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Bahamut, according to Lane's abstract of a particular Islamic work on cosmography, is a giant fish acting as one of the layers that supports the earth. [13] It is so immense "[all] the seas of the world, placed in one of the fish's nostrils, would be like a mustard seed laid in the desert". [13]
The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century. Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. [1] "Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet." [2]: 6
Descent Into the Depths of the Earth [2] is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy roleplaying game coded D1–2. It was written by Gary Gygax , and combines two previously published modules from 1978, the original Descent into the Depths of the Earth and Shrine of the Kuo-Toa .
Legendary fish (3 C, 21 P) K. Kappa (folklore) (1 C, 8 P) L. ... Sea monsters (2 C, 38 P) P. Piscine and amphibian humanoids (6 C, 28 P) S. Water spirits (11 C, 137 P)
The series becomes an odyssey into the Underdark, as described in the "Drow" series of modules: D1 (Descent into the Depths of the Earth), D2 (Shrine of the Kuo-Toa) and D3 (Vault of the Drow). D1 and D2 were later compiled into a single adventure, D1-2: Descent into the Depths of the Earth.
Fish deities (2 C) M. Merfolk (3 C, 10 P) P. Piscine and amphibian humanoids (6 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Legendary fish" The following 21 pages are in this ...
Yacuruna are said to inhabit underwater cities that mirror upside-down human cities. The cities can be interpreted as reflections on the surface of the water. Within the city, the Yucuruna live in palaces of crystal with multicolored walls of fish scales and pearl, reclining on hammocks of feathers under a mosquito net of butterfly wings.
The human-fish were also known as "child-fish" or haieryu (孩 兒魚; 孩儿鱼). [22] [30] The other type, called the niyu (鯢魚) is elaborated in a separate section. [33] It has been noted by Li Shizhen that the character for the Niyu (Ni 鯢 fish) consists of the "fish" indexing component (魚) and "child" (兒) radical. [32]