monstruo mítico

Definitions of monstruo mítico
  1. noun
    a monster renowned in folklore and myth
    synonyms: criatura mítica
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    Pitón
    (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
    Bigfoot
    large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada
    el monstruo del Lago Ness
    a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
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    criatura legendaria
    a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
    anfisbena
    (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
    basilisco
    (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
    centauro
    (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
    Cerbero
    (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
    Quimera
    (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
    dragón
    a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
    Gorgona
    (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone
    grifo, grifón
    winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
    Hidra
    (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
    Leviatán
    monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
    Minotauro
    (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
    león de Nemea
    (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
    salamandra
    reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
    Esfinge
    (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
    trol
    (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
    hombre lobo, hombre-lobo
    a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
    Yeti, el abominable hombre de las nieves
    a large hairy humanoid creature said to live in the Himalayas
    serpiente de mar
    huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
    Medusa
    (Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
    type of:
    ser mítico
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
    monstruo
    an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
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