#spiritual_being__spiritualbeing__supernatural_being an incorporeal being believed to have powers to affect the course of human events
supertype: imaginary_spatial_entity__imaginaryspatialentity (pm) e.g., a cartoon character
instance: Satan
member of: supernatural
subtype: deity__divinity__god any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
subtype: Demogorgon (Greek mythology) a mysterious and terrifying deity of the underworld
subtype: demigod__daemon a person who is part mortal and part god
instance: Adonis
subtype: sea-god a deity believed to live in or to control the sea
subtype: sun-god__sungod a god associated with the sun
subtype: Celtic_deity a deity worshipped by the Celts
instance: Amaethon Ana Angus_Og__Aengus__Oengus__Angus Arawn Arianrhod__Arianrod Boann Brigit Dagda Danu__Dana Don.Celtic_deity__don Dylan Epona Fomor__Fomorian Gwydion Gwyn Lir__Ler Llew_Llaw_Gyffes LLud Llyr Lug Manannan Manawydan__Manawyddan Morrigan__Morrigu__morrigu Tuatha_De_Danann__Tuatha_de_Danann__Tuatha_De
subtype: Egyptian_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians
instance: Amen__Amon Amen-Ra__Amon-Ra Anubis Bast Geb__Keb Horus Isis Khepera Min Nephthys Nut Osiris Ptah Ra__Re Sekhet__Eye_of_Ra Set__Seth Thoth
subtype: Semitic_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Semites
instance: Adad Adapa Anshar Antum Anu Anunnaki__Enuki Apsu Aruru Ashur__Ashir Ashtoreth Astarte Ishtar__Mylitta Baal Bel Dagon Dagan Damkina__Damgalnunna Dumuzi__Tammuz Ea Enki Enlil__En-lil Ereshkigal__Eresh-kigal__Ereshkigel Girru Gula Igigi Inanna Ki Kishar Lilith Mama Marduk__Merodach__Baal_Merodach__Bel-Merodach Molech__Moloch Nabu__Nebo Nammu Namtar__Namtaru Nanna Nergal Nina Ningal Ningirsu Ningishzida Ninkhursag__Ninhursag__Ninkharsag Ninurta__Ninib Nusku Ramman Sarpanitu__Zirbanit__Zarpanit Shamash Sin Tashmit__Tashmitum Tiamat Utnapishtim Utu__Utug Zu__Zubird
subtype: Hindu_deity a deity worshipped by the Hindus
subtype: avatar the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or superhuman or animal form; "the Buddha is considered an avatar of the god Vishnu"
subtype: Rama avatar of Vishnu; any of three incarnations: Ramachandra or Parashurama or Balarama
instance: Ramachandra Balarama Parashurama
instance: Jagannath__Jagannatha__Jagganath__Juggernaut Kalki Krishna
instance: Aditi Aditya Agni Asura Ahura Asvins Bhaga Brahma Brihaspati Bhumi_Devi Devi Chandi Dharma Durga Dyaus-pitar__Dyaus Ganesa__Ganesha__Ganesh__Ganapati Garuda Gauri Hanuman Indra Ka Kali Kama Mara Kartikeya__Karttikeya Lakshmi Marut Mitra Parjanya Parvati__Anapurna__Annapurna Prajapati Pushan Rahu Ribhus__Rhibhus Rudra Sarasvati Savitar Shakti__Sakti Siva__Shiva Skanda Soma Surya Uma Ushas Vajra Varuna Vayu Vishnu Yama
subtype: Persian_deity a deity worshiped by the ancient Persians
instance: Mithras__Mithra Ormazd__Ormuzd__Ahura_Mazda Ahriman
subtype: Bodhisattva__Boddhisatva Buddhist worthy of nirvana who postpones it to help others
subtype: Avalokitesvara__Avalokiteshvara a male Bodhisattva; widely associated with various gods and people
instance: Maitreya
subtype: Arhat__Arhant__lohan a Buddhist who has attained nirvana
subtype: Chinese_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Chinese
subtype: Kwan-yin__Kuan_Yin (Buddhism) a female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and considered an aspect of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; identified with Japanese Kwannon
instance: Chang_Kuo-lao__Chang_Kuo Wen_Ch'ang__Wen-Ti Taoist_Trinity Tien-pao__Heavenly_Jewel Ling-pao__Mystic_Jewel Shen-pao__Spiritual_Jewel
subtype: Japanese_deity a deity worshipped by the Japanese
instance: Amaterasu_Omikami__Amaterasu Hachiman Hotei Izanagi Izanami Kami Kwannon Ninigi__Ninigino-Mikoto
subtype: goddess__goddes a female deity
subtype: earth-goddess__earthgoddes a goddess of fertility and vegetation
subtype: earth_mother__earthmother the earth conceived of as the female principle of fertility
subtype: earth-god__earthgod a god of fertility and vegetation
subtype: demiurge a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe
subtype: Greco-Roman_deity__Graeco-Roman_deity a deity of classical mythology
subtype: nymph (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
subtype: Oread (Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
subtype: Asterope__Sterope (Greek mythology) one of the 7 Pleiades
subtype: water_nymph__waternymph (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
subtype: sea_nymph__seanymph (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
subtype: Nereid (Greek mythology) any of the 50 sea nymphs who were daughters of the sea god Nereus
instance: Thetis
