Not documented in the supplied source excerpts. The provided material contains no mythological origin narrative for a supernatural Pisacha.
Not documented in the supplied source excerpts. No physical descriptions of a supernatural Pisacha are present in the provided material.
Not documented in the supplied source excerpts. The provided material contains no descriptions of powers, behaviors, or interactions with humans for a supernatural Pisacha.
Pinni (Punjabi dessert — no documented spirit)
The provided sources contain no evidence of a Punjabi supernatural entity called "Pinni" or "Preta." The only attested usage of the word "Pinni" in the supplied materials refers to a Punjabi winter dessert made from desi ghee, wheat flour, jaggery, and nuts; unrelated archival and technical documents in the materials do not describe any folkloric being by this name.
Pippalada
In Hindu tradition, Pippalada is a sage and philosopher who represents an incarnation of Shiva, guiding seekers of truth with deep knowledge. (Note: - Power tier should be Ancient, as being an incarnation of Shiva and attributed authorship of a key Upanishad suggests deity-level abilities. - Appearance and origin story are missing; add relevant in)
Pippo and Gala (tradition)
No folkloric material about supernatural entities called 'Pippo' or 'Gala' is present in the supplied sources. 'Pippo' appears only as an Italian personal nickname (for Filippo) in a modern biographical entry; 'Gala' does not appear in the excerpts. The available archival periodical discusses mid‑20th‑century Italian labor matters and contains no information about spirits, rituals, or folk belief tied to these names.
Piras
Piras (Ancient Greek: Πειρᾶς) is an Argive king in Greek mythic genealogies, known primarily by name and familial connections rather than by individual deeds or cult. He appears in variant forms (Piren, Peiren, Peirasus, Piranthus) and is attested as a son of Argus and Evadne.
Pirene
Pirene is attested in the provided sources as a name applied to a fountain in Corinth and as a mythological figure described simply as a nymph in Greek tradition; the supplied materials are fragmentary and give no detailed myths, attributes, or cult practices for the figure.
Piru (Finnish tradition)
A fiend or demon from Finnish mythology, classified as malevolent entities. (Note: 1. Summary: Remove "malevolent entities" as it's not supported by the source material. 2. Power tier: Change to Lesser or Minor Spirit (no evidence of Primordial power). 3. Appearance: Add that no spe)
Pishach
Among the oldest classified demon-types in Hindu tradition — flesh-eating entities of the cremation ground first named in the Atharva Veda. The Pishach inhabits fresh corpses and possesses the living, causing the specific Ayurvedic condition of 'pishachabadha': madness, speaking in unknown languages, consuming impure things.
Pishacha
Flesh-eating spirits of Hindu mythology that haunt cremation grounds and are associated with disease, madness, and possession. The lowest class of demon in the Vedic hierarchy.
Pishacha-graha
The possessing variety of pishacha described in classical Ayurvedic and tantric texts — a grasping spirit (graha) that seizes the body of a victim, producing symptoms of madness and compulsion.
Pishachini
Pishachini is attested in the provided sources both as the central antagonist in a contemporary Hindi television drama (a formerly human woman cursed after death into a malign supernatural female being) and as an indexed term in a corpus of tantric/vedic sadhana listings (Pankaj Oudhia archival entries) where Pishach‑related sadhana and herbal ingredients are named. The materials do not provide a classical canonical account, so description remains provisional across a fictional and an indexical ritual register.
Pishdadian Dynasty
Mythological rulers in Zoroastrian belief, Persian mythology, and Iranian national history. (Note: - Power tier: Primordial (not Ancient), as they are described as "primordial kings" controlling the world. - Abilities: Remove mention of specific abilities related to governance and leadership, as th)
Pishtaco
An Andean folkloric slayer-figure (also called ñaqaq or kharisiri) associated with attacks on indigenous people to extract human fat for commercial, ritual, or practical ends. The figure straddles human and supernatural traits, frequently imagined as outsider professionals (soldiers, hacendados, doctors) and is used as an explanatory focus for wasting illnesses and violent deaths in Peru and Bolivia.
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- [1]Pisacha — Wikipedia (genus of planthoppers). Wikipedia: Pisacha (genus of planthoppers), notes 'Pisacha is a genus of planthoppers… erected by William Lucas Distant in 1906.'wiki
- [2]Wikidata: Pisacha (Q18102160). Wikidata entry for the insect genus Pisacha (taxonomic usage).other
- [3]Linguistic Survey Of India: Specimens Of The Dardic Or Pisacha Language Vol.8 Pt.2. Archive bibliographic record: title contains 'Specimens Of The Dardic Or Pisacha Language', indicating the use of 'Pisacha' as a language-name label in this context.other
- [4]Bhagavad Gita with Eleven Commentaries (1935) — contents listing. Contents listing includes '08) Sri Hanumat Acharya's Paishach Bhashya' — showing the lexical/form 'Paishach' appears as part of a commentary title in a printed volume.literary
- [5]Is there such a thing as Hindu Halloween? (DailyO). Popular article that lists 'pisacha' alongside other spirit terms in contemporary discussion (excerpt in supplied material is limited).other