Creatures
Monsters, spirits, shapeshifters and other beings of myth and folklore.
160 legendary creatures
Short descriptions are from Wikidata (CC0); each name links to its Wikipedia article.
| Creature | Description |
|---|---|
| Aatxe | Basque guardian bull-spirit |
| Agares | Demon described in demonological grimoires |
| Ajatar | Mythological serpent in Finnish folklore |
| Akabeko | Legendary cow from Aizu, Japan, inspiring a toy |
| Amabie | Legendary Japanese mermaid or merman |
| Amarok | Wolf in Inuit mythology |
| Amphiptere | Motif of a winged serpent found in European heraldry |
| Amphisbaena | Mythological serpent |
| Anqa | Large female bird from Arabian mythology, resembling a heron or phoenix, described as having a human face, a long, white, thick neck and four pairs of wings. |
| Antaeus | Giant in Greek and Amazigh (Berber) mythology |
| Argos | Mythological dog of Odysseus |
| Argus Panoptes | Giant with hundred eyes in Greek mythology |
| Arion | Mythical horse |
| Asag | Demon |
| Asena | Mythical creature |
| Azukiarai | Phenomenon in Japanese folklore |
| Bael | Demon described in demonological grimoires |
| Bahamut | Mythical creature |
| Bai Ze | Mythological creature |
| Bannik | Slavic bathhouse spirit |
| Barbatos | Demon |
| Barghest | Mythical creature |
| Bayard | Legendary magical horse in chivalric romance |
| Bhoot | Ghost in Indian culture |
| Bishop-fish | Mythical monster |
| Buchis | Mythical bull in Egyptian mythology, incarnation of Montou's ka |
| Buer | Spirit that appears in the 16th century grimoire Pseudomonarchia Daemonum |
| Bunyip | Mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology |
| Cacus | Fire breathing giant in Roman mythology |
| Cadborosaurus willsi | Sea monster named for Cadboro Bay, where it has often been sighted |
| Calydonian Boar | Mythical creature |
| Cerberus | Three-headed dog that guards the underworld in Greek mythology |
| Ceryneian Hind | Animal from Greek mythology |
| Champ | Reputed lake monster living in Lake Champlain |
| Changeling | Creature in folklore |
| Chupacabra | Legendary creature; first purported sighting in Puerto Rico |
| Cipactli | First day of the Aztec tōnalpōhualli calendar and mythological creature |
| Cockatrice | Mythological serpent |
| Coco | Mythical ghost-monster found in many Hispanic and Lusophone countries |
| Crommyonian Sow | Mythical pig |
| Curupira | Mythological creature of Brazilian folklore |
| Dahu | Mythical creature |
| Delphyne | Serpent in Greek mythology |
| Dragon | Legendary winged, fire-breathing reptile |
| Drekavac | Mythical creature in South Slavic mythology |
| Druk | Creature in Tibetan and Bhutanese mythology; a Bhutanese national symbol |
| Dullahan | Headless rider on a black horse in Irish folklore |
| Erymanthian Boar | Mythological boar |
| Fenrir | Monstrous wolf in Norse mythology |
| Fáfnir | Dragon in Germanic heroic legend |
| Gamayun | Russian mythical bird |
| Garmr | Mythical dog that guards the entrances to Hela's dwelling in Helheim, in Niflheim |
| Garuda | Eagle-like divine bird in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism |
| Grani | A horse owned by the hero Sigurd, a descendant of Odin's own steed, Sleipnir. |
| Gullfaxi | Mythical horse |
| Gullinbursti | Mythical creature |
| Hati Hróðvitnisson | Wolf in Norse mythology |
| Hippocamp | Mythological creature in Phoenician and Greek mythology |
| Hippogriff | Imaginary hybrid creature, half-horse, half-eagle in appearance |
| Huldra | Creature found in the Scandinavian Folklore |
| Huma bird | Iranian mythological creature |
| Humbaba | Mythical creature |
| Hydra | Ancient serpent-like chthonic water monster, with reptilian traits, that possessed many heads, in Greek mythology |
| Ichthyocentaurs | Mythological aquatic creatures |
| Iku-Turso | Sea monster in Finnish mythology |
| Illuyanka | Mythical creature |
| Isonade | Japanese mythological creature |
| Jackalope | Mythical animal of North America |
| Jersey Devil | Also known as the Leeds Devil, legendary creature said to inhabit southern New Jersey, USA |
| Járnsaxa | Giantess in Norse mythology |
| Jörmungandr | World Serpent in Norse mythology |
| Kamaitachi | Japanese monster |
| Karkadann | Mythical creature said to have lived on the grassy plains of India and Persia. |
| Kasa-obake | Spirit or monster in Japanese folklore |
| Kinnara | Hindu mythological creature |
| Kirtimukha | Monster face in Asian iconography |
| Kraken | Legendary sea monster of large proportions |
| Kur | Demon |
| Kāliya | Serpent in the Mahabharata |
| Ladon | Greek mythological serpent |
| Lady Midday | Slavic mythological creature, personification of sunstroke |