subtype: Siren a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"
subtype: Lorelei a siren of German legend who lured boatmen in the Rhine to destruction
instance: Calypso Oceanid
subtype: naiad (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
subtype: dryad__woodnymph a deity or nymph of the woods
subtype: hamadryad the nymph or spirit of a particular tree
instance: Napaea__Napea
instance: Echo Hesperides__Atlantides Hyades Pleiades.nymph__pleiade Daphne Salmacis
instance: Aesculapius Bacchus Priapus Leto__Latona
subtype: Greek_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks
subtype: Grace (Greek mythology) one of three sisters who were the givers of beauty and charm; a favorite subject for sculptors
instance: Aglaia Euphrosyne Thalia
subtype: forest_god__satyr one of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns
instance: Silenus
subtype: silenus__silenu any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs)
subtype: Olympic_god__Olympian a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
subtype: Muse in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
instance: Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Melpomene Polyhymnia Terpsichore Thalia.Muse__thalia Urania
subtype: Titan (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
instance: Cronus Hyperion Oceanus Cocus Crius Iapetus Atlas Epimetheus Prometheus
subtype: Titaness (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology
instance: Thea__Theia Rhea Themis Mnemosyne Phoebe Tethys
instance: Aeolus Aether Phoebus_Apollo__Apollo__Phoebus Aphrodite__Cytherea Ares Eris Thanatos Nyx Artemis__Cynthia Boreas Ate Pallas_Athena__Athena__Athene__Pallas__Pallas_Athene Chaos Demeter Dionysus Doris Erebus Eros Gaea__Gaia__Ge Hebe Helios Hecate Hephaestus__Hephaistos Hermes Hermaphroditus Hygeia Hera__Here Hestia Hymen Minos Ariadne Moirai__Moirae Clotho Lachesis Atropos Momus__Momos Nemesis Nereus Nike Ouranos__Uranus Pan__the_goat_god Pasiphae Pontos__Pontus Poseidon Proteus Persephone__Despoina__Kore__Cora Phaethon Hades__Pluto__Aides__Aidoneus Pythia__Pythoness Rhadamnathus Selene Eos Triton Tyche Zephyr Zeus
subtype: Roman_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Romans
subtype: faun ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
instance: Venus.Roman_deity__venu__Urania Mors Mars Diana Minerva Saturn.Roman_deity__saturn Ceres.Roman_deity__cere Nox__Night Cupid__Amor Sol Vulcan Mercury.Roman_deity__mercury Janus Juno Vesta.Roman_deity__vesta Parcae Nona Decuma Morta Victoria.Roman_deity__victoria Faunus Neptune Proserpina__Proserpine Dis__Orcus Luna Aurora Tellus Fortuna Jove__Jupiter Ops Sylvanus__Silvanus
subtype: Norse_deity a deity worshipped by the ancient Norsemen
subtype: Aesir (Norse mythology) the chief race of gods living at Asgard
subtype: Vanir (Norse mythology) race of ancient gods sometimes in conflict with the Aesir
subtype: Norn any of the three Fates or goddesses of destiny; identified with Anglo-Saxon Wyrd; similar to Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae
instance: Urd__Urth Verdandi__Verthandi Skuld
instance: Balder__Baldr Bragi__Brage Elli Forseti Frey__Freyr Freya__Freyja Frigg__Frigga Heimdall__Heimdal__Heimdallr Hela__Hel Hoenir Hoth__Hothr__Hoder__Hodr Idun__Ithunn Loki Nanna.Norse_deity__nanna Njord__Njorth Odin Sif Sigyn Thor Tyr__Tyrr Ull__Ullr Vali Vitharr__Vithar__Vidar
subtype: Teutonic_deity (Teutonic mythology) a deity worshipped by the ancient Teutons
instance: Donar Nerthus__Hertha Wotan
subtype: Anglo-Saxon_deity (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons
instance: Tiu Woden__Wodan the_Weird_Sisters__the_Three_Weird_Sisters Wyrd__Weird
subtype: Phrygian_deity deity of the ancient Phrygians of west central Asia Minor
instance: Cybele__Dindymene__Great_Mother__Magna_Mater__Mater_Turrita
subtype: Quetzalcoatl an Aztec deity represented as a plumed serpent
subtype: saint a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
subtype: patron_saint a saint who is considered to be a defender of some group or nation
subtype: Santa_Claus__Kriss_Kringle__Father_Christmas__Saint_Nick__St_Nick the legendary patron saint of children
instance: Saint_Bridget__Bridget__St_Bridget__Brigid__Saint_Brigid__St_Brigid__Bride__Saint_Bride__St_Bride St_Christopher__Christopher__Saint_Christopher
instance: Saint_Crispin__Crispin__St_Crispin Saint_David__David__St_David Saint_Francis_of_Assisi__Francis_of_Assisi__St_Francis_of_Assisi__Saint_Francis__St_Francis__Giovanni_di_Bernardone Saint_Nicholas__Nicholas__St_Nicholas
subtype: war_god__god_of_war a god worshipped as giving victory in war
subtype: snake_god__snakegod__zombi__zombie a god of voodoo cults of African origin worshipped especially in West Indies
instance: Hypnos Morpheus the_Fates__Fates
subtype: God__Supreme_Being the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
subtype: Godhead__Lord__Creator__Maker__Divine__God_Almighty__Almighty__Jehovah the Judeo-Christian God
subtype: Blessed_Trinity__Trinity__Holy_Trinity the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
subtype: hypostasis any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
subtype: Father-God__Father God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
subtype: Son__Word__Logos the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)
subtype: Messiah.Son__messiah Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
instance: Jesus_of_Nazareth__Jesus__Jesus_Christ__Christ__Savior__Saviour__Good_Shepherd__Redeemer__Deliverer
subtype: Holy_Ghost__Holy_Spirit the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost
subtype: Yahweh__YHWH__Yahwe__Yahveh__YHVH__Yahve__Wahvey__Jahvey__Jahweh__Jehovah__JHVH a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the Hebrew YHVH
subtype: Allah Muslim name for God
subtype: eon (in Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation of the universe
subtype: angel spiritual being attendant upon God
subtype: archangel an angel ranked above the highest rank in the Celestial Hierarchy
instance: Gabriel Michael Raphael
subtype: cherub an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
subtype: seraph an angel of the first order; usually portrayed as the winged head of a child
subtype: guardian_spirit__guardian_angel an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual
subtype: genius_loci the guardian spirit of a place
subtype: eudemon__good_spirit (Greek) a benevolent spirit
subtype: divine_messenger a messenger from God; "angel of death"
subtype: faery__fairy__faerie__sprite small, human in form, playful, having magical powers
subtype: water_sprite__watersprite__waternymph a fairy that inhabits water
subtype: undine any of various water spirits
subtype: elf__hob__gremlin__pixie__pixy__brownie__imp (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
subtype: leprechaun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore
subtype: dwarf a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
subtype: Nibelung (Teutonic mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried
instance: Andvari
subtype: Puck__Robin_Goodfellow a mischievous sprite of English folklore
subtype: Titania (medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies
instance: Morgan_le_Fay
subtype: spirit any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
subtype: control.spirit a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance
subtype: evil_spirit a spirit tending to cause harm
subtype: bad_fairy__badfairy a fairy that tends to cause harm
subtype: bogie__bogey__bogy an evil spirit
subtype: daemon__devil__fiend__demon__daimon one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief
subtype: incubus a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
subtype: succubus__succuba a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men
subtype: dybbuk__dibbuk (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
subtype: cacodemon__cacodaemon (Greek) an evil spirit
subtype: ghoul an evil spirit or ghost
subtype: goblin__hob__hobgoblin (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
subtype: kelpy__kelpie (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders
subtype: vampire__lamia (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
instance: Mephistopheles
subtype: banshee (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
subtype: genie__jinni__jinnee__djinni__djinny a spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals
subtype: Eblis the principal evil jinni in Islamic mythology
subtype: familiar_spirit__familiar a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
subtype: peri (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done
subtype: specter__phantom__spectre a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
instance: Flying_Dutchman.specter__flyingdutchman
subtype: presence.spirit an invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby
subtype: numen a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)
subtype: python.spirit a soothsaying spirit or a person who is possessed by such a spirit
subtype: sylvan__silvan a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods
subtype: thunderbird (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
subtype: zombi_spirit__zombispirit__zombi__zombie__zombie_spirit (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body
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