothman
A humanoid cryptid from West Virginia folklore, linked to large birds and a bridge collapse.Being · Seeing and foretelling Living
🇯🇵 JapanAosaginohi青鷺火
A Japanese will-o'-the-wisp attributed to the glowing flight of herons at nightBelief · Wonder and entertainment Historical
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreQianliyan千里眼
A Chinese sea and door god with clairvoyant sight, guardian of the sea goddess MazuBeing · Protection Living
🇪🇸 SpainTibicena
A demon of the Guanches, imagined as a black-furred dog with red eyes.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇮🇳 IndiaChromandi
A legendary race of hairy people with dog teeth from medieval bestiariesFigure Legendary
🇮🇪 IrelandAbhean
A Tuatha Dé Danann poet said to have been killed in a disputeFigure Legendary
🇺🇸 United StatesBlack-eyed children
A modern American urban legend about pale children with dark eyes who seek entry into homes.Figure · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreVerliokaВерлиока
A cross-eyed monster from East Slavic folk talesFigure · Cursing and harm Historical
🇺🇸 United StatesTsul 'KaluᏧᏓᎦᎳ
A Cherokee hunting deity and legendary giant of the Appalachian mountainsFigure · Cursing and harm · Protection Legendary
🇯🇵 JapanMokumokuren目目連
A Japanese yōkai of eyes that crowds the tears in a paper screenBeing · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇹🇭 ThailandSihuhataแมงสี่หูห้าตา
A legendary creature from northern Thai folklore associated with wealth and divine testingBeing · Luck and prosperity · Power and authority Living
🇮🇷 IranHouriحُورِيَّـة
Heavenly beings described in Islamic scripture as companions for the faithful in paradise.Being · Speaking with spirits and the dead Historical
🇯🇵 JapanTenome手の目
A Japanese yōkai with eyes on its palms, known from Edo-period illustrations and tales.Being · Cursing and harm Legendary
🇯🇵 JapanDodomeki百々目鬼
A Japanese yōkai woman with arms covered in bird eyes, cursed for theft.Being · 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.
- Marchosias: Louis Le Breton, Public domain, source
- Aosaginohi: Koikawa Harumachi ja:恋川春町 (1744-1789), Public domain, source
- Medusa: Caravaggio, Public domain, source
- Dzi bead: Benjwong, Public domain, source
- Mothman: Tim Bertelink, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sihuhata: Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Qianliyan: 玄史生, CC0, source
- Black-eyed children: Megamoto85, CC BY-SA 4.0, source