Á Bao A Qu (Malay) – Entity that lives in the Tower of Victory in Chitor. Aatxe (Basque) – Bull spirit. Abaasy (Yakuts) – Iron-toothed demons. Abada (African) – Unicorn that inhabits the African Congo. Äbädä (Tatar) – Forest spirit. Abaia (Melanesia) – Huge magical eel. Abarimon (Medieval Bestiaries) – Savage humanoid with backward feet. Abath (Malay) – One-horned animal. Abumi-guchi (Japanese) – Furry creature from an animated stirrup, usually from a mounted soldier who fell in battle Abura-sumashi (Japanese) – Creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture. Abzar iyesi (Turkic) – Household spirit Acephali (Greek) – Headless humanoids. Acheri (Hindu) – Disease-bringing ghost. Achiyalabopa (Pueblo) – Huge bird god. Achlis (Roman) – Curious elk. Adar Llwch Gwin (Welsh) – Giant birds that understand human languages. Adaro (Solomon Islands) – Malevolent merfolk. Adhene (Manx) – Nature spirit. Adlet (Inuit) – Vampiric dog-human hybrid Adroanzi (Lugbara) – Nature spirit. Adze (Ewe people) – African vampiric-forest being. Aerico (Greek) – Disease demon. Æsir (Norse) – Norse deities. Aeternae (Greek) – Saw-horned monster. Afanc (Welsh) – Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agni (Hindu) – God of fire and sacrifices. Agathodaemon (Greek) – Spirit of vinefields and grainfields. Agloolik (Inuit) – Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen. Agogwe (East Africa) – Small, ape-like humanoid. Akhekh (Ancient Egypt) - Oryx-Bird hybrid that brings chaos. Ahkiyyini (Inuit) – Animated skeleton that causes shipwrecks. Ahuizotl (Aztec) – Anthropophagous dog-monkey hybrid. Ahura (Zoroastrianism) – Zoroastrian spirits. Aigamuxa (Khoikhoi) – Anthropophagous humanoid with eyes in its instep. Aigikampoi (Etruscan) – Fish-tailed goat. Airavata (Hindu) – Divine elephant. Aitu (Polynesian) – Malevolent spirits or demons. Aitvaras (Lithuanian) – Household spirit. Ajatar (Finnish) – Dragon/snake female spirit, is said to spread diseases Akateko (Japanese) – Tree-dwelling monster. Akerbeltz (Basque) – Billy goat spirit. Akhlut (Inuit) – Orca-wolf shapeshifter. Akka (Finnish) – Female spirits or minor goddesses. Akki (Japanese) – Large, grotesque humanoid. Akkorokamui (Ainu) – Sea monster. Akuma (Japanese) – Evil spirit or devil Akupara (Hindu) – Giant turtle that supports the world. Akurojin-no-hi (Japanese) – Ghostly flame which causes disease. Al (Armenian and Persian) – Spirit that steals unborn babies and livers from pregnant women. Ala (Slavic) – Bad weather demon. Alal (Chaldean) – Queen of the full moon. Alan (Philippine) – Winged humanoid that steals reproductive waste to make children. Al Ana (Turkic) – Female spirit that kidnaps human children and replaces them with her own. Alce (Heraldic) – Wingless griffin. Aleya (Bengali) – Spirit of a dead fisherman. Alicanto (Chilean) – Bird that eats gold and silver. Alicorn (Bestiario medieval) – Winged unicorn. Alkonost (Slavic) – Angelic bird with human head and breasts. Allocamelus (Heraldic) – Ass-camel hybrid. Almas (Mongolian) – Savage humanoid. Al-mi'raj (Islamic) – One-horned rabbit. Aloja (Catalan) – Female water spirit. Alom-bag-winno-sis (Abenaki) – Little people and tricksters. Alp (German) – Male night-demon. Alphyn (Heraldic) – Lion-like creature, sometimes with dragon or goat forelegs. Alp-luachra (Irish) – Parasitic fairy. Al Rakim (Islamic) – Guard dog of the Seven Sleepers. Alseid (Greek) – Grove nymph. Alû (Assyrian) – Leprous demon. Alux (Mayan) – Little people. Amaburakosagi (Japanese) – Ritual disciplinary demon from Shikoku. Amala (Tsimshian) – Giant who holds up the world. Amamehagi (Japanese) – Ritual