Dragon (European): A huge winged reptile that breathes fire and guards treasure
Dragon (Chinese): A long, wise, lucky water dragon without wings
Unicorn: A white horse with one spiral horn
Phoenix: A bird that bursts into flame and is reborn from the ashes
Griffin: Half eagle, half lion
Pegasus: A winged horse from Greek myths
Centaur: Half human, half horse
Mermaid: A sea person with a fish tail
Merman: A male sea person with a fish tail
Siren: In Greek stories, sea beings whose songs lured sailors
Sphinx: A lion with a human head, known for riddles
Minotaur: Half man, half bull, in the Labyrinth
Cyclops: A giant with one eye
Hydra: A many-headed serpent
Medusa: A woman with snakes for hair
Cerberus: A three-headed dog guarding the underworld
Chimera: A mix of lion, goat and snake
Kraken: A giant sea monster from Norse tales
Troll: A big, grumpy creature of Scandinavian stories, often under bridges
Elf: A magical, long-lived being of northern European folklore
Dwarf: A short, strong miner and smith in legends
Giant: A huge person in many folk tales
Ogre: A giant that eats people in tales
Goblin: A small, tricky creature in folk tales
Fairy: A tiny magical being with wings
Pixie: A playful fairy of English folk tales
Leprechaun: An Irish fairy shoemaker who hides a pot of gold
Banshee: An Irish spirit whose wail warns of trouble
Selkie: A seal who can take human form in Scottish and Irish tales
Kelpie: A Scottish water horse spirit
Loch Ness Monster: A legendary creature said to live in a Scottish lake
Bigfoot (Sasquatch): A giant hairy creature said to live in North American forests
Yeti: A snowy mountain creature of the Himalayas
Thunderbird: A giant bird that makes thunder in many Native American stories
Jackalope: A tall tale rabbit with antlers
Kitsune: A Japanese fox spirit with many tails
Tengu: A Japanese bird-like spirit with a long nose
Kappa: A Japanese water imp who loves cucumbers
Oni: Japanese ogres
Tanuki: A Japanese raccoon dog spirit that can change its shape
Qilin: A Chinese creature that looks like a mix of deer and dragon
Fenghuang: The Chinese phoenix
Garuda: A bird king in Hindu and Buddhist stories
Naga: A serpent being in Hindu and Buddhist stories
Ganesha: The elephant-headed Hindu god
Hanuman: A monkey hero in the Ramayana
Djinn (genie): A being of smokeless fire in Middle Eastern stories
Roc: A giant bird in Arabian tales
Anansi: A spider trickster in West African and Caribbean stories
Baba Yaga: A witch in Slavic tales who lives in a hut on chicken legs
Firebird: A glowing magical bird in Russian tales
Golem: A clay figure brought to life in Jewish folklore
Werewolf: A person who turns into a wolf in tales
Vampire: A legendary being who drinks blood, from old folktales
Ghost: The spirit of someone who died, in stories
Mummy: A wrapped body in Egyptian stories that comes to life in movies
Basilisk: A legendary serpent king whose gaze was deadly
Cockatrice: A creature with a rooster head and serpent body
Hippogriff: A creature with a horse body and eagle head, from old romances
Manticore: A Persian creature with a lion body, human face and scorpion tail
Wyvern: A two-legged dragon in European heraldry
Jabberwock: A creature in a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll
Snark: A made-up creature in a poem by Lewis Carroll

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