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Artistic depiction of a Yeti, a mythical humanoid taller than an average human said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.. Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character.
Tei Pai Wanka - (Wampanoag) Term for swamp lights in Algonquian lore. Enslaved souls of people taken by the Little People who are used to scare people who've done wrong or lure them to their deaths. Vampire; Wanagi- (Lakota) Lakota name for Siouan shadow people. Essentially ghosts. Wewe Gombel; Wili; Will o' the wisp – Jack o lantern (English ...
Aobōzu – Blue monk who kidnaps children. Apkallu – Fish-human hybrid that attends the god Enki. Apsaras (Buddhist and Hindu) – Female cloud spirit. Aqrabuamelu – Human-scorpion hybrid. Arachne (Greek mythology) - Centaurid, human-spider hybrid. Ardat-lilî – Disease demon.
This is an index of lists of mythological figures from ancient Greek religion and mythology. List of Greek deities; List of mortals in Greek mythology; List of Greek legendary creatures; List of minor Greek mythological figures; List of Trojan War characters; List of deified people in Greek mythology; List of Homeric characters
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 ...
The name "Táltos" may be connected to the verb "tált", which is to "open wide"; i.e. they "opened themselves to the world." More probable, however, is its cognation with Ugric words like Northern Mansi tūltėn "easy" and Vasyugan Khanty tolten "with magical powers". Yet another hypothesis suggests derivation from Turkic talt "unconsciousness".
In Greek mythology, Cadmus (/ ˈ k æ d m ə s /; Ancient Greek: Κάδμος, romanized: Kádmos) was the legendary Phoenician founder of Boeotian Thebes. [1] He was, alongside Perseus and Bellerophon, the greatest hero and slayer of monsters before the days of Heracles. [2]
Oni are able to change their looks to fool their victims into trusting them. Oni can be male or female, but have been predominantly male throughout history. [5] Female oni are sometimes referred to by the name Yamauba. When in disguise, oni are capable of appearing as a man or woman, regardless of their gender. [6]