Household, Ancestral and Familiar Spirits
Abiku
Yoruba and related West African traditions
Abiku refers to a Yoruba spirit-child complex in which a child is believed to die young and return repeatedly to the same mother or lineage.
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Household, Ancestral and Familiar Spirits
Family ancestors, domestic guardians, household spirits and supernatural companions connected with individuals or homes.
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Household, Ancestral and Familiar Spirits
Aitvaras
Lithuanian and Baltic traditions
Aitvaras is a Lithuanian household wealth spirit that appears as a fiery serpent, bird, black rooster or object and enriches one home by stealing from…
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Akhu
Ancient Egyptian tradition
Akhu are the blessed or effective dead of ancient Egypt, transformed through proper burial, ritual and moral order into powerful ancestral spirits.
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Ancestor Spirit
Comparative religious and occult traditions
Ancestor Spirit is a comparative category for deceased family or lineage members who continue to protect, warn, judge, receive offerings or influence descendants.
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Ba
Ancient Egyptian tradition
Ba is an ancient Egyptian component of personhood associated with individuality, mobility, manifestation and the dead person's ability to move between tomb, world and divine…
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Bannik
Slavic folklore
Bannik is the bathhouse spirit behind the steam, a presence preserved in Slavic folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Bo Bo Gyi
Myanmar traditions
Bo Bo Gyi is a revered elder spirit in Myanmar, commonly represented as an old man and associated with protection, luck, local shrines and the…
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Brownie
Scottish and Northern English folklore
Brownie is the small worker who leaves when insulted, a presence preserved in Scottish and Northern English folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Domovoi
Slavic household religion and folklore
Domovoi is the ancestor beneath the stove, a presence preserved in Slavic household religion and folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Egungun
Yoruba traditions
Egungun are Yoruba ancestral presences manifested through masked and layered masquerade, representing the returning authority, blessing and judgment of the collective dead.
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Emere
Yoruba traditions
Emere is a Yoruba spirit-child concept associated with children believed to maintain bonds with a prehuman spirit company, causing unusual behavior, illness or repeated departure…
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Eopsin
Korean traditions
Eopsin is the Korean household and storehouse deity associated with grain, wealth, storage, prosperity and serpent manifestation.
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Familiar Spirit
European occult and witchcraft traditions
Familiar Spirit is the early modern European category for personal spirit helpers, often described in witch-trial records as animals, small humans, demons or named companions.
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Fetch
Irish, British and Northern European folklore
A Fetch is a supernatural double or apparition of a living person, often interpreted as an omen of death, crisis or imminent arrival.
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Household, Ancestral and Familiar Spirits
Genii
Ancient Roman traditions
Genii are Roman generative and tutelary powers associated with individuals, households, groups, places and the continuity of identity.
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House Spirit
Comparative and occult traditions
House Spirit is a comparative category for nonhuman or ancestral powers believed to inhabit, protect, organize or disturb domestic space.
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Ka
Ancient Egyptian tradition
The Ka is an ancient Egyptian component of personhood associated with vital power, birth, sustenance, likeness, continuity and the reception of offerings.
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Kobold
German folklore
Kobold is the hidden worker inside the wall and mine, a presence preserved in German folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Lares
Ancient Roman religion
Lares is the guardians standing beside the roman hearth, a presence preserved in Ancient Roman religion traditions of the unseen world.
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Manes
Ancient Roman religion
Manes is the ancestral dead beneath the inscription, a presence preserved in Ancient Roman religion traditions of the unseen world.
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Nisse
Scandinavian folklore
Nisse is the farm guardian who remembers every insult, a presence preserved in Scandinavian folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Nkisi / Minkisi
Kongo traditions
Nkisi, plural Minkisi, are Kongo power objects and spirit complexes activated through medicines, substances, agreements and specialist authority for healing, protection and justice.
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Household, Ancestral and Familiar Spirits
Ovinnik
Slavic folklore
Ovinnik is the threshing-barn spirit surrounded by fire, a presence preserved in Slavic folklore traditions of the unseen world.
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Penates
Ancient Roman religion
Penates is the hidden gods of the storehouse, a presence preserved in Ancient Roman religion traditions of the unseen world.
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Thuồng Luồng
Vietnamese traditions
Thuồng Luồng is a Vietnamese aquatic being associated with rivers, deep pools, floods, serpentine bodies and the dangerous sovereignty of inland water.
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Yakshas
Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions
Yakshas are powerful South Asian nature and wealth beings who range from benevolent guardians to dangerous wilderness presences.
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Yongwang
Korean traditions
Yongwang is the Korean Dragon King or dragon deity associated with sea, rivers, rain, fishing, royal authority and underwater palaces.
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Zashiki-warashi
Japanese folklore, especially Tōhoku
Zashiki-warashi is the child spirit in the guest room, a presence preserved in Japanese folklore, especially Tōhoku traditions of the unseen world.
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Álfar
Old Norse and Germanic traditions
Álfar are Old Norse elves associated with fertility, land, beauty, ancestry, illness, cult and the ambiguous boundary between gods and local spirits.
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ʻAumākua
Native Hawaiian traditions
ʻAumākua are Native Hawaiian family and ancestral guardians who may appear through sharks, owls, lizards, plants, stones, clouds or other recognized forms.
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