The Book of Fabulous Beasts: A Treasury of Writings from Ancient Times to Present. Chupacabra. A major chunk of these creatures are humanoids. Some variations even suggest that they killed Maushop himself.[3]. In Scottish mythology its a shapeshifting horse that frolics around enticing riders to climb up and go on an adventure with it. For example, the Bible mentions creatures such as dragons and unicorns. The Glawackus is also known as the Northern Devil Cat. Second is a northern ghoul variant a person who eats human flesh becomes a wendigo, rather than eating flesh because they were possessed by a wendigo. In the modern era, blindness has featured in numerous works of literature and poetry by authors such as William Shakespeare, William Blake, and H. G. Wells, and has also been a recurring trope in film and other visual media. Portions of these humanoids are clearly not of human make. [72], By the Early Middle Ages, lamia (pl. Centaurs. Tarasque: Fearsome Dragon-like hybrid (French Mythology), 50. That experience of life as both sexes may have inadvertently caused his blindness. [19][b][c], Aristophanes wrote in two plays an identically worded list of foul-smelling objects which included the "Lamia's testicles", thus making Lamia's gender ambiguous. It is referred to as Poine or Ker[60] in classical sources, but later in the Medieval period, one source does call it a lamia (First Vatican Mythographer, c. 9th to 11th century).[61][62]. The ghoul then takes on your appearance, and returns to live your life, but in reality it drains and destroys those you loved. Nash_Rambler. These days we use the word doppelgngerto reference someones non-related twin. Mares of Diomedes: Quartet of flesh-eating/Man-eating horses (Greek Mythology), 63. Hesychius of Alexandria's lexicon (c. 500 A.D.) glossed lamiai as apparations, or even fish. Monstrous, mythical and legendary creatures have often been depicted and described in different genres such as art, fantasy, literature, history, folklore, and fiction. The story goes that at one point the Pukwudgie tribes didnt mind humans but when one was accidentally killed they went hostile. They keep pushing and trying. [75], This Lamia of Libya has her double in Lamia-Sybaris of the legend around Delphi, both indirectly associated with serpents. She travelled from village to village, bringing pestulance and death with her. There was a ferryman out in his boat one evening. Phoenix: A mythical bird with long life (Greek Mythology), 49. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins. Minotaur: Creature with Human body and Bulls head (Greek Mythology), 29. One editor coined the word, Glawackus. Mans belief in an unknown existence stems from what is seen and heard. Now they hate people with a passion. Aspidochelone: Giant Sea Monster with spines on back (Medieval folklore), 69. This article presents an epic list of the 100 greatest beasts and beings of mythology, legend and folklore. Magickal, Mystical Creatures: Invite Their Powers into Your Life (2nd ed.). Im gonna have to go with Pesta, an anthropomorphic personification of the Black Death from Norwegian folklore. Belief in the existence of mythical creatures is prevalent in many cultures. Onocentaur: Human-Donkey Hybrid (Medieval Bestiaries), 96. A-senee-ki-wakw: Stone giant race (Abenaki Mythology), 87. Belief in the existence of mythical beings is strong because of the mention of certain mythological creatures in holy books. Te-no-me - Ghost of a blind man, with his eyes on his hands Tepegoz ( Azerbaijani ) - Azerbaijani mythical creature similar to the cyclops Polyphemus Terrible Monster ( Jewish ) - Lion-eagle . The Harpe is featured in mythological stories and statues of Greek and Roman heroes. Ghoul: A monster associated with eating flesh in graveyards (Arabian Mythology), 17. Many may choose to believe myths, legends, fables, and stories, while many others may want an explanation, evidence and/or proof of what is said in such stories. Agubanba ( , lit. [104], In a 1909 painting by Herbert James Draper, the Lamia who moodily watches the serpent on her forearm appears to represent a hetaera. Ekek: Bird-like flesh-eating creature (Philippine Mythology), 74. Centaur: Horse with an upper human body (Greek Mythology), 12. These scary spirits are said to come from the west, and they fly in groups. Aibell is one of a number of Irish mythology creatures that uses music to defeat their enemies. She then presumably kills them or just scares the ever loving shit out of them I love legends that very clearly arose from wives trying