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"I am having a post-life crisis." --anon. vampire
Behold, an early cut of the ENTITY list! This checklist is a work-in-progress and is rather limited in coverage; but with some more research, I'll expand this beyond all bounds. Enjoy.
PS: be sure to see the accompanying notes & resources page.
AND other materials about the paranormal are on my GO! page.
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A
- ABCs: (UK) Alien Big Cats
- Abdals: (Sufi) divine-servant saints
- Abia Idiong (s), Mbia Idiong (pl): (Ibibio, Nigeria) diviners
- Abia Ibok, Abia Mfa: (Ibibio, Nigeria) doctor/sorcerer, 'witch finder'
- Abominable Snowman: Himalayan hominid, Yeti
- Adze: (Ewe-Ghana) vampire spirit
- Æsir: (Nord.) gods
- Afrit: (Arab) vampire
- Agathodaemons: (Grk.) personal, helpful spirits
- Agni: (Ind.) demon-destroyer
- Ahharu: (Assyr.) evil vampires
- Akathaso: (Burma) evil tree-spirits
- Ak-na-a-ha-i: (Zuni-US) live animal/human spirits, 'done beings'
- Alal: (Assyr.) demons of destruction
- Álfar: (Nord.) god-dwarf chimera; nightmare/disease demon → Alb, Alp (Ger.)
- Algul: (Arab) blood-sucking jinn, demon, ghoul
- Alo: (Hopi-US) spiritual guide
- Alp: (Ger.) vampiric nightmare spirit; incubus
- Alrunes: (Ger.) witches, demons (f), morphing; mothers of the Huns
- Aluga, Aluka: (Heb.) blood-sucking demon
- Alvantin: (Ind.) vampiric dead
- Amahraspand, Amesha-Spentas: (Per.) 'great archangels'
- Angel: (Eur.) divine messenger / guardian
Orders of Angels (Gnostic): Third Hierarchy: 9) Angels; 8) Archangels; 7) Virtues; Second Hierarchy: 6) Powers; 5) Principalities; 4) Dominations; First Hierarchy: 3) Throne; 2) Cherubim; 1) Seraphim
( CELESTIAL HIERARCHY, Pseudo-Dionysius, IVth)
Classes of Angels (Kaballah): 1) Hayyoth, 2) Ophannim, 3) Arelim, 4) Hashmalim, 5) Seraphim, 6) Shinanim, 7) Tarshishim, 8) Nephilim, 9) Ishim, 10) Cherubim
(via AMULETS AND SUPERSTITIONS, Budge, 1930)
- Annuna-Ki: (Sum, Bab.) earth-spirits, evil angels
- Anosharawan, Anosheh-ravan: (Per.) dead soul
- Anthromorph: (tech) humanoid animal
- Ancient: any old immortal
- Arioler: (UK): soothsayer
- Ardafrawash: (Per.): guardian angel of a holy person
- Asanbosam: (Ashanti-W.Afr.) iron-toothed hook-footed vampire
- Ash-i-k'ia-a-ha-i: (Zuni-US) dead animal/human spirits, 'finished beings'
- Asra-pa, Asrk-pa: (Ind.) drinkers of souls
- Asura: (Ind.) demons
- Asurakumara: (Jain-Ind.) rain/thunder gods
- Aswang: (Phil.) vampire, werewolf, ghoul, witch
- Aswang manananggal: (Phil.) vampire
- A-ta-tchu: (Zuni-US) gods, 'All-Fathers'
- Atman: (Ind.) soul
- Atua: (Maori) gods
- Augurer: (UK): diviner
- Avatars: (Ind.) divine incarnations
- Awlia: (Sufi) Soul of a great spiritual leader
- Aziman: (Fo-Dahomey)→ Azeman, Asema (Surinam), vampire
B
- Bacularia: (Lat.) stick-riding witch
- Badalat: (Sufi) Boro lord or "big" lord
- Baital: (Ind.) vampire
- Bajang: (Mal.) demon (m)
- Banshee: (Ire.) death-announcing screecher (f)
- Baobhan-sith: (Scot.) blood-sucking maiden fiend
- Bas: (Chewong-Mal.) soul-sucker
- Basilisk:
(Eur.) winged serpent; monstrous lizard-bird
- Batboy:
(WV, US) boy-bat chimera
- Bebarlangs: (Phil.) tribe of psychic vamps
- Berserk: (Nord.) "skin of a bear", shapeshifter
- Betails: (Ind.) soul-animators
- Bhuta (pl: Bhut, Bhuts): (Ind.) vampire, malevolent spirit, undead ghoul-maker
- Bibi: (Balk.) vampire
- Bigfoot: (NW US) man-ape chimera/hybrid?
