REALMS archive of entities

Forest & Woodland Spirits

Guardians of trees, groves, and wild thickets

Spirits of forest and wilderness: chullachaqui, leshy, curupira, kodama, dryads — entities embedded in non-human ecosystems their cultures still share.

200 entities

'Elepaio
animal_ally forest high
Hawaiian
Ajatar
demonic forest high
Finnish
Almaz
nature_spirit forest high
Chechen · Ingush
Apsonsi
nature_spirit forest high
Thai
Biloko
nature_spirit forest high
African · Zaïre
Boitatá
nature_spirit forest high
Brazilian · Tupi
Deer's spirit
animal_ally forest high
Cherokee
Epimeliad
plant_spirit forest high
Greek
Giantess of Crngrob
nature_spirit forest high
Slovenian folklore · Crngrob
Holzfräulein
nature_spirit forest high
Germanic folklore · changeling lore
Holzhetzer
nature_spirit forest high
Upper Palatinate folklore · German folklore
Hoymann
nature_spirit forest high
German · Upper Palatinate
Kee-wakw
demonic forest high
Abenaki
Käreitär
deity forest high
Finnish
Moosleute
nature_spirit forest high
German folklore
Nachtjäger
nature_spirit forest high
Silesian folklore · German folklore
Sacháyoj
nature_spirit forest high
Argentine Northwest region
Xapiripë
animal_ally forest high
Yanomami
Yum Kaax
deity forest high
Maya
shtojzovalle
nature_spirit forest high
Albanian
shtojzovalles
nature_spirit forest high
spirits of the plants
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Àjìjà
deity forest high
Yoruba · Edo
Caboclo
ancestor forest high
Umbanda · Brazilian
Buschgroßmutter
nature_spirit forest high
German folklore · Ludwig Bechstein
Elder Mother
nature_spirit forest high
English folklore · Scandinavian folklore
Hyldemoer
nature_spirit forest high
Danish · English folklore
Menninkäinen
nature_spirit forest high
Finnish
Moss people
nature_spirit forest high
Germanic · Germanic folklore
Orman İyesi
nature_spirit forest high
Turkic
Oshosi
deity forest high
Ketu nation · Rio de Janeiro region
Radande
nature_spirit forest high
Swedish
Tiurakh
deity forest high
Serer
Ọ̀ṣọ́ọ̀sì
deity forest high
Yoruba · Brazilian
Žiburinis
nature_spirit forest high
Baltic
Hojemännlein
nature_spirit forest high
German · Lechrain
Holzmännel
nature_spirit forest high
Thuringian folklore
Holzweibchen
nature_spirit forest high
Saxon folklore
Juonetar
deity forest high
Finnish · Karelian
Kukunochi
plant_spirit forest high
Japanese · Shinto
Nut-Nan
nature_spirit forest high
Lancashire folklore
Rainha
nature_spirit forest high
Santo Daime · Brazilian
Urayuli
nature_spirit forest high
Yupik
mingehe
nature_spirit forest high
Lele
Orang Bunian
nature_spirit forest high
Malay · Malaysian folklore
Canotila
nature_spirit forest high
Lakota · Sioux
Žvoruna
deity forest high
Baltic
Thitpin Saunt Nat
nature_spirit forest high
Burmese
Abagaldi
animal_ally forest high
Evenki · Mongol
Aja
deity forest high
Yoruba
Ambrosia
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Angel Thuyathadi
angelic forest high
Anggitay
nature_spirit forest high
Philippine mythology
Aranyani
nature_spirit forest high
Hindu
Arduinna
deity forest high
Gallo-Roman
Aricia
deity forest high
Roman
Askafroa
nature_spirit forest high
Scandinavian folklore
Askefrue
nature_spirit forest high
Germanic
Ayao
deity forest high
Santería
Bai Baianai
nature_spirit forest high
Yakut
Bakwas
nature_spirit forest high
Kwakwaka'wakw
Banisteriopsis caapi
plant_spirit forest high
Indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest
Banjhākri
deity forest high
Kirati people of Nepal · Sikkim
Banjhākrini
deity forest high
Kirati people of Nepal · Sikkim
Banka-Mundi
deity forest high
Khond people of India
Basa Andere
nature_spirit forest high
Basque
Basa Jaun
nature_spirit forest high
Basque
Basa-Jaun
nature_spirit forest high
Basque
Baschgrîs
nature_spirit forest high
Transylvanian Saxon folklore
Baschmôter
nature_spirit forest high
Transylvanian Saxon folklore
Baschäinjel
nature_spirit forest high
Transylvanian Saxon folklore
Bromia
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Budhi Pallien
deity forest high
Hindu
Buschgroßemutter
nature_spirit forest high
Buschweibchen
nature_spirit forest high
Bysen
nature_spirit forest high
Gotland · Swedish
Callichore
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Calyce
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Caŋ Otila
nature_spirit forest high
Lakota
Cedar
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Cernunnos
deity forest high
Gaulish · Celtic
Chuhaister
deity forest high
Slavic · Carpathians
Cisseis
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Cuauhtlicoauh
deity forest high
Aztec
Dalaketnon
nature_spirit forest high
Visayan
Deer Woman
nature_spirit forest high
Indigenous American mythologies
Diana the Huntress Goddess
deity forest high
Ebenga
demonic forest high
Ngombe · Bantu
Echo
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Egbere
nature_spirit forest high
Yoruba · Yoruban
Eriphia
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Erlking
demonic forest high
German
Fangga
nature_spirit forest high
Fängge
nature_spirit forest high
German folklore
Hantu Rimba
