Talk:Kirin/@comment-108.185.39.231-20130509025410/@comment-9351305-20130510060626

Because 妖 was mistranslated, it's supposed to be a type of of being alongside gods and ghosts, like mythical beasts such as unicorns and sphinxes. Phantom in japanese is actually more commonly translated into 幽霊, aka ghosts. I guess they meant that phantoms consist of both ghosts and mythical beings.