What is Legendary creature?
[[File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg|thumb|300px|The [[Welsh Dragon]] on the [[Flag of Wales]]]] A '''legendary creature''' (''mythical'' or ''mythological'' creature) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proved. Legendary creatures may be described in [[legend]]s, [[fantasy]], [[mythology]], [[fable]]s, [[folklore]], [[poetry]], [[fairy tale]]s, [[novel]]s and [[fiction]], but in historical accounts before [[history]] became a [[science]].<ref>Brenda Rosen, ''The Mythical Creatures Bible: The Definitive Guide to Legendary Beings'' (London; New York: Godsfield Press 2008; Sterling, 2009), p. 8</ref> Some examples are: *[[Apparitional experience]] *[[Arachne]] *[[Bigfoot]] *[[Bird men|Bird man]] *[[Bird women|Bird woman]] *[[Bogey]] *[[Bogeyman]] *[[Bunyip]] *[[Centaur]] *[[Cerberus]] *[[Chupacabra]] *[[Chimera (mythology)|Chimera]] *[[Cyclops]] *[[Deity]] *[[Demon]] *[[Dinosauroid]] *[[Dragon]] *[[Ectoplasm]] *[[Elf]] *[[Fairy]] *[[Faun]] *[[Fenrir]] *[[Genie]] *[[Gnome]] *[[Goblin]] *[[Godzilla]] *[[Incarnation]] *[[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]] *[[Pegasus]] *[[Gargoyle]] *[[Ghast]] *[[Ghoul]] *[[Ghost]] *[[Griffin]] *[[Hippocamp]] *[[Hippogriff]] *[[Hunchback]] *[[Ickabog]] *[[Imp]] *[[Invisible man]] *[[Jabberwocky]] *[[Kitsune]] *[[Kraken]] *[[Leshy]] *[[Leprechaun]] *[[Loch Ness Monster]] *[[Mermaid]] *[[Merman]] *[[Minotaur]] *[[Mōryō]] *[[Mothman]] *Ogre *[[Pixie]] *[[Protoplasm]] *[[Religion vision]] *[[Replicant]] *[[Satyr]] *[[Sea serpent]] *[[Siren]] *[[Sphinx]] *[[Spirit]] *[[Troll]] *[[Typhon]] *[[Unicorn]] *[[Vampire]] *[[Wendigo]] *[[Werecat]] *[[Weregoat]] *[[Werewolf]] *[[Wild man]] *[[Wyvern]] *[[Halmasti]] *[[Nihang]] *[[Yeti]] *[[Yōkai]] *Zombie *[[Gold-digging ant]] *[[Sky Fox]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Legendary creatures}} [[Category:Legendary creatures| ]] {{stub}}