Jinn
c. 600 CE – 2026 CEattested
Arabian peninsula and the Islamic world
- Islamic Folklore
Beings made of smokeless fire who predate Islam and are carried into it: neither angels nor demons, with free will, families and their own religious obligations.
Known for
- made of smokeless fire
- free will
- bound by contract
Dates are estimates. A great deal of what this atlas covers is only datable to within a century.