Legendary creature

A legendary creature (mythical or mythological creature) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proved. Legendary creatures may be described in legends, fantasy, mythology, fables, folklore, poetry, fairy tales, novels and fiction, but in historical accounts before history became a science.^[1] Some examples are:

• Angel
• Apparitional experience
• Arachne
• Bigfoot
• Bird man
• Bird woman
• Bogey
• Bogeyman
• Bunyip
• Centaur
• Cerberus
• Chupacabra
• Chimera
• Cyclops
• Deity
• Demon
• Devil
• Dinosauroid
• Dragon
• Ectoplasm
• Elf
• Fairy
• Faun
• Fenrir
• Genie
• Gnome
• Goblin
• Godzilla
• Incarnation
• Phoenix
• Pegasus
• Gargoyle
• Ghast
• Ghoul
• Ghost
• Griffin
• Hippocamp
• Hippogriff
• Hunchback
• Ickabog
• Imp
• Invisible man
• Jabberwocky
• Kitsune
• Kraken
• Leshy
• Leprechaun
• Loch Ness Monster
• Mermaid
• Merman
• Minotaur
• Mōryō
• Mothman
• Pixie
• Protoplasm
• Religion vision
• Replicant
• Satyr
• Sea serpent
• Siren
• Soul
• Sphinx
• Spirit
• Troll
• Typhon
• Unicorn
• Vampire
• Wendigo
• Werecat
• Weregoat
• Werewolf
• Wild man
• Witch
• Wizard
• Wyvern
• Halmasti
• Nihang
• Yeti
• Yōkai
• Gold-digging ant
• Sky Fox

1. ↑ Brenda Rosen, The Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Beings (London; New York: Godsfield Press 2008; Sterling, 2009), p. 8