to scare their husbands into not straying when they went out drinking with da boys. Krov_Koshka, Ive always had a dark fondness for the ghoul of Persian folklore; basically a shape shifting monster who lurks in wastelands and/or graveyards, with a fondness for dead human flesh. It is also included in statues of mythological heroes from this culture. Im not too fond of this depiction; I find it less creepy if its some kind of non-human beast or demon. Mapinguari: Ape-like giant sloth (Brazilian Mythology/South American Folklore), 82. "a Lamia's groin" (Benjamin Bickley Rogers, 1874), "a foul Lamia's testicles" (Athenian Society, 1912), "sweaty Crotch of a Lamia" (Paul Roche, 2005). There is no way to bar the road against a Dullahanall locks and gates open to them when they approach. The average person may find them quite unpleasant and untrustworthy because they are not entirely human. [13][12], According to one myth, Hera deprived Lamia of the ability to sleep, making her constantly grieve over the loss of her children, and Zeus provided relief by endowing her with removable eyes. The Graeae were three sisters of fate who shared one eye and one tooth in Greek mythology. Fachan: Ferocious Giant with Half a body (Scottish-Irish Mythology). In Renaissance emblems, Lamia has the body of a serpent and the breasts and head of a woman, like the image of hypocrisy. Creatures Arachne In Ancient Greek mythology, gods and goddesses regularly interacted with mere mortals. Last edited on 22 December 2022, at 18:35, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Podcast 100 Hunting Glastonbury's Glawackus New England Legends", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Glawackus&oldid=1128926918, This page was last edited on 22 December 2022, at 18:35. It has been recorded more recently by Rumon Gamba conducting the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for Chandos Records in a 2019 release of British tone poems. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. According to lore, a person who annoyed a Pukwudgie would be subject to nasty tricks by it, or subject to being followed by the Pukwudgie, who would cause trouble for them. Our shared biology and universally similar life-cycles, from birth, marriage, child-rearing, ageing and death, may generate broadly similar stories.". 12. A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature with the body of a lion, the head of a goat, and a tail with a snake's head. Ahuizotl: Dog-like creature (Aztec Mythology), 67. Its great and 99% of people who know about Cthulhu know the wrong thing about it. The flesh of the head is said to have the color and consistency of moldy cheese. [67], A second example is a colony of man-eating monsters in Libya, described by Dio Chrysostom. [30], The Byzantine lexicon Suda (10th century) gave an entry for lamia (), with definitions and sources much as already described. It was also used as an answer to severe depression and violent thoughts that a mother might have towards her children since it was believed that no mother could ever hurt her own child unless she wasnt truly the mother. [16], Lamia was the daughter born between King Belus of Egypt and Lybie, according to one source. It was seen in 1939 in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Cthulhu represents the same thing, something so much bigger that we cant know or even comprehend its real form. mysaltyalt, The Hecatoncheires, they have one hundred hands and fifty heads. Antero Vipunen: A giant known to possess knowledge and spells (Finish Mythology), 65. Tiresias and Evenius received the gift of prophecy, and the poet, Several blind characters have been created by, This page was last edited on 29 December 2022, at 22:35. You board up your doors and windows, but their dead hands reach through any gap. Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, the Auror in the, Draken, a one-eyed sea monster in the animated series, Ahgg, the witches' giant spider with one eye in the center of his forehead in, Bill Cipher, an evil one-eyed yellow triangle in, B.O.B. Typhon: Deadly Serpentine Giant (Greek Mythology), 22. Chakora, a kind of partridge, is a legendary bird described in Hindu faiths. Wyvern: A creature with reptilian body and dragons wings and head (European Heraldry), 58. When the ferryman came home later that evening, he felt very tired. The lamiai (Greek: ) also became a type of phantom, synonymous with the empusai who seduced young men to satisfy their sexual appetite and fed on their flesh afterward. It has the torso, head, wings, and