Archetype families
19 archetype families — the taxonomy spine. Seeded from the corpus audit's variant clusters; proposed members are marked and carry their descriptive evidence. A second, discovered grouping — the affinity families — emerges from shared documented motifs & powers instead of curation.
- arabian-jinn-kind ×13
- one-horned-unicorn-family ×9
- british-black-dog ×8
- hairy-hominid-sasquatch-family ×8
- lake-monster-long-necked ×7
- japanese-tsukumogami ×7
- griffin-lineage ×6
- pan-celtic-water-horse ×5
- sphinx-lineage ×5
- feathered-plumed-serpent ×4
- jewish-primordial-triad ×4
- southeast-asian-vampiric-ghost ×4
- island-beast-living-island ×3
- eclipse-swallower ×3
- east-asian-fox-spirit ×3
- basque-wilderness-spirit ×3
- gorgon-sisters ×3
- mesopotamian-night-demoness-lilith ×2
- aztec-water-demon-ahuizotl ×1