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Meet the beings of folklore and mythology: explore creatures, deities and spirits by name, description and associated tradition.

2,929 reference entries · 1,598 in the creature catalogue · 1,331 in the deity catalogue

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NameTraditionDescriptionMapped traditions
ChrysaorCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Greek Giant son of the gorgon Medusa 3
ChrysomallusCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Greek mythology Golden winged ram 3
Chu JungDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Chinese Chu Jung is a Chinese god of fire who also serves as the heavenly executioner. 1
ChukwaCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Hindu Giant turtle that supports the world —
ChullachakiCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Not specified A description has not yet been recorded. —
Chung K’ueiDeity catalogueHumans (suggested)Divine and sacred beings (suggested) Taoist (Chinese) Chung K’uei is a Taoist (Chinese) god of the afterlife belonging to the heavenly ministry of exorcism, subordinate to Chang Tao Ling. Originally an eighth-century physician, he is portrayed with a terrifying face that reportedly repels demons, wielding a sword and a fan bearing a protective formula. Peaches hang from his hat, while a circling bat symbolises happiness. 1
ChupacabraCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Latin America Cryptid beast named for its habit of sucking the blood of livestock —
Church grimCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Germanic Guardian spirit 15
ChurelCreature catalogueThe dead and disembodied souls (suggested) Hindu Vampiric, female ghost —
ChutCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Belarusian Household spirit —
CiguapaCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Dominican Republic Malevolent seductress —
Cihuacoatl-QuilaztliDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesomerican) Cihuacoatl-Quilaztli is an Aztec creator goddess who uses a magical vessel to grind bones from earlier generations of humanity into powder. The gods offer their blood through self-sacrifice, letting it fall into the vessel. This mixture gives rise to the human race of the fifth sun. 1
CihuateteoCreature catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested)The dead and disembodied souls (suggested) Aztec Ghost of women that died in childbirth 1
CikavacCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Serbian Bird that serves its owner —
Cinnamon birdCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Medieval Bestiaries Giant bird that makes its nest out of cinnamon —
CinxiaDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Roman Cinxia is a minor Roman goddess of marriage whose particular concern is the bride’s proper dress. —
CipactliCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Aztec Sea monster, crocodile-fish hybrid 1
CipactliDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested)Giants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) CIPACTLI is a primordial earth mother in Aztec cosmogony, described as a huge alligator-like monster rather than strictly a goddess. Created by underworld deities, she may be equivalent to Tlaltecuhtli. In one tradition, Tezcatlipoca tore away her lower jaw to stop her returning to the primordial waters, while she bit off his right foot. Her scaly ridges are said to form the mountains. 1
CipactonalDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) Cipactonal is a creator god in Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) tradition, located by the source in Mexico. The entry identifies Cipactonal as one of the deities grouped together in the Ometeotl complex, but gives no further account of the god’s individual attributes or creative activity. 1
CipitioCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Salvadoran folklore A description has not yet been recorded. —
Cirein cròinCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Scottish Sea serpent 1
Cit Chac CohDeity catalogueAnimals (suggested)Divine and sacred beings (suggested) Mayan (classical Mesoamerican) Cit Chac Coh is a war god in the Mayan (classical Mesoamerican) tradition, associated in the source with Mexico and identified as a red puma. 14
CitlalatonacDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) Citlalatonac, whose name is glossed as ‘glowing star’, is an Aztec creator god belonging to the Ometeotl complex of deities. Together with his consort Citlalicue, he is credited with creating the stars of the night sky. 1
CitlalicueDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) Citlalicue, whose name is glossed as ‘her skirt is a star’, is an Aztec creator goddess belonging to the group of deities known as the Ometeotl complex. She and her consort, Citlalatonac, are credited with creating the stars in the night sky. 1
CitraDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Hindu (epic and Puranic) Citra is a minor goddess of misfortune in Hindu epic and Puranic tradition. Described as a malevolent naksatra, or astral deity, she is the daughter of Daksa and the wife of Candra (Soma). Her name is glossed as ‘bright’. —
CitrasenaDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Buddhist (Mahayana) Citrasena is a goddess in Mahayana Buddhism, identified as the sakti of Buddhakapala. The source glosses her name as ‘having a bright spear’, but supplies no further account of her attributes or role. —
CittavasitaDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Buddhist Cittavasita is a minor Buddhist goddess belonging to the twelve Vasitas, who personify disciplines of spiritual regeneration. Her name is glossed as ‘control of thinking’. She is associated with the colour white and has a staff as her attribute. —
CizinDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Mayan (Yucatec and other tribes, classical Mesoamerican) Cizin is described as the foremost death god in the Mayan cultural area. He is said to inhabit Metnal, where he repeatedly burns and douses dead souls before they pass to another god for cleansing. His skeletal appearance includes exposed bones or a skull-like head, a collar bearing death eyes, a dangling ear bone, and black and yellow body markings. 14
ClementiaDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Roman Clementia is a minor Roman goddess invoked to protect ordinary people from the emperor’s absolute exercise of power. The source also notes that, under Hadrian, the expression clementia temporum, meaning ‘mildness of the times’, became common. —
Co(co)chimetlDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) Co(co)chimetl is a minor god associated with merchants and commerce in the Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) tradition. The source places this deity among those collectively known as the Yacatecuhtli complex and gives the name’s meaning as ‘soporific’. 1
CoatlicueDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Aztec (classical Mesoamerican) COATLICUE is an Aztec mother goddess, creator of the earth and humanity, and the female aspect of Ometeotl. The source recounts her conception of Huitzilopochtli through a ball of feathers and her decapitation by her other children. Her imagery includes a serpent skirt, claws and a necklace of human remains. She is also patron deity of florists. 1
CoblynauCreature catalogueSpirits and otherworld peoples (suggested) Welsh Little people and mine spirits 1
Coca-MamaDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) South American Indian [Peru] Coca-Mama is a minor goddess of the coca plant in the South American Indian tradition of Peru, overseeing the crop’s harvest. Representations made from coca leaves were kept for a year and then burnt in a ritual intended to secure a good harvest. 1
CocidiusDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Celtic (British) Cocidius is identified as a Celtic (British) hunting goddess. The source describes this northern British deity as depicted in a stone relief at Risingham, which it locates in Yorkshire. 4
CocijoDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Zapotec (classical Mesoamerican) Cocijo is a Zapotec rain god of classical Mesoamerica, known to have been worshipped by the Monte Alban culture among Zapotec-speaking peoples in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. 1
CockatriceCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Medieval Bestiaries Chicken-lizard hybrid —
CofgodCreature catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) English Cove god 2
CoinchennCreature catalogueGiants, monsters and fabulous creatures (suggested) Irish Sea monster 1
ColDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Nuer Col, whose name is glossed as ‘black one’, is a Nuer rain god associated with Sudan. He brings rain and thunderstorms and is also called Chol. The source also records colwic as a term used for the souls of people killed by lightning, rather than as another name for the god. 1
Colel CabDeity catalogueDivine and sacred beings (suggested) Mayan (classical Mesoamerican) Colel Cab, whose name is glossed as ‘mistress of the earth’, is a chthonic earth goddess in the Mayan tradition of classical Mesoamerica. The source suggests that this may be another title for the IX ZACAL NOK aspect of CHIBIRIAS. 14




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