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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.
See List of megafauna in mythology and folklore
This listing includes creatures that are man-made, mechanical or of alchemical origins.
Note: see Talking animal
See also: List of flying mythological creatures
See also: List of mythological places
See also: Category:Ghosts, and Ghosts in Hindu Mythology – Bhoot, Baital & Pishacha
According to Greek mythology, the Chimera, Chimaera, or Chimæra was a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature from Lycia, Asia Minor, composed of different animal parts. It is usually depicted as a lion, with the head of a goat protruding from its back, occasionally depicted with dragon's wings, and a tail that might end with a snake's head. It was an offspring of Typhon and Echidna and a sibling of monsters like Cerberus and the Lernaean Hydra.
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on their journey.
a three-bodied, four-winged giant