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Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of Native origin. Monster may also be Native, but name was given from Native language by local whites & not the original name, if so. Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people
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.
Aeternae – Saw-horned monster. Afanc – Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agni – God of fire and sacrifices. Agathodaemon – Spirit of vinefields and grainfields. Agloolik – Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen. Agogwe (East Africa) – Small, ape-like humanoid.
Nikusui – Monster which appears as a young woman and sucks all of the flesh off of its victim's body; Nimerigar – Aggressive little people; Ningyo – Monkey-fish hybrid; Ninki Nanka (Western Africa) – Large reptile, possibly a dragon; Nisse (Scandinavian) – House spirit; Níðhöggr – Dragon
Mugwump (Canadian folklore) – Fish-like lake monster; Mujina (Japanese mythology) – Shapeshifting badger spirit; Muldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Water monster; Multo (Philippine mythology) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or has unfinished business; Mummy – Undead creature who revives
Sea monster (Worldwide) – Giant, marine animals; Sea serpent (Worldwide) – Serpentine sea monster; Sea-Wyvern – Fish-tailed wyvern; Seko – Water spirit which can be heard making merry at night; Selkie (Faroese, Icelandic, Irish, and Scottish) – Human-seal shapeshifter
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Yacumama (South America) – Sea monster; Yacuruna (Indigenous people of the Amazon) – Mythical water people, with backwards heads and feet; Yadōkai – Malevolent, nocturnal spirit; Yagyō-san – Demon who rides through the night on a headless horse; Yaksha (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) – Male nature spirit