demonic forest high
Hantu Tinggi
nature_spirit forest high
Hiḍimbī
deity forest high
Mahabharata · Hindu
Holly
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Holzleute
nature_spirit forest high
Upper Palatinate
Holzweibel
nature_spirit forest high
Germanic folklore
Huwawa
demonic forest high
Cedar Forest
Ibudhou Oknarel
deity forest high
Meitei
Khadiravani
nature_spirit forest high
Kiṁnara
nature_spirit forest high
Indian Buddhism
Klagmütterlein
nature_spirit forest high
Kong koi
nature_spirit forest high
Thai · Lao
Kupulupulu
deity forest high
Hawaiian · Polynesian
La Patasola
nature_spirit forest high
La Xtabay
demonic forest high
Maya
Laurel
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Lazy Laurence
nature_spirit forest high
English folklore
Leszi
nature_spirit forest high
Makkaliphon
plant_spirit forest high
Buddhist
Malahas
deity forest high
Nuu-chah-nulth
Mapinguari
nature_spirit forest high
Brazilian folklore
Mehänemäntä
deity forest high
Forest Finns
Metsaema
nature_spirit forest high
Estonian mythology · Latvian mythology
Metsavana
deity forest high
Estonian mythology
Metsavana
nature_spirit forest high
Estonian mythology · Russian mythology
Mohan
nature_spirit forest high
Latin American · Colombian folklore
Moosweibchen
nature_spirit forest high
Thuringian folklore · German folklore
Mr. Tumnus
nature_spirit forest high
Murulupuli
demonic forest high
Indian
Nang Ta-khian
nature_spirit forest high
Thai
Nanny Rutt
nature_spirit forest high
Nariphon
plant_spirit forest high
Buddhist
Nikommo
nature_spirit forest high
Wampanoag
Nyavka
nature_spirit forest high
Ukrainian folklore · Ukrainian mythology
Nysa
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Nyyrikki
deity forest high
Oak
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Oknarel
deity forest high
Meitei · Sanamahism
Papa Bois
nature_spirit forest high
folklore · hunting
Patasola
demonic forest high
Colombian folklore
Patupairehe
nature_spirit forest high
Māori
Pedile
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Persian Artemis
deity forest high
Greek · Persian
Pine
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Pixie
nature_spirit forest high
Cornish
Polymno
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Păduroiul
nature_spirit forest high
Rougarou
demonic forest high
French
Rüttelweiber
nature_spirit forest high
Silesian folklore · German folklore
Sarna Burhi
deity forest high
Munda people · Kurukh people
Sepes
nature_spirit forest high
Egyptian
Sheka
nature_spirit forest high
Turkic
Silesaloma
demonic forest high
Buddhist
Spirits of nature
nature_spirit forest high
Tengrism
Spruce
plant_spirit forest high
Cherokee
Trauco
nature_spirit forest high
Chilote mythology
Trenti
nature_spirit forest high
Cantabrian mythology
Tunda
deity forest high
Afro-Colombian community of the Chocó department
Tānemahuta
deity forest high
Uzuh
nature_spirit forest high
Turkish
Vadleány
nature_spirit forest high
Hungarian folklore
Vilia
nature_spirit forest high
operetta
Vosegus
deity forest high
Celtic · Roman
Waghoba
deity forest high
tribes in India
Waghro
deity forest high
tiger · forest
Waldfänken
nature_spirit forest high
Swiss
Waldgeist
nature_spirit forest high
German
Waldschrat
nature_spirit forest high
Willow
nature_spirit forest high
Yakṣī
nature_spirit forest high
Hindu · Jainism
Yokkaso
nature_spirit forest high
Burmese
baobhan-sìth
nature_spirit forest high
Scottish
caaguera
nature_spirit forest high
congo spirits
nature_spirit forest high
African · Santería
hākuturi
nature_spirit forest high
Māori
kijimuna
nature_spirit forest high
tapire-iauara
nature_spirit forest high
Amazonian folklore · caboclos beliefs
taw saung nats
nature_spirit forest high
rural communities
wilde Männlin
nature_spirit forest high
Swiss
wilder Jäger
nature_spirit forest high
German folklore · Thuringian folklore
wilis
ancestor forest high
ballet · opera
yysh-keshe
nature_spirit forest high
Siberian Tatars · Tobol Tatars
Medeina
deity forest high
Lithuanian mythology · Baltic
Caipora
nature_spirit forest high
Tupi · Brazilian folklore
Chaneque
nature_spirit forest high
Aztec · Mexican
Chullachaqui
plant_spirit forest high
Shipibo · Amazonian indigenous traditions
Tore
deity forest high
African
Batibat
demonic forest high
Ilocano
Chickcharney
nature_spirit forest high
Bahamian · folklore
Tuulikki
nature_spirit forest high
Finnish
Canaima
nature_spirit forest high
Guyanese
Maero
nature_spirit forest high
Māori
Meliae
nature_spirit forest high
Greek · ash tree
Tuometar
nature_spirit forest high
Finnish folklore · Finnish
Archura
nature_spirit forest high
Turkic
Tellervo
deity forest high
Finnish · Karelian
Alseids
nature_spirit forest high
Greek
Hidimba
demonic forest high
Hindu
Hongatar
deity forest high
Ishvara
deity forest high
Hindu
Ishvari
deity forest high
Hindu
Picus
deity forest high
Roman · Latian
Tom Bombadil
nature_spirit forest high
Tolkien legendarium
Anhangá
nature_spirit forest high
Tupi · Sateré-Mawé
Cahipora
nature_spirit forest high
Tupi · Brazilian folklore
Cercopes
nature_spirit forest high
Greek