A record of the unseen, drawn from world folklore.
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A hybrid human–scorpion figure attested in Akkadian-language mythic texts; the supplied source states that scorpion-men feature in several ancient Mesopotamian myths, including the Enûma Elish and the Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh.
Girtablullu is an Akkadian-era hybrid monster described in secondary sources as a 'scorpion-man' (human head and arms with a scorpion body). It is attested in modern summaries of Mesopotamian mythic lists and is noted in secondary material as both one of the hybrid monstrous personages in Akkadian literature and as an apotropaic creature associated with the sun/justice god Utu/Shamash.
An entity name attested in modern metadata as an Akkadian mythological figure associated in modern references with scorpion-men; the provided source is a single Wikidata entry and supplies no further attested details about the being's nature, appearance, powers, or cult.
Giselher of Burgundy (also Gislaharius) is a historical and literary Burgundian prince attested in early medieval genealogies and as a character in the Middle High German epic the Nibelungenlied. He is presented as a son of King Gebicca and brother to Gundomar/Gernot and Gundaharius/Gunther; in the Nibelungenlied he is betrothed to Dietlind of Bechelaren. Historical sources place him among Burgundian rulers of the 410s and note that he died before 436.
The name 'Gishiki Hachimen Daiō' is not attested in the provided sources as a discrete folkloric entity. The supplied materials instead document the kijo Momiji (紅葉, 'Maple Leaves') from Nagano legends and the toponymic element Daiō (大王, 'great king') appearing in modern place-names such as Daio Wasabi Farm; no source links these into a single named being called Gishiki Hachimen Daiō.
A term from Algonquian-language traditions referring to the 'Great Spirit' or supreme spiritual principle; used both for a highest or collective spiritual force that underlies many individual spirits (manitous) and as a name applied to a creator or giver of life in Anishinaabe contexts.
Giv (Persian: گیو), also rendered Gev, is a legendary Iranian knight and one of the main human heroes in the New Persian epic Shahnameh. He is presented as a noble paladin of the House of Goudarz, father of Bizhan, brother of Roham, and a loyal companion of kings such as Key Khosrow.
A Scandinavian revenant — a deceased person who 'goes again' and returns to the realm of the living. Historically depicted as a corporeal, often violent returning dead in saga material and later as a more ghost‑like or disease‑associated presence in post‑medieval folklore.
A historical social role in Roman civic and funerary ritual: armed combatants (Latin: gladiatores) who fought in public spectacles (munera) for commemorative, political, and entertainment purposes. The available sources treat gladiators as human performers and social actors rather than supernatural beings.
A figure from Scottish folklore variously described as a Green Lady, house/estate spirit, herding guardian or a dangerous female lure. Traditions portray the glaistig as ambivalent—beneficent when respected (protecting cattle, households, or bestowing favors) and harmful when offended (luring men, injuring travellers).
Glasir is a named tree or grove in Old Norse mythic geography that stands before the doors of Valhalla in Asgard; its foliage is described as red gold and it functions in skaldic and Eddic poetry as a kenning for gold.
An animate ornamental spun-glass cat from L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz, created by a magician's Powder of Life. Transparent except for jewel-like internal features, the Glass Cat is sentient, vain, and occasionally helpful to Ozian travelers.
A named spirit from the grimoire/Goetic tradition (Ars Goetia) presented as a ranked demon who appears as a dog with wings like a griffin and is credited with teaching arts and sciences, revealing past and future, commanding legions, influencing affections, and authoring bloodshed.
Glauce (Ancient Greek Γλαύκη, Latin Glauca) is a recurring female proper name in Greek myth applied to several distinct figures — sea-nymph (including a Nereid), Arcadian nurse of Zeus, and various mortal princesses (notably the Corinthian bride in the Medea cycle). The name evokes a blue‑green gleam and in some traditions personifies a sea‑color; the figures bearing it function chiefly as attendants, dynastic daughters, or tragic victims rather than as individually powerful supernatural agents.
In Greek myth, Glaucia (Ancient Greek: Γλαυκία) is a daughter of the Trojan river-god Scamander who, after events connected with Heracles' campaign at Troy, was taken to Boeotia where her son gave his and her names to local streams; she functions in the sources as an eponymous genealogical figure linking Trojan divine parentage to Boeotian local cults (not described as an independent supernatural agent).
