Flame

Figures that bear it

A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is, or is partly, this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.

• Anhangá bears Brazilian folklore
  why

  In Brazilian mythology, this protective deer spirit has red eyes and cold flames on its antlers.

• Anqa bears Arabian folklore
  why

  From Arabian mythology, Anqa is a large, mysterious bird shrouded in azure flames.

• Chōchinobake bears Japanese folklore
  why

  Their bodies are typically cylindrical or spherical, made of delicate rice paper adorned with intricate designs and patterns that seem to shift and dance in the flickering light of their internal flame.

• Kasha bears Japanese folklore
  why

  The Kasha, a formidable entity in Japanese folklore, manifests as a feline demon wreathed in ethereal flames.

• Kludde bears European folklore (general)
  why

  The figure takes a range of animal disguises, most often a black dog or horse but also cat, bat, frog, or wolf, and its approach is signalled by rattling chains and a flickering blue flame, a detail that links it to the wider family of will-o'-the-wisp and bogey lights reported on lonely roads at night.

• Long Ma bears Chinese mythology
  why

  Its mane and tail are not made of hair, but of living flames that dance and flicker with each movement, casting an otherworldly glow on its surroundings.

• Qilin bears Chinese mythology
  why

  In some depictions, the Qilin is wreathed in sacred flames or surrounded by a misty aura, further emphasizing its supernatural origins.

• Wanyūdō bears Japanese folklore
  why

  Originating from Japanese folklore, the Wanyūdō is depicted as a demonic figure, often a man's face surrounded by flames, attached to a wagon wheel.