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Titans – Anthropomorphic pre-Olympian gods in ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Tonttu – In Finnish mythology, a type of dwarf or goblin-like creature associated with households and farms; associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season. Troll – (Norse) Large, often grotesque humanoids. Trow – (Scottish) Short, ugly spirits.
Numerous minor characters in Norse mythology are said to be very wise, though there's often no instance of them demonstrating this supposed wisdom: Dwarfs, particularly Alviss, whose name means "all-wise". Thor keeps him from marrying his daughter by challenging him to a wisdom contest that lasts all night. He's turned to stone by the rising sun.
Reyna's demigod ability is the power to lend her energy, skills, and character traits to nearby demigods. Similar to Leo Valdez, she can speak English , Latin and Spanish. Reyna is often accompanied by two magical dogs, Aurum and Argentum, or by her pegasus Scipio ("Skippy" dies after their trip from New York to Greece in The House of Hades ...
Sassanid bowl with sitting griffin, gilted silver, from Iran.. The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: γρύψ, romanized: grýps; Classical Latin: gryps or grypus; [1] Late and Medieval Latin: [2] gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs.
Basilisk – king of serpents, has the power to cause death with a single glance (Europe) Black Tortoise – one of the four symbols of the Chinese constellations; Chalkydri; Chinese Dragon – serpentine creature with four legs; Cipactli – sea monster, part crocodile, fish and toad. Always hungry, thousands of mouths (Spanish, Aztec)
The word sphinx comes from the Greek Σφίγξ, associated by folk etymology with the verb σφίγγειν (sphíngēn), meaning "to squeeze", "to tighten up". [5] [6] [7] This name may be derived from the fact that lions kill their prey by strangulation, biting the throat of prey and holding them down until they die.
Rostam or Rustam (Persian: رستم) is a legendary hero in Persian mythology, the son of Zāl and Rudaba, whose life and work was immortalized by the 10th-century Persian poet Ferdowsi in the Shahnameh, or Epic of Kings, which contains pre-Islamic Iranian folklore and history. However, the roots of the narrative date much earlier.
Shahmaran is a mythical creature, half-snake and half-woman, portrayed as a dual-headed creature with a crown on each head, possessing a human female head on one end, and a snake's head on the other, possibly representing a phallic figure. [3] The human part is also decorated with a large necklace. [4] [5]