In Hindu cosmography, Dvipas are part of the multicontinental model described in the Puranas.
No physical description is provided.
Abilities unknown or unspecified in source material.
Yaksha
Nature spirits of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology — guardians of forests, treasures, and wilderness. Ambivalent beings, capable of great benevolence to the respectful and terrible harm to the greedy.
Naga
Divine serpent beings of Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cosmology — powerful guardians of water, earth, and underground treasures. Revered as deities in South and Southeast Asia.
Banshee
A female spirit of Irish and Scottish folklore whose wail heralds an impending death in a family of Gaelic descent. Not a cause of death — a witness to it.
Rakshasa
A class of supernatural beings in Hindu cosmology — powerful, shape-shifting flesh-eaters who dwell in cremation grounds and desecrate sacred rites. The ten-headed demon king Ravana was their greatest representative.
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- [1]Wikipedia: Dvipawiki