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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 .
Robin Shoots with Sir Guy. European folklore or Western folklore refers to the folklore of the Western world, especially when discussed comparatively.The history of Christendom during the Early Modern period has resulted in a number of traditions that are shared in many European ethnic and regional cultures.
Supernatural animals, often hybrids, sometimes part human, whose existence has not or cannot be proved and that are described in folklore, but also in historical accounts written before history became a science. For fictional creatures of the United States created with sardonic intent, see Category:Fearsome critters.
1.2.3 Central America. 1.2.4 South America. ... Western Europe ... List of legendary creatures by type; List of mythology books and sources;
Selections from the Journal of American folklore. Ed Cray and Marilyn Eisenberg Herzog (January 1967). "The Absurd Elephant: A Recent Riddle Fad". Western Folklore. 26 (1). Western Folklore, Vol. 26, No. 1: 27– 36. doi:10.2307/1498485. JSTOR 1498485. —the evolution of the Elephant Riddle that entered U.S. folklore in California in 1963
The legend of Bigfoot comes from Native American mythology and folklore surrounding European ... is another fabled creature from Greek mythology. The man-bull hybrid was the product of an affair ...
The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.. The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, [1] describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.
Sigbin – is a creature in Philippine mythology (Philippines) Sky Fox (mythology), a celestial nine-tailed Fox Spirit that is 1,000 years old and has golden fur (Chinese) Shug Monkey – dog/monkey creature found in Cambridgeshire (Britain) Tanuki – Japanese raccoon dog, legends claim is a shapeshifting trickster (Japan)