THE CONCORDANCE
cemetery
2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.
South Asia · 2
MahasonaThe great cemetery demon of Sinhalese folklore, Maha Sohona or Mahasona, a yakka of graveyard, hill, and crossroads, met in healing rites as well as in origin legends of a warrior given a bear's head.VetālaA spirit associated with corpses and cremation grounds in Sanskrit and regional storytelling traditions, notably in tales built around riddles and moral dilemmas.
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