| Laelaps | Mythological dog |
| Lindworm | Dragon or serpent monster in Nordic mythology |
| Loch Ness Monster | Lake monster of Scottish folklore |
| Loong | Legendary creature in Chinese mythology |
| Makara | Mythical hybrid creatures common in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temple arts |
| Manananggal | Vampire-like creature from Filipino folklore |
| Manticore | Mythological beast |
| Mares of Diomedes | Herd of horses in Greek mythology |
| Minotaur | Creature of Greek mythology with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man |
| Mongolian death worm | Legendary deadly cryptid of the Gobi desert |
| Moon rabbit | Mythical creature in Asian folklore who lives on the Moon |
| Mothman | A singular legendary creature based around West Virginia, United States |
| Nahuelito Barrera | Cryptid |
| Namazu | Legendary creatures of Japan |
| Nuckelavee | Horse-like demon from Orcadian mythology |
| Nurikabe | Yōkai (spirit in Japanese folklore) |
| Níðhöggr | In Norse mythology, Níðhöggr (Malice Striker) is a dragon/serpent who gnaws at a root of the world tree, Yggdrasil. |
| Ogopogo | Legendary monster |
| Orthrus | Mythical dog of Geryon |
| Ouroboros | Symbolic serpent with its tail in its mouth |
| Paimon | Demon in the Ars Goetia |
| Pegasus | Mythological creature in Greek mythology |
| Phoenix | Mythological bird that cyclically regenerates or is reborn from its own ashes in Greek, Roman, Arabian, Persian, and East Asian mythologies |
| Pixiu | Mythical creature, sometimes considered as one of the 9 sons of the dragon |
| Polyphemus | Giant son of Poseidon and Thoosa in Greek mythology |
| Qilin | Mystical Chinese creature |
| Raijū | Legendary creature from Japanese mythology |
| Rakhsh | Mythical creature, Rostam's horse |
| Ratatoskr | Norse mythical squirrel |
| Rokurokubi | Spirit in Japanese folklore |
| Ronove | Demon |
| Serpopard | Mythical animal known from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian art |
| Shachihoko | Japanese mythological creature |
| Shahmaran | Mythical creature often depicted as a woman in the upper half of her body and a serpent in the lower half of her body |
| Simurgh | Mythical bird in Iranian mythology and literature |
| Skin-walker | Type of harmful witch or shapeshifter who can disguise themselves as an animal |
| Skunk ape | Hominid cryptid |
| Sköll | Animal in Norse mythology |
| Sleipnir | Odin's eight-legged horse |
| Smok Wawelski | Dragon in Polish folklore |
| Snow Lion | Mythical creature |
| Sphinx | Mythological creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion |
| Storsjöodjuret | Swedish folklore lake monster |
| Svaðilfari | Horse in Norse mythology |
| Syrenka Warszawska | Mermaid of Polish folklore |
| Takṣaka | Indian Mythological Serpent |
| Talos | Mythological bronze automaton guarding Crete |
| Taotie | Legendary voracious beast motif |
| Tarasque | Fearsome legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid from Provence, in southern France |
| Tatzelwurm | Mythical creature |
| Tengu | Type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion |
| Teumessian fox | Mythical animal |
| Three-legged crow | Bird in East Asian mythology |
| Tikoloshe | Zulu water spirit |
| Titivillus | Demon said to work on behalf of Belphegor, Lucifer or Satan |
| Trijata | Demoness in the Hindu epic Ramayana |
| Tsuchinoko | Mythological serpent |
| Tsukumogami | Japanese yokai that is a tool that has gained a spirit |
| Tulpar | Winged or swift horse in Turkic mythology |
| Tāṭakā | Demoness from Ramayana |
| Uchchaihshravas | Hindu Mythological Horse |
| Udug | Class of demons in ancient Mesopotamian mythology |
| Umibōzu | Paranormal phenomena or yōkai from Japanese folklore |
| Ushi-oni | Type of yokai in Japanese mythology and folklore |
| Vegetable Lamb of Tartary | Mythical creature in Central Asia |
| Vetala | Creature from Hindu mythology |
| Vritra | Mythological serpent in Vedic myth, slain by Indra |
| Vrykolakas | Vampire-like undead creature in Greek folklore |
| Wendigo | Mythical creature |
| Wyvern | Legendary winged creature with a dragon's head |
| Xiezhi | Chinese mythological beast |
| Yale | Mythical beast found in European mythology and heraldry |
| Yama-uba | Japanese mythical creature |
| Yeren | Legendary creature |
| Yeti | Ape-like creature purported to inhabit the Himalayan mountain range in Asia |
| Yuki-onna | Spirit in Japanese folklore |
| Yule cat | Huge cat in Icelandic folklore |
| Zashiki-warashi | Japanese folklore spirit beings |
| Zilant | Tatar legendary dragon-like creature representing Kazan |
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