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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.
Monsters depicted in Greek mythology. Monsters usually resemble bizarre, deformed, otherworldly and/or mutated animals or entirely unique creatures of varying sizes. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Monsters in Greek mythology .
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 ...
Heiðrún – goat in Norse mythology, which produces mead for the einherjar; Khnum; Satyr – a goat legged human that is associated to the deity Dionysus. Known to be drunk partiers. Sidehill gouger; Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr – Thor's magical goats; Chrysomallos – a sheep with golden fleece from Greek mythology
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.
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Balor, a giant in Irish mythology, with one eye in his forehead that would wreak destruction when opened; Bungisngis, one-eyed giants of Philippine folklore; Cyclopes (singular: Cyclops), one-eyed giants in Greek mythology, including Polyphemus. They had a single eye in the centre of their forehead. Polyphemus, a giant Cyclops shepherd in Greek ...