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In the English county of Devon, people once hurried to kill the first butterfly of the year, to avoid a year of bad luck. [28] In the Philippines, a lingering black butterfly or moth in the house is taken to mean a death in the family. [29] An Ancient Greek myth tells of the cithara player Eunomos ("Mr Goodtune"). During a competition, the ...
Buraq – A creature from Arabic iconography that has the head of a man and the body of a winged horse. Capelobo - A creature from Brazilian folklore with the head of an anteater, the torso of a human, and the legs of a goat. Chalkydri – Creatures with twelve angel wings, the body of a lion, and the head of a crocodile mentioned in 2 Enoch [16]
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
Lavellan A Lavellan, làbh-allan, la-mhalan or la-bhallan etc. is a mythological creature from northern Scotland. It was generally considered to be a kind of rodent, and indeed the name "làbh-allan" is also used for a water shrew or water vole in Scottish Gaelic.
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 ...
Psyche with butterfly wings mounted on a camel, at the Louvre In an unnamed kingdom, a king and queen had three beautiful daughters. The youngest, Psyche, possessed beauty that surpassed that of her sisters which resulted in those around her, including priests, comparing her to Aphrodite (referred to as Venus in The Golden Ass ). [ 11 ]
This is a list of flying mythological creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. This listing includes flying and weather-affecting creatures. Adzehate creatures
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.