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The name "Gila" refers to the Gila River Basin in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico, where the Gila monster was once plentiful. [7] Heloderma means "studded skin", from the Ancient Greek words helos (ἧλος), "the head of a nail or stud", and derma (δέρμα), "skin".
Alkonost – female with body of a bird; Gamayun – prophetic bird with woman's head; Gumyōchō – twin-headed human-bird; Harpy – ugly winged bird woman, steals food Aello – name meaning "storm" Ocypete – name meaning "swift wing" Celaeno – name meaning "the dark one"
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Androsphinx (Ancient Egyptian) – Human-headed sphinx. Angel (mainly Christian, Jewish, Islamic traditions) – Divine beings of Heaven who act as mediators between God and humans; the counterparts of Demons. Anqa – Giant mythical female bird similar to a phoenix. Ani Hyuntikwalaski – Lightning spirit.
The Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) is a medium-sized woodpecker of the desert regions of the southwestern United States and western Mexico. In the U.S., they range through southeastern California , southern Nevada , Arizona , and New Mexico .
A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. “It’s like getting your hand slammed, caught in a car door ...
Gichi-anami'e-bizhiw – Bison-snake-bird-cougar hybrid water spirit; Gidim – Ghost; Gigantes – Race of giants that fought the Olympian gods, sometimes depicted with snake-legs; Gigelorum – Smallest animal; Girtablilu – Human-scorpion hybrid; Gjenganger (Scandinavian) – Corporeal ghost
Firebird - large bird with magically luminescent red- and yellow-hued feathers (sometimes used as a synonym of phoenix; see below) Fūjin; Gamayun; Gargoyle; Garuda; German; Gorgons - three sisters (Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa) with snakes for hair, sharp fangs, golden wings, and petrifying gazes. Griffin – An equine-eagle hybrid [1] Harpy ...