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Popobawa, a Tanzanian shetani (evil spirit) that often takes the form of a one-eyed bat-like creature; Psoglav, a one-eyed dog-headed monster in Serbian mythology; Snallygaster, a one-eyed dragon-like creature said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington, D.C. and Frederick County, Maryland; Tepegoz, a one-eyed ogre in the Oghuz Turkish ...
Celaeno – name meaning "the dark one" Podarge – name meaning "fleet-footed" Horus (Ancient Egyptian) – deity; Inmyeonjo – bird with a human face; Itsumade – monstrous bird with a human face; Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail
Al-mi'raj – One-horned rabbit. Aloja – Female water spirit. Alom-bag-winno-sis – Little people and tricksters. Alp – Male night-demon. Alphyn – Lion-like creature, sometimes with dragon or goat forelegs. Alp-luachra – Parasitic fairy. Al Rakim – Guard dog of the Seven Sleepers.
Imugi – Flightless, dragon-like creatures (sometimes thought of as proto-dragons) Inapertwa – Simple organisms, used by creator-gods to make everything else; Incubus (Medieval folklore) – Male night-demon and seducer; Indrik – One-horned horse-bull hybrid
Jinn (Arabian, Islamic) – Spiritual creatures; genii; Jipijka'm – Underwater horned snake; lives in lakes and eats humans; Jiufeng – Nine-headed bird worshiped by ancient natives in Hubei Province. Jiu tou niao – Nine-headed, demonic bird; Jogah – Little people nature spirit; Jörmungandr – Sea serpent
Yacuruna (Indigenous people of the Amazon) – Mythical water people, with backwards heads and feet; Yadōkai – Malevolent, nocturnal spirit; Yagyō-san – Demon who rides through the night on a headless horse; Yaksha (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) – Male nature spirit; Yakshi [broken anchor] – Vampire
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.
Langmeidong (Meitei mythology) – Semi human, semi hornbill creature; Lares – House spirit; La Sayona – Female ghost that punishes unfaithful husbands; La Tunda – Nature spirit that seduces and kills men; Lava bear – Miniature bear thought to inhabit the lava beds of south central Oregon