In classical Greek myth, Glaucus is a former mortal fisherman who became a sea-associated divine figure after contact with a magical herb. He is portrayed as a prophetic sea-being who dwells among the Nereids, is consulted by sailors and voyagers for prophecy, and appears in episodic myths (Argonauts, Menelaus, the Scylla/Circe cycle).
Glaucus of Corinth (Greek: Γλαῦκος), often surnamed Potnieus, is a mortal royal figure in Greek mythic genealogies. Described as a son of Sisyphus and a king (variously of Potniae in Boeotia or of Corinth/Ephyra), his principal mythic note is a violent death caused by horsemanship; he functions mainly as a genealogical ancestor in local heroic tradition.
Glenn Talbot is a fictional human military officer in Marvel Comics who serves as a recurring supporting character and occasional antagonist in Hulk-centered stories. Portrayed as a career military man and government agent, he is notable for discovering Bruce Banner's transformations and for representing institutional responses to superhuman phenomena across comics and adaptations.
Glenus is a minor figure in Greek mythic genealogy attested as one of the named sons of Heracles (a member of the Heraclidae). He appears in lists of Heracles' offspring and in a local founding context (nursed by Abia) rather than as an independently attested hero with distinct exploits.
Glewlwyd Gafaelfawr is a figure in medieval Welsh and Arthurian tradition presented as the chief porter (gatekeeper) of Arthur’s court and a renowned warrior. Sources portray him as a liminal institutional officer who enforces court protocol and as a veteran hero famed for prodigious size, strength, and ferocity rather than as a supernatural being.
Glinda is a fictional benevolent sorceress created by L. Frank Baum for his Oz books, described as the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz and the ruler of the Quadling Country. She functions as a regional sovereign, protector and counselor to Princess Ozma, and an occasional intervening magical guardian whose actions have shaped the political and supernatural boundaries of Oz.
Glinda is a fictional benevolent magic-user in L. Frank Baum's Oz series who, in the fourteenth book Glinda of Oz (1920), is summoned by Dorothy and Ozma to assist in raising a glass-covered island from the bottom of a lake and liberate its inhabitants.
Glinda the Good is a fictional sorceress created by L. Frank Baum who first appears in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). Sources describe her as the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country, and protector of Princess Ozma within the invented cosmology of Oz.
Fictional benevolent sorceress created by L. Frank Baum for his Oz novels; depicted as the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz, ruler of the Quadling Country, and protector of Princess Ozma who aids protagonists such as Dorothy.
A fictional international team of superheroes published by DC Comics, composed of individually costumed heroes recruited from various nations to operate under an international coordinating body known as the Dome. Originating in Super Friends stories and later integrated into DC Universe continuity, the group functions as a transnational enforcement/respondent team and has been depicted as cooperating with and opposing other superhero organizations in multiple storylines.
Glorfindel is a fictional Elf‑lord of the Noldor in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle‑earth legendarium, notable for a First‑Age deed (slaying a Balrog at the Fall of Gondolin and dying there) and for a Third‑Age role as a powerful protector who aided Frodo against the Nazgûl. Tolkien's later writings treat him as a case of an Elf re‑embodied in Valinor and (in Tolkien's proposed reconciliation) returned to Middle‑earth, with his spiritual power described in late notes as greatly enhanced, "almost an equal of the Maiar."
Glorian is a modern fictional supernatural/cosmic character from American comic-book fiction: the transformed human Thomas Gideon who serves as the Shaper of Worlds' apprentice and functions as a craftsman/creator figure capable of reshaping matter and constructing dreamlike realities.
A long-standing regional legendary large marine animal reported off Gloucester and Cape Ann, Massachusetts, famous for a cluster of sightings beginning in 1817–1819 and remembered in local folklore, naturalist reports, and later skeptical and popular accounts.
An iconographic motif in Christian art, the Gnadenstuhl (German: 'seat of mercy') depicts the Trinity with the Father supporting or presenting the crucified Christ and the Holy Spirit as a dove, functioning as a visual theology of divine mercy and the cross as an event of the Triune God.
A class of animate subterranean beings from early-modern European natural-philosophical and miners' lore. Treated by Paracelsus as earth elementals (gnomi) and recorded in German mining tradition as Bergmännlein / Berggeist, these small, humanlike mountain-spirits explain and personify phenomena in mines — from mischief to the discovery of ore.
