Learn Chimerical Creatures
Learn the parts of mythology's greatest chimerical hybrid creatures.
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- Upper body of a human, lower body of a horse — Centaur
- Body of a man, head of a bull — Minotaur
- Upper body of a woman, tail of a fish — Mermaid
- Head of a human (often a woman), body of a lion, sometimes wings — Sphinx
- Head and wings of an eagle, body of a lion — Griffin
- Head of a lion, head of a goat, tail of a serpent (varies by source) — Chimera
- Horse with wings — Pegasus
- Face of a woman, body of a bird — Harpy
- Upper body of a man, lower body of a goat; often with goat’s horns — Satyr
- Upper body of a man, legs of a goat; similar to satyrs — Faun
- Front part of an eagle (head, wings, talons), rear part of a horse — Hippogriff
- Human-like women with snakes for hair (e.g., Medusa) — Gorgon
- Half-woman, half-serpent — Echidna
- Head of a human, body of a lion, tail of a scorpion or sometimes spines — Manticore
- Often described as a serpent with some features of a rooster — Basilisk
- Serpent/dragon with the head of a rooster — Cockatrice
- Body of a man, head of a jackal — Anubis
- Body of a man, head of a crocodile — Sobek
- Body of a man, head of a falcon — Horus
- Shape-shifting water horse (can appear as human or horse) — Kelpie
- Body of a jackrabbit with antelope (or deer) antlers — Jackalope
- Often described as reptile-like or dog-like, with spines — Chupacabra
- Head of a lion, body of a fish — Merlion
- Front half of a horse, rear half of a fish — Hippocampus
- Seal that can shed its skin to become human — Selkie
- Large rabbit with a single, unicorn-like horn — Al-mi‘raj
- A creature with the body of a mule or horse and a human-like face (varies) — Buraq
- Body of a small mammal (rabbit), with wings, antlers, and fangs — Wolpertinger
- Often portrayed as a wolf, cat, or weasel made of lightning — Raiju
- Child-sized humanoid with a turtle-like shell and a water-filled dish on head — Kappa
- Features of deer, dragon, horse, ox (varies); often depicted with scales — Qilin
- Composite of elephant trunk, tiger paws, ox tail, etc. — Baku
- Half-man, half-lion ( Vishnu’s avatar ) — Narasimha
- Half-man, half-eagle — Garuda
- Gigantic winged monster with serpents for legs — Typhon
- Upper body of a human, lower body of a donkey — Onocentaur
- Spider that can shapeshift into a seductive woman — Jorogumo
- Human upper body, serpent lower body (varies by depiction) — Naga
- Body of a bull or lion, wings of an eagle, human head — Lamasu
- Front half of a horse, rear half of a rooster — Hippalectryon
- Humanoid with large moth-like wings and glowing red eyes — Mothman
- Human body with a horse’s head and hind limbs longer than forelimbs — Tikbalang
- Combination of lion, turtle, scorpion, and bear-like features — Tarasque
- Gigantic bird with features of a dog or lion, sometimes peacock-like — Simurgh
- Face of a monkey, body of a tanuki (raccoon dog), limbs of a tiger, tail of a snake — Nue
- Goat- or antelope-like creature with swiveling horns — Yale (Eale)
- Upper body of a human, lower body (tail) of a scorpion — Girtablilu
- Sometimes depicted as a half-lizard, half-dog with multiple eyes — Teju Jagua
- Head of a crocodile, body of a lion or leopard, hindquarters of a hippo — Ammit
- Stag’s body & head with bird wings — Peryton
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