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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 .
The bestiary — the medieval book of beasts — was among the most popular illuminated texts in northern Europe during the Middle Ages (about 500–1500). Medieval Christians understood every element of the world as a manifestation of God, and bestiaries largely focused on each animal's religious meaning.
These, from the 13th century, expand on the above with various races of humans, mythological creatures, and sometimes wonders of the world from Bernard Silvestris and others: Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum 254; Cambridge, University Library MS Kk.4.25; Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. e Musaeo 136; Oxford, Bodleian Library MS. Douce 88 E
Bicorn and Chichevache are fabulous beasts that appear in European satirical works of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Bicorn is a creature—part panther, part cow, with a human-like face [1] —that devours kind-hearted and devoted husbands and (because of their abundance) is plump and well fed. Chichevache, on the other hand, devours ...
Odontotyrannos (Greek: όδοντοτύραννος), also odontotyrannus or dentityrannus [a] ("tooth-tyrant") is a mythical three-horned beast said to have attacked Alexander the Great and his men at their camp in India, according to the apocryphal Letter from Alexander to Aristotle and other medieval romantic retellings of Alexandrian legend.
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
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Lake monster (Worldwide) – Gigantic animals reported to inhabit various lakes around the world; Lakhey – Demon with fangs; La Llorona (Latin America) – Death spirit associated with drowning; Lamassu (Akkadian and Sumerian) – Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or human-headed lion; Lambton Worm – Giant worm