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52 relations: Aeneas, Allegory, Basilisk, Bear, Bestiary, Centaur, Charybdis, Chimera (mythology), Christian art, Classical antiquity, Cyclopes, Devil, Dragon, Fantasy, Fearsome critters, Folklore, Griffin, Harpy, Heracles, Hero, Holy Spirit, Hybrid beasts in folklore, Indian art, King James Version, Legend, Lernaean Hydra, List of cryptids, List of legendary creatures by type, Lists of legendary creatures, Manticore, Medieval art, Medusa (Greek myth), Minotaur, Modernity, Monoceros (legendary creature), Monster, Myth, Natural history, Non-physical entity, Odysseus, Odyssey, Pegasus, Perseus, Piasa, Psalm 92, Re'em, Scylla, Sphinx, Theseus, Triton (mythology), ... Expand index (2 more) »
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Aeneas
In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (from) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus).
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Allegory
As a literary device or artistic form, an allegory is a narrative or visual representation in which a character, place, or event can be interpreted to represent a meaning with moral or political significance.
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Basilisk
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes.
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Bear
Bears are carnivoran mammals of the family Ursidae.
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Bestiary
A bestiary (bestiarium vocabulum) is a compendium of beasts.
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Centaur
A centaur (kéntauros), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae, is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in the mountains of Thessaly.
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Charybdis
Charybdis (lang|Khárybdis,; lang) is a sea monster in Greek mythology.
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Chimera (mythology)
According to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, Chimæra, or Khimaira (she-goat) was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts.
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Christian art
Christian art is sacred art which uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity.
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Classical antiquity
Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome known together as the Greco-Roman world, centered on the Mediterranean Basin.
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Cyclopes
In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, the Cyclopes (Κύκλωπες, Kýklōpes, "Circle-eyes" or "Round-eyes"; singular Cyclops; Κύκλωψ, Kýklōps) are giant one-eyed creatures.
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Devil
A devil is the personification of evil as it is conceived in various cultures and religious traditions.
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Dragon
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide.
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Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.
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Fearsome critters
In North American folklore and American mythology, fearsome critters were tall tale animals jokingly said to inhabit the wilderness in or around logging camps,Dorson, Richard M. Man and Beast in American Comic Legend. (Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press, 1982.)Leach, Maria.
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Folklore
Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture.
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Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (grýps; Classical Latin: grȳps or grȳpus; Late and Medieval Latin: gryphes, grypho etc.; Old French: griffon) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle with its talons on the front legs.
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Harpy
In Greek and Roman mythology, a harpy (plural harpies,,; harpȳia) is a half-human and half-bird, often believed to be a personification of storm winds.
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Heracles
Heracles (glory/fame of Hera), born Alcaeus (Ἀλκαῖος, Alkaios) or Alcides (Ἀλκείδης, Alkeidēs), was a divine hero in Greek mythology, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, and the foster son of Amphitryon.
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Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or strength. Legendary creature and hero are fantasy tropes.
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Holy Spirit
In Judaism, the Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is the divine force, quality and influence of God over the universe or his creatures.
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Hybrid beasts in folklore
Hybrid beasts are creatures composed of parts from different animals, including humans, appearing in the folklore of a variety of cultures as legendary creatures.
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Indian art
Indian art consists of a variety of art forms, including painting, sculpture, pottery, and textile arts such as woven silk.
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King James Version
on the title-page of the first edition and in the entries in works like the "Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church", etc.--> The King James Version (KJV), also the King James Bible (KJB) and the Authorized Version (AV), is an Early Modern English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, which was commissioned in 1604 and published in 1611, by sponsorship of King James VI and I.
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Legend
A legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions, believed or perceived to have taken place in human history.
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Lernaean Hydra
The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna (Lernaîa Húdrā), more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine lake monster in Greek mythology and Roman mythology.
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List of cryptids
Cryptids are animals that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science.
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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.
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Lists of legendary creatures
The following is a list of lists of legendary creatures, beings and entities from the folklore record. Legendary creature and lists of legendary creatures are legendary creatures.
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Manticore
The manticore or mantichore (Latin: mantichora; reconstructed Old Persian:; Modern مردخوار) is a legendary creature from ancient Persian mythology, similar to the Egyptian sphinx that proliferated in Western European medieval art as well.
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Medieval art
The medieval art of the Western world covers a vast scope of time and place, with over 1000 years of art in Europe, and at certain periods in Western Asia and Northern Africa.
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Medusa (Greek myth)
In Greek mythology, Medusa (/mɪˈdjuːzə, -sə/; Ancient Greek: Μέδουσα means "guardian, protectress") may refer to the following personages.
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Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (. Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".
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Modernity
Modernity, a topic in the humanities and social sciences, is both a historical period (the modern era) and the ensemble of particular socio-cultural norms, attitudes and practices that arose in the wake of the Renaissancein the Age of Reason of 17th-century thought and the 18th-century Enlightenment.
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Monoceros (legendary creature)
The monoceros (μονόκερως) is a legendary animal with only one horn, related to the unicorn.
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Monster
A monster is a type of fictional creature found in horror, fantasy, science fiction, folklore, mythology and religion.
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Myth
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society.
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Natural history
Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study.
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Non-physical entity
In ontology and the philosophy of mind, a non-physical entity is an object that exists outside physical reality.
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Odysseus
In Greek and Roman mythology, Odysseus (Odyseús), also known by the Latin variant Ulysses (Ulixes), is a legendary Greek king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer's epic poem the Odyssey.
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Odyssey
The Odyssey (Odýsseia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.
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Pegasus
Pegasus (Pḗgasos; Pegasus, Pegasos) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion.
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Perseus
In Greek mythology, Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty.
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Piasa
The Piasa or Piasa Bird is a creature from Native American mythology depicted in one of two murals painted by Native Americans on cliffsides above the Mississippi River.
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Psalm 92
Psalm 92 is the 92nd psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD".
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Re'em
A re'em, also reëm (rəʾēm), is an animal mentioned nine times in the Hebrew Bible.
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Scylla
In Greek mythology, Scylla (lang|Skýlla) is a legendary, man-eating monster who lives on one side of a narrow channel of water, opposite her counterpart, the sea-swallowing monster Charybdis.
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Sphinx
A sphinx (σφίγξ,; phíx,; or sphinges) is a mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.
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Theseus
Theseus (Θησεύς) was a divine hero and the founder of Athens from Greek mythology.
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Triton (mythology)
Triton (Trítōn) is a Greek god of the sea, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite.
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Unicorn
The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead.
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Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (Latin: or) is a legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit.
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See also
Legendary creatures
- Alleged extraterrestrial beings
- Bogeymen
- Cryptids
- Ghosts
- Legendary creature
- Lists of legendary creatures
- Monsters
- Rolling and wheeled creatures in fiction and legend
- Shapeshifters
- Undead
- Zouyu
References
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