List of creatures in Meitei folklore

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A host of legendary creatures, animals and mythic humanoids occur in Meitei folklore and Meitei mythology.

An art of a dragon, illustrated in the flag of Modern Manipur.

List

• Helloi (Meitei: ꯍꯦꯜꯂꯣꯢ), a class of seductive creatures, who spread diseases and illnesses, to men, through sexual intercourse.
• Hingchabi (Meitei: ꯍꯤꯡꯆꯥꯕꯤ), a class of mythical giantesses.
• Kao (Meitei: ꯀꯥꯎ), a supernatural bull, of enormous strength and advanced intelligence, who created havoc in the shores of the Loktak lake, but later captured by Khuman Khamba, with deep respect.
• Khoirentak tiger (Meitei: ꯈꯣꯢꯔꯦꯟꯇꯥꯛ ꯀꯤ ꯀꯩ), a monstrous tiger, who devoured every passersby in the shores of the Khoirentak region, in Ancient Moirang but was later slain by Khuman Khamba.
• Nongshaba (Meitei: ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ) or Kanglasha (Old Manipuri: ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ), a mythical dragon lion god.
• Pakhangba (Meitei: ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯕ), a primordial serpentine dragon god.
• Poubi Lai (Meitei: ꯄꯧꯕꯤ ꯂꯥꯢ), a pythonic dragon, who dwells in the Loktak lake.
• Samadon Ayangba (Meitei: ꯁꯃꯗꯣꯟ ꯑꯌꯥꯡꯕ), a winged horse, created by Sanamahi, in the moon land, which is later used by Marjing, as his charger.
• Taoroinai (Meitei: ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯣꯢꯅꯥꯢ), a primordial serpentine dragon, which dwells in the cosmic ocean.
• Uchek Langmeidong (Meitei: ꯎꯆꯦꯛ ꯂꯥꯡꯃꯩꯗꯣꯡ), a mythical hybrid of a human being and a hornbill bird.