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Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail; Devil Whale – Whale capable of swallowing ships
A Dzunukwa . Dactyl – Little people and smith and healing spirits; Daemon – Incorporeal spirit; Dahu (France, Switzerland and the north of Italy) – Similar to a deer or ibex; legs on one side of its body are shorter than on the other side
The name is from the word adamant (see above), with suffix -ite for names of minerals. Adamantium: Marvel Comics: Adamantium is a nigh-indestructible metal that was inadvertently invented by metallurgist Myron MacLain during an attempt to recreate his prior discovery, an alloy of steel and vibranium.
A modern painting of the "Piasa Bird", on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois.Wings were not present in the original painting. Paasselkä devils – Spectral fire
A statue of Rangda, the queen of the Leyak.. La-bar-tu – Disease demon; Labbu – Sea snake; Lady midday – Sunstroke spirit; Ladon – Dragon guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides
Lich is an archaic English word for "corpse"; the gate at the lowest end of the cemetery where the coffin and funerary procession usually entered was commonly referred to as the lich gate. This gate was quite often covered by a small roof where part of the funerary service could be carried out.
Urmahlullu relief from a bathroom in the palace of Assurbanipal in Ninevah. Ubume – Ghosts of women who died in childbirth; Uchek Langmeidong (Meitei mythology) – Semi human, semi hornbill creature
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.