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Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology. Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise. Ichthyocentaurs – Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish. Scorpion man – Half-man half-scorpion. Serpopard – A creature that is part-snake and part-African leopard.
A centaur-like half-human, half-equine creature called Polkan appeared in Russian folk art and lubok prints of the 17th–19th centuries. Polkan is originally based on Pulicane , a half-dog from Andrea da Barberino 's poem I Reali di Francia , which was once popular in the Slavonic world in prosaic translations.
In Germanic heroic legend, Elgfróði (Elk-Fróði) is the half-man, half-elk elder brother of the hero Bödvar Bjarki and Thorir Houndsfoot. The name is also used to describe mythical creatures with his perceived form, which have been seen as a Norse variant of a centaur, [1] [2] although it is not clear if he was intended to be depicted with two or four legs.
Top half human, bottom half fish, able to control and predict the weather and travel between the human world and the underworld through water. Anishinaabeg myth refers to one trying to take a human husband, the act of bringing him to their world and going through with the marriage turning him into one of them. Sasquatch – see Bigfoot.
As with many liminal beings, the onocentaur's nature is one of conflict between its human and animal components. [1] The first known mention was in reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphus by an officer named Pythagoras, as quoted by Claudius Aelianus in De Natura Animalium. Aelian as well uses the term onokentaura for description of the female form. [2]
Makara (Hindu mythology) – half terrestrial animal in the frontal part (stag, deer, or elephant) and half aquatic animal in the hind part (usually of a fish, a seal, or a snake, though sometimes a peacock or even a floral tail is depicted) Mug-wamp - (Canadian) giant sturgeon monster said to inhabit Lake Temiskaming in Ontario. Name is of ...
Things get wild in the trailer for A24’s “Lamb,” premiering in theaters on Oct. 8. Starring Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson and Ingvar Sigurðsson, the film ...
Lizard people that live in a large swamp called the Black Marsh. Are capable of breathing in water and have developed immunity to certain diseases. [1] Asari: Mass Effect: A monogendered, feminine race capable of reproducing with members of any other species. [2] Baraka TERA: The Baraka are descendants of Giants known for their extreme strength ...