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Zmey Gorynych – The dragon of the Slavic mythology. Its name is translated as "snake son-of-mountain" (due to the fact it lives in a mountain), it has three heads, wings, and it spits fire. Chudo-Yudo – The dragon in Slavic mythology. Often multiheaded with any number of heads from three to ninety, it is most often an evil entity that ...
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
This is a list of lists of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore. Dragons in Greek mythology; Germanic dragon; Slavic dragon; European dragon; Chinese dragon; Japanese dragon; Korean dragon; List of dragons in popular culture; List of dragons in film and television; List of dragons in games; List of dragons in literature
Monster may also be Native, but name was given from Native language by local whites & not the original name, if so. Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people; Water bull – Nocturnal amphibious bull; Water Horse – General name for mythical water dwelling horses of many cultures
Varaha (Hindu mythology) – Third Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a boar; Vârcolac – Vampire or werewolf; Vardøger (Scandinavian) – Ghostly double; Vedrfolnir – Hawk sitting between the eyes of an eagle in the crown of the World Tree Yggdrasil; Veļi – Ghost, shade, formed after a death of a human
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
Scylla – A monster from Greek mythology which has the body of a woman, six snake heads, twelve octopus tentacles, a cat's tail and four dog heads in her waist. Tarasque – A French dragon with the head of a lion, six short legs similar to that of bear legs, the body of an ox, the shell of a turtle, and a scorpion stinger-tipped tail.
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 ...