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Bhuta (also rendered Bhoot or Bhoota) is a South Asian lexical term with at least two related senses in the cited source: a 'bhoota' as the ghost or spirit of a deceased person (a disembodied spirit), and 'mahābhūta' as the term for the classical elements or primordial states of matter (and related Bhuta-Shakti). The supplied source treats the term primarily as a lexical/definitional entry rather than an ethnographic account of regional cults.
A set of carved yakshi reliefs on stone railing pillars from the Bhuteshwar (Bhutesvara/Bhutesar) mound near Mathura, dated to the 2nd century CE and associated with a Buddhist stupa. The figures are art-historical representations of female yakshis incorporated into the decorative program of a sacred Buddhist enclosure; backs of the same pillars bear Buddha-life and Jataka narrative reliefs.
Bhuvaneshvari (Sanskrit: Bhuvaneśvarī) is a principal form of the Great Goddess (Mahadevi) in Hindu/Shakta tantric theology, listed as the fourth of the Ten Mahavidyas and treated in some traditions as an aspect of Adi Parashakti/Tripura Sundari. She is conceived as the sovereign, pervading feminine power who sustains and directs the tri-bhuvana (three worlds) and is the object of temple cult and liturgical recitation (stotram, kavacha, suprabhatam).
Bhuvaneśvarī (also spelled Bhuvaneshvari) is a Hindu goddess identified in Shaktism as the fourth of the ten Mahavidya goddesses and described in sources as an aspect of the supreme feminine principle (Mahadevi/Adi Parashakti). She is theologically regarded as a sovereign cosmic goddess—summarized in linked data as the 'Queen of the Universe'—and is the subject of devotional stotras preserved in modern published collections.
Bhārat Mātā (Bharat Mata, "Mother India") is the national personification of India represented as a sacralized maternal figure. She functions as an emblem of Indian nationalism and patriotic reverence in visual art, slogans, and public discourse rather than as a theistic deity with documented supernatural agency.
Bhīma (Bhīmasena) is one of the principal heroes of the Hindu epic Mahābhārata: the second of the five Pāṇḍava brothers, a semi‑divine warrior famed for prodigious physical strength, mastery of the gada (mace), and ferocious devotion to family and vows. He is presented as the mythic son of the wind god Vāyu, whose divine paternity explains his extraordinary attributes and role in the Kurukṣetra War, where he slays the hundred Kaurava brothers among other foes.
Bhīṣma is a central heroic prince and commander in the Sanskrit epic Mahābhārata: son of King Śantanu and the river‑goddess Gaṅgā, famed for a severe lifelong vow (Bhīṣma‑pratigya) and the boon of icchā‑mṛtyu (choice of moment of death). He functions as martial exemplar, regent, and moral counsellor whose fall and long deathbed of arrows structure the Bhīṣma Parva.
Bhīṣmagarjitasvararāja is attested in the provided sources as an ancient buddha named in the Lotus Sūtra. The Sanskrit compound of the name emphasizes majestic or imposing sound and sovereignty.
Bhūmi (Bhūmi/Bhūdevī, also Dharanī, Vasundharā, Prithvī etc.) is the Hindu earth-goddess: the personified, sentient Earth who is source of fertility and sustenance, appears in Vedic and Purānic narratives, and is closely associated with Viṣṇu and his avatars (notably Varāha). She is depicted as a maternal cosmic power whose being reflects the moral and ecological condition of the world.
Bi'an is attested in the provided sources primarily as a named member of the traditional roster called the Nine Sons of the Dragon, appearing in catalogues of mythic names. The figure is also present as a name-form within the broader lexical field of Chinese folk religious beings (for example, appearing alongside death-escort deities in separate sources), but the supplied materials do not furnish an independent, detailed myth or cultic biography for Bi'an.
A two-headed android from Marvel Comics, created by an avian subspecies of the Inhumans to serve as an autonomous guardian and agent; it repeatedly reactivates after dormancy and engages in conflicts with human and superhuman forces while being studied or contained by powerful entities.
The provided source materials do not document a mythological or supernatural being named 'Bia.' Instances of the string 'Bia' in the supplied materials refer to non-mythological uses (a disambiguation page, a biological genus, and unrelated archived texts).
A named monster or spirit reported in Scottish folklore as haunting the Odal (Odal) Pass on the Isle of Skye. Attested primarily as a place‑bound uncanny being in modern summaries and lists of Scottish folk creatures, the entity is recorded with very limited detail in the cited sources.
