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• Aztec mythology - Gods
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• Aztec mythology - Supernatural creatures
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List of legendary creatures - A. Abarimon Abatwa Aitvaras Ajatar Al Amphisbaena Angel Apis Argus Aswang Aziza Anubite Automatas Argus (Mythology) Avengers List of legendary creatures - B. Bahamut Baku Balaur Bannik Banshee Barghest Barbegazi Basilisk Baxajuan ...

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The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath. In religion and spirituality, the respiration of the human being has for obvious reasons been strongly linked with the very occurrence of life. A similar significance has been attributed to human blood. Spirit has thus evolved to denote that which separates a living body from a corpse, but can be used metaphorically (she performed the piece with spirit or she put up a spirited defence) where ...

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Monster is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. The word originates from the medieval vulgar Latin verb monstrare (plural monstrum), which translates as either "to exhibit" or "to point out". Monster - Monsters in history. Monster - Social concept. At one time, the monster was an important social concept. Monsters were often associated with unknown lands and unknown things. For instance, histo ...

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• Monster - Monsters in literature
• Monster - Monsters in philosophy
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Connochaetes taurinus Connochaetes gnou Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni The wildebeest, also called gnu (pronounced /nu/ or /nju/), is a large hooved (ungulate) mammal of the genus Connochaetes, which includes two species, both native to Africa: the Black Wildebeest or White-taile ...

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A brownie, broonie (Lowland Scots) or ùruisg/brùnaidh (Scottish Gaelic) is a legendary kind of elf popular in folklore around England and Scotland. He is the British counterpart of the Scandinavian tomte, the Russian domovoi or the German Heinzelmännchen. Customarily they are said to inhabit houses and aid in tasks around the house. However, brownies do not like to be seen and will only work at night, perhaps in exchange for small gifts or food. They usually abandon the house if their gifts are called payments, or if they are offered gifts of clothes (no matter how shabby their own cl ...

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A cockatrice is a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. It was supposed to be born from an egg laid by a cock and incubated by a toad or serpent. Its reputed magical abilities include turning people to stone by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them, like a dragon breathing fire. The cockatrice is very similar (if not identical) to another legendary creature, the basilisk. Its name may ...

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Cryptozoology is the study of rumored animals that are presumed (at least by the researcher) to exist, but for which conclusive proof does not exist, or for animals which are generally considered extinct, but are occasionally reported. Those who study or search for such animals are called cryptozoologists, while the hypothetical creatures involved are referred to by some as "cryptids", a term coined by John Wall in 1983. Invention of the term (adding the Greek prefix kryptós, or "hidden" to zoology to mean ...

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• Cryptozoology - Notable cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Primates and hominids
• Cryptozoology - Bipedal monsters
• Cryptozoology - Carnivorous mammals
• Cryptozoology - Herbivorous mammals
• Cryptozoology - Sea and lake monsters
• Cryptozoology - Reptiles
• Cryptozoology - Birds
• Cryptozoology - Marsupials
• Cryptozoology - Amphibians
• Cryptozoology - Others
• Cryptozoology - General terms for cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Bodies of water in which water monsters are said to live
• Cryptozoology - Lists of cryptids
• Cryptozoology - Sources

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Sprite may be: Sprite (creature), a class of preternatural legendary creatures commonly associated with elves, fairies, pixies, and spirits Sprite (computer graphics), a two-dimensional pre-rendered figure, usually containing some transparency Sprite (soft drink), the brand name of a lemon-lime beverage produced by The Coca-Cola Company Sprite operating system, an operating system developed at the University of California, Berkeley SPRITE (IR detector)

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A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry where the usual blazon is statant (standing). The wyvern is similar to a European dragon, but it differs in that it has only two legs, cannot breathe fire, and has a barbed or snake-like tail. Occasionally, it is said to be smaller than a dragon or to be able to breathe fire. In heraldry, it represents pes ...

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A hoop is a circular band with a number of uses: Hoop rolling, an ancient game played with a hoop Hula hoop, a usually plastic hoop designed as a toy Hoop (rhythmic gymnastics), a gymnastic apparatus See also: Hoop stress, a particular type of mechanical stress Hoop snake, a legendary creature of the United States Other related archivesHoop (rhythmic gymnastics), Hoop rolling, Hoop snake, Hoop stress, Hula hoop

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This is a (theoretically) all-encompassing list of fictional things created in the media. Due to the length of this archive, some things have been listed in multiple places for ease of reference. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters creatures and entities. Archive of fictional things - Fictional characters. Category:Fictional characters Category:Lists of fictional characters List of fictional characters Fictional charact ...

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In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων, drákōn. The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is worm (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr), meaning snake or serpent. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave t ...

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• European dragon - Dragons in modern times
• European dragon - Roman dragons
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The vrykolakas (Greek βρυκόλακας pronounced "vree-KO-la-kahss", IPA [vri'kolakas]) is a monster from modern Greek folklore. It has similarities to many different legendary creatures. For example, it is like a ghost, in that it is a haunting spirit of the dead. Legends also say it crushes or suffocates the sleeping by sitting on them, much like a mara or incubus (cf. sleep paralysis). It also has many affinities with the werewolf (see below). But the legendary cre ...

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In European folklore and folk belief, a changeling is the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature, left secretly in exchange for a human child. The motivation for this conduct stems from the desire to have a human servant, the love of a human child, or from malice. Some people believed that trolls would take unbaptized children. The reality behind many changeling legends was ...

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An anomalous phenomenon is an observed phenomenon for which there is no suitable explanation in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge (for example, astronomy or biology). Anomalous phenomenon - Introduction. Out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, extrasensory perception, ghosts, demonic encounters, poltergeists, as well as sightings of UFOs and reports of alien abductions are phenomena, most of which are not widely accepted as real by mainstream scientists, some of whom go as far ...

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The griffin (also spelled gryphon, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head of an eagle with the addition of prominent ears, traditionally termed "ass's ears". The female has the wings of an eagle. The griffin is generally represented with four legs, wings and a beak, with eagle-like talons in place of a lion's forelegs and equine ears jutting from its skull. Some writers describe the tail as a serpent. See the entry European dragon for a 19th century painting of St George and the dragon, showing a dra ...

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• Griffin - Heraldic griffins
• Griffin - The keythong
• Griffin - Griffins in Literature
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Zilant is a legendary creature, something between dragon and wyvern, which has been an official symbol of Kazan since 1730. This winged snake is a part of Tatar and Russian folklore, mentioned in legends about the foundation of Kazan. Zilant - Nomenclature and etymology. The word Zilant is the English transcription of Russian Зилант, itself a rendering of Tatar yılan (i.e., "snake", sometimes pronounced as /ʓɨlɑn`/).

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• Zilant - Nomenclature and etymology
• Zilant - Legends
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• Zilant - Zilantaw in Kazan
• Zilant - Zilant as a state symbol
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