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List of shapeshifters, the Glossary

This is a list of shapeshifters appearing in legend, folklore and fiction.^[1]

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55 relations: Ala (demon), Aswang, Baak (Assamese folklore), Bake-danuki, Bakeneko, Banshee, Berserker, Boto, Changeling, Culture of Assam, Demon, Doppelgänger, Empusa, Erchitu, Folklore in Hawaii, Fox spirit, Hawaiian Historical Society, Hellhound, Ichchadhari naag, Ijiraq, Jorōgumo, Journey to the West, Kitsune, Kumiho, Kushtaka, Lamia, Legend of the White Snake, Manananggal, Māui, Merfolk (disambiguation), Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons), Monkey King, Myrmidons, Nagual, Nereus, Púca, Pipa Jing, Rakshasa, River dolphin, Selkie, Shapeshifting, Skin-walker, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Tengu, Tiyanak, Toyotama-hime, Tsuru no Ongaeshi, Wendigo, Werecat, Werehyena, ... Expand index (5 more) »
Shapeshifters

Ala (demon)

An ala or hala (plural: ale or hali) is a female mythological creature recorded in the folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians, and Serbs. List of shapeshifters and ala (demon) are Shapeshifters.

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Aswang

Aswang is an umbrella term for various shape-shifting evil creatures in Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches, viscera suckers, and transforming human-beast hybrids (usually dogs, cats, pigs). List of shapeshifters and Aswang are Shapeshifters.

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Baak (Assamese folklore)

Baak, Bak or Bák (Assamese: বাঁক, IPA) is a creature that frequently appears in folktales in Assam.They are shape shifters and skin walkers.

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Bake-danuki

Bake-danuki (化け狸) are a kind of yōkai (supernatural beings) found in the classics and in the folklore and legends of various places in Japan, commonly associated with the Japanese raccoon dog or tanuki. List of shapeshifters and Bake-danuki are Shapeshifters.

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Bakeneko

The (化け猫, "changed cat") is a type of Japanese, or supernatural entity; more specifically, it is a, or supernatural cat. List of shapeshifters and Bakeneko are shapeshifting.

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Banshee

A banshee (Modern Irish bean sí, from ben síde, "woman of the fairy mound" or "fairy woman") is a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds the death of a family member, usually by screaming, wailing, shrieking, or keening.

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Berserker

In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers (berserkir) were those who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury, a characteristic which later gave rise to the modern English word berserk (meaning 'furiously violent or out of control').

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Boto

Boto is a Portuguese name given to several types of dolphins and river dolphins native to the Amazon and the Orinoco River tributaries.

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Changeling

A changeling, also historically referred to as an auf or oaf, is a human-like creature found throughout much of European folklore.

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Culture of Assam

The culture of Assam is traditionally a hybrid one, developed due to cultural assimilation of different ethno-cultural groups under various political-economic systems in different periods of its history.

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Demon

A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity.

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Doppelgänger

A doppelgänger, sometimes spelled doppelgaenger or doppelganger, is a biologically unrelated look-alike or double, of a living person.

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Empusa

Empusa or Empousa (plural: Empousai) is a shape-shifting female being in Greek mythology, said to possess a single leg of copper, commanded by Hecate, whose precise nature is obscure.

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Erchitu

The Erchitu is a legendary creature of Sardinian tradition.

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Folklore in Hawaii

Folklore in Hawaii in modern times is a mixture of various aspects of Hawaiian mythology and various urban legends that have been passed on regarding various places in the Hawaiian islands.

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Fox spirit

Huli jing are Chinese mythological creatures usually capable of shapeshifting, who may either be benevolent or malevolent spirits. List of shapeshifters and Fox spirit are Shapeshifters.

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Hawaiian Historical Society

The Hawaiian Historical Society, established in 1892, is a private non-profit organized by a group of prominent citizens dedicated to preserving historical materials, presenting public lectures, and publishing scholarly research on Hawaiian history.

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Hellhound

A hellhound is a mythological hound that embodies a guardian or a servant of hell, the devil, or the underworld.

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Ichchadhari naag

Ichchadhari naag (female: ichchadhari naagin) are mythical shape-shifting cobras in Indian folklore. List of shapeshifters and ichchadhari naag are shapeshifting.

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Ijiraq

In the Inuit religion, an ijiraq is a shapeshifting creature said to kidnap children, hide them away and abandon them.

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Jorōgumo

Jorōgumo ((kanji), じょろうぐも) is a type of yōkai, a creature of Japanese folklore. List of shapeshifters and Jorōgumo are Shapeshifters.

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Journey to the West

Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en.

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Kitsune

In Japanese folklore, are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. List of shapeshifters and Kitsune are Shapeshifters.