Bibbo Bibbowski is a fictional, non-superpowered human supporting character in DC Comics, best known as a working-class bar owner and staunch admirer and ally of Superman who appears primarily in Metropolis-based stories.
Persian holy angel associated with saving and curing people, particularly the poor and desperate. (Note: - The power_tier should be Greater, as Bibi Seshanbe is described as a "holy angel" which typically suggests deity-level abilities. - The summary mentions she is associated with saving and curing peop)
A group of distinguished foreign visitors described in the Gospel of Matthew who come from the East to pay homage to the newborn Jesus, following a star and presenting gifts. Later Christian tradition expanded their identity (number, names, royal status) and made them central to Epiphany liturgy and nativity imagery.
Bidadari is a Southeast Asian regional term related to the South Asian apsara: a class of celestial/ethereal female beings originally associated with clouds and water in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology, later represented in regional art and performance as nymph- or fairy-like figures. The term is also widely used in modern Southeast Asian toponymy and popular culture (place names, media, vessel names), distinct from detailed mythic narratives in the provided sources.
Biderafsh is a Turanian heroic warrior and envoy attested in the Iran–Turan cycle of epic literature (notably the Shahnameh) who bears a name meaning 'with unfurled banner.' In the Goshtasp–Arjasp episode he delivers a threatening letter, fights in Arjasp's army, kills Zarir, and is in turn slain by the Iranian hero Esfandiar (attested in Shahnameh and earlier Middle Persian and Islamic-era sources).
A classical Meitei language literary work that explores themes of human destiny and divine intervention. (Note: - Power tier: Lesser (Bidhi Nongdamba is a literary work, not a supernatural being with cosmic or deity-level powers) - Appearance: Remove as there is no physical description of Bidhi Nongdamba - Abil)
Bieggolmai (also attested as Bieggagállis) is named in available sources as the wind god of Sámi shamanism. The cited material identifies the entity's role with wind but provides no further mythic narratives, rituals, or descriptive detail.
Bienaimé is a French-language family name attested in historical and contemporary records. Sources identify it solely as a surname borne by various individuals and as a string used in modern online personal handles; there is no evidence in the provided materials of any supernatural or folkloric character associated with the name.
Bienor is attested in two distinct registers in the supplied sources: (1) as a personal name borne by four minor characters in Greek mythology (no narratives or attributes provided), and (2) as the designation of a Solar System small body, 54598 Bienor, a centaur-class minor planet whose photometry has been studied and modeled by astronomers.
A German household/local spirit associated with beer, breweries, inns and cellars, the Bieresel alternates between helping by performing chores in exchange for a nightly portion of beer and causing mischief or harm when neglected; some regional variants in Thuringia and former German‑speaking Bohemia depict street‑roaming, aufhocken behavior.
Bies (Slavic: Polish Bies; Russian бес [ˈbʲɛs]; Slovene/Montenegrin bes; Bosnian/Croatian bijes) is a term from Slavic linguistic and mythic contexts for an evil spirit that, especially after Christianization, was commonly equated with the Christian devil or demons. The lexical field of the word also survives in several South and West Slavic languages with the meaning 'rage' or 'fury', reflecting a conceptual overlap between malign spirit agency and overwhelming affective states.
Bifrons is a named spirit catalogued in Western grimoire and demonological compilations (notably the Lesser Key of Solomon and Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum). He is presented as a ranked operative spirit who can be summoned and is credited with teaching arts and sciences, knowledge of gems, woods and herbs, and with moving corpses from their graves.
Big Barda is a fictional superheroine appearing in DC Comics, created by Jack Kirby as part of his Fourth World / New Gods saga. She is a New God born on Apokolips, trained as a warrior at Granny Goodness' orphanage, groomed to lead the Female Furies, and later defects to join and marry Scott Free (Mister Miracle), serving as a hero on Earth and New Genesis.
Big Boss is a fictional title and central character within the Metal Gear video game series, designating a legendary soldier and commander whose actions found paramilitary states (Outer Heaven, Zanzibar Land) and whose identity functions as both an individual and a transferable mantle within the series' narrative.
A North American folkloric large, hairy, bipedal humanoid reported chiefly from the forests of the Pacific Northwest. The figure functions as a 'wild man' type in regional and popular traditions and is documented primarily through sightings, footprint casts, media, and a subculture of enthusiasts rather than accepted biological evidence.
