List of species in folklore and mythology by type

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

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

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Creatures associated with the afterlife or the underworld

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Creatures associated with air and weather

This listing includes birds and other flying creatures.

  • Ariel
  • Boobrie
  • Djinn
  • Dragon
  • Elemental
  • Erinyes
  • Fenghuang
  • Firebird
  • Gamayun
  • Gargoyle
  • Garuda
  • Griffin
  • Harpy
  • Nue
  • Odin's ravens, Hugin and Munin
  • Pegasus
  • Phoenix
  • Raiju
  • Roc
  • Simurgh
  • Sphinx
  • Stymphalian Birds
  • Sylph
  • Tzafrir
  • Yuki-onna
  • Zephyr
  • See also list of fictional birds
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Artificial creatures

This listing includes creatures that are man-made, mechanical or of alchemical origins.

  • Familiar
  • Galatea
  • Golem
  • Homunculus
  • Talos
  • see also List of fictional robots, List of puppets
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Bears

  • Drop Bear
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Creatures associated with blood

  • Dhampir
  • Gaki
  • Golden Hind
  • Kappa
  • Lamia
  • Redcap
  • Rokurokubi
  • Vampire
  • Yuki-onna
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Boars and pigs

  • Calydonian Boar
  • Erymanthian Boar
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Bovines (bulls and cows)

  • Auðumbla
  • Bull of Heaven
  • Kujata
  • Minotaur
  • Shedu
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Canines

  • Barghest
  • Chupacabra
  • Cu Sith (or Cusith)
  • Kitsune
  • Werewolf
  • see also Category:Mythological dogs, Legendary, mythical, and fairytale dogs
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Deer, Stags and Antelope

  • Golden Hind
  • Kirin
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Demons

  • see list of specific demons and types of demons
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Dragons

  • see List of dragons
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Creatures associated with the earth

This listing also includes subterranean and cave-dwelling creatures.

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Elves, fairies, nymphs, little people, and house spirits

  • Bannik
  • Boggart
  • Brownie
  • Bugbear
  • Changeling
  • Cluricaun
  • Dark elf
  • Diwata
  • Domovoi
  • Domowije
  • Dryad
  • Dwarf
  • Ebu Gogo
  • Elf
  • Fairy
  • Gnome
  • Goblin
  • Gremlin
  • Haltija
  • Huldra
  • Imp
  • Kallikantzaroi
  • Kikimora
  • Klabauters (Klabautermannikin, Kaboutermannikin)
  • Knocker
  • Korrigan
  • Lares
  • Leprechaun
  • Little people
  • Menehune
  • Naiad
  • Nereid
  • Nix
  • Norse dwarves
  • Nuno
  • Nymph
  • Oceanid
  • Pixie
  • Poltergeist
  • Pookha / Puck
  • Redcap
  • Satyr
  • Seelie
  • Sidhe
  • Slavic fairies
  • Spriggan
  • Sprite
  • Svartalfar
  • Sylph
  • Tennin
  • Titania
  • Tomte
  • Tonttu
  • Troll
  • Vetter
  • Vila
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Creatures assocociated with the eyes

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Felines

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Creatures associated with fertility and/or human sexuality

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Creatures associated with fire

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Creatures associated with fortune, wealth and wishes

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Giants

  • see list of giants in folklore and mythology
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Goats

  • Amalthea
  • Capricornus
  • Heiðrún, a goat in Norse mythology, which produces mead for the einherjar]
  • Satyr
  • Sidehill gouger
  • Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, Thor's magical goats
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Horses

This listing also includes ponies, mules and other equestrians.

  • El Caballo Diablo
  • Centaur
  • Chiron
  • El Cavall
  • Great White Horse
  • Haizum
  • Hippocampus (mythology)
  • Hippogriff
  • Karkadann
  • Bäckahästen or Kelpie
  • Nuckelavee
  • Pegasus
  • Sileni/Silenus
  • Slepnir
  • Tikbalang
  • Unicorn
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Monstrous humans and humanoids

Note: see also #Elves, Fairies, Nymphs, little people, and house spirits, #Giants, #Hybrids (part-human) and #Shapeshifters.

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Hybrids (part-human)

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Hybrids (non-human)

  • Baku
  • Chimera
  • Griffin
  • Hippocampus (mythology)
  • Hippogriff
  • Nue
  • Peryton
  • Qilin
  • Ypotryll
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Creatures associated with ice and winter

  • Frost giant (Hrímþurs)
  • Ymir
  • Yuki-onna
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Insects, arachnids and arthropods

  • Arachne
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Plants and fungi

  • Barnacle tree
  • Dryad
  • Leshy
  • Mandrake
  • Vegetable Lamb of Tartary
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Rabbits

  • Jackalope
  • Skvader
  • Wolpertinger
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Serpents, snakes and worms

  • Amphisbaena
  • Apep/Apophis
  • Azhi Dahaka
  • Basilisk
  • Cockatrice
  • Dragon
    • see also List of dragons
  • Drake
  • Echidna
  • Fafnir
  • Gorgons (including Medusa)
  • Hoopsnake
  • Hydra
  • Jaculus/Jaculi
  • Jasconius
  • Jormungand
  • Lamia
  • Naga
  • Níðhöggr
  • Orochi
  • Ouroboros
  • Python
  • Sea serpent
  • Tarasque
  • Wyvern
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Shapeshifters

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Undead creatures

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Creatures associated with water

This listing includes fish, whales, turtles, frogs and other aquatic and amphibious creatures


--Angel 18:30, 2 June 2006 (CDT)

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