Spirits that guard homes, villages, forests and temples, such as the Balinese Barong, the Slavic domovoi, the Burmese nats, the Scandinavian nisse, the Roman Salvans and the Indian yaksha. An entry belongs here when its article describes a being that protects a place or community. The group page lists related creatures together so that a reader can compare how one kind of being appears across cultures and stories.
All Protective Spirits (Mythical Creatures)
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