THEMES- LEGENDARY CREATURES

This is a list of legendary creatures from various historical mythologies. Its entries include species of legendary creature and unique creatures, but not individuals of a particular species. Creatures of modern invention are not included.

HERE ARE SOME INTERSTING CREATURES:

Aatxe (Basque) - A spirit that takes the form of a bull.

Abassy (Yakuts) - Demons that have teeth of iron.

Ajatar (Finnish) - DragonAkabeko

Akamataa (Japanese) - Snake spirit from Okinawa.

Akhlut (Inuit) - Orca-wolf shapeshifter

Akka (Finnish) - Female spirits or minor goddesses

Akki (Japanese) - Large, grotesque humanoidAkkorokamui (Ainu) - Sea monster

Akuma (Japanese) - Evil spirit

Bluecap (English) - Mine-dwelling fairy

Cetan (Lakota) - Hawk spirit

Einherjar (Norse) - Spirits of brave warriors

Girtablilu (Akkadian) - Human-scorpion hybrid

Gorgon (Greek) - Fanged, snake-haired humanoids that turn anyone who sees them into stone

Hamsa (Buddhist, Hindu, and Jainism) - Mystical bird

Hieracosphinx (Ancient Egypt) - Falcon-headed sphinx

Psychai (Greek) - Butterfly-winged nymphs, daughters of Psyche

Quetzalcoatl (Aztec) - half bird half lizard from Aztec mythology

Surma (Finnish) - Hellhound

Tennin (Japanese) - Angelic humanoid

Uriaş (Romanian) - Giant

Valkyrie (Norse) - Female spirit that leads souls of dead warriors to Valhalla

Vodyanoy (Slavic) - Male water spirit

Yeti (Tibet) - Abominable Snowman

Yōsei (Japanese) - Fairy

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