list of species in fantasy fiction

Basilisks in fantasy fiction and games figure in the list of species in fantasy fiction or bestiaries of role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, Magic: The Gathering, Final Fantasy, or in Tales of Phantasia. A large, snake-like basilisk was also featured in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and another in the computer game King's Quest VIII: The Mask of Eternity. Some more indirect inspirations include David Langford's short story "comp.basilisk FAQ", about "basilisk images" ...

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In order to consider mythology, it is first necessary to consider what is meant by the term myth. The ancient Greek Μυθος originally meant simply word or speech, and by extension, a story or narrative. This quickly took on the sense of fiction, and both Pindar (d. 443 BC) and Plato (d. ca. 347 BC) contrast Μυθος with Λογος as "historical truth." Many ancient usages of Μυθος are specifically as fiction; see here for details in the Liddell-Scott- ...

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