The Kukudh (Albanian definite form: Kukudhi) is an undead creature in Albanian mythology.
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Tag: Demons
Krampus
In Central European folklore, Krampus is a horned, anthropomorphic figure described as “half-goat, half-demon”, who, during the Christmas season, punishes children who have misbehaved. This contrasts with Saint Nicholas, who rewards the well-behaved with gifts.…
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Kroni (Demon)
Kroni (Tamil: குறோணி) is a figure in Ayyavazhi mythology. He is the primordial manifestation of evil, and manifests in various forms of evil, such as Ravana and Duryodhana, in different ages or yugas. To counteract…
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Persephone
In Greek mythology, Persephone (/pərˈsɛfəniː/ pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη), also called Kore (/ˈkɔːriː/ KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη; “the maiden”), is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Persephone is often depicted in ancient Greek art as a Kore(maiden).…
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Kokabiel (Fallen Angel)
Kokabiel (Aramaic: כוכבאל, Ancient Greek: χωβαβιήλ), also spelled Kôkabîêl, Kôkhabîêl, Kakabel, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kabaiel, or Kochab, considered the ‘angel of the stars’, is a fallen angel, the fourth mentioned of the 20 Watcher leaders of…
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İye (Demon)
İye (sometimes İne or Eğe; Chuvash: Ийӗ, İyĕ; Tatar: Ия, İyä; Yakut: Иччи, İççi; Turkmen: Eýe, Эе; Tuvan: Ээ, Ee; Uzbek: Ega, Эга; Ottoman Turkish: اي or ٳي; Russian: Ийе, Ije) is a spirit in…
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Kabandha (Demon)
In Hindu mythology, Kabandha (कबन्ध, Kabandha, lit. “headless torso”) is a Rakshasa (demon) who is killed and freed from a curse by the god Rama – an Avatar of Vishnu – and his brother Lakshmana.…
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Jikininki (Demon)
Jikininki (食人鬼, “human-eating ghosts”) appear in Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things (1904) as corpse-eating spirits. In Japanese Buddhism, jikininki (“human-eating ghosts”; pronounced shokujinki in modern Japanese), are the spirits of greedy,…
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Jinn (Demon)
Jinn (Arabic: جن, jinn), also Romanized as djinn or Anglicized as genies (with the more broad meaning of spirits or demons, depending on source), are supernatural creatures in early pre-Islamic Arabian and later Islamic mythology…
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Ipos
In demonology, Ipos is an Earl and powerful Prince of Hell (a Duke to some authors) who has thirty-six legions of demons under his command. He knows and can reveal all things, past, present and…
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