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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
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 ...
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.
Mugwump (Canadian folklore) – Fish-like lake monster; Mujina (Japanese mythology) – Shapeshifting badger spirit; Muldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Water monster; Multo (Philippine mythology) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or has unfinished business; Mummy – Undead creature who revives
Sea monster (Worldwide) – Giant, marine animals; Sea serpent (Worldwide) – Serpentine sea monster; Sea-Wyvern – Fish-tailed wyvern; Seko – Water spirit which can be heard making merry at night; Selkie (Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish) – Human-seal shapeshifter
Tepegoz (Azerbaijani) – Azerbaijani mythical creature similar to the cyclops Polyphemus; Terrible Monster – Lion-eagle-scorpion hybrid made from the blood of murder victims; Teumessian Fox – Gigantic fox; Theriocephalus (Medieval folklore) – Animal-headed humanoid; Three hares (Many cultures worldwide) – Symbolic animal
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek 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 ...
Yacumama (South America) – Sea monster; Yacuruna (Indigenous people of the Amazon) – Mythical water people, with backwards heads and feet; Yadōkai – Malevolent, nocturnal spirit; Yagyō-san – Demon who rides through the night on a headless horse; Yaksha (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) – Male nature spirit