page_title: List of legendary creatures (A)
hierarchical_section_title: List of legendary creatures (A)
context_page_description: Á Bao A Qu - Entity that lives in the Tower of Victory in Chitor.
  Aatxe - Bull spirit.
  Abaasy - Iron-toothed demons.
  Abada - big dog reported to live in the lands of the African Congo.
  Äbädä - Forest spirit.
  Abaia - Huge magical eel.
  Abarimon - Savage humanoid with backward feet.
  Abath - One-horned animal.
  Abura-sumashi - Creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture.
  Acephali - Headless humanoids.
  Acheri - Disease-bringing ghost.
  Achlis - Curious elk.
  Adar Llwch Gwin - Giant birds that understand human languages.
  Adaro - Malevolent merfolk.
  Adhene - Nature spirit.
  Adlet - Vampiric dog-human hybrid
  Adroanzi - Nature spirit.
  Adze - African vampiric-forest being.
  Aerico - Disease demon.
  Æsir - Norse deities.
  Afanc - Lake monster.
  Agni - God of fire and sacrifices.
  Agathodaemon - Spirit of vinefields and grainfields.
  Agloolik - Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen.
  Agogwe - Small, ape-like humanoid.
  Ahkiyyini - Animated skeleton that causes shipwrecks.
  Ahuizotl - Anthropophagous dog-monkey hybrid.
  Ahura - Zoroastrian spirits.
  Aigamuxa - Anthropophagous humanoid with eyes in its instep.
  Aigikampoi - Fish-tailed goat.
  Airavata - Divine elephant.
context_section_description: Á Bao A Qu (Malay) - Entity that lives in the Tower of Victory in Chitor.
  Aatxe (Basque) - Bull spirit.
  Abaasy (Yakuts) - Iron-toothed demons.
  Abada (African) - big dog  reported to live in the lands of the African Congo.
  Äbädä (Tatar) - Forest spirit.
  Abaia (Melanesia) - Huge magical eel.
  Abarimon (Medieval Bestiaries) - Savage humanoid with backward feet.
  Abath (Malay) - One-horned animal.
  Abura-sumashi (Japanese) - Creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture.
  Acephali (Greek) - Headless humanoids.
  Acheri (Native American folklore) - Disease-bringing ghost.
  Achlis (Roman) - Curious elk.
  Adar Llwch Gwin (Welsh) - Giant birds that understand human languages.
  Adaro (Solomon Islands) - Malevolent merfolk.
  Adhene (Manx) - Nature spirit.
  Adlet (Inuit) - Vampiric dog-human hybrid
  Adroanzi (Lugbara) - Nature spirit.
  Adze (Ewe people) - African vampiric-forest being.
  Aerico (Greek) - Disease demon.
  Æsir (Norse) - Norse deities.
  Afanc (Welsh) - Lake monster (exact lake varies by story).
  Agni (Hindu) - God of fire and sacrifices.
  Agathodaemon (Greek) - Spirit of vinefields and grainfields.
  Agloolik (Inuit) - Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen.
  Agogwe (East Africa) - Small, ape-like humanoid.
  Ahkiyyini (Inuit) - Animated skeleton that causes shipwrecks.
  Ahuizotl (Aztec) - Anthropophagous dog-monkey hybrid.
  Ahura (Zoroastrianism) - Zoroastrian spirits.
  Aigamuxa (Khoikhoi) - Anthropophagous humanoid with eyes in its instep.
  Aigikampoi (Etruscan) - Fish-tailed goat.
  Airavata (Hindu) - Divine elephant.
  Aitu (Polynesian) - Malevolent spirits or demons.
  Aitvaras (Lithuanian) - Household spirit.
  Ajatar (Finnish) - Dragon/snake female spirit, is said to spread diseases
  Akateko (Japanese) - Tree-dwelling monster.
  Akhlut (Inuit) - Orca-wolf shapeshifter.
  Akka (Finnish) - Female spirits or minor goddesses.
  Akki (Japanese) - Large, grotesque humanoid.
  Akkorokamui (Ainu) - Sea monster.
  Akuma (Japanese) - Evil spirit or devil
  Akupara (Hindu) - Giant turtle that supports the world.
  Akurojin-no-hi (Japanese) - Ghostly flame which causes disease.
  Al (Armenian and Persian) - Spirit that steals unborn babies and livers from pregnant women.
  Ala (Slavic) - Bad weather demon.
  Alal (Chaldean) - Queen of the full moon.
  Alan (Philippine) - Winged humanoid that steals reproductive waste to make children.
  Alce (Heraldic) - Wingless griffin.
  Aleya (Bengali) - Spirit of a dead fisherman.
  Alicanto (Chilean) - Bird that eats gold and silver.
  Alicorn - Winged unicorn.
  Alkonost (Slavic) - Angelic bird with human head and breasts.
  Allocamelus (Heraldic) - Ass-camel hybrid.
  Almas (Mongolian) - Savage humanoid.
  Al-mi'raj (Islamic) - One-horned rabbit.
  Aloja (Catalan) - Female water spirit.
  Alom-bag-winno-sis (Abenaki) - Little people and tricksters.
  Alp (German) - Male night-demon.
  Alphyn (Heraldic) - Lion-like creature, sometimes with dragon or goat forelegs.
  Alp-luachra (Irish) - Parasitic fairy.
  Al Rakim (Islamic) - Guard dog of the Seven Sleepers.
  Alseid (Greek) - Grove nymph.
  Alû (Assyrian) - Leprous demon.
  Alux (Mayan) - Little people.
  Amaburakosagi (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from Shikoku.
  Amala (Tsimshian) - Giant who holds up the world.
  Amamehagi (Japanese) - Ritual disciplinary demon from Hokuriku.
  Amanojaku (Japanese) - Small demon.
  Amarok (Inuit) - Giant wolf.
  Amarum (Quechua) - Water boa spirit.
  Amazake-babaa (Japanese) - Disease-causing hag.
  Amemasu (Ainu) - Lake monster.
  Ammit  (Ancient Egyptian) - Female demon who was part lion, hippopotamus and crocodile.
  Amorōnagu (Japanese) - Tennyo from the island of Amami Ōshima.
  Amphiptere (Heraldic) - Winged serpent.
  Amphisbaena (Greek) - Serpent with a head at each end.
  Anak (Jewish) - Giant.
  Androsphinx (Ancient Egyptian) - Human-headed sphinx.
  Angel (mainly Christian, Jewish, Islamic traditions) - Divine beings of Heaven who act as mediators between God and humans; the counterparts of Demons.
  Anqa (Arabian) - Legendary Huge Satanic Eagle with Human Face. sometimes can resurrect herself like phoenix did.
  Ani Hyuntikwalaski (Cherokee) - Lightning spirit.
  Ankou (French) - Skeletal g
caption: Ivan Bilibin's Alkonost
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