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Cerberus
Hell's Dog(s). In Greek
Mythology, Cerberus was the three headed dog that guarded the entrance to hades.
Oni
Japanese shinto demon. Always linked to bad things; disasters, disease, bad fortune. Despriptions
say that it looks human but can fly. Others say that it has three eyes, wide mouth, talons, and sharp teeth.
Centaur
Half
man, half horse. From the waist down it has a horses body and wait up is a human body. Known for their lust.
Ghoul
Known commonly as an evil grave robbing spirit that eat human corpses. There are other descriptions
of it as well though.
Golem
In Jewish legend it was an aritficial man made from clay. The word Golem
was first used in Talmudic references to the creation of Adam. Mostly used as a house servant for its inability to speak,
but it was able to understand and hear very well.
Unicorn
It is usually seen as a horse with a horn
on its forehead. Regarded as a symbol of purity and spiritual unity.
Phoenix
The mystic bird of legend. A bird that has different descriptions in many culture but usually
associated with the sun. The one used most is the one from medieval Europe; the phoenix is known as a symbol os rebirth, and
the triumph of life over death. When it comes time for it to die it bursts into flames and is reborn again (Europe description)
Though there are many other ways it is seen.
Bennu
Egyptian mythical bird. Like the phoenix it is believed to be the reincarnated soul of Osiris.
Also linked to the sun it was born from flames.
Ra
Egytian sun god. Officially adopted by pharaohs who called themselves, Sons of Ra.He was identified
as the God of birth and rebirth because he was reborn each day with the new dawn.
Lemures
This was
the name from the Romans to their ghosts. They were the ghosts that would come back to haunt their families. So festivals
were usually held to chase them away.
Ashtaroth
Duke of Hell. Said to be a fallen angel.
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