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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 .
Snakes are a common occurrence in myths for a multitude of cultures. The Hopi people of North America viewed snakes as symbols of healing, transformation, and fertility. Snakes in Mexican folk culture tell about the fear of the snake to the pregnant women where the snake attacks the umbilical cord. [1]
Agoa- (American) turtle monster of West Virginian lore centered around the Monongahela River. Name derived from Lenape language word for snake, but creature completely made up by whites. Ammut – female demon, funerary deity and animal hybrid (Egypt) Bakunawa – Serpent-like Dragon in Philippines (Philippines)
Echidna, the wife of Typhon in Greek mythology, was half woman, half snake. Fu Xi: serpentine founding figure from Chinese mythology. Glycon: a Roman snake god who had the head of a man. The Gorgons: Sisters in Greek mythology who had serpents for hair. The Lamiai: female phantoms from Greek mythology depicted as half woman, half-serpent.
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 ...
Goddesses depicted as snakes or having a snake theme in their depiction and worship. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A.
Nurarihyon – Head-sized ball-like creature that floats in the sea and teases sailors; Nure-onna – Female monster who appears on the beach; Nurikabe – Spirit that manifests as an impassable, invisible wall; Nyami Nyami (Tonga (Zimbabwean) mythology) – Snake-spirit of the Zambezi River