yarilo is the god of fertility and springtime, sometimes regarded as god of lust and passion. his mythical life cycle mirrored that of the wheat crop, from its birth when sown through its flourishing youth to its sacrificial death at harvest time.
“Veles, also known as Volos, is a major god of earth, waters, livestock, and the underworld in Slavic paganism. According to reconstruction by some researchers, he is the opponent of the supreme thunder god Perun. As such he probably has been imagined as a dragon, which in the belief of the pagan Slavs is a chimeric being resembling a cross between a bear and a snake that devours livestock.”
in chinese mythology, water ghosts are the souls of those who committed suicide by drowning themselves, as well as those who accidentally drowned to death. these souls are trapped in the body of water they died in and will haunt that water forever, unable to make their journey through di yu and re-enter the reincarnation cycle, until they successfully drag a living person into the water and kill them. the person they killed then takes their place as a ti si gui, and the original water ghost can be reincarnated.
amanozako is a monstrous goddess. she originated when susanoo let his own ferocious spirit build up inside him until he vomited her out. she is described as having a furious temper, a beastly head with a long nose, long ears, and great fangs so strong they can chew metal blades ragged, and to be capable of flying for a thousand li. amanozako has been known to be a goddess that goes against conformity and does the opposite of what is expected by society and social norms. also, it is said that amanozako is picky, and will go into an atrocious rage if she does not get what she wants, or if things do not go according to her way. her wrath cannot be stopped
