Marid

Marid are among the oldest jinn, formed from smokeless fire but dwelling in the waters. In pre-Islamic Arab tradition they were sea-demons worshipped and feared. In Islamic cosmology they outrank Ifrit in sheer power, though not always in cunning.

The classical image of a genie rising from a lamp or bottle is most directly traced to the Marid — bound by enchanted vessels, granting wishes to the one who releases them, often with disastrous literal interpretation.

Vast size — can loom as large as a cloud of smoke or take a solid humanoid form of great beauty and menace. In Arabian Nights illustration, a giant turbaned figure emerging from a waterspout.

Command over storms and sea. Can grant wishes (but delights in literal misinterpretation). Great physical power. Can be bound by enchanted objects — rings, lamps, bottles — inscribed with Solomon's seal.