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Yōkai (Japanese folklore), Olga Levina on ArtStation at https://www.artstation.com/artwork/AWZrN Guerriero Samurai, Japanese Mythology, Arte 8 Bits, Shadow Warrior, Japanese Folklore, Soyut Sanat Tabloları, Japon Illustration, Samurai Art, Arte Fantasy

Yōkai are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for "bewitching; attractive; calamity;" and "spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious". Yōkai range diversely from the malevolent to the mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them. Often they possess animal features (such as the Kappa, which is similar to a turtle, or the Tengu which has wings), other times they can appear mostly human…

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Jorōgumo Magical Creatures Mythology, Mystical Creatures Mythology, Fantasy Creatures Mythology, Creature Fantasy, Myths & Monsters, Mythical Monsters, Japanese Mythology, Legends And Myths, Japanese Folklore

People, no matter from which era and what traditions, have always felt the need to explain their surroundings. After all, the greatest fear is the fear of the unknown. Before science did better explanations, myths, and mythical creatures fulfilled the need to know what, why, and how our reality exists.

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