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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

power, ability go
possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

creativity, creativeness, creative thinking go
the ability to create

imagination, imaginativeness, vision go
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

imaginary being, imaginary creature go
a creature of the imagination

mythical being go
an imaginary being of myth or fable

mythical monster, mythical creature
a monster renowned in folklore and myth

noun.person

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legendary creature go
a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual
amphisbaena go
(classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
basilisk go
(classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance
centaur go
(classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse
Cerberus, hellhound go
(Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades
Chimera, Chimaera go
(Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail
cockatrice go
monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg
dragon, firedrake go
a creature of Teutonic mythology
Geryon go
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules
Gorgon go
(Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair
griffon, gryphon, griffin go
winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion
Harpy go
(Greek mythology) vicious winged monster
Hydra go
(Greek mythology) monster with nine heads
leviathan go
monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament
manticore, mantichora, manticora, mantiger go
a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion
Minotaur go
(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man
Nemean lion go
(Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors
roc go
mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength
salamander go
reptilian creature supposed to live in fire
Sphinx go
(Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body
troll go
(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains
Typhoeus go
(Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds
Typhon go
(Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames
werewolf, wolfman, lycanthrope, loup-garou go
a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again