A qutrub () in Arabian folklore is a type of

jinn Jinn or djinn (), alternatively genies, are supernatural beings in pre-Islamic Arabian religion and Islam. Their existence is generally defined as parallel to humans, as they have free will, are accountable for their deeds, and can be either ...

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, likened to an "Arabian '

werewolf In folklore, a werewolf (), or occasionally lycanthrope (from Ancient Greek ), is an individual who can shapeshifting, shapeshift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a Shapeshifting, therianthropic Hybrid beasts in folklore, hybrid wol ...

'",Mythology in the Middle Ages: Heroic Tales of Monsters, Magic, and Might By Christopher R. Fee similar to a ghoul because it was said to haunt graveyards and eat corpses. The qutrub also appear as monsters in the role-playing game '' Final Fantasy XI''.

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Vana'diel Bestiary for Final Fantasy XI: Qutrub (Allakhazam.com)
Jinn Demons in Islam Ghouls {{MEast-myth-stub

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