talons of an eagle, and the lower abdomen, hind legs and feet, and tail of a lion. The Overlook Press. Shed ask children Am I pretty? and if they answered yes, she removed her mask and asked again. The creepiest version of this Ive seen is a floating humanoid figure that moves quickly with the wind, with a starved figure and a distended belly because theyre always starving for more human flesh. Redcap: Murderous goblin (Border Folklore), 20. They the envious Little People, The Gumiho from Korean legends. (indigenous Amazonian Mythology), 92. Im gonna go national, La Segua, shes a beautiful woman drunk men would encounter while riding home late at night on rural roads, shed ask if she could hitch a ride on the back of their horse and if and when they turned back to look at her, perhaps to try and kiss her, theyd find sitting behind them the woman but with the rotting face of a horse skull. Its like a possessing force that makes a person want to eat human flesh, found mostly in northern climates where getting stranded without food in the winter is a much more common possibility. Theres a lot of stories told about Pesta, one of which is about a ferryman. But we were preoccupied with the developing story about this Glastonbury creature that howled at night, slipped in and out of view and caused dogs, cats and small farm animals to disappear. With all this equipment, Perseus managed to kill Medusa by looking at her through the reflection of the shield and escaped her sisters by wearing the cap. You'll learn about the potential origins and debated existence of mythical creatures. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tiresias, Odysseus consulting the shade of Tiresias. The horse has one eye and it breathes disease and has really long arms that reach the ground from where the human part is sitting. It also has no skin and is considered to be the most evil creature in Orcadian mythology. McZerky, Mermaids are so diverse. However, there are also superstitions which claim thedoppelgangeris a non-human entity which can alter its physical appearance to literally become someone else and take their place. [3] Modern scholarship reconstructs a Proto-Indo-European stem *lem-, "nocturnal spirit", whence also comes lemures. Tiresias, in Greek mythology, a blind Theban seer, the son of one of Athenas favourites, the nymph Chariclo. The queen, as related by Diodorus, was born in a cave. They do not appreciate being watched while on their errands, throwing a basin of blood on those who dare to do so (often a mark that they are among the next to die), or even lashing out the watchers eyes with their whips. Legend has it that when it is dug up it screams and kills all who hear it. A mermaid is a hybrid mythological being that is half human female, half fish. [i][47][48] The same joke was used in theatrical Greek comedy,[49] and generally. Werewolves are a widespread feature of European mythology. 81. [a][14][17], According to the same source, Lamia was taken by Zeus to Italy, and that Lamos, the city of the man-eating Laestrygonians, was named after her. [19], Other bogeys have been listed in conjunction with "Lamia", for instance, the Gorgo, the eyeless giant Ephialtes, a Mormolyce named by Strabo. Folklore is considered the root that such beliefs stem from. List of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction, List of many-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction, "History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_one-eyed_creatures_in_mythology_and_fiction&oldid=1125561846, Legendary creatures with absent body parts, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. Ancient beliefs and legends about creatures are also thought to have stemmed perhaps from sightings of elusive animals. [73] Pope Gregory I (d. 604)'s exegesis on the Book of Job explains that the lamia represented either heresy or hypocrisy. Scylla and Charybdis were both sea monsters, while Cyclops was a one-eyed giant. Zeus gave Lamia the power of prophecy and the ability to take out and reinsert her eyes, possibly because she was cursed by Hera with insomnia or because she could no longer close her eyes, so that she was forced to always obsess over her lost children.[1]. Ellis, Richard. These, and other considerations have prompted modern commentators to suggest she is a dragoness.