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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 ...
It was once held that Dionysius was a later addition to the Greek pantheon, but the discovery of Linear B tablets confirm his status as a deity from an early period. Bacchus was another name for him in Greek, and came into common usage among the Romans. [7] His sacred animals include dolphins, serpents, tigers, and donkeys.
Pages in category "Characters in Greek mythology" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 307 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Legendary creatures from Greek mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total. A. Automata in Greek Mythology (2 P) C.
Chalkydri – heavenly creatures of the Sun; Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird; Cinnamon bird – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon; Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death; Gagana – a miraculous bird with an iron beak and copper claws
Arachne (Greek mythology) - Centaurid, human-spider hybrid. Ardat-lilî – Disease demon. Aralez – The oldest gods in the Armenian pantheon; Argus Panoptes – Hundred-eyed giant. Arikura-no-baba – Old woman with magical powers. Arimaspi – One-eyed humanoid.
Fragment of a Hellenistic relief (1st century BC–1st century AD) depicting the twelve Olympians carrying their attributes in procession; from left to right: Hestia (scepter), Hermes (winged cap and staff), Aphrodite (veiled), Ares (helmet and spear), Demeter (scepter and wheat sheaf), Hephaestus (staff), Hera (scepter), Poseidon (trident), Athena (owl and helmet), Zeus (thunderbolt and staff ...
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.