legendary creatures
Folklore's fantastical beings
Legendary creatures are beings from mythology, folklore, or fantasy that exist in cultural imagination rather than zoology—dragons, unicorns, phoenixes, mermaids.
The term covers creatures from ancient myth and modern invention alike.
The bestiary cataloged legendary creatures from cultures around the world.
Something described as a legendary creature may also be a person of near-mythical status, rarely seen or difficult to find.
- Loch Ness MonsterLegendary Scottish lake creature
- cyclopesOne-eyed mythological giants
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
- krakenGiant squid of legend
- Jersey DevilLegendary New Jersey monster
fairy tale · dragon · fire breathing · Wendigo · kitsune · ogre · firebird · qilin · puck · bunyip · phoenix · centaur · mythical beast · genie · manticore · tanuki · yokai · shape shifter
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- fantasywizard, witch, magic, dragon, elf
- Classical MythologyZeus, Apollo, Venus, Athena, Aphrodite
- folklorefairy tales, fairytales, folktales, folk tales, folk tale
- Medieval Bestiarybestiary, unicorn, dragon, griffin, phoenix
- Asian beastsdragon, tiger, ox, rat, rabbit