List of shapeshifters
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This is a list of shapeshifters appearing in legend, folklore and fiction.
Human turning into an animal[edit]
- Berserker (werebear)
- Erchitu
- Ijiraq
- Merpeople
- Nagual
- Māui
- Nanaue (wereshark) - the shark-man of Hawaiian legend[1][2]
- Nereus
- Púca
- Skin-walker
- Wendigo
- Werecat
- Werecoyote
- Werehyena
- Werejaguar
- Werewolf
Animal turning into a human[edit]
- Bak (Assamese aqueous creature)
- Bakeneko (cat)
- Boto Encantado (river dolphin)
- Jorōgumo (spider)
- Kitsune, Huli Jing and Kumiho (fox)
- Kushtaka (Otter)
- Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake)
- Myrmidons (ant)
- Pipa Jing (jade pipa)
- Selkie (seal)
- Tanuki (racoon dog)
- Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark)
- Tsuru Nyōbō (crane)
Other[edit]
- Ala
- Aswang
- Banshee
- Changeling
- Demon
- Doppelgänger
- Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
- Empousa
- Hellhound
- Lamia
- Manananggal
- Monkey King (from Journey to the West)
- Mangkukulam
- Māui
- Mimic
- Rakshasa
- Tengu
- Tiyanak
- Yaksha
References[edit]
- ^ Nakuina, Emma M. (1896). "The Legend of the Shark-Man, Nanaue" (PDF). Annual report of the Hawaiian Historical Society. 4: 10–19. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Aranda, Lucía. "The Representation of Animals in Indigenous Hawai'ian Tales." EF@ Bulations 3 (2008): 1-9.