A modular North American roadside/woods urban legend about a half-goat/half-human figure tied to specific local sites (notably Prince George's County, MD; Denton County/Old Alton Bridge, TX; and Nags Head Woods, NC). The Goatman functions as a liminal, threatening presence in stories—blending animal and human traits—and is used to explain local misfortunes and to police risky spaces.
A class of small, often grotesque humanoid beings in European folk belief that range from household helpers to tricksters and violent figures. Goblins occupy liminal spaces—hearths, cellars, ruins and wild places—and their behavior toward humans depends on region, story, and reciprocal treatment.
In Zoroastrian tradition, Gochihr is a powerful dragon associated with water and chaos. (Note: The power_tier should be adjusted to "Primordial" based on the provided source, but with the understanding that Primordial entities are often cosmic in nature and Gochihr's association with water and )
In the Christian tradition represented in the sources, God is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things, is both transcendent and immanent, and is understood in mainstream theology as one God in three Persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). Christian doctrine emphasizes God's action in history (covenant with Abraham, revelation in scripture, the Incarnation of the Son, and the sending of the Spirit).
God L is a major Classic and Postclassic Maya deity associated with long‑distance trade, wealth (notably cacao and merchandise), age (the 'Mam' or grandfather figure), and underworld/night forces expressed through jaguar and owl symbolism. He appears in codices, ceramics, and monumental reliefs where he combines mercantile, shamanic/magic, and martial aspects.
A doctrinal and conceptual topic concerning the status of a creator or ultimate deity within Buddhist thought. Most sourced summaries state that Buddhism does not include belief in a creator deity, while noting that some schools posit transcendent, unborn, or unconditioned ultimate realities.
In Christian doctrine, 'God the Father' names the First Person of the Trinity who is described as creator, origin, and paternal principle in relation to the Son and the Holy Spirit. Trinitarian formulations present the Father as consubstantial, co‑equal and co‑eternal with the Son and Spirit, while non‑Trinitarian traditions interpret the Father differently (e.g., as supreme, as a distinct being, or as title‑variants). Scriptural material frames the Father as the heavenly addressee of prayer and the source of life, authority and moral order.
In the Christian theological tradition represented by the provided sources, 'God the Son' designates the second Person of the Trinity—identified with the pre-existent Logos and historically incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth—who participates in creation, revelation, and the purifying work for sins and is exalted to the heavenly right hand.
A goddess is a female deity — a sacred female divine figure found across many polytheistic and religious traditions. The term functions as a classificatory label for diverse culturally specific female divinities and metaphysical female principles, ranging from local patronesses to supreme cosmic realities.
Goddess I is an important Maya deity, chiefly attested in the Dresden Codex and in Classic‑period imagery. She is represented as a youthful woman who presides over feminine vital functions—eroticism, human procreation, and marriage—with an aged aspect associated with weaving.
A contemporary occult and artistic category: a created or assumed divine persona evoked by ritual, visualization, or creative practice. 'Godform' appears across modern occult instruction, paid ritual offerings, online forums, and artistic projects as a technique or object for psychospiritual work, group ritual, or aesthetic deification.
Goewin is a named figure in Welsh mythology appearing in the tale Math fab Mathonwy (one of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi). She serves as the virgin attendant whose duty is to hold the feet of King Math, a condition tied to his life and rule; the narrative of her assault and its redress drives key justice and succession events in the tale.
Gofannon is a figure in Middle Welsh literature attested as a master metal-worker and named son of the goddess Dôn. He appears in Welsh tale-cycles in roles tied to smithcraft (for example sharpening a plough) and in a narrative incident in which he unknowingly kills his nephew Dylan Ail Don.
A paired set of names (Gog and Magog / Yajuj and Majuj) that function across Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts and later legend as hostile nations, tribes, or leaders associated with end-times conflict. Their identity varies by source—Ezekiel presents Gog as a prince of the land of Magog; Revelation uses the pair for hostile nations; the Qurʾān (and later Islamic legend) depicts Yajuj and Majuj as peoples sealed behind a barrier until the last days.
Gogmagog (also Gog-Magog) is a named giant of British folklore and appears in collections of giant‑tales as an example of the very large humanoid figures that populate myth and legend. In the supplied sources he functions as a legendary giant figure referenced in compendia rather than as a fully described character with a single, detailed tradition.