Bigthan and Teresh are named human court officials—described as eunuchs or chamberlains—in the Book of Esther (Esther 2:21–23). They conspired to assassinate King Ahasuerus; Mordecai exposed the plot, the conspirators were apprehended and executed, and the incident becomes a pivotal narrative device in Esther's account and later commentary.
Bihram, often called Bihram Rabba ('Bihram the Great'), is an uthra (celestial being) in Mandaean cosmology who presides over the masbuta (baptism) and is invoked in Mandaean masbuta prayers; he also appears as an agent in mythic narratives such as the Book of John.
Legendary figures from the Persian epic poem Shahnameh, embodying ideals of love, loyalty, and constancy. (Note: 1. Power tier should be Lowered to Ancient (deity-level) as they are figures from a legendary love story in an epic poem, but their abilities are symbolic ideals rather than cosmic or universe-changin)
The provided source set does not contain substantive folkloric information about a Punjabi supernatural entity named Bila. The available materials present Bila only as a disambiguation or name entry and do not describe it as a spirit, revenant, or churel variant.
Bilbo Baggins is a fictional Hobbit character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, protagonist of The Hobbit and a supporting figure in The Lord of the Rings; within Tolkien's conceit he is also presented as the in-world author/translator of parts of the Red Book of Westmarch.
Billina is an anthropomorphic, speaking hen introduced in L. Frank Baum's Ozma of Oz who becomes Dorothy Gale's animal companion in the Land of Oz. Portrayed as spunky, talkative, and domestically ordinary, she plays a decisive narrative role when one of her eggs proves lethal to the Nome King within Baum's story-world.
Billingr is a named paternal figure in Old Norse sources, best attested as the father of a maiden whose household prevents Odin from consummating a nocturnal rendezvous (Hávamál stanzas 96–102). Manuscript and kenning evidence leave his taxonomic identity (dwarf or jötunn) ambiguous.
Billy Blind is a named household spirit from English and Lowland Scottish ballad tradition who appears as an advising helper in Child ballads, providing information, revelation, and stratagems that enable protagonists to resolve enchantment, identity, and childbirth crises. Attestations are narrative (ballads) and later literary/television adaptations draw on his advising role.
Bilulu is a Mesopotamian divine personification linked to rain clouds and aspects of water; in the Sumerian myth Inanna and Bilulu she raids Dumuzi, is punished by Inanna, and is transformed and reassigned a liminal tutelary role connected to the desert and to reporting libations to the deceased Dumuzi. Theonymic relations to Ninbilulu and Enbilulu are discussed in scholarship but remain uncertain.
A Germanic field- and corn-spirit (one of the Feldgeister/Korndämonen) associated with grain, harvest and weather; portrayed variously in sources as a mischievous household sprite, a healer if propitiated, or a crop‑stealing bogeyman.
Binabinaaine (also spelled pinapinaaine) is a culturally specific third-gender role from the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati) that has been loaned into Tuvaluan usage; it denotes people assigned male at birth who adopt feminine gender expressions, social responsibilities, and roles and are regarded locally as neither men nor women but a distinct social category.
Binah (Hebrew: בִּינָה Bīnā, "understanding") is the third sephirah on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, a non-personal divine attribute that receives, contains and structures the undifferentiated creative impulse (Chokmah). It functions as an intellectual/metaphysical principle in Kabbalistic cosmology and psychology rather than as an independent, anthropomorphic spirit.
A kami of poverty in Japanese folklore said to inhabit people or houses and bring sustained lack, misfortune, and domestic hardship. Treated as a negotiable household spirit, it can be driven off, lured away, temporarily enshrined, or transformed by hospitality according to regional tales and ritual advice.
Bindus is an Illyrian theonym attested in Roman-period votive inscriptions from the Iapodes/Dardanian area (1st–3rd centuries CE). Epigraphic and iconographic evidence associates Bindus with springs, streams and maritime motifs and links the deity to the Roman Neptune in local syncretic cult practice.
Binette is documented in the provided sources as a family name appearing in contemporary Francophone/Canadian contexts (film credits, television broadcast, bibliographic records). The available materials do not treat Binette as a supernatural being or provide folkloric, mythological, or etymological information about the name.
Binot is attested in the provided sources as a French personal and family name, notably borne by the early 16th-century navigator Binot Paulmier, sieur de Gonneville. The documentation consists of archival, bibliographic, and encyclopedic references; no source in the packet presents Binot as a supernatural or folkloric entity.
A fictional ensemble of costumed crimefighters originating in American comic books and adapted into television and film; the team name designates a cooperative superhero/vigilante franchise within the DC Comics media universe rather than a supernatural being.