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Kumiho

A kumiho or gumiho (literally "nine-tailed fox") is a creature that appears in the folktales on East Asia and legends of Korea. List of shapeshifters and kumiho are Shapeshifters.

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Kushtaka

Kóoshdaa káa or Kushtaka (lit. "land otter man") are mythical shape-shifting creatures found in the folklore of the Tlingit peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America. List of shapeshifters and Kushtaka are shapeshifting.

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Lamia

Lamia (Lámia), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon".

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Legend of the White Snake

The Legend of the White Snake is a Chinese legend centered around a romance between a man named Xu Xian and a female snake spirit named Bai Suzhen. List of shapeshifters and legend of the White Snake are shapeshifting.

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Manananggal

The manananggal is a mythical creature in the Philippines that is able to separate its upper torso from the lower part of its body.

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Māui

Māui or Maui is the great culture hero and trickster in Polynesian mythology.

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Merfolk (disambiguation)

Merfolk or merpeople are legendary water-dwelling human-like beings.

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Mimic (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the mimic is a type of fictional monster.

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Monkey King

The Monkey King or Sun Wukong is a literary, and religious figure best known as one of the main players in the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West (first).

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Myrmidons

In Greek mythology, the Myrmidons (or Myrmidones; Μυρμῐδόνες, Murmidónes, singular: Μυρμῐδών, Murmidṓn) were an ancient Thessalian Greek tribe.

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Nagual

In Mesoamerican folk religion, a nagual (pronounced) or nahual (both from the Nahuatl word nāhualli) is a human being who has the power to shapeshift into their tonal animal counterpart.

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Nereus

In Greek mythology, Nereus was the eldest son of Pontus (the Sea) and Gaia (the Earth), with Pontus himself being a son of Gaia.

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Púca

The púca (Irish for spirit/ghost; plural púcaí), puca (Old English for goblin) pwca, pooka, phouka, puck is a creature of Celtic, English, and Channel Islands folklore.

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Pipa Jing

Pipa Jing (p), or Wang Guiren (p), is a character featured within the classic Chinese novel Fengshen Yanyi (Investiture of the Gods).

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Rakshasa

Rākshasa (राक्षस,,; rakkhasa; "preservers") are a race of usually malevolent beings prominently featured in Hindu mythology.

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River dolphin

River dolphins are a polyphyletic group of fully aquatic mammals that reside exclusively in freshwater or brackish water.

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Selkie

Selkies are mythological creatures that can shapeshift between seal and human forms by removing or putting on their seal skin. List of shapeshifters and Selkie are Shapeshifters.

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Shapeshifting

In mythology, folklore, and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means.

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Skin-walker

In Navajo culture, a skin-walker (yee naaldlooshii) is a type of harmful witch who has the ability to turn into, possess, or disguise themselves as an animal. List of shapeshifters and skin-walker are Shapeshifters.

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is an 1886 Gothic horror novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

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Tengu

Tengu (天狗) are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. List of shapeshifters and Tengu are Shapeshifters.

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Tiyanak

The tiyanak (also tianak or tianac) is a vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that takes on the form of a toddler or baby.

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Toyotama-hime

is a goddess in Japanese mythology who appears in Kojiki and Nihon Shoki.

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Tsuru no Ongaeshi

is a story from Japanese folklore about a crane who returns a favor to a man.

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Wendigo

Wendigo is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore.

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Werecat

A werecat (also written in a hyphenated form as were-cat) is an analog to "werewolf" for a feline therianthropic creature.

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Werehyena

Werehyena is a neologism coined in analogy to werewolf for therianthropy involving hyenas.

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Werejaguar

The werejaguar was both an Olmec motif and a supernatural entity, perhaps a deity.

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Werewolf

In folklore, a werewolf, or occasionally lycanthrope (λυκάνθρωπος|lykánthrōpos|wolf-human|label. List of shapeshifters and werewolf are Shapeshifters.

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Witchcraft in the Philippines

Witchcraft (Ang pangkukulam) has been present throughout the Philippines even before Spanish colonization, and is associated with indigenous Philippine folk religions.

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Yaksha

The Yakshas (यक्ष,, i) are a broad class of nature spirits, usually benevolent, but sometimes mischievous or capricious, connected with water, fertility, trees, the forest, treasure and wilderness.

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Yuxa

Yuxa (Latin: Yuxa Yilan, Cyrillic: Юха елан, Old Turkic: 𐰖𐰆𐰎𐰀), or Sly Snake, is a legendary creature that figures in Turkic folklore. List of shapeshifters and Yuxa are shapeshifting.

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See also

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shapeshifters

, Werejaguar, Werewolf, Witchcraft in the Philippines, Yaksha, Yuxa.