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List of legendary creatures by type

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List of legendary creatures by type

This is a list of legendary creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales, sorted by their classification or affiliation. Creatures from modern fantasy fiction and role-playing games are not included.

Contents

Bats

  • Camazotz (Mayan bat-god)
  • Vampire (worldwide) - shapeshifting human undead that feed on the living.

    • Birds

  • see also Category:Legendary birds

    • Bovines

  • see also Category:Mythological bovines

    • Camelids

  • Allocamelus - A donkey-headed camel.

    • Canids

  • see also Category:Mythological canines

    • Caprids

  • see also Category:Mythological caprids

    • Equines

  • see also Category:Mythological horses

    • Felines

  • see also Category:Mythological felines

    • Fish

  • see also Category:Mythical fish

    • Hyenas

  • Werehyena

    • Marsupials

  • Drop Bear
  • Gunni
  • Phantom kangaroo
  • Bunyip

    • Molluscs

  • Akkorokamui
  • Kraken squid monster (Worldwide)
  • Shen

    • Pachyderms

  • See List of elephants in mythology and religion

    • Pangolins

  • Veo

    • Pigs and boars

  • Calydonian Boar
  • Erymanthian Boar
  • Zhu Bajie
  • see also Category:Mythological pigs

    • Primates

  • see also Category:Mythological monkeys

    • Rabbits and hares

  • see also Category:Mythological rabbits and hares

    • Reptiles, limbed

  • see also Category:Legendary reptiles

    • Rodents

  • see also Category:Mythological rodents

    • Serpents and worms

  • see also Category:Legendary serpents

    • Monotremes

  • Peluda

    • Xenarthrans

  • Mapinguari

    • Procyonids

  • Azeban is a lower-level trickster spirit in Abenaki mythology. The traditional homeland of the Abenaki is Wobanakik (Place of the Dawn), what is now called northern New England and southern Quebec. Azeban (also spelled Azban, Asban or Azaban) is a raccoon, the Abenaki trickster figure. Pronounced ah-zuh-bahn. Azeban does many foolish and/or mischievous things in Abenaki folktales, but unlike animal tricksters in some other tribes, is not dangerous or malevolent.

    • Insectivores

  • 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. It was however, reportedly larger than a rat, very noxious, and lived in deep pools in rivers.Its poisonous abilities were legendary, and it was said to be able to injure cattle over a hundred feet away.

    • Bone

  • Bloody Bones
  • Gashadokuro
  • Grim Reaper
  • Skeleton

    • Face

  • Asura
  • Deva / Devi
  • Noppera-bō

    • Hair

  • Futakuchi-onna
  • Harionago
  • Medusa

    • Mouth

  • Futakuchi-onna
  • Kuchisake-onna

    • Skin

  • Selkie
  • Skin-walker
  • Swan maiden

    • Tail

  • Bakeneko
  • Kitsune
  • Yamata no Orochi
  • Kumiho
  • Hulder

    • Neck

  • Serpopard
  • Rokurokubi
  • Vampire

    • Torso

  • Manananggal
  • Geryon

    • Birth and rebirth

  • Phoenix
  • Ubume

    • Talk

    Note: see Talking animal

  • Gef
  • Serpent in Bible

    • Wisdom

  • Bai Ze
  • Salmon of Wisdom
  • Sphinx
  • Baba Yaga
  • Griffin

    • Time and technology

  • Father Time
  • Gremlin

    • Light

  • Angel
  • Deity
  • Lampetia
  • Will-o'-the-wisp
  • Dragon

    • Demons

  • see list of theological demons

    • Air and wind

  • see List of flying mythological creatures

    • Water

  • see also Category:Mythological water creatures

    • Temperate grassland and garden

  • Fairy
  • Gnome

    • Savanna

  • Emela-ntouka
  • Ennedi tiger
  • Werehyena

    • Volcano and lava

  • Cherufe
  • Phoenix
  • Salamander

    • Humanoids

    see Mythic humanoids

    Hybrids

    see List of hybrid creatures

    Sun

  • Kua Fu a giant in China
  • Three-legged bird in China, Japan
  • Phoenix in Greek Mythology

    • Moon

  • Jade rabbit
  • Werewolf

    • World

  • World Elephant
  • World Turtle
  • See List of mythological places

    • Shapeshifters

    see List of shapeshifters

    Undead

  • see also Category:Ghosts and Ghosts in Hindu Mythology - Bhoot, Baital & Pishacha

    • Corporeal

  • see also Category:Corporeal undead

    • References

    List of legendary creatures by type Wikipedia
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