- Bisclavaret: (Breton) werewolf
- Blutsauger: (Ger.) vampire, 'bloodsucker'
- Bokkor: (Haiti) voodoo sorcerer
- Buda, Tayb: (Amhara-Eth.) vampiric people
- Brahmaparush(a): (Ind.) gut-wearing vampire ghoul(s)
- Brujo (m), Bruja (f): (Sp.) witch/wizard, esp. vampiric
- Bruxa (m), Bruxo (f): (Port.) witch/wizard
- Bruxsa: (Port.) vampire (f)
- Buta: (Indon.) evil demon
- Buta Cakil: (Indon.) hooked-tooth demon
C
- Cacodaemons: (Grk.) personal, controlling demons
- Callicantzaros: (Grk.) Christmas vampire
- Cambions: (Eur.) the offspring of Incubi and Succubi
- Catabolignes: (Eur.) destructive demons
- Chevaliers de l'Enfer: (Fr.) mid-level demons
- Chimera: (Grk.) multi-species blend; goat-lion-dragon (snake) hybrid
- Centaur: (Grk.) human-horse chimera
- Chagrin, Cagrino (Gyp.) horse-tormenting demon ← Harginn (Ind.)
- Changeling (Eur.) human infant replaced by demon
- Chang Kuei: (Ch.) vampire
- Chanuletik, sichanul: (Maya-Mex.) animal counterpart
- Chedipe: (Ind.) whore, sorceress/vampire
- Chiang-shih: (Ch.) vampire, possessed corpse (also Kuang-Shi)
- Chordewa: (Bengal) vampire cat witch
- Ch'ulel: (Maya-Mex.) 13-part shared soul
- Chu'mana: (Hopi-US) snake maidens
- Chupacabra: (Mex, Carib.) 'goatsucker'
- Churel: (Ind.) vengeful ghost vampire
- Cihuapipiltin, Civapipiltin, Ciupipiltin: (Aztec-Mex.) 'princesses', evil goddesses
- Cihuateteo, Civatateo: (Aztec-Mex.) vampiric warrioresses (died in childbirth)
- Ciraq, Satan: (Amhara-Eth.) wandering ghouls/devils
- Cockatrice: (Eur.) monstrous bird-lizard
- Cyclops: (Grk.) one-eyed giants
D
- Dabtara: (Amhara-Eth.) minor priest
- Daemon, Daimon, Demon:
(Grk.) busy spirit, often evil *
Species of Demons: 1) Fates altering destiny; 2) Poltergeists causing mischief; 3) Incubi & Succubi stimulating lust & perversion; 4) Marching Hordes inducing war; 5) Familiars assisting witches; 6) Nightmares disturbing sleep w/ bad dreams; 7) Demons formed from human semen; 8) Demons disguised as men or women; 9) Demons assailing the saintly; 10) Demons instigating witchcraft ( FORTALICIUM FIDEI, de Spina, 1467)
- Daityas, Danavas: (Ind.) races of giants & demons; descendants of Diiti
- Dakhanavar: (Arm.) vampire
- Dakini: (Ind.) Kali's woman
- Dalusungtina: (Sisala-Ghana) shaman
- Danag: (Phil.) ancient vampire species
- Dearg-due, Dearg-dul: (Ire.) 'Red Blood Sucker'
- Devas, Daevas: (Ind.) divine spirits; radiant celestial gods
Types of Devas: 1) Bodiless Devas, 2) Form Devas, 3) Passion Devas
Mutation of Devas: Devas → Deus → Zeus (Grk.) → Deus Pitar, Jupiter (Rome) → Dieu (Fr.) etc → Jehovah??
- Dew: (Per.): demon → Dev, Daeva, Daiva
- Devil, Diablo (← Grk: Diabolis): higher-order demon → Diavolo (It.), Diablo (Sp.), Diable (Fr.) → accuser, traducer
Species of Devils: 1) Fire devils; 2) Aerial devils; 3) Terrestrial devils; 4) Aqueous devils; 5) Subterranean devils; 6) Heliophobic devils ( COMPENDIUM MALEFICARIUM, Guazzo, 1608)
- Dhampir: (Gyp, Slav) son of vampire; vamp-hunter
- Dingir: (Sum.) god
- Dísir: (Nord.) female spirits attached to a particular family
- Djadadjii: (Bul.) vamp-hunter
- Djinn, Jinn(ii): (Arab) earth-spirits, demons
Orders of Djinn: 5) Jann, 4) Jinn, 3) Afrits, 2) Marids, 1) Sheitans
- Doppelgänger: (Ger.) 'double spirit', evil twin
- Dragon, Draco: (Grk.) great serpent (crocodile)
- Draugur: (Nord.)ghosts of dead people
- Druids: (Celt.) priest-kings ← Brahmins (Ind.) → Magi (Per.)
- Druj: (Ind.) female demons, evil people; (Per.) embodiment of evil
- Dryad: (Grk.) tree-fairy
- Dubbelsuger: (Ger.) 'Double sucker', ghoul
- Ducii: (Fr.) incubi
- Duende: (Sp.) incubus
- Dvergur, Dwarves: (Nord.) dark elves, subterranean crafters
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