Among hindu-s
Superhuman sky-travellers
- siddha-s, chAraNa-s, vidyAdhara-s
- gandharva-s
- yakSha-s
- asura-s and rAxasa-s (../also see non-evil page)
vAnara-s and the like
- Possible inspiration from other coexisting homo-species
- Neanderthals and trolls and giants in Europe - NA16.
Among non-hindu-s
- Titans
- Mostly imprisoned in Tartarus, but some were revered “Saturn is identified with Kronos, a Titan, and yet has an important cult in Rome. Rhea, when she is identified with Kybele, also has important cultus in the Hellenistic era.”
- Giants and Trolls
- Fairies
- Elves
- Dwarves