Monday, August 23, 2010

legendary beings list : R

• Rå (Norse) - Spirit that protects a specific place
• Rabisu (Akkadian) - Vampiric spirit that ambushes people
• Radande (Unknown) - Tree spirit
• Ragana (Lithuanian) - Malevolent wizard
• Raijū (Japanese) - Lightning spirit
• Rain Bird (Native American) - Rain spirit
• Rainbow crow (Lenape) - Crow spirit
• Rainbow Fish (Hindu) - Whale-sized, multi-colored fish
• Rainbow Serpent (Australian Aboriginal) - Dragon
• Rakshasa (Buddhist and Hindu) - Shapeshifting demons
• Ramidreju (Cantabrian) - Extremely long, weasel-like animal
• Raróg (Slavic) - Whirlwind spirit
• Raven Mocker (Cherokee) - Life-draining spirit
• Raven Spirit (Native American, Norse, and Siberian) - Trickster spirit
• Ratatoskr (Norse) - Squirrel spirit
• Redcap (English) - Malevolent, grotesque humanoid
• Re’em (Jewish) - Gigantic land animal
• Reichsadler (Heraldic) - Eagle, sometimes depicted with two heads
• Rephaite (Jewish) - Giant
• Revenant (Medieval folklore) - Reanimated dead
• Roc (Arabian and Persian) - Gigantic bird
• Rokurokubi (Japanese) - Long-necked, humanoid tricksters
• Rompo (Africa and India) - Skeletal creature with elements of a rabbit, badger, and bear
• Rồng - (Vietnamese) Dragon
• Rougarou (French America) - Human-wolf shapeshifter
• Rusalka (Slavic) - Female water spirit
• Ryū - Japanese dragon

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