List of many-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction

Many-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction
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This page lists many-eyed beings in mythology and fiction. The list is meant to include creatures that have multiple eyes on body or on head (or heads); for creatures who have multiple eyes due to having multiple heads, each having two eyes, see polycephaly in mythology.

In mythology and religion

  • Amun in Egyptian mythology (in some depictions).[1]
  • Argus Panoptes in Greek mythology.
  • Azrael in Islam.
  • Bes in Egyptian mythology (in some depictions).[1]
  • Dodomeki, Hyakume and Mokumokuren in Japanese folklore.
  • Ophanim in Judaism and Christianity.
  • Lord Shiva in Hinduism.
  • Osiris in Egyptian mythology (in some depictions).[1]
  • Seraphim in Judaism and Christianity.
  • Indra in Hinduism (following his seduction of Ahalya).
  • Durga or Gauri in Hinduism.

In fiction

Movies and TV

Western animation

Games

Anime and manga

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Raffaele Pettazzoni: The all-knowing God, pg. 58-66