[76][77]. Psyclopps, the one-eyed guitarist for the costumed comedy punk band, Black Shuck - a one-eyed demon dog in the song. They famously pulled the Greek sun god Apollo through the sky. This theory provides an explanation as to why humans believe in legendary creatures; however, the truth remains unclear. Perseus went to the three Graeae, that shared one eye between them, and through stealing it he made them tell him where the nymphs of the north lived. But the mischievous Puk-Wudjies, Kapinjala, a partridge associated with Indra, or a form of Indra. Written by A. Sutherland AncientPages.comStaff Writer, Copyright AncientPages.comAll rights reserved. In the movie, Lamia is described as "the most feared of all Demons" and having the head and hooves of a goat. For Apollonius in speech declares that the seductress is "one of the empousai, which most other people would call lamiai and mormolykeia". These include the half-woman, half-snake beasts of the "Libyan myth" told by Dio Chrysostom, and the monster sent to Argos by Apollo to avenge Psamathe (Crotopus). Leviathan: Huge Sea Monster (Jewish Mythology), 57. [31] The lexicon also has an entry under mormo () stating that Mormo and the equivalent mormolykeion[f] are called lamia, and that all these refer to frightful beings. It can assume the guise of an animal, and lures you into abandoned places to slay and eat you. It is a fairy creature said to often resemble a black cat. Unicorn . Looking into the creature's eyes is said to wipe the victim's memory. The Graeae are also called Grey Sisters, Graiai, and Graiae. [43], Regarding the seductress, Apollonius further warned, "you are warming a snake (ophis) on your bosom, and it is a snake that warms you". If you was carried the broom, she would take the lives of everyone at the farm. The Pukwudgie. Besides longevity, another of Tiresiass features involves his having lived as a man, then as a woman, and then as a man again. They endlessly creep towards you to eat your brains. There are numerous theories and evidence of sightings mentioned in books that lead one to believe certain mythical animals do exist. It is said to have the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse. Aloadae, a group of giants who capture the god Ares. Pesta was an old woman dressed in black, carrying with her a broom and a rake. [88], Close comparison is also made with the serpentine Medusa. They were forced by Perseus, by stealing their eye, into revealing the location of Medusa. In other legends they are described as being half-swan or old, ugly hags. Purists are of the opinion that mythical creatures have been described in historical accounts long before history emerged as a branch of science. She is depicted as the daughter of Hecate and as having glowing green eyes with serpentine slits, shriveled-up hands with lizard-like claws on them, and crocodile-like teeth. 1st century BC) gave a de-mythologized account of Lamia as a queen of Libya who ordered her soldiers to snatch children from their mothers and kill them, and whose beauty gave way to bestial appearance due to her savageness. One story from Wampanoag folklore explains that they began causing mischief and tormenting the Natives out of jealousy of the devotion and affection the Natives had for Maushop, who eventually exiled them to different parts of North America. 2023 The Arena Media Brands, LLC and respective content providers on this website. This mythical creature is present in Irish folklore, as well as tales throughout Europe. Manticore: Similar to the Sphinx consisting of a human head, lion's body with tail of poisonous spines (Persian Folklore). The double-entendre sarcasm was uttered by Demetrius's father, among others. In their original conception, they were merely personifications of kindly and venerable old age, possessing all its benevolent attributes without its natural infirmities. HubPages is a registered trademark of The Arena Platform, Inc. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners. DK. Wraiths are soulless creatures and only feel devastating emotions like hatred and despair. [98] August Enna wrote an opera called Lamia.