mythical creature


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Noun 1. [画像:mythical creature - a monster renowned in folklore and myth]mythical creature - a monster renowned in folklore and myth
mythical being - an imaginary being of myth or fable
legendary creature - a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
monster - an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
amphisbaena - (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
basilisk - (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
centaur - (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
Cerberus, hellhound - (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
Chimaera, Chimera - (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
cockatrice - monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
dragon, firedrake - a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
Geryon - (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules
Gorgon - (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
griffin, griffon, gryphon - winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
Harpy - (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
Hydra - (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
leviathan - monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
mantichora, manticora, manticore, mantiger - a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Minotaur - (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
Nemean lion - (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
roc - mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
salamander - reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
Sphinx - (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
troll - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
Typhoeus - (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire
Typhon - (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx
loup-garou, lycanthrope, werewolf, wolfman - a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
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On their way to the shoreline, Putugug and Kublu run into their grandfather, who has a stern warning: Always beware when playing on the shore, because you never know if a qalupalik, a mythical creature that snatches children, is lying in wait under the ice.
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