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Well known mythical creatures in various cultures that have captured our imaginations. You are welcome to add your own.

Category: Animals

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The phoenix is a mythical firebird from Ancient Egypt which is portrayed as a long-lived bird resembling an eagle that cyclically regenerated itself after death in fire. It is usually described as a ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

The unicorn is a mythical horse like creature with a long single straight horn growing from its forehead. It's usually depicted as a fabled white horse symbolic of virginity or purity. It's ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

In Greek mythology, a satyr is a half-man, half-goat like creature that is described to be roguish but faint-hearted folk — subversive and dangerous, yet shy and cowardly. They were originally seen ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

In classical mythology, a cyclops is a member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single round eye in the middle of its forehead. They are fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to assist in the ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

A fabled female marine creature with the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide and are often associated with female ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

A mythical animal with the head and wings of an eagle and the body and tail of a lion. As a hybrid of two power animals that are considered kings of their respective species, the griffin is regarded ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a monster of Crete with the body of a man and the head of a bull. The name minotaur is derived from the Greek words "Minos bull". It lived in a labyrinth, a large ...

Domain: Religion; Category: Mythology

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