[36]. Since the dawn of human life, unknown living beings or elusive animals seen or encountered for the first time have been accounted for in narratives that have gradually grown into legends associated with mythical beasts. The griffin was a favourite decorative motif in the ancient Middle Eastern and Mediterranean lands. Water Leper: Gigantic frog with a tail similar to lizard and bat wings in place of forelegs (Welsh Mythology/Folklore), 78. Hellhound: Underworld dog with super-strength and agility (Global Culture), 76. In other epic tales, creatures such as Medusa, the Minotaur and the Hydra have often been discussed. Hippogriff: Hind half of horse and front half of an eagle (Medieval Bestiaries), 13. [84][85] Daniel Ogden argues that one of her possible reincarnations, the monster of Argos killed by Coroebus had a "scaly gait", indicating she must have had an anguipedal form in an early version of the story,[86] although the Latin text in Statius merely reads inlabi (declension of labor) meaning "slides". Abaia: A magical eel (Melanesian Mythology), 47. There most prominent attributes would have to be there unusually large noses and shaggy long moss colored hair. Upon learning this, Zeus's wife Hera robbed Lamia of her children, the offspring of her affair with Zeus, either by kidnapping or by killing them. Its said to exist in the forests starting in the east coast mountains and all through to Kentucky. The Norns were goddesses who ruled the fates of people, determined the destinies and lifespans of individuals. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). In Statius' version, the monster had a woman's face and breasts, and a hissing snake protruding from the cleft of her rusty-colored forehead, and it would slide into children's bedrooms to snatch them. Amphisbaena, a serpent with a head at each end. The Pukwudgie is also native to America: a short, grey-faced, large-eared creature distantly related to the European goblin. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. Sure, they are slow. Abura-akago. The subject of fate is also reflected in Baltic religion where we encounter Laima, the Baltic goddess of fate who together with Dievs, the sky, and Saule, the sun, Laima determines the length and fortune of human life. There are different variations of it, but basically its a waterspirit that can either do terrible or good things to you. Usually, the Dullahan is male, but there are some female versions. Al-mi'raj is a mythical creature in Islamic mythology which is basically a hare (rabbit) with a single horn on its forehead much like a unicorn. Unktehila: Reptilian monster or Serpentoid creature (Lakota Mythology), 80. [87][88] It is noted that this character terrorized Delphi, just as the dragon Python had. If the kid answers yes or screams, she cuts them to resemble herself. For the descriptions and nature of the Lamia, Keats drew from Burton's The Anatomy of Melancholy. [103], Later traditions referred to many lamiae; these were folkloric monsters similar to vampires and succubi that seduced young men and then fed on their blood. The definitive non-Native depiction of the Wendigo is from Algernon BlackwoodsThe Wendigo, which is a great story. steeldraco, Without question, the Each Uisge (pronounced something like ak ishka). They are depicted as female creatures with 'snake-like' bodies and seduce the protagonist Rael in an attempt to devour him, but as soon as they 'taste' Rael's body, the blood that enters the lamias' body causes their death. If you want to sleep soundly tonight, you might not want to read about these mythological creatures discussed on, How I Learned To Love Myself While Living With AStoma, 25 Twisted Urban Legends That Will Cause You To Lose Sleep Tonight (And TomorrowToo), 25 People Discuss The Unexplainable, Unsolved Mystery In Their PersonalLife, The 23 Scariest Urban Legends You Will Ever Hear In YourLife. (2014). Fomorians: Monstrous and hostile beings (Irish Mythology), 31. [18][26] Such practices are recorded by the 1st century Diodorus,[9] and other sources in antiquity. The event, however, was memorialized in verse: "Say did the fearless hunters, Pick up the beastly spoor, While trekking through the jungle, With steps alert and sure?". Simargl: Winged dog or lion (Slavic Mythology), 97. To begin, Merriam-Webster defined "mythological" as "of or relating to mythology or myths: dealt with in mythology." Its second definition also states "lacking factual basis or historical validity." Going off of the above definition, I want to include mythological creatures that have a basis or inspiration in mythology. Living secluded solitary lives, the Jorgumo builds her nest in abandoned places such as caves and old houses and lures her prey back to her web. They think its a big monster, that you can fight it, you can tame it, whatever. They are said to come before the creation of gods and goddesses. [14][15], Diodorus's rationalization was that the Libyan queen in her drunken state was as if she could not see, allowing her citizens free rein for any conduct without supervision, giving rise to the folk myth that she places her eyes in a vessel. 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