| has gloss | (noun) a monster renowned in folklore and myth
mythical monster, mythical creature |
| lexicalization | eng: mythical creature |
| lexicalization | eng: mythical monster |
| subclass of | (noun) an imaginary being of myth or fable
mythical being |
| subclass of | (noun) an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
monster |
| has subclass | (noun) a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
legendary creature |
| has subclass | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
amphisbaena |
| has subclass | (noun) (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
basilisk |
| has subclass | (noun) (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
centaur |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon
Cerberus, hellhound |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon
Chimaera, Chimera |
| has subclass | (noun) monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance
cockatrice |
| has subclass | (noun) a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
dragon, firedrake |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules
Geryon |
| has subclass | (noun) (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
Gorgon |
| has subclass | (noun) winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
griffin, gryphon, griffon |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman
Harpy |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones; "Hydra was slain by Hercules"
Hydra |
| has subclass | (noun) monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
leviathan |
| has subclass | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
mantichora, mantiger, manticore, manticora |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus
Minotaur |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
Nemean lion |
| has subclass | (noun) mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
roc |
| has subclass | (noun) reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
salamander |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon
Sphinx |
| has subclass | (noun) (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
troll |
| has subclass | (noun) (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire
Typhoeus |
| has subclass | (noun) (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
Typhon |
| has subclass | (noun) a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again
loup-garou, lycanthrope, werewolf, wolfman |
| has instance | (noun) (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
Python |
| has instance | (noun) (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals
Eumenides, Fury, Erinyes |