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Mythical Animals and Beings

Here you will find species of mythical beasts (mostly Greek) from across history.

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Giants /Gyi-ants/ n.
The children of Gaia (Mother Earth), born from the <Shorties! Cover Your innocent ears!> blood of her husband Uranus' wound when he was castrated by Cronus. Large in size.

Furies /Fyur-ees/ n.
In the primitive popular beleifs of the Romans, the Furies were demons of the underworld. Sometimes described as havinf six wings, or none at all.

Harpies /Har-pees/ n.
The Harpies (The Snatchers) were winged genii, daughters of Thaumas and Electra, the Oceanid. Harpies are said to look similar to winged women or as birds with women's heads and sharp claws. Harpies carried off children and souls. They are sometimes depicted as being seen on the tombs, carrying off the souls off the deceased in their claws.
Their current residence is The Gates of The Underworld.

Centaur /sen-tar/ n.
Monstrous beings, half man and half horse. The upper parts of their bodies were human, as were sometimes the front parts of their legs, but the rear was that of a horseand, at least durinfg the classical period, they each had four horses' hooves and two human arms. They lived in the mountains and forests, and their food was raw flesh. It was generally accepted that the centaurs sprang from an intrigue between Ixion and a storm cloud, which Zues had made to resemble Hera.

Goblins / gob-lins/ n.
Goblins are said to be somewhat like Orcs in appearance, with gray to green shiny, slippery skin.
They are small er that Orcs, elves, and gnomes, with large pointed ears. Like orcs, elves and gnomes, they are said to be miners who spend most of their time underground. They are referred to as being unliked by the other little people which is the reason for their ill tempered,
antisocial behavior. There are different legends about goblins in different sections of Europe. There are the classical goblins of England, the wood goblins of Russia. And the Irish goblins which are associated with leprechauns.

Gnomes /nomes/ n.
Gnomes are the product of old European myth. They are members of the "little people" category which include elves, orcs, goblins, and fairies. Gnomes are said to be the most human looking of all the little people with a height about one half that of human beings, and often wearing beards. Like elves, goblins and orcs, gnomes are miners of jewels and precious metals. gnomes are reputed to be the most friendly, light hearted creatures of all the races of little people. Some descriptions of gnomes portray them as ill tempered creatures. This is not true for the majority of literature regarding gnomes.

Dragon \Drag"on\, n.
(Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and ferocious.
The dragons which appear in early paintings and sculptures are invariably representations of a winged crocodile. --Fairholt.
Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied metaphorically to Satan.

Fae, Fay, or Fairy \Fair"y\, n.
An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of mankind; a fay.

Mermaid \Mer"maid\, n.
[AS. mere lake, sea. See Mere lake, and maid.] A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.

Nymph (nmf) n.
Greek Mythology & Roman Mythology. Any of numerous minor deities represented as beautiful maidens inhabiting and sometimes personifying features of nature such as trees, waters, and mountains.

Siren /Si-ren/, (srn) n.
Greek Mythology. One of a group of sea nymphs who by their sweet singing lured mariners to destruction on the rocks surrounding their island.

Griff also Griffin or Gryphin(grfn) n.
A fabulous beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.

Unicorn /U-ni-corn/ (yn-k?? n.
A fabled creature symbolic of virginity and usually represented as a horse with a single straight spiraled horn projecting from its forehead.

Pegasus n
(Greek mythology) Immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination.

Phoenix n.
A legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years.

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