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Pages in category "European folklore characters" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Legendary creatures from Europe, supernatural animal or paranormal entities, generally hybrids, sometimes part human (such as sirens), whose existence has not or cannot be proven. They are described in folklore (including myths and legends), but also may be featured in historical accounts before modernity
Nevertheless, "fairy" has come to be used as a kind of umbrella term in folklore studies, grouping comparable types of supernatural creatures since at least the 1970s. [1] The following list is a collection of individual traditions which have been grouped under the "fairy" moniker in the citation given.
Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail; Karura – divine creature with human torso and birdlike head; Kinnara – Half-bird musicians; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings
European folklore characters (9 C, 32 P) F. Characters in fairy tales (9 C, 7 P) Female folklore characters (4 C, 2 P) H. Heroes in mythology and legend (11 C, 143 P)
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.
Creatures found in the legends and folktales of German-speaking countries such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
European folklore characters (10 C, 33 P) ... Germanic legendary creatures (7 C, 39 P) F. European fairy tales (29 C, 27 P) K. Karelian-Finnish folklore (1 C, 19 P) M.