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Members of the goat-antelope subfamily from myth and legend. See also. Category:Fiction about goats; ... Pages in category "Mythological caprids"
A faun, as painted by Hungarian painter Pál Szinyei Merse in 1867 A drawing of a Faun.. The faun (Latin: Faunus, pronounced [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, romanized: phaûnos, pronounced [pʰâu̯nos]) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology.
Goat people are a class of mythological beings who physically resemble humans from the waist up, and had goat-like features usually including the hind legs of goats. They fall into various categories, such as sprites, gods, demons, and demigods. [15] Krampus – A Germanic mythical figure of obscure origin. It is often depicted with the legs ...
Satyr, satyress – Humanoid beings or nature spirits with goat-like features such as horns and hooves. Seelie – Scottish term meaning "happy" or "blessed", used in several fairy names. Selkie – Scottish mythical creature that resembles a seal in the water but assumes human form on land. Sidhe – Irish race of fae that make their homes in ...
Unicorn – horse-like creature with a single horn, often symbolizing purity (Worldwide) Winged unicorn; Water Horse – General name for mythical water dwelling horses of many cultures Ceffyl Dŵr – water horse; Each-uisge – Malevolent shapeshifting oceanic water horse
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; Yakshi [broken anchor] – Vampire
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 ...
The xiezhi (獬豸 [a]; xièzhì < Eastern Han Chinese *gɛʔ-ḍɛʔ [1]: 620 ) is a mythical creature of Chinese origin found throughout Sinospheric legends. It resembles an ox or goat, with thick dark fur covering its body, bright eyes, and a single long horn on its forehead. It has great intellect and understands human speech.