List of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction

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
  • Arges, one of the three Cyclops smith gods in Greek mythology
  • 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
  • Brontes, one of the three Cyclops smith gods in Greek mythology
  • 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 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
  • Hitotsume nyūdō could pass for really tall human priests if not for the large, single eye in the center of their faces. They dress in luxurious robes and travel in enormous, ornate palanquins carried by lesser yōkai or human slaves. Their palanquins are surrounded by a splendid precession fit for a corrupt abbot or a rich lord. The fantastic procession is enough to make most travelers stop and stare, speculating about what nobleman or lady might be riding inside. But when the palanquin stops and a hitotsume nyūdō comes strolling out, it means trouble for any curious gawkers.
  • Shirime
  • Hitotsume-kozō, monsters (obake) in Japanese folklore, with a single giant eye in the center of the face
  • 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.
  • Kasa-obake, one-eyed sentient umbrella yokai of Japanese folklore
  • 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
  • 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
  • Polyphemus, a giant Cyclops shepherd in Greek mythology
  • 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
  • Steropes, one of the three Cyclops smith gods in Greek mythology
  • Tepegoz, a one-eyed ogre in the Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut

In fiction

Science fiction

Comic books

Historical and mythological fantasy
  • Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, the Auror in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. He has one normally functioning eye, and one magical eye that can see through magical cloaking.
  • Beholder, a creature in the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons – one large eye, also many smaller eyestalks.
  • Cyclops in the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons.
  • Draken, a one-eyed sea monster in the animated series Jumanji.
  • Imbra, an idol and the highest god of Kafiristan from Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King.
  • Rell, a cyclops in the film Krull. The Cyclops traded with the Beast one of their eyes for the ability to see into the future. The Beast did give them the ability to see into the future – but they can only see the moment of their own deaths.
  • Sauron, the eponymous arch-villain of The Lord of the Rings, is often depicted as looking through a single 'Eye' in Peter Jackson's cinematic adaptations of Tolkien's work.
  • Tyson, Percy Jackson's half-brother in Percy Jackson and the Olympians, is a Cyclops. However Cyclopes also appear as villains.
  • Zargon, a giant one-eyed monster in the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.

Animation and puppetry

Anime
  • Lord Boros, in One-Punch Man, the alien leader of the Dark Matter Thieves, self-proclaimed subjugator of the universe, and the first antagonist to give Saitama a "serious fight"
  • Norman Burg, the butler and weapons specialist to Roger Smith in The Big O
  • Darklops Zero, prototype of Darklops in the film Ultraman Zero: The Revenge of Belial
  • Iwanaga Kotoko, in In/Spectre, A 17 year old Goddess Of Wisdom to the spirits and humans alike, has only one eye and one leg due to sacrificing a part of her to become a goddess.

Video games

Music

Other

See also
  • List of many-eyed creatures

References
  1. "History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century", p.36, at Archive.org
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