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Pages in category "Medieval European legendary creatures" The following 65 pages are in this category, out of 65 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira ( Japanese ) – Ghost whale Cetus ( Greek ) – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Entries consist of legendary and unique creatures, ...
Augerino - Subterranean creature. Auloniad – Pasture nymph. Auvekoejak – Furry merman. Avalerion (Medieval Bestiary) – King of the birds. Awa-hon-do – Insect spirit. Axex (Ancient Egyptian) – Falcon-lion hybrid. Ayakashi – Sea serpent that travels over boats in an arc while dripping oil.
Legendary creatures from Europe, supernatural animal or paranormal entities, generally hybrids, sometimes part human (such as sirens), whose existence has not or cannot be proven. They are described in folklore (including myths and legends ), but also may be featured in historical accounts before modernity .
Caladrius (Medieval Bestiary) – White bird that can foretell if a sick person will recover or die; Calingi (Medieval Bestiary) – Humanoid with an eight-year lifespan; Callitrix (Medieval Bestiary) – Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hates; Calydonian Boar – Giant, chthonic boar
Medieval European legendary creatures (8 C, 65 P) Melusine (14 P) Merfolk (3 C, 10 P) N. Nasreddin (8 P) O. One Thousand and One Nights (4 C, 23 P) P. Saint Patrick ...
This is a list of medieval bestiaries. The bestiary form is commonly divided into "families," as proposed in 1928 by M. R. James and revised by Florence McCulloch in 1959–1962. Latin bestiaries