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Pope Lick Monster (American Folklore) Kentucky Urban Legend – Cryptid, a murderous creature that is part man, sheep, and goat; Popobawa – One-eyed creatures bat-like; Poubi Lai (Meitei mythology) – Evil dragon python from the Loktak lake; Pouākai – Giant bird; Preta (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain) – Ghosts of especially greedy 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.
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
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
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 ...
Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons Apep or Apophis: The giant Snake or Serpent of Chaos from Egyptian mythology. Ouroboros: The "tail-eater" snake or serpent. Jaculus: A small mythical serpent or dragon. It can be shown with wings and sometimes has front legs.
Imugi – Flightless, dragon-like creatures (sometimes thought of as proto-dragons) Inapertwa – Simple organisms, used by creator-gods to make everything else; Incubus (Medieval folklore) – Male night-demon and seducer; Indrik – One-horned horse-bull hybrid
In Orphic cosmogony Phanes / ˈ f eɪ ˌ n iː z / (Ancient Greek: Φάνης, romanized: Phánēs, genitive Φάνητος) or Protogonos / p r oʊ ˈ t ɒ ɡ ə n ə s / (Ancient Greek: Πρωτογόνος, romanized: Prōtogónos, lit. 'Firstborn') is a primeval deity who was born from the cosmic egg at the beginning of creation.