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Kalavinka – a fantastical immortal creature in Buddhism, with a human head and a bird's torso and long flowing tail; Karura – divine creature with human torso and birdlike head; Kinnara – Half-bird musicians; Lamassu (Mesopotamian) – goddess with a human head, the body of a bull or a lion, and bird wings
Pages in category "Female legendary creatures" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 212 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Creatures from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that come from or are based on real-life folklore or mythology. Note that many of these although taking the name from the mythological version, have very little in common with them, instead being based on modern fantasy fiction.
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 ...
Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons Apep or Apophis: The giant Snake or Serpent of Chaos from Egyptian mythology. Ouroboros: The "tail-eater" snake or serpent. Jaculus: A small mythical serpent or dragon. It can be shown with wings and sometimes has front legs.
Feilong, winged legendary creature that flies among clouds. Fish in Chinese mythology; Four Perils; Four Symbols, also called Sixiang, four legendary animals that represent the points of the compass. Fox spirit, a famous mythological fox-like creature. Also called huli jing, huyao, huxian, or huzu. A Hulijing
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 ...
The Belgariad series by David Eddings (1982–4): Dryads, female human-like creatures, bound to oak trees; Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter (1984): Fevvers, a circus performer claims to be part-swan [7] Vampire Princess Miyu by Toshiki Hirano (1989–2002): Miyu, half-human and half-vampire