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Unavailable in the supplied source. The provided material does not ascribe abilities, shapeshifting, possession, or behavior to a Vetala/Vetal.
Vengeful spirit
A vengeful spirit is the spirit of a dead person who returns from the afterlife to seek revenge for a cruel, unnatural, or unjust death; in some cultures the form taken by an 'unhappy ghost' denied proper funerary rites. It functions in narrative as an agent of retribution against those perceived responsible for the original injustice.
Venus
Venus refers to two distinct but historically linked referents in the supplied sources: (1) the astronomical planet Venus, the second planet from the Sun with a dense CO2 atmosphere, extreme surface temperatures and thick sulfuric-acid clouds; and (2) Venus, the Roman goddess associated in summary form with love, sexuality, procreation and pleasure. The sources treat the planet with detailed physical and observational data and give only a brief statement of the goddess's domains.
Vepar
Vepar is a named spirit in the Western grimoire (Ars Goetia/Pseudomonarchia Daemonum) tradition presented as a ducal-ranked operative who governs waters and commands legions; sources attribute to her the power to roughen seas, guide armed ships, and cause putrefying sores that can kill. Descriptions in the supplied summaries emphasize her maritime domain and role within a ranked goetic hierarchy but do not provide detailed ritual protocols or a consistent corporeal iconography.
Vesna (Slavic mythology)
Female mythological character associated with youth, springtime, renewal, growth, and fertility in South Slavic mythology. (Note: 1. The power tier should be Primordial since Vesna is a mythological character associated with cosmic forces (springtime and fertility) rather than regional or local spirits. 2. Add sensory cues from )
Vesta
Vesta is attested in the supplied sources as the Roman goddess of the hearth and home. The available materials are primarily a modern disambiguation entry and related references; they identify Vesta's cultic association (e.g., Temple of Vesta) but do not provide detailed mythic narratives, genealogies, or ritual texts in the excerpts given.
Vetala
A spirit that inhabits and reanimates corpses, possessing supernatural knowledge and the power to prophesy. One of the most feared beings in Shaiva tradition.
Vichama
In Inca mythic accounts Vichama is described as a god of death who, according to available summaries, destroyed an earlier human race created by Pacha Kamaq and then caused a new human race to be born from three eggs. A short alternative attestation describes Vichama as a god who "personifies the day."
Vidyārāja (Myō-ō / Wisdom King)
A class of wrathful, protective figures in East Asian Esoteric (Vajrayāna/mikkyō) Buddhism identified by the Sanskrit term Vidyārāja ("knowledge/spell-king") and commonly rendered in Japanese as Myō-ō. They function as fierce guardians, ritual enforcers of esoteric doctrine, and mandalic emanations tied to buddhas and tantric functions.
Viking (Norse mythology)
A male figure in Norse mythology, son of Vífil and Eimyrja, mentioned in Thorsteins saga Víkingssonar and Frithiof's Saga. (Note: - Power tier: Lower to Lesser (given the lack of information on abilities and behaviors beyond familial relationships) - Weaknesses, Wards: Should be listed as "Unknown" since no specific information )
Vimalanātha
Vimalanātha (also Vimalnatha) is the thirteenth Tīrthaṅkara of the present age (Avasarpini) in Jain tradition. He is described in the supplied sources as having attained liberation (Siddha) after destroying all karma; he was born to King Kṛtavarman and Queen Śyāmā at Kampilya/Kaṃpilapura.
Vinayaki
Vinayaki (Vināyakī) is an elephant-headed female divine figure found across South Asian traditions. She appears variably as the feminine shakti or counterpart of Ganesha, as one of the Matrikas or as a yogini in Tantric lists, and in some Buddhist and Jain contexts as an autonomous goddess; surviving texts and images present multiple, sometimes conflicting identities.
Vine (growth form)
A vine is a botanical growth habit characterized by trailing or climbing stems (herbaceous or woody) — a functional plant category (including bines and lianas) that uses external supports to reach light. The term also appears in modern proper names and brands but, in the provided sources, does not denote a single supernatural or folkloric being.
Community Record
- [1]Ghosts in Bengali culture (Wikipedia). "Ghosts are an integral part of the folklore of Bengal, which presently consists of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Tripura. Bengali folktales and cultural identity are intertwined in such a way that ghosts depicted reflect the culture it sets in. Fairy tales, both old and new, often use the concept of ghosts."wiki