Tree deities

thumb|The Dryad by Evelyn De Morgan A dryad (; , sing. ) is an oak tree nymph or oak tree spirit in Greek mythology; Drys (δρῦς) means "tree", and more specifically "oak" in Greek. Today the term is often used to refer to tree nymphs in general.

spirit in Japanese folklore that inhabit trees

220px|thumb|Artistic representation of the curupira The Curupira, Currupira or Korupira () is a forest spirit in the myth of the Tupí-Guaraní speaking areas in the Brazilian and Paraguaian Amazon and Guyanas. It is a guardian of the rainforest that punishes humans for overcutting.

thumb|Various Igorot bulul depicting [[ancestor spirits (c. 1900)]]

thumb|155px|right|The hōkō illustration by Toriyama Sekien.