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Satyrus (Medieval Bestiary) – Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hates; Sazae-oni – Shapeshifting turban snail spirit; Sceadugenga – Shapeshifting undead; Scitalis (Medieval Bestiaries) – Snake which mesmerizes its prey; Scorpion Man – Human-scorpion hybrid
This is a list of medieval bestiaries. The bestiary form is commonly divided into "families," as proposed in 1928 by M. R. James [ 1 ] and revised by Florence McCulloch in 1959–1962. In the absence of popular culture books, people in the Middle Ages in Europe took superstition for granted, and the unthinkable can easily be accepted as the ...
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.
Carbuncle () – one of its many descriptions is a greenish-red fiery light reminiscent of fireflies; Karkinos () – Cancer the crab; Gold-digging ant () – Reported by Herodotus to live in either Ethiopia or Indian subcontinent
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Caladrius (Medieval Bestiary) – White bird that can foretell if a sick person will recover or die; Calingi (Medieval Bestiary) – Humanoid with an eight-year lifespan; Callitrix (Medieval Bestiary) – Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hates; Calydonian Boar – Giant, chthonic boar
Biology portal; This category is for Bestiaries, compendiums of beasts. Originating in the ancient world, bestiaries were made popular in the Middle Ages in illustrated volumes that described various animals and even rocks.