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Bahamut – Whale monster whose body supports the earth. Word seems far more ancient than Islam and may be origin of the word Behemoth in modern Judeo-Christian lore. Bake-kujira – Ghost whale; Cetus – a monster with the head of a boar or a greyhound, the body of a whale or dolphin, and a divided, fan-like tail
Aeternae – Saw-horned monster. Afanc – Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agni – God of fire and sacrifices. Agathodaemon – Spirit of vinefields and grainfields. Agloolik – Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen. Agogwe (East Africa) – Small, ape-like humanoid.
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.
Mairu (Basque mythology) – Megalith-building giant; Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit; Majitu – in Swahili mythology, shape-shifting spirits that can pass as humans; Makara (Indian mythology) – Aquatic beings; Makura-gaeshi (Japanese mythology) – Pillow-moving spirit; Mallt-y-Nos (Welsh mythology) – Spirit of ...
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
Australian Aboriginal rock painting of the "Rainbow Serpent".Rå – Spirit that protects a specific place; Rabisu – Vampiric spirit that ambushes people; Radande – Tree spirit
Uchek Langmeidong (Meitei mythology) – Semi human, semi hornbill creature; Ukko – Finnish sky deity; Uma-no-ashi – Horse's leg which dangles from a tree and kicks passersby; Umibōzu – Ghost of drowned priest; Umi-nyōbō – Female sea monster who steals fish; Undead (Worldwide) – Dead that behave as if alive
A Xiuhcoatl statue in the British Museum. Xana – Female water spirit; Xanthus — Man-eating horse; Xecotcovach – Bird; Xelhua – Giant; Xiao (mythology) – Ape or four-winged bird