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Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 211 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Female evil spirits or malicious monsters in folklore, legends, and mythology. These monstrous women are often portrayed as predatory creatures, who are usually seen seducing male humans or snatching young children in order to kill, eat, or otherwise harm them.
Beowulf (c. 700–1000): Grendel's mother, a monster-woman; Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson (c. 1220): The Valkyries, female creatures (often depicted as winged) of Norse mythology, who choose which fighters live and die in battle; Roman de Mélusine by Jean d'Arras (1392–94): Mélusine, a water spirit of European folklore [1]
Siraya mythology Takaraenpada Egyptian mythology Ahti ... Haashchʼéé Baʼáádí (Hastsébaádi, Qastcebaad, Yebaad) (Female Divinity) Haashchʼéé Oołtʼohí ...
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
Manto (mythology) Marpessa; Meda (mythology) Medusa; Megalai Ehoiai; Meganeira; Melantho (Odyssey) Melia (mythology) Meliboea of Ephesus; Melite (heroine) Memphis (mythology) Menippe and Metioche; Merope (daughter of Oenopion) Mese (mythology) Mestra; Meta (mythology) Milye; Mnesimache; Moirai; Molione (mythology) Myia (mythology) Myrice ...
Ancient Greek name English name Description Ἀχλύς (Akhlús) Achlys: The goddess of poisons, and the personification of misery and sadness. Said to have existed before Chaos itself. Αἰθήρ (Aithḗr) Aether: The god of light and the upper atmosphere. Αἰών (Aiōn) Aion: The god of eternity, personifying cyclical and unbounded time.