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Unlike the straw man, which involves a distortion of the other party's position, [4] the red herring is a seemingly plausible, though ultimately irrelevant, diversionary tactic. [5] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a red herring may be intentional or unintentional; it is not necessarily a conscious intent to mislead. [1]
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
Legendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region; Mythical creatures in Burmese folklore; List of Greek mythological creatures; List of legendary creatures from Japan; List of Philippine mythological creatures; Supernatural beings in Slavic folklore
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.
Reynard - A red fox and trickster figure who plays a central role in the moralistic fables of the Reynard cycle. Saci - A Brazilian folklore character, a one-legged black or mulatto youngster with holes in the palms of his hands, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red cap. Sang Kancil, the mouse-deer trickster of Malaysian and Indonesian ...
A female red squirrel who lives in the forest. Ranguvar Foeseeker: Brian Jacques: The Legend of Luke: A female black squirrel who is a berserker. Rufe Brush: Brian Jacques: Mariel of Redwall & The Bellmaker: A young red squirrel who is somewhat taciturn, but proves to be a hero. Ruro: Brian Jacques: Lord Brocktree
The stories are largely concerned with the main character Reynard, an anthropomorphic red fox, trickster figure. His adventures usually involve his deceiving other anthropomorphic animals for his own advantage, or trying to avoid their retaliatory efforts. His main enemy and victim across the cycle is his uncle, the wolf, Isengrim (or Ysengrim).
According to Hesiod, Cerberus, like Orthrus was the offspring of Echidna and Typhon. And like Orthrus, Cerberus was multi-headed. The earliest accounts gave Cerberus fifty, [20] or even one hundred heads, [21] though in literature three heads for Cerberus became the standard. [22] However, in art, often only two heads for Cerberus are shown. [23]