Dorylas

Dorylas

Minor Spiritwell-documentedmodern scientific taxonomycontemporary onomastics / personal namingsouthern EuropeAsia MinorUral MountainsCaucasusTranscaucasiaCanada (personal name attestation)
Origin

Not applicable as a mythic origin. In the supplied material, 'Dorylas' appears as a Latinized specific epithet used in lepidopteran taxonomy and as a recorded male given name in modern databases and biographical records. No historical or mythological origin story is provided in the cited sources.

Appearance

As used in zoological sources, Polyommatus (Plebicula) dorylas is the Turquoise Blue butterfly (family Lycaenidae). One source gives a wingspan of 15–17 mm. No anthropomorphic or supernatural appearance is described in the provided materials for any entity named Dorylas.

Abilities

No supernatural abilities are documented in the supplied sources. Biological notes: larvae of Polyommatus dorylas feed on plants including Trifolium (clovers), Melilotus (melilots) and Thymus (thyme), consistent with host-specific lepidopteran larval feeding behavior.

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Dorippe

A figure associated with Anius, a king of Delos and priest of Apollo. Its significance is unclear due to lack of explicit supernatural characteristics. (Note: - Power tier: Should be Primordial (no clear connection to Anius or significant mythological status) - Abilities: Mention that "No explicit supernatural abilities or behaviors are described for Doripp)

Doris (Oceanid)

A figure named Doris appears in Greek myth as an Oceanid identified in the supplied sources as 'mother of the Nereids.' The provided material supplies only this genealogical label and does not include narratives, descriptions, or ritual material associated with her.

Dormammu

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Dorotabō

No attested folkloric or mythological information for an entity named 'Dorotabō' is present in the provided source. The source is a Wikipedia list of Generation I Pokémon; it does not mention or describe Dorotabō.

Dorothy Gale

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Dorus

In the supplied sources Dorus is identified as an eponymous ancestral figure in Greek mythology, described succinctly as the founder of the Dorians. The available material treats Dorus as a mythic name used to explain ethnic origin rather than as an actively described supernatural being.

Dotia

Dotia (Ancient Greek: Δωτίας; variants Δωτίς/Δωτίδος) is an eponymous ancestress in Greek mythic-genealogical tradition, cited as the name-source for the Dotian plain and the city Dotion (Dotium) in Thessaly. Surviving references present her as an etiological figure — a mythic ancestor who explains a place-name — not as an independently acting deity, spirit, or cult figure.

Dotis

Dotis (Ancient Greek: Δωτίς or Δωτίδος) is a personal name attested in ancient Greek mythographic and lexicographic sources. The name is borne by multiple mythic individuals known from genealogical notices (one male, two female in the cited traditions) rather than a single, coherent supernatural being or class of entity.

Doto

Doto is one of the fifty Nereids in Greek mythology, a sea-nymph daughter of Nereus (the 'Old Man of the Sea') and the Oceanid Doris. She is named in classical lists of Nereids and appears collectively with other sea-nymphs as an attendant or escort in fragmentary references.

Douen

A childlike supernatural spirit from Trinidadian and Saint Lucian folklore, often depicted as faceless forest beings with backwards feet that mimic voices to lure living children. They are commonly described as mischievous and associated in some accounts with children who died before receiving baptism.

Dover Demon

A modern American anomalous-encounter case: three teenage eyewitness reports from Dover, Massachusetts (April 21–22, 1977) describing a small, watermelon‑headed figure with glowing orange eyes and no visible nose or mouth. Treated in sources as a localized cryptid/unidentified creature and later taken up by investigators, skeptics, and popular culture; no traditional rituals or warding practices are recorded in the cited material.

Doyen

The Bengali witch — closely related to the North Indian Dayan but with Bengali-specific characteristics including the ability to steal livers, which the witch must periodically consume to maintain her powers. Doyen accusations continue to drive violence against women in rural Bengal and tribal districts of Jharkhand.

Community Record

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