examples:
marciano
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
Mammon
(New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
Santa Claus
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
Bigfoot
large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
Pegaso
(Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
Pitón
(Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
Psique
(Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
Heracles
(classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
Pandora
(Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
Ayax
a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
Aladino
in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie
argonauta
(Greek mythology) one of the heroes who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece
Medea
(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
Odiseo
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
Tántalo
(Greek mythology) a wicked king and son of Zeus; condemned in Hades to stand in water that receded when he tried to drink and beneath fruit that receded when he reached for it
Aquiles
a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
Peleo
a king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles
Don Quijote
the hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical
Falstaff
a dissolute character in Shakespeare's plays
Fausto
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
liliputiense
a 6-inch tall inhabitant of Lilliput in a novel by Jonathan Swift
pierrot
a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
Tío Tom
a servile black character in a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Tío Sam
a personification of the United States government
Robin de los bosques
legendary English outlaw of the 12th century; said to have robbed the rich to help the poor
types:
gigante
an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales
sirena
half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
tritón
half man and half fish; lives in the sea
monstruo
an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
bruja
a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
personaje ficticio
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
silfo,
sílfide
an elemental being believed to inhabit the air
unicornio
an imaginary creature represented as a white horse with a long horn growing from its forehead
el Coco
an imaginary monster used to frighten children
Argo
(Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
cíclopes
(Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead
ogro
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
amazona
(Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
héroe
(classical mythology) a being of great strength and courage celebrated for bold exploits; often the offspring of a mortal and a god
pitonisa
a witch with powers of divination