As documented in the supplied sources, Bishops is a scientific genus named by paleontologists for a modern person: the genus was named in honour of Dr Barry Bishop, former chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration at the National Geographic Society. No mythological or folkloric origin narrative is provided in the available materials.
The provided sources identify Bishops only as an extinct Early Cretaceous mammal genus; the excerpted material does not include anatomical or morphological description beyond taxonomic placement and the locality of fossil discovery (Flat Rocks, Wonthaggi Formation, Victoria).
No supernatural abilities or behaviours are described in the supplied corpus. The only behaviours recorded relate to scientific discovery and naming (fossil recovery and taxonomic description).
Birongo
Birongo (also bilongo) is an Afro‑Venezuelan magico‑religious tradition and folk‑healing repertoire derived from Kongo‑area concepts and syncretized with Catholic saint veneration and local Venezuelan ritual forms. It functions as a lived system of diagnosis, healing, mediumship, and communal ritual practice rather than as an individual supernatural being.
Biróg
Biróg (also Biroge, Birog of the Mountain) is a female supernatural helper in Irish narrative tradition who aids Mac Cinnfhaelaidh/Cian in gaining access to the imprisoned Ethniu and rescues the surviving infant of that union; later retellings variably portray her as a leanan sídhe (female familiar spirit), a filidh (poet/seer), or a druidess.
Bisan
A female Malay/Jakun nature spirit who presides over camphor-bearing trees. She signals the presence of camphor by cicada-like song, is jealous of those seeking the resource, and must be propitiated or confused to allow harvest.
Biscione
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Bisclavret
A named nobleman in Marie de France’s lai who periodically transforms into a wolf for three days each week; the tale treats his condition as a distinct, non‑typical form of shape‑change tied to hidden clothing and resolved through royal investigation and recovery of those garments.
Bishop Karas (Sorial Ayad Sorial)
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Bisimbi (Simbi)
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Bisterne Dragon
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Bitu (Bidu)
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Biwa-bokuboku
A tsukumogami yōkai originating in Japanese folklore: an anthropomorphic instrument‑spirit modeled on the biwa that becomes animate after long use or long neglect. It is nocturnal, often described as singing and plucking while lamenting neglect, and may meet other tsukumogami for noisy gatherings.
Bixi
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Bizarra
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- [1]Bishops whitmorei (Wikipedia). "Bishops is an extinct genus of mammals from Early Cretaceous of Australia. The only recorded species, Bishops whitmorei, was found on Flat Rocks, Wonthaggi Formation, Victoria. The genus was named in honour of Dr Barry Bishop, the former chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society."wiki
- [2]Father Lacombe, the black-robe voyageur (table of contents reference). Contains place-name reference "Bishop’s Palace, Montreal" in table of contents; used in corpus to indicate non-folkloric uses of 'Bishop'.other
- [3]VOA Africa transcript (July 10, 2018). Contains news reference to "Catholic bishops" used in contemporary institutional context, demonstrating usage of the term 'bishop' in non-folkloric senses.other
- [4]VOA1 The Hits (February 24, 2019). Broadcast archive cited among corpus items containing the word 'Bishop' in non-folkloric contexts.other
- [5]Bishop builds community - Mary Anne Brush. Contemporary article referencing individuals named Bishop; included in corpus to show varied non-folkloric uses of the name.other
- [6]Who’s Who in Gerontology: Cleo Bishop. Directory entry for a person named Bishop; included as corpus evidence that 'Bishop' commonly occurs as a surname in non-folkloric contexts.other
- [7]Various media and news items referencing 'Bishop' or 'Bishops' (collection). Additional supplied sources (news, reviews, transcripts) mention bishops or persons named Bishop but provide no folkloric data relevant to a spirit named 'Bishops'.other