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
- Ma
- Mab, Queen of the Fairies
- Maberthe
- Mac-Allan, Fanny
- Mac-Alzean, Euphemia
- Mac-Carthy, Charles
- Mac-Donald, Archibald
- Mac-Intosh (Mac-Intos)
- Mac-Rodor
- Machines (as Magical)
- Machlyes
- Maczocha (Poland)
- Madame Deshoulières
- Madeleine de la Croix (Madeleine of the Cross)
- Madeleine de Mendoz de la Palud
- Madeleine Lieder, the Possessed Woman of Lewenburg
- Madeleine-Michelle Chaudron
- Magares (Mingrelia)
- Magdalena de la Cruz
- Magi
- Magic and Magicians
- Magic Needles in Enchantment
- Magic Words and Charms
- Magical Drum
- Magical Drum
- Magical Rings
- Magical Whistle
- Magicians’ Contest (Tour de Force)
- Magnetic Remedies and Superstition
- Magnetic Somnambulism (Somnambulisme magnétique)
- Magnetic Stone, Myths and Realities
- Magnetism (Occult Science)
- Magnetism and Architectural Wonders
- Magnetism and Friendship Ties
- Magnetism and Human Cadavers
- Magnetism in Legends of Suspended Objects
- Magnetized Weapons and Healing
- Magoa (Demon)
- Magog (Giant)
- Magpie
- Maimon (Demon)
- Mainfroy de l’Isle en Jourdain
- Maître Persil
- Maître Rigoux
- Malache-Chabbalah
- Malaingha
- Malatasca
- Male-Bête
- Malebranche, Nicolas
- Malefic Powders (Poudres)
- Malefice (Maleficium)
- Mallebranche (Ghost)
- Malphas
- Mambres
- Mammon
- Mammoth (Mammouth)
- Man (Human)
- Man (Man)
- Mancanas
- Mandrake (Mandragore)
- Mâné-Raja
- Manes (Mânes)
- Manfred of Sicily
- Mang-Taar
- Mani (Manes)
- Manichaeans (Manichéens)
- Manitou
- Manto (Manto of Thebes)
- Maoridath
- Maoun
- Marbas (Barbas)
- Marcellus of Pamphylia (Physician)
- Marchocias (Demon)
- Marcionites (Heretics)
- Marcus (Gnostic)
- Mardi (Tuesday) (Folklore)
- Mardochée d’Aquin (Philippe d’Aquin)
- Margaritomancy (Divination)
- Marguerite Daniel’s Continuous Crying Child
- Marguerite de Navarre
- Marguerite of Holland (13th Century)
- Marguerite of Milan
- Marguerite Pajot
- Marguerite Poirier, witness in a werewolf case
- Marguerite Ragum (Bouchey)
- Mariacho de Molères
- Mariagrane (Marie)
- Marie Anne Adelaide Lenormand (Mademoiselle Lenormand)
- Marie Bucaille
- Marie d’Aspilcuetta
- Marie de la Parque and the Sabbat
- Marie de Rocaya
- Marie de Sains
- Marie Kahlhammer
- Marie Lescorière
- Marie Martin
- Marie Naguille (Witch)
- Marie Pipi (Pipi)
- Marie Volet
- Marie Volet
- Marie-Anne Youf
- Marion Linkup
- Marionettes (Puppets)
- Marissane de Tartras
- Marot (Angel)
- Marquis of Hell
- Marriage (Folklore and Superstitions)
- Marriage of the Devil (Allegory)
- Marsh of Pallene
- Marten
- Martin Bucer
- Martin Hortensius
- Martin Le Normant
- Martin-Antoine Delrio
- Martine Berthereau, Reference to Beausoleil
- Martinet (Demon)
- Martym (or Batym)
- Marvelous Light (Recipe)
- Marvelous rains, phenomena attributed to supernatural causes
- Marvels
- Māshā’allāh ibn Atharī (Mâcha-Halla)
- Masquerades
- Massalians (or Messalians)
- Mastication of the Dead
- Mastiphal
- Matchi-Manitou
- Mathurin Picard
- Mathurin Picard
- Matter (Esotericism)
- Matthew Gregory Lewis, Author of ‘The Monk’
- Matthew Hopkins (Witchfinder General)
- Matthew Laensberg
- Matzou
- Mecasphins
- Mechanics and Automata
- Medea
- Médéric Casaubon
- Media (Ancient Kingdom) and Magical Stones
- Medical Texts, Religious Texts
- Medicine and Magic
- Meerman
- Megalanthropogenesis
- Mehdi
- Meigmalloch
- Melampus (Μέλαμπος)
- Melancholia
- Melchizedek
- Melchom
- Melek-al-Mout
- Melusine
- Melye
- Menah
- Menander
- Menasseh Ben Israel
- Menippus of Gadara
- Menjoin
- Menra
- Menra (The Word)
- Mephistopheles
- Mercana
- Mercury (Hermes)
- Merlin
- Merovée
- Metamorphosis
- Metatron
- Metempsychosis
- Metoposcopy
- Michael Psellus (Michel Psellus)
- Michael Schramm (Michel Schramm)
- Michael Scot (Magician)
- Michel (Farrier of Salon)
- Michel de Sahourspe
- Michel Mercati
- Michel Nostradamus
- Michel the Bohemian
- Michel the Scot
- Michel-Louis de Boubenhore
- Midas
- Midday Demon
- Middle Ages
- Middle Ages
- Midnight
- Migalena
- Mikado
- Milan (Bird)
- Millenarians
- Millo (Vampire)
- Milo of Croton
- Mingrelia (Samegrelo)
- Minoson
- Mirabel, Honoré
- Mirabilis Liber
- Miracles
- Miracles, Evangelization
- Mirage
- Mirror
- Mirville, J. Eudes de
- Miscaun-Marry
- Misfortune
- Misraim (Mizraim)
- Mistletoe, Sacred Plant of the Druids
- Modern Sibyls
- Mog
- Mogul (Mughal)
- Mohra, Sweden
- Moiset
- Mokissos
- Mole Divination
- Mole Divination
- Moloch
- Monday (Lundi)
- Money (Associated with the Devil)
- Monk (Surly)
- Monkeys
- Monks
- Møns Klint
- Monsieur de Laforêt (Lord of the Forest)
- Monsters
- Mont Saint-Michel
- Montagnards (Mountain Dwellers)
- Montalembert, Adrien de
- Montan
- Months (Angels)
- Months (Animals)
- Months (Birds)
- Months (Demons)
- Months (Divinities)
- Months (Trees)
- Montpellier Tower
- Mopsus
- Morail
- Morax (Forai)
- Mordad
- Moreau, Chiromancer
- Morgan le Fay
- Morin, Jean-Baptiste
- Morin, Simon
- Mortemart
- Moses
- Motelu (Demon)
- Mother Jeanne
- Mother Ludlam
- Mothers (Les Mères)
- Motogon: Alleged Creator Deity in Australian Aboriginal Mythology
- Mouni (Indian Spirits)
- Mount Kaf
- Mount of Spirits
- Mount Pilatus (Mont Pilate)
- Mouse (Souris)
- Mouse (Souris)
- Mouzouko (African Devil)
- Mugeta d’Essen (Witch)
- Muhammad (Prophet)
- Muhazimim (Possessed Individuals)
- Mule Demon
- Mullin (Demon)
- Mummies
- Mummol (General)
- Munkar and Nakir
- Munnings, the Accused Witch of 1694
- Munster, the City of Omens
- Murmur, the Grand Duke of Hell
- Murzanti, the Gambling Spirit
- Muschat, the Murderer on the Mound
- Muspelheim, the Realm of Fire
- Musucca, the African Devil
- Mutism, the Silence of the Possessed
- Myagorus, the Fly-Chaser
- Mycale, the Moon-Witch
- Myoam, the Basilidian Spirit
- Myomancy, Divination by Mice
- Myricaeus, Apollo of Divination
- Mysteries, Ancient Secret Rites: Religious Initiation Cults of Classical Antiquity
- Mythology, an Anthropological Perspective