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This list of legendary creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales is sorted by their classification or affiliation. Creatures from modern fantasy fiction and role-playing games are not included.
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.
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.
List of legendary creatures (G) List of named animals and plants in Germanic heroic legend; List of ghosts; List of giants in mythology and folklore;
Iku-Turso – Sea monster; Il-Belliegħa – Malevolent well spirit; Imp – Small demonic servant; Impundulu (Southern Africa) – Avian, vampiric lightning spirit; Imugi – Flightless, dragon-like creatures (sometimes thought of as proto-dragons)
Mugwump (Canadian folklore) – Fish-like lake monster; Mujina (Japanese mythology) – Shapeshifting badger spirit; Muldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Water monster; Multo (Philippine mythology) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or has unfinished business; Mummy – Undead creature who revives
Lake monster (Worldwide) – Gigantic animals reported to inhabit various lakes around the world; Lakhey – Demon with fangs; La Llorona (Latin America) – Death spirit associated with drowning; Lamassu (Akkadian and Sumerian) – Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or human-headed lion; Lambton Worm – Giant worm
Yacumama (South America) – Sea monster; 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