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However, this word also covers all sorts of demons, goblins and undead creatures and are thought to have real physical bodies, instead of just apparitions or spectres. The most famous of these is the pontianak or matianak , the ghost of a female stillborn child which lures men in the form of a beautiful woman.
Goo, a mermaid character from Gumby [40] Hippocampus from Krapopolis is a piscine humanoid. [41] The episode "Prince Hippo" revealed that he is part of a race of Atlantean fish-men with his mother being the unnamed Queen of Atlantis. The Kanassans are a race of fish-like humanoids from the planet Manassas.
There have been many sightings of the creature, which the local Orang Asli people call hantu jarang gigi, which translates as "Snaggle-toothed Ghost". [1] Recorded claims of Mawas sightings date back to 1871.
“The best apocryphal story credits Christopher Columbus for spotting a mermaid during his voyage but actually ‘discovering’ North America’s first manatee,” he continues, adding that ...
You could call her a professional mermaid of sorts. One woman risked her life to swim with some of the most dangerous sea creatures in the world. Dressed in only a tiny costume with no diving gear ...
Sea monsters (2 C, 38 P) P. Piscine and amphibian humanoids (6 C, 28 P) S. Water spirits (11 C, 138 P) Pages in category "Mythological aquatic creatures"
In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. [1] Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Mermaids are sometimes associated with perilous events such as storms, shipwrecks, and drownings (cf. § Omens ...
Devil's Lake Monster Fresh Water Octopus [10] Lake Tota Boyacá Colombia: South America: Diablo Ballena (Devil Whale), Monster of Lake Tota: A huge black fish, bigger than a whale, with the head of a bull. [11] 1652– Lake Elsinore California USA: North America: Elsie, Hamlet, Lake Elsinore Monster Cross between a plesiosaur and a sea serpent ...