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Download QR code; Print/export ... Various characters and creatures in fiction, ... List of shapeshifters. Add languages ...
Mythical beings and creatures with the ability to change their bodies. This may either be a power they can freely activate at will, or a curse which forces them to change involuntarily. Subcategories
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item ... Characters who can change their shape at will in Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category ...
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Empusa (or empousa, pl. empousai) – A shape-shifting being with a copper leg in Greek mythology. Elf – Supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Erinyes – Greek female chthonic deities of vengeance. Fairy – Mythical spirits or legendary creatures in European folklore, also known as fae or fair folk among many other names ...
Stories of shapeshifting within Greek context are old, having been part of the mythological corpus as far back as the Iliad of Homer. Usually those legends include mortals being changed as punishment from a god, or as a reward for their good deeds. In other tales, gods take different forms in order to test or deceive some mortal.
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 ...
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