List of legendary creatures
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The following is a list of legendary creatures that humans have at some point believed to be real but have not been proven to exist. Some may be extinct, while some have been proven not real, and others are creatures of various religions.
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
- Abarimon
- Abatwa
- Agogwe
- Ahriman
- Aitvaras
- Ajatar
- Al
- Amarok
- Amphisbaena
- Angel
- Anubite
- Apis
- Arachnea
- Aracoix
- Argus Panoptes
- Aswang
- Automatas
- Avengers
- Azazel
- Aziza
[edit] B
- Baba Yaga
- Bahamut
- Baku
- Balaur
- Bannik
- Banshee
- Barghest
- Barbegazi
- BasCelik
- Basilisk
- Baxajuan
- Beast of Bodmin
- Beast of Gévaudan
- Behemoth
- Bigfoot
- Bird of Paradise
- Bishop-fish
- Blemmyae
- Boggart
- Bolla
- Boobie
- Bogeyman
- Brownie (elf)
- Broxa
- Bukavac
- Bunyip
- Buraq
[edit] C
- Cambion
- Cameleopard
- Capricorn
- Carbuncle
- Catoblepas
- Centaur
- Cerberus
- Charybdis
- Cherufe
- Chimaera
- Chupacabra
- Ciguapa
- Cikavac
- Cluricaun
- Coblynau
- Cockatrice
- Cthulhu
- Cretan Bull
- Crocotta
- Cyclops
[edit] D
- Dahu (France)
- Deamon
- Diwata (Philippines)
- Domovoi (Russia)
- Domowije (Poland)
- Doppelgänger
- Drac
- Dragon (also, "Wyrm")
- Draug
- Draugr
- Drekavac
- Drop Bear
- Drow (folklore)
- Dryad
- Duergar (folklore)
- Dvergr
- Dwarf
- Dybbuk
[edit] E
[edit] F
[edit] G
- Gaki
- Gancanagh
- Gargoyle
- Garuda
- Genie
- Ghost
- Ghoul
- Giant
- Giant animals
- Gnome
- Goblin
- Golden Hind
- Golem
- Gorgon
- Gremlin
- Grendel
- Griffin
- Gwyllgi
- Gwyllion
[edit] H
- Haetae
- Hag
- Haggis
- Harpy
- Hellhound
- Hippocampus
- Hippogriff
- Hitotsume-kozou
- Hobgoblin
- Hodag
- Homunculus
- Huldrefolk
- Huldra
- Huli jing
[edit] L
- Hydra
- Lycanthrope (see Werewolf)
[edit] I
[edit] J
[edit] K
- Kabouter
- Kallikantzaroi
- Kappa
- Kapre
- Karkadann
- Kelpie
- Kishi (Folklore)
- Kitsune
- Knockers
- Kobold
- Kraken
- Kroni
- Kting Voar
- Kujuta
- Kumiho
[edit] L
- Lake monster
- Lammasu
- Leprechaun
- Leshii
- Leviathan
- Leyak
- Liderc
- Lizardman
- Loch Ness Monster
- Lou Carcolh
- Loup Garou
- Lycanthrope
- Lampades (Mythology)
[edit] M
- Maal
- Manananggal
- Mandrake
- Manipogo
- Manticore
- Mara
- Mares of Diomedes
- Medusa
- Menehune
- Merfolk
- Merrow
- Midwayer
- Mimi
- Minotaur
- Monopod
- Monster
- Moss maiden
- Moss people
- Mothman
- Mountain Giant (also known as Mountain King)
- Mummy
- Myling
[edit] N
[edit] O
[edit] P
- Panther
- Patagonian Giant
- Patupairehe
- Pegasus
- Peluda
- Penanggalan
- Phoenix
- Piasa
- Pine-Light
- Pixie
- Polevik
- Poltergeist
- Pooka
- Ponaturi
- Puck
- Prometheans
- Pūkis
- Python
[edit] Q
[edit] R
[edit] S
- Sagittarius
- Salamander
- Samebito
- Santa Clause
- Satyr
- Scorpion Man
- Scylla
- Sea monster
- Sea serpent
- Seelie
- Selkie
- Serpopard
- Shedim
- Sidehill Gouger
- Simargl
- Simurgh
- Sirena
- Skvader
- Sleipnir
- Sluagh
- Snallygaster
- Spectre
- Sphinx
- Spriggan
- Sprite
- Squonk
- Stryx
- Stuhać
- Stymphalian Bird
- Sun Imps
- Swamp monster
- Swan maiden
- Sylph
[edit] T
- Talos
- Taniwha
- Tanuki
- Tarasque
- Tengu
- Tennin
- Teumessian Fox
- Thunderbird
- Titan
- Tikbalang
- Tomte
- Tonttu
- Triton
- Troglodyte
- Troll
- Trow
[edit] U
[edit] V
[edit] W
- Warg
- Wendigo
- Werecat
- Werewolf
- Wichtlein
- Wight
- Witte Wieven
- White Horse Hungarian
- Wood people
- Wolpertinger
- Wraith
- Wyvern
[edit] X
[edit] Y
[edit] Z
[edit] Joke species
These are creatures invented specifically for amusement purposes, in particular to fool the gullible.
- Drop Bear
- Dahu
- Fearsome Critters
- Fur-bearing trout
- Kwyjibo
- Wild Haggis
- Hodag
- Jackalope
- Manbearpig
- Nauga as in Naugahyde
- Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus
- Snapalope
- Snipe as in snipe hunt
- Spaghetti tree
- Skvader
- Wolpertinger
- Shocate ; Jeguar . Endemic to Romania.
[edit] National fictional species (folktales, tall tales)
Many nations around the world have mythical animals which are widely believed not to exist and for which there is little or no scientific evidence, but which are nevertheless well known and, in a sense, popular. Some animals on this list are treated more properly by cryptozoology, where there has been a belief that they are real. Note that the creatures listed below are unofficial fictional national animals and that the tales told about them differ a great deal. It is often not possible to deliver a definitive description as the stories vary from time to time and place to place.
- France
- The Tarasque (Tarascon)
- The Dahu ("la chasse au dahu" is a traditional prank for kids)
- The Vouivre (also named Wyvern)
- The Salamander used by King Francois I of France as his personal emblem.
- The Shaggy Beast of La Ferté-Bernard
- The Lou Carcolh
- Sweden
- The Lake Storsjön monster (Storsie)
- United States
- Champ (Lake Champlain, New York/Vermont)
- Fur-bearing trout
- The Hodag (Northern Midwest)
- Jackalope (Western United States)
- Jersey Devil (New Jersey)
- Sasquatch (See Bigfoot)
- Snipe (for the ever popular Snipe-hunting games for new campers)
- Thunderbird
[edit] See also
- Book of Imaginary Beings
- Cryptozoology
- Fearsome critters
- Legendary creature
- Legendary creatures of the Argentine Northwest region
- List of fictional species
- List of legendary creatures
- Monster
- An instinct for dragons, a hypothesis on the origin of several legendary creatures
- Commons:Category:Fictional creatures
- Commons:Category:Folklore
- Commons:Category:Greek mythological creatures
- Commons:Category:Japanese folklore
- Commons:Category:Legendary creatures of Japan
- Commons:Category:Legends
- Commons:Category:Mermaids
- Commons:Category:Minotaur
- Commons:Category:Monsters
- Commons:Category:Mythological animals
- Commons:Category:Sea monsters
[edit] Legendary creatures by type
See List of legendary creatures by type.
