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Minotaur
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A creature with the head of a bull on the body of a man; lived in the center of the Labyrinth.
Medusa
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A female creature with snakes for hair; anyone who looked into her eyes would turn to stone.
Sphinx
Origin culture: Egyptian/Greek. Description: A creature with the head of a human and the body of a lion; known for riddling and is often associated with guarding.
Hydra
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A serpent-like water monster with multiple heads; when one head is cut off, typically two more would grow back.
Cerberus
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.
Chimera
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A monstrous fire-breathing hybrid creature composed of parts of more than one animal, usually depicted as a lion with a goat's head coming from its back and a tail that may end with a snake's head.
Griffin
Origin culture: Middle Eastern/Greek. Description: A creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
Phoenix
Origin culture: Greek/Egyptian. Description: A mythical bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise reborn; associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor.
Cyclops
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A member of a primordial race of giants, each with a single eye in the middle of its forehead.
Banshee
Origin culture: Irish. Description: A female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house.
Kraken
Origin culture: Norwegian. Description: A legendary sea monster of gigantic size said to appear off the coasts of Norway.
Dragon
Origin culture: Multiple cultures worldwide. Description: A large, serpentine legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around the world.
Basilisk
Origin culture: European. Description: A legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king that can cause death with a single glance.
Manticore
Origin culture: Persian. Description: A mythical creature with a human head, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion.
Golem
Origin culture: Jewish. Description: An animated anthropomorphic being, created entirely from inanimate matter, often clay or mud; brought to life by magic.
Roc
Origin culture: Middle Eastern. Description: An enormous legendary bird of prey in the popular mythology of the Middle East, often depicted as carrying off elephants or other large prey.
Naga
Origin culture: Hindu/Buddhist. Description: Divine, half-human half-snake beings that reside in the netherworld and can occasionally take human form.
Yokai
Origin culture: Japanese. Description: A class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore.
Pegasus
Origin culture: Greek. Description: A divine winged stallion usually depicted as pure white in color.
Selkie
Origin culture: Scottish/Irish/Nordic. Description: Mythical beings capable of changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin.
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