types:
legendary creature
a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
amphisbaena
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
basilisk
(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
centaur
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
Cerberus,
hellhound
(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
Chimaera,
Chimera
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
cockatrice
monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
dragon,
firedrake
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
Geryon
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules
Gorgon
(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
Harpy
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
Hydra
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones
leviathan
monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
Minotaur
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
Nemean lion
(Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
roc
mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
salamander
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
Sphinx
(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
troll
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
Typhoeus
(Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire
Typhon
(Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx
doppelganger
a ghostly double of a living person that haunts its living counterpart
sea serpent
huge creature of the sea resembling a snake or dragon
Chiron
(Greek mythology) the learned centaur who tutored Achilles, Asclepius, Hercules, Jason, and other heroes
Medusa
(Greek mythology) a woman transformed into a Gorgon by Athena; she was slain by Perseus
Stheno
(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
Euryale
(Greek mythology) one of the three Gorgons
wivern,
wyvern
a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs