ser mítico

Definitions of ser mítico
  1. noun
    an imaginary being of myth or fable
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    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
    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
    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
    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
    Pitón
    (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
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    criatura mítica, monstruo mítico
    a monster renowned in folklore and myth
    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
    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
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    criatura imaginaria, ente imaginario, ser imaginario
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
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