Demons, Monsters, and Entities Rooted in European Myth and Legend
The Infernal Dictionary
This section offers a comprehensive catalog of mythical creatures, demons, entities, and monsters, primarily rooted in European folklore but extending to global traditions. Organized alphabetically, each entry is classified by Creature Types, Mythological or Cultural Origins, Roles or Functions, Literary Sources, Historical or Legendary Time Periods, Attributes or Powers, and Alignments or Moral Standings. From ancient myths to medieval legends, this guide explores the multifaceted roles these beings play in love, conflict, and morality. Designed for enthusiasts of folklore and mythology, it provides a structured and accessible reference for understanding the mythical lore across cultures and eras.
Alphabetical list of Cryptid Creatures
- Faal
- Fables of Magnetic Stones
- Fadhel ben Sahal
- Fairfolks
- Fairies
- Fakir
- Fakone
- Falcon (Cain Chenul Falk)
- Falling Sickness (Mal Caduc)
- Familiar Spirits
- Fanaticism
- Fantasmagoriana
- Fapisia
- Farfadets
- Fart
- Fascination
- Father A. de Matignon
- Faunes
- Faust (Jean)
- Fear
- Fear Amulet
- Fenris
- Ferdinand IV
- Ferdinand Schertz
- Fern, a Plant with Magical Associations
- Ferragus
- Festival of Durga in India
- Fever (Fièvre)
- Fey in Scotland
- Fian
- Fiard (abbé)
- Ficino (Marsile)
- Fidelity Test Methods
- Field of Laughter
- Fien (Thomas)
- Fientes
- Fig Tree Studies (Figuier)
- Figures of the Devil
- Filiat-Chout-Chi, deity of the Kamchatka
- Finger Rituals in Macassar and Other Cultures
- Fire Water
- Fire Worship and Phenomena
- Fire-Stone (Pierre-de-feu)
- Five as a Bad Omen
- Flauros
- Flavia-Veneria-Bessa
- Flavin
- Flaxbinder
- Fleas (Puces)
- Flèches
- Fleurs
- Flins
- Florent de Villiers
- Florimond de Rémond
- Florine, Fiorina, and Florinde
- Floron: The Demon Invented to Condemn a Scholar
- Flotilde
- Flots
- Fluide
- Fly Demon
- Flying Dutchman (Voltigeur Hollandais)
- Flying Phantom (Fantôme volante)
- Flying Pistole, reputed enchanted coin
- Fo (Foé)
- Focalor
- Foi
- Folgar
- Folie
- Folklore
- Follet
- Fong-Chwi
- Fong-Onhang
- Fontaines
- Fontenelle
- Foot
- Foot
- Foray (Morax)
- Forças (Forras, Furcas)
- Force
- Forêts
- Formes du diable
- Fornéus, Infernal Marquis
- Forras (Forcas), Knight and President of Hell
- Fosite, Deity of the Frisians
- Fossils, Geological Evidence
- Foundation of the World, Dwelling of Jinn
- Four Sons of Aymon and Bayard
- Four-Leaf Clover
- Foxes (Renards)
- Francisco Torreblanca
- François Bayle, Medical Professor and Demonologist
- François de La Mothe Le Vayer
- François Gaillard, Figure in the Coirières Affair, also called the Jura Werewolf Trials
- François Séverin Marceau (General)
- François-Alexandre-Aubert de La Chesnaye des Bois
- Françoise Bos
- Françoise Secrétain
- Franz Joseph Gall (Scientist)
- Franz Mesmer
- Franzotius, Author of a Treatise on Angel Divination
- Frédéric Soulié
- Frédéric Soulié
- Frederic Stuffe
- Freemasons, a Fraternal Organization
- Freethinkers, the Modern Skeptics
- Friedrich Maximilian Klinger, German Author
- Frog, Healing and Symbolism
- Fulques, Historical Figure of the Albigensian Crusade
- Funerary Meal (Repas du mort)
- Furfur, Count of Hell
- Furies, Infernal Deities