mythical creature
Sign in to saveAlso known as legendary creature, mythological creature, mythic creature, fabulous beast, fabulous creature, fantastic animal, fantastic beast, mythical beast
supernatural animal, generally a hybrid, sometimes part human, whose existence cannot be proven, described in legends, myths, fables, folklore
Research
34 papers- Here Be Dragons!International journal of surgical pathology · 2021
- Questions and answers.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2016
- Sex chromosomes and karyotype of the (nearly) mythical creature, the Gila monster, Heloderma suspectum (Squamata: Helodermatidae).PloS one · 2014
- Liver xenotransplantation.Surgical technology international · 1993
- The entrepreneur: social misfit, mythical creature or radiology department director?Administrative radiology : AR · 1987
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Several legendary creatures from Bilderbuch für Kinder (lit. 'picture book for children') between 1790 and 1822, by Friedrich Justin Bertuch A legendary creature is a type of supernatural entity that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), and may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist.
In the classical era, monstrous creatures such as the Cyclops and the Minotaur appear in heroic tales for the protagonist to destroy. Other creatures, such as the unicorn, were claimed in accounts of natural history by various scholars of antiquity. Some legendary creatures are hybrid beasts or Chimeras.