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Nevertheless, "fairy" has come to be used as a kind of umbrella term in folklore studies, grouping comparable types of supernatural creatures since at least the 1970s. [1] The following list is a collection of individual traditions which have been grouped under the "fairy" moniker in the citation given.
Tigris – giant lion of the forest of Bei Ilai; Vaikuntha Chaturmurti – a four-headed aspect of the Hindu god Vishnu: a human head, a lion head, a boar head and a fierce head; Winged lion; Yali (mythology) – Portrayed with the head and the body of a lion, the trunk and the tusks of an elephant, and sometimes bearing equine features.
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
Articles relating to fairies, a type of mythical being or legendary creature found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, German, English, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures , not of particularly unique individuals of a commonly known species.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
The Gwragedd Annwn dressed in green. They appear to be the only type of fairy capable of crossing from the lower world, led by the fairy king Gwyn ap Nudd, to the upper world, where regular human beings dwell. They are most likely to be found near lakes that in isolated, or in mountainous areas. [2]
Fairy (many cultures worldwide, esp. Germanic mythology/folklore) – Nature spirits; Falak – Giant serpent; Familiar – Animal servant; Far darrig – Little people that constantly play pranks; Farfadet – Small (some half-meter tall), wrinkled, and brown-skinned helpful sprites.