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  2. Lists of legendary creatures - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...

  4. Flatwoods monster - Wikipedia

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    The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, [1] Braxie, [2] or the Phantom of Flatwoods), [3] in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky.

  5. List of legendary creatures (L) - Wikipedia

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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

  6. Nandi bear - Wikipedia

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    Descriptions of the Nandi bear are of a ferocious, powerfully built carnivore with high front shoulders (over four feet tall) and a sloping back. Stories of the Nandi bear state that it is fierce, nocturnal, stands on its hind legs and can kill animals. [4] Charles William Hobley authored a diagram of its supposed foot in 1913. [4] [5]

  7. Category:Animals in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Legendary animals (14 C) C. Cryptozoology (6 C, 17 P) F. ... Pages in category "Animals in folklore" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.

  8. Cockatrice - Wikipedia

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    It was repeated in the late-medieval bestiaries that the weasel is the only animal that is immune to the glance of a cockatrice. [7] It was also thought that a cockatrice would die instantly upon hearing a rooster crow, [ 8 ] and according to legend, having a cockatrice look at itself in a mirror is one of the few sure-fire ways to kill it.

  9. Piasa - Wikipedia

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    The Piasa (/ ˈ p aɪ. ə s ɔː / PY-ə-saw) or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River.