mythical monster
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1. a monster renowned in folklore and myth (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | mythical being, |
| definition | : | an imaginary being of myth or fable (noun.person) |
| hypernym | : | monster, |
| definition | : | an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | legendary creature, |
| definition | : | a monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factual (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | amphisbaena, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | basilisk, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | centaur, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cerberus, hellhound, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | chimaera, chimera, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | cockatrice, |
| definition | : | monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dragon, firedrake, |
| definition | : | a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | geryon, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | gorgon, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) any of three winged sister monsters and the mortal Medusa who had live snakes for hair; a glance at Medusa turned the beholder to stone (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | griffin, griffon, gryphon, |
| definition | : | winged monster with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | harpy, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) vicious winged monster; often depicted as a bird with the head of a woman (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | hydra, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | leviathan, |
| definition | : | monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mantichora, manticora, manticore, mantiger, |
| definition | : | a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | minotaur, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with the head of a bull and the body of a man; slain by Theseus (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nemean lion, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) an enormous lion strangled by Hercules as the first of his 12 labors (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | roc, |
| definition | : | mythical bird of prey having enormous size and strength (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | salamander, |
| definition | : | reptilian creature supposed to live in fire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sphinx, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | troll, |
| definition | : | (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | typhoeus, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) son of Gaea and Tartarus who created the whirlwinds; had a terrifying voice and 100 dragon heads that spurted fire (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | typhon, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) a monster with a hundred heads who breathed out flames; son of Typhoeus and father of Cerberus and the Chimera and the Sphinx (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | python, |
| definition | : | (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | erinyes, eumenides, fury, |
| definition | : | (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals (noun.person) |
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