List of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction

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There are many creatures in the mythology, folklore, and fiction of many cultures who are one-eyed, this page lists such one-eyed creatures.

In mythology, folklore and religion

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  • Arimaspi, legendary people of northern Scythia, "always at war with their neighbours" and stealing gold from griffins. They had a single eye in the centre of the forehead.
  • Balor, a giant in Irish mythology, with one eye in his forehead that would wreak destruction when opened
  • Bungisngis, one-eyed giants of Philippine folklore
  • Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops), one-eyed giants in Greek mythology, including Polyphemus. They had a single eye in the centre of their forehead.
  • Dajjal, a figure in Islam akin to the Antichrist, who has one eye
  • Duwa Sokhor, an ancestor of Genghis Khan, according to The Secret History of the Mongols, who had one eye in his forehead[1]
  • Fachan, a creature from Celtic mythology with one eye, one arm and one leg
  • The Eye of Providence is a representation of Divine Providence
  • The Graeae, the three witches (or sisters) that shared one eye and one tooth between them; often depicted as clairvoyant. They were forced by Perseus, by stealing their eye, into revealing the location of Medusa.
  • Hagen or Högni, a Burgundian warrior in German and Norse legend, depicted as one-eyed in some accounts
  • Some yokais, in the Japanese folklore, have a single giant eye:
  • Jian, a bird in Chinese mythology with only one eye and one wing. A pair of such birds were dependent on each other and inseparable.
  • Kabandha, a demon with no head or neck with one large eye on the breast and a mouth on the stomach. Kabandha appears in Hindu mythology as a character in the Ramayana.
  • Likho, an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology
  • Mapinguari, giant sloth-like cryptid of Brazil and Bolivia often described as having one eye
  • Odin, a Norse god (he was born with two eyes, but traded one for a drink from Mimir's well)
  • Ojáncanu, one-eyed giant with a ten-fingered hand, a ten-toed foot, a long beard and red hair of Cantabrian mythology who embodies evil, cruelty and brutality
  • One-Eye
  • Papinijuwari, Australian sky deities with vampiric tendencies
  • Popobawa, a Tanzanian shetani (evil spirit) that often takes the form of a one-eyed bat-like creature
  • Psoglav, a one-eyed dog-headed monster in Serbian mythology
  • Snallygaster, a one-eyed dragon-like creature said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington, D.C. and Frederick County, Maryland
  • Tepegoz, a one-eyed ogre in the Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut
  • Ra, an Egyptian god whose right eye represents life, immortality, and light, often portrayed as a sun
  • Horus, an Egyptian god whose left eye represents the moon, healing, protection, and restoration

In fiction

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Science fiction

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Comic books

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Historical and mythological fantasy

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Animation and puppetry

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Anime and manga

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Video games

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Music

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Other

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See also

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References

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