Birongo (also bilongo) is an Afro‑Venezuelan magico‑religious tradition and folk‑healing repertoire derived from Kongo‑area concepts and syncretized with Catholic saint veneration and local Venezuelan ritual forms. It functions as a lived system of diagnosis, healing, mediumship, and communal ritual practice rather than as an individual supernatural being.
Biróg (also Biroge, Birog of the Mountain) is a female supernatural helper in Irish narrative tradition who aids Mac Cinnfhaelaidh/Cian in gaining access to the imprisoned Ethniu and rescues the surviving infant of that union; later retellings variably portray her as a leanan sídhe (female familiar spirit), a filidh (poet/seer), or a druidess.
A female Malay/Jakun nature spirit who presides over camphor-bearing trees. She signals the presence of camphor by cicada-like song, is jealous of those seeking the resource, and must be propitiated or confused to allow harvest.
The Biscione is a heraldic charge — a stylized large grass-snake (Italian biscione) depicted with a small human figure in its mouth — used as a dynastic and civic emblem associated chiefly with the Visconti and Sforza of Milan and later municipal and corporate identities. In the provided sources it functions as an emblematic device rather than a narrated supernatural being.
A named nobleman in Marie de France’s lai who periodically transforms into a wolf for three days each week; the tale treats his condition as a distinct, non‑typical form of shape‑change tied to hidden clothing and resolved through royal investigation and recovery of those garments.
Bishop Karas (born Sorial Ayad Sorial, 1955–2002) was a Coptic Orthodox monk, abbot, and the first bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States to head its first monastery outside Egypt. He is documented as a historical ecclesiastical figure known for monastic leadership, pastoral care, and ascetic practice.
The bishop-fish (also called the sea bishop) is a legendary marine prodigy recorded in 16th-century European accounts and natural histories. Reported incidents include specimens exhibited to rulers and clerics — one taken to the King of Poland and another shown to Catholic bishops, which allegedly made the sign of the cross and returned to the sea — and a 1531 capture near Germany of a specimen that refused food and died in captivity.
Bishops is an extinct genus of Early Cretaceous mammal from Australia (type species Bishops whitmorei), named in honour of Dr Barry Bishop. Within the supplied corpus there is no documentation of a supernatural or folkloric entity called 'Bishops'; references to "Bishop" otherwise refer to people or ecclesiastical offices.
Bisimbi (singular Simbi) are water and nature spirits in Bakongo (Kongo) traditional religion. They are associated with waters and natural sites in the Kongo-speaking region and are attested to continue, with transformation, in Atlantic diaspora spiritual systems such as Lowcountry Hoodoo and Cuban Palo.
A place‑bound legendary dragon from the New Forest (Hampshire, England) said to have laired on Burley Beacon and to have demanded milk from nearby Bisterne; slain in medieval pedigree tradition by a knight of the Berkeley family, its corpse is said to have formed a local hill (Boltons Bench).
Bitu (also spelled Bidu) is an underworld functionary in Mesopotamian literature who serves as the doorkeeper of the land of the dead. He appears in mythic narratives (notably Inanna's Descent) and in ritual/incipatory texts where his authority over the gates is invoked to restrict or return hostile spirits to the netherworld.
A tsukumogami yōkai originating in Japanese folklore: an anthropomorphic instrument‑spirit modeled on the biwa that becomes animate after long use or long neglect. It is nocturnal, often described as singing and plucking while lamenting neglect, and may meet other tsukumogami for noisy gatherings.
Bixi (Bi Xi) is a named figure in Chinese mythological lists—traditionally counted among the nine sons of the dragon—and is the canonical form for tortoise-bodied, dragon-crowned stone mounts that bear commemorative stelae. The form functions primarily as an architectural and commemorative sculptural motif used in funerary complexes, imperial mausoleums, and public commemorations from at least the late Han dynasty through the Ming and Qing.
Bizango refers to secret societies in Haiti associated with Vodou practice and rural social governance. Sources portray them as local arbiters with contested reputations, variously remembered as community enforcers, makers of ritual objects, and — in folklore and some ethnographic accounts — practitioners of coercive or secretive magical acts.
Bizarra is a fictional, mirror-counterpart of the DC Comics superhero Wonder Woman: a deliberately inverted, simplified version created as part of the Bizarro concept. She appears across multiple comic-book continuities as a member of Bizarro-themed communities (Bizarro Justice League, Htrae) and in alternate-universe stories.