Mythical and Legendary Creatures

in Judeo-Christian mythology

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

a serpent with a head at each end of its body

microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

a serpent able to kill with its breath or glance

one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

large hairy humanoid creature said to live in wilderness areas of the United States and Canada

(folklore) a small fairy-like creature that is somewhat mischievous

a Valkyrie or a queen in the Nibelungenlied who loved the hero Siegfried; when he deceived her she had him killed and then committed suicide

the capital of King Arthur's kingdom

the battlefield where King Arthur was mortally wounded

the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades

a grotesque product of the imagination

monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg

(Greek mythology) one of a race of giants having a single eye in the middle of their forehead

a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe

Athenian lawmaker whose code of laws prescribed death for almost every offense (circa 7th century BC)

a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man

an imaginary place of great wealth and opportunity

(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd

exceedingly; extremely

an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge

of the sex that produces eggs from which offspring develop

(classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals

a nephew of Arthur and one of the knights of the Round Table

(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

the visible disembodied soul of a dead person

any creature of exceptional size

a female giant

according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)

(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

winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion

wife of King Arthur

a malicious woman with a fierce temper

an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien

(folklore) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble

in Islam, a beauty believed to live in Paradise

monster with nine heads

(Greek mythology) the god of marriage

(Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind

son of Daedalus

Egyptian goddess of fertility

(Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

(Greek mythology) the priest of Apollo who warned the Trojans to beware of Greeks bearing gifts when they wanted to accept the Trojan Horse; a god who favored the Greeks (Poseidon or Athena) sent snakes who coiled around Laocoon and his two twin sons killing them

in ancient Semitic folklore: a female demon who attacks children

a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit

a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion

a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion

a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion

(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father

evil spirit to whom Faust sold his soul

the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

half man and half fish; lives in the sea

(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus

an animal that has undergone mutation

(Greek mythology) a member of the warriors who followed Achilles on the expedition against Troy

a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains

the first woman

a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds

(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

(Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done

(folklore) a small fairy-like creature that is somewhat mischievous

goddess of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Persephone

(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

a conductor of souls to the afterworld

(Greek mythology) a king who created a statue of a woman and fell in love with it; Aphrodite brought the sculpture to life as Galatea

someone who drives racing cars at high speeds

myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil

(Roman mythology) the twin brother of Romulus

mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength

founder of Rome

a member of a secret 17th-century society of philosophers and scholars versed in mystical and metaphysical and alchemical lore

a dwarf in one of the fairy stories of the brothers Grimm

an imaginary kingdom in central Europe

(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait

a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived

female demon believed to have intercourse with sleeping men

(Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)

the act of changing into a different form or appearance

son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds

(religion) the place of the dead

(Norse mythology) one of the maidens of Odin who chose heroes to be slain in battle and conducted them to Valhalla

a female sorcerer or magician

a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry

a mythological creature that changes from a man to wild animal at night

one who practices magic or sorcery