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Pages in category "Legendary fish" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Abaia;
Ichthys was adopted as a Christian symbol.. The ichthys or ichthus (/ ˈ ɪ k θ ə s / [1]), from the Greek ikhthū́s (ἰχθύς, 1st cent.AD Koine Greek pronunciation: [ikʰˈtʰys], "fish") is (in its modern rendition) a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs, the ends of the right side extending beyond the meeting point so as to resemble the profile of a fish.
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."
This is a list of fictional fish from literature, animation and movies. This includes sharks and eels , both of which are fish. Cetaceans and seacows are aquatic mammals , not fish, and shellfish are mollusks , not fish, so they are therefore excluded.
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) Sea goat – Half goat, half fish; Selkie – Shapeshifting seal people
'fish') is the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. [2] Often described as the first of Vishnu's ten primary avatars, Matsya is described to have rescued the first man, Manu, from a great deluge. [3] Matsya may be depicted as a giant fish, often golden in color, or anthropomorphically with the torso of Vishnu connected to the rear half of a fish.
Legendary fish (3 C, 21 P) K. Kappa (folklore) (1 C, 8 P) L. Lake monsters (1 C, 39 P) Loch Ness Monster (1 C, 19 P) M. Sea monsters (2 C, 38 P) P.
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