A guardian attendant spirit in Japanese Buddhist folklore depicted as a youthful protector devoted to defending the Dharma and assisting followers of Buddhist teaching. Attested in medieval narrative collections and illustrated emaki, the figure appears as a cultic attendant associated with dharmapāla-type protection.
A Warsaw folktale figure — an enchanted human (often a princess in versions) trapped in the form of a duck in the lake beneath Ostrogski Castle. In recorded versions she can be restored to human form only if a person meets a specific economic test involving spending a large sum over consecutive days without sharing it.
Goldemar is a named figure in medieval German tradition attested both as a dwarf‑king in a thirteenth‑century Middle High German poem and as a later popular household or subterranean sprite associated with Hardenstein castle. The poem presents him as a leader of dwarfs in a mountain and an antagonist in the Dietrich cycle; separate folk accounts cast him as an intimate house‑spirit who plays the harp and influences household fortune.
The Golden Bough is a supernatural object in Roman mythology that facilitates Aeneas's passage into the Underworld, requiring his divine favor. (Note: 1. Power tier: Primordial - This appears too high given the description of the Golden Bough facilitating Aeneas's passage into the Underworld with divine favor, but not having any further cosmic or cr)
A prominent sacred image attested in early modern European accounts of northeastern Europe / northwestern Siberia, described as a large female-form idol or a rock resembling an old woman. Recorded functions include obligatory offerings by passersby and, in some reports, use as an oracle or in local sorcery.
A cultivated mouse spirit (金鼻白毛老鼠精, Jīnbí Báimáo Lǎoshǔ Jīng) appearing in the 16th‑century novel Journey to the West. She cultivated at Vulture Peak, stole and consumed the Buddha's fragrant flowers and candles, disguises herself to deceive humans, kills several monks, and attempts to force Tang Sanzang into marriage to obtain his yang and attain the rank of Taiyi Golden Immorta (太乙金仙) before being exposed and captured by heavenly officers.
A legendary white chamois buck or Alpine ibex from Slovene (Carinthian) mountain folklore, identified by golden horns and associated with hidden mountain treasure and magical alpine flowers. Best known from a late‑Romantic written version first published by Karl Deschmann (Karel Dežman) in 1868 and later popularized in verse, opera and film.
An animated anthropomorphic being formed from inanimate earth (typically clay or mud) and brought to life by a human practitioner through the ritual use of Hebrew letters or divine names. In Jewish narrative and mystical contexts the golem functions as servant or protector created by rabbis, Baal Shem figures, or Kabbalists, but stories repeatedly warn that it can grow uncontrollable and must be deactivated by altering its animating inscription.
A named Philistine warrior of giant stature in the Hebrew Bible who functions as the Philistine champion in an arranged single-combat challenge against Israel; his defeat by David is narrated as a turning point in the Saul–David narrative and as evidence of divine favour toward David.
A human warrior of the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology, Goll mac Morna (Áed mac Morna / Áed mac Fidga) is an uneasy ally and sometime rival of Fionn mac Cumhail who killed Fionn's father Cumhal, took the leadership of the fianna, and later yielded to Fionn; he appears in episodes of single combat, factional conflict, and etiological place-name tales.
Gollum is a singular, sentient figure from J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth: a Stoor Hobbit named Sméagol who was long corrupted and physically altered by possession of the One Ring, becoming an ambivalent, furtive, cave-dwelling creature whose divided personality and obsessive attachment to the Ring play a decisive role in the Ring’s fate.
Gonggong is a legendary prehistoric Chinese figure, portrayed in literary and mythic sources as a powerful water-associated being whose destructive act damaged the cosmic supports of the heavens and caused great floods; his story functions as an etiological myth explaining river directions and certain celestial observations.
Gonggong is a name listed in a general compilation of water-associated mythic figures. The single provided source groups Gonggong among water deities but supplies no specific narrative, attributes, or rituals for this figure.
A benevolent, regional witch and ruler of the Gillikin Country in L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz who appears briefly in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) to aid Dorothy with counsel and limited magic. Later stage and film adaptations renamed or conflated her (Locasta/Locusta/Tattypoo; film conflation with Glinda) altering popular memory of the character.
A bird‑woman figure from Inuit and other Arctic oral traditions who alternates between human and avian form by removing or donning a feathered skin; she may become a human wife when her skin is taken and later return to the bird realm by reclaiming or fashioning feathers.