klu

klu

A class of nonhuman beings, half-human and half-snake.

A class of serpentine water spirits and repositors of subaquatic and subterranean treasure.

A semi-divine being similar to a large snake.

A semidivine class of beings who live in subterranean aquatic environments and who are known to hoard wealth and esoteric teachings. They are associated with snakes and serpents.

Class of beings believed to have a snake body. There are both powerful and powerless types of nāgas.

Class of semi-divine serpent-like beings.

In India, this was the cobra deity, which in Tibet was equated with water spirits and in China with dragons, neither country having cobras.

Nāgas are associated with springs, streams, rivers, and water in general, and among their many magical powers are the ability to produce rain.

Nāgas are serpent-like animals who live (invisibly) in the human realm and have an ambivalent status, on occasion positive but also frequently harmful.

One of the lords of the ocean, appearing as a great, many headed, sea dragon.

Snake-like mystical creature with supernatural powers belonging to the animal realm.

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