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Tikbalang – creature with the body of a man and the head and hooves of a horse, lurks in the mountains and forests (Philippines) Uchchaihshravas – seven-headed all white flying horse (Hindu) Unicorn – horse-like creature with a single horn, often symbolizing purity (Worldwide) Winged unicorn
The Minotaur, whose birth name was Asterion, is another fabled creature from Greek mythology. The man-bull hybrid was the product of an affair between Queen Pasiphaë and a bull—hence its weird ...
The name Gyges is possibly related to the mythical Attic king Ogyges (Ὠγύγης). [5] "Gyes", rather than Gyges, is found in some texts. [6] Homer's Iliad gives Briareus a second name, saying that Briareus is the name the gods call him, while Aegaeon (Αἰγαίων) is the name that men call him. [7]
Tengu – Legendary creatures with human and bird features in Japanese folklore. Tennin – Spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to western angels, nymphs or fairies. Tikbalang – Tall, bony creatures with the features of a horse. Tiyanak – Vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that imitates the form of a child.
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 ...
Hybrid creatures in mythology; Kotobuki – a Japanese Chimera with the parts of the animals on the Chinese Zodiac; Lamassu – an Assyrian deity described to be bull/lion/eagle/human hybrid; List of hybrid creatures in folklore; Hippocampus- a mythical creature depicted as having the upper body of a horse with the lower body of a fish.
Jumbee, the generic name given to all malevolent entities, including demons and spirits; Lwa, a Voodoo spirit who acts as an intermediary between humanity and Bondye; Phantome, an immensely tall spectre stands at the crossroads on nights of the full moon with his legs wide apart; Soucouyant, a blood-sucking hag; United States
Squonk – Ugly and lonely creature capable of evading capture by dissolving itself into a pool of tears; Stihi – Demonic dragon who guards a treasure; Strigoi – Vampire; Strix – Vampiric bird; Struthopodes (Medieval Bestiaries) – Humanoid whose males have enormous feet, and females have tiny feet