Hybrid Spirits covers the Japanese Tengu, a mountain and forest spirit usually shown with both bird and human features, ranging in folklore from a dangerous trickster to a protector of the Buddhist Dharma. The category is reserved for spirit beings that combine traits of more than one kind of creature.
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The Hybrid Spirits
This small group holds a hybrid spirit, a spirit-being of composite form, combining features of different creatures, found in the folklore and mythology of various traditions.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
Carol Rose, W. W. Norton and Company, 1996Composite spirit beings combining features of different creatures across world folklore
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