A spiritual being that acts as an attendant, agent, or messenger of God, conventionally represented in human form with wings and a robe.

Note: some angels may be represented in a different manner, such as with insect wings.

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A mythical winged horse, often depicted as a white stallion with majestic wings.

A mythical creature with the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle.

An evil spirit or devil, depicted with a blend of human and animalistic features.

A legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle, with its talons on the front legs.

A grotesque, caricature-like creature with a mix of human and animal features.

A half-bird, half-human creature, nearly always female.

 The entrance to Hell portrayed as the gaping mouth of a huge monster.

A fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish

A fabled marine creature with the head and upper body of a woman and the tail of a fish.

A deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry. In Greek art, they were represented as a man with a horse’s ears and tail, but in Roman representations, as a man with a goat’s ears, tail, legs, and horns.

A sea-dwelling mythological creature, described as hog-headed, toothed, and boar-tusked.

A mythological creature with the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a fish.

A monster with a turtle-shell, often with a lion’s head and serpent’s tail.

A legendary reptile that bears the form of a serpent and a rooster.

Any monstrous creature that doesn’t fit into any of the existing monster categories.

A monstrous creature of immense size that dwells in the sea and is portrayed as a threat to man and ