Talk:List of legendary creatures

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[edit] Clean-up

If there's no objections, I'm going to remove the Joke species section as the listed creatures are not legendary in any way. I'd also like to eliminate the National fictional species section, as it doesn't fit the apparent (alphabetical) format of the list.

Sorry, I forgot to sign that! Pfhreak (talk) 00:39, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Species or Individual?

I'm noticing a lot of individuals from mythology (such as Aethon and Zeus) in this list. Is it meant to list just legendary species, or both species and individuals? For my part, I think it should just list species, otherwise it can grow out of hand too quickly. Pfhreak 03:57, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cancer

How the hell is Cancer(the disease) a legendary creature?! The link in this article directly links to the article on the disease. Question2 12:42, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Feeling stupid. Further research shows nisser to be plural for nisse which is another name for a tomte. I added a listing for nisse with a an indication to see Tomte--Carapowers 16:01, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Richard Dorson in "A Theory for American Folklore" in American Folklore and the Historian, University of Chicago Press, 1971, makes reference to the Norwegian demonic being the Nisser. Perhaps this creature should be added to the list. --Carapowers 15:42, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

I removed Gigantopithecus because I don't think a prehistoric animal belongs on this list. Perhaps Giant Ape or another article would be better for a legendary creature. -- Triple07 2:51 19 Nov 2006.

"List of fictional species" sounds like all the Star Trek races belong here, too? :) -- Timwi 09:40 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Yes :) Nikola 11:08 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)
I wasn't actually being serious about that. I don't think we should combine lists of Star Trek species with things like dragons, werewolves, gryphons or the like. I vote we create a List of Star Trek races (I'm surprised it doesn't already exist) and link to it from here. -- Timwi 13:26 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)

This content duplicates (in very small part) mythical beast. I think this page should be deleted, but I won't list it on VfD til we hear from the author... --Dante Alighieri 09:50 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Well, what I wanted is to make a list of all fictional species, mythical or not, of beasts aliens or plants, it's just that mythical ones first came to my mind. As the list gets larger, it would be separated by groups of species. Nikola 11:08 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)
Fair enough, I'll drop in a few non-mythical ones now to get the ball rolling. --Dante Alighieri 19:21 28 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Since list of aliens in fiction and list of species in fantasy fiction are already seperate lists, this page's title is now quite misleading. I think list of species in folklore and mythology would be a better title, following the lead of list of giants in folklore and mythology. -Sean 05:32, 25 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Are there any legendary creatures that were proven to exist? I mean were there any that were thought to be mythical but now there officialy exist?

I removed hominids, which are patently not "legendary" creatures.

[edit] I’m looking for a mythical creature ... please help :)))

Sorry, but it’s my first time and I wasn’t sure where to post my question so bare with me.

I’m looking for a mythical creature that when killed will reborn stronger and more dangerous thank before. Because of his special ability there wasn’t any creature that can take him and eventually he dies from old age. Thank you,


AdSSonic 22:02, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

Doesent the pheonix revive stronger???

[edit] Nahual

Should´nt the nahual be on this list????

I think you meant Nahuelito, the argentinian version of Nessie. I added it, by the way. --Apeder 16:23, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Lizardman

Reptilian Humanoid or lizardman should be on the list. I'll add it now --LizardPariah 05:03, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Legendary Animals, but not Fictional, please

I was annoyed to find 'Orc' on the list. The list is meant to be about Mythological animals, Cryptozoology. Not things in stories. Werewolves are acceptable because people have reported sitings, but nobody believes in orcs.

  • "Mythological" creatures are from stories, just not modern stories. When selecting articles for inclusion in the list, I've tried sticking with the definition from the legendary creature article: "A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as 'fabulous creatures' in historical literature)." Cryptids have been excluded, except in cases where the given cryptid is simply a legendary creature that is still believed in. (This was done partially because cryptids already have their own, rather extensive list, which also includes known hoaxes like the jackalope.) Species from modern fiction, like orcs, are definitely out. Pfhreak (talk) 16:44, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] God?

God is a legendary creature? Isn't that offensive??

It's also inaccurate... deities have their own list! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.36.53.11 (talk) 13:27, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ringwraiths?

Fictional, not mythical/legendary. I'm deleting this entry because it's ridiculous and just links to the Tolkien writings and what not. Stupid.

  • For similar reasons, I'm removing the Acromantula item. A general cleanup to remove fictional (vs legendary) creatures might be in order. Pfhreak 03:27, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Dabah, Gog and Magog

Gog and Magog and Dabah are (Islamic?) legendary creatures but they are not in the list. Mussav (talk) 14:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

  • Gog and Magog have been added in their usage as giants that protect London. Their original usage in the scriptures of the Abrahmic religions are as tribes, not creatures. Dabah doesn't have an article, so it shouldn't be included at this time. (The list is long enough as it is, without including creatures that don't even have an article to link to.) Pfhreak (talk) 16:17, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cannibal

Cannibal means that they eat their own kind. Someone seems to be using that term to mean that it eats humans, which is incorrect unless the eater is human. --Scottandrewhutchins (talk) 17:14, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

  • My mistake. All the incorrect uses of "cannibal" should be fixed now. Pfhreak (talk) 21:26, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orc, lich, and other modern fantasy archetypes

From the Orc article: "Orc (OR'k) is a word used to refer to various tough and warlike humanoid creatures in various fantasy settings, appearing originally in the stories of Middle-earth written by J. R. R. Tolkien and derivative fictions." The green skin is an even more recent innovation. Ork, on the other hand, is from the legends of Tyrol. Pfhreak (talk) 18:29, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

The lich, another fantasy archetype, is from an archaic word for "corpse", and is also not present in legends. Its use as an undead sorcerer appears to begin with D&D. Pfhreak (talk) 18:29, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

In the old legends of Beowulf (film and game was made on them) there are "ylfe" (elves) and "orcneas" (ORCS). And one more thing. Why there are no gnolls on the list? <<Zu-Ben>> —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.222.89.208 (talk) 19:53, 1 June 2008 (UTC)