disciplinary demon from Hokuriku. Amanojaku (Japanese) – Small demon. Amarok (Inuit) – Giant wolf. Amarum (Quechua) – Water boa spirit. Amazake-babaa (Japanese) – Disease-causing hag. Amemasu (Ainu) – Lake monster. Amikuk (Yup'ik) – Shapeshifter that swims in water and land. Ammit (Ancient Egyptian) – Female demon who was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile and devoured the souls of the wicked. Amorōnagu (Japanese) – Tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima. Amphiptere (Heraldic) – Winged serpent. Amphisbaena (Greek) – Serpent with a head at each end. Anak (Jewish) – Giant. Andean wolf (Argentina) – Mountain wolf Androsphinx (Ancient Egyptian) – Human-headed sphinx. Angel (mainly Christian, Jewish, Islamic traditions) – Divine beings of Heaven who act as mediators between God and humans; the counterparts of Demons. Anqa (Arabian) – Giant mythical female bird similar to a phoenix. Ani Hyuntikwalaski (Cherokee) – Lightning spirit. Ankou (French) – Skeletal grave watcher with a lantern and scythe. Anmo (Japanese) – Ritual disciplinary demon from Iwate Prefecture. Antaeus (Greek) – Giant who was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the ground. Anubis (Ancient Egyptian) – God of funerals Antero Vipunen (Finnish) – Subterranean giant. Anthropomorphic Animals (Worldwide) – Humanoid Animals Anzû (Sumerian) – Divine storm bird Ao (Chinese) – Giant turtle. Ao Ao (Guaraní) – Anthropophagous peccary or sheep. Aobōzu (Japanese) – Blue monk who kidnaps children. Apkallu (Sumerian) – Fish-human hybrid that attends the god Enki. Apsaras (Buddhist and Hindu) – Female cloud spirit. Aqrabuamelu (Akkadian) – Human-scorpion hybrid. Arachne (Greek mythology) - Centaurid, human-spider hybrid. Ardat-lilî (Akkadian) – Disease demon. Aralez (Armenian) – The oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon Archura (Turkic) – Shapeshifting woodland spirit Argus Panoptes (Greek) – Hundred-eyed giant. Arikura-no-baba (Japanese) – Old woman with magical powers. Arimaspi (Greek) – One-eyed humanoid. Arion (Greek) – Swift green-maned talking horse. Arkan Sonney (Manx) – Fairy hedgehog. Asag (Sumerian) – Hideous rock demon. Asakku (Sumerian) – Demon. Asanbosam (West Africa) – Iron-toothed vampire. Asena (Turkic) – Blue-maned wolf. A-senee-ki-wakw (Abenaki) – Stone giant. Ashi-magari (Japanese) – Invisible tendril that impedes movement. Asiman (Dahomey) – Vampiric possession spirit. Askefrue (Germanic) – Female tree spirit. Ask-wee-da-eed (Abenaki) – Fire elemental and spectral fire. Asobibi (Japanese) – Spectral fire from Kōchi Prefecture. Aspidochelone (Medieval Bestiaries) – Island-sized whale or sea turtle. Asrai (English) – Water spirit. Astomi (Greek) – Humanoid sustained by pleasant smells instead of food. Asura (Hindu) – Hindu malevolent divinities. Aswang (Philippine) – Carrion-eating humanoid. Atomy (English) – Surprisingly small creature. Ato-oi-kozō (Japanese) – Invisible spirit that follows people. Atshen (Inuit) – Anthropophagous spirit. Augerino (American) - Subterranean creature. Avalerion (Medieval Bestiary) – King of the birds. Awa-hon-do (Abenaki) – Insect spirit. Axex (Ancient Egyptian) – Falcon-lion hybrid. Ayakashi (Japanese) – Sea serpent that travels over boats in an arc while dripping oil. Ayakashi-no-ayashibi (Japanese) – Spectral fire from Ishikawa Prefecture. Azhdaha (Persian) – Gigantic winged serpent, roughly equivalent to a dragon. Aziza (Dahomey) – Little people that help hunters. Azukiarai/Azukitogi (Japanese) – Spirit that washes azuki beans along riversides. Azukibabaa (Japanese) – Bean-grinding hag who devours people.