Traditions
99 traditions in 15 groups. The number is how many figures each has. Regions are listed below.
African
- Egyptian mythology 15
- African folklore (general) 14
- South African folklore 6
- Malagasy folklore 2
- Amazigh (Berber) folklore 2
- Tongan/Tonga (Zambezi) folklore 1
- Ewe folklore 1
- Mandinka folklore 1
- Swahili Coast folklore 1
Celtic
- Scottish folklore 18
- Welsh folklore 16
- Irish folklore 15
- Manx folklore 8
- Celtic mythology (general) 4
- Breton folklore 3
East Asian
- Japanese folklore 62
- Chinese mythology 19
- Korean mythology 6
- East Asian folklore (general) 4
- Mongolian folklore 2
- Ainu folklore 2
European
- Greek mythology 56
- European folklore (general) 29
- English folklore 17
- Roman mythology 11
- French folklore 11
- Finnish folklore 9
- British folklore 6
- Basque folklore 5
- Alpine folklore 3
- Alchemical tradition 3
- Albanian folklore 3
- Dutch folklore 2
- Frankish/Medieval European mythology 2
- Swiss folklore 2
- Valle Camonica folklore 1
- Bavarian folklore 1
- Hungarian folklore 1
- Romanian folklore 1
Mesoamerican
- Aztec mythology 8
- Mayan mythology 5
- Mesoamerican mythology 3
- Central American folklore 1
- Latin American folklore 1
Middle Eastern
- Persian mythology 21
- Mesopotamian mythology 19
- Islamic mythology 14
- Arabian folklore 12
- Biblical folklore 9
- Jewish folklore 8
- Moroccan folklore 3
- Middle Eastern folklore (general) 2
- Hittite mythology 2
- Canaanite and Ugaritic mythology 2
Modern cryptid
Norse-Germanic
North American Indigenous
- Native American folklore 21
- Inuit mythology 11
- Zuni folklore 5
- Pueblo folklore 3
- Algonquian folklore 2
- Cherokee tradition 2
Oceanian
- Australian Aboriginal folklore 8
- Melanesian mythology 5
- Solomon Islands folklore 3
- Maori mythology 3
- Native Hawaiian folklore 2
- Australian folklore 2
- Polynesian tradition 1
Other
- American folklore 17
- Caribbean folklore 7
- Canadian folklore 3
- Baltic folklore 3
- Haitian Vodou 3
- Turkic mythology 2
- Yakut folklore 1
- Romani folklore 1
- Itelmen and Koryak folklore 1
Slavic
South American
- Brazilian folklore 11
- South American folklore (general) 6
- Guarani mythology 5
- Chilean folklore 5
- Mapuche mythology 4
- Quechua mythology 4
- Chilote folklore 3
- Colombian folklore 2
South Asian
Southeast Asian
- Philippine folklore 13
- Indonesian folklore 5
- Malay folklore 5
- Burmese (Myanmar) animist tradition 5
- Vietnamese folklore 3
- Thai folklore 1
Regions
164 places figures are tied to, as a place of origin, a habitat or a sighting. A tradition is the body of lore a figure belongs to; a region is where it is set.
Continents and larger regions
- Middle East 12
- Europe 10
- South America 8
- Melanesia 8
- Southeast Asia 6
- Africa 5
- East Asia 4
- North America 3
- Central Asia 3
- Central America 3
- Asia 2
- South Asia 2
- Latin America 1
Countries
- Japan 35
- Greece 14
- Wales 12
- China 11
- Philippines 11
- Egypt 10
- Brazil 9
- Ireland 9
- Finland 8
- Isle of Man 8
- India 8
- South Africa 7
- England 7
- Australia 6
- Scotland 6
- France 6
- Chile 5
- Korea 5
- Iceland 4
- Russia 4
- Germany 4
- Britain 3
- Mexico 3
- Vietnam 3
- Albania 3
- Lithuania 3
- Morocco 3
- Mongolia 2
- Ghana 2
- Indonesia 2
- Madagascar 2
- United States 2
- Greenland 2
- Togo 1
- Bahamas 1
- Serbia 1
- Bolivia 1
- Hungary 1
- Thailand 1
- Libya 1
- Gambia 1
- Senegal 1
- Romania 1
Places
- Persia 15
- Mesopotamia 12
- Underworld 11
- Mountainous Regions (unspecified) 10
- Arabia 10
- Nordic Regions 10
- American Southwest 9
- Arctic 8
- Scottish Highlands 8
- Mesoamerica 7
- Pacific Northwest 6
- West Africa 6
- European Alps 5
- Central Africa 5
- Amazon Rainforest 4
- Northern England 4
- Chiloé Archipelago 4
- Underground Caves and Mines (unspecified) 4
- Crete 3
- Great Plains 3
- Alaska 3
- Brittany 3
- Southern Netherlands 3
- Desolate Barren Landscapes (unspecified) 3
- Basque Country 3
- New South Wales, Australia 3
- Caribbean 3
- Cornwall 3
- Southeastern United States 3
- Anglo-Scottish Border 3
- Java 2
- Georgia, USA 2
- Ohio 2
- Atacama Desert 2
- Paradise Shores (unspecified) 2
- Eastern Belgium 2
- Forests (unspecified) 2
- Edge of the World (mythic) 2
- County Durham, England 2
- Great Lakes Region 2
- Marshes and Bogs (unspecified) 2
- Hawaii 2
- Amazon River Basin 2
- Hattusa 2
- Nunavut 2
- Australian Outback/Wetlands 1
- Lycia 1
- Flatwoods, West Virginia 1
- Fresno, California 1
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky 1
- Western United States 1
- Pine Barrens, New Jersey 1
- Point Pleasant, West Virginia 1
- British Columbia 1
- Blue Ridge Mountains, Maryland 1
- Himalayas 1
- Remote Mystical Locations (unspecified) 1
- Slavic Forest/Wilderness 1
- Valle Camonica, Lombardy, Italy 1
- Wisconsin 1
- Gévaudan, France 1
- Dane Hills, Leicestershire, England 1
- East Anglia 1
- Fairfax County, Virginia 1
- Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia 1
- Bengal 1
- Royal Palace (unspecified) 1
- Dover, Massachusetts 1
- Indigenous American (unspecified) 1
- Caithness 1
- Sutherland 1
- Southwestern France 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Nerluc, Provence 1
- Carpathian Basin 1
- Mount Etna 1
- Bavaria 1
- Julian Alps 1
- Nova Scotia 1
- Colchis 1
- Prague, Czech Republic 1
- Kamchatka Peninsula 1
- Paeonia 1
- Mazandaran 1
- Nemea 1
- Zanzibar 1
- Nunavik 1
- Acadiana, Louisiana 1
- Babylon 1
- Yucatán Peninsula 1
Waters
- Rivers and Lakes (unspecified) 8
- Rivers, Lochs and Water Sources (Scotland) 2
- Deep Ocean 2
- Mediterranean 2
- Lake Erie 1
- Stagnant/Polluted Waters (unspecified) 1
- Okanagan Lake 1
- North Sea 1
- Strait of Messina 1
- Indus River 1
- Lake Tota, Boyacá Department, Colombia 1
- Sea (unspecified) 1
- Zambezi River 1
- Illinois River 1
- Mississippi River 1
- Coastal Waters (unspecified) 1
- Lake Champlain 1
- Solimões River 1