Hantu apu appear to be fairly passive spirits, as it seems all they want to do is attend events quietly and unseen. Despite being shapeshifters, this is most famously done in the form of a mat.

Large beasts that are cowed by the presence of innocent children, fearing it will be beaten. Otherwise, it is a formidable creature that aggressively attacks many a man or animal.

A nightly weeper, the yonaki baba may be drawn to or forewarn household calamity. Regardless of if she sobs or cackles, the misery she is around is unmistakable.

These riverside spirits, like the goddess Mari, subsist on the concept of eza, negation in the terms of calculated and declared amounts of material goods. Particularly they will take the difference in amount between how much someone claims they have and how much they actually had. A lamina isn't unknown to give gifts to those who they believe have helped them, these gifts often end up being gold, although how much and when the gift reveals its true form are also inconsistent.

A bird with a baleful sting, the qinyuan carries an apian countenance albeit with a far more potent venom.

Vernal trumpeters described in Yarns of the Big Woods. The respiration of callopodes adds to the chorus of creatures that make noise throughout spring.

While the common and more well known version is where Hermes puts his eyes to sleep, in some versions the god hurls stones at Argus until the giant fell dead. Regardless, Hermes decapitates him in the end.

An eel-shaped fish with a long red beak. Its body and fins are a mix of colours with reddish stripes. Apparently quite delectable for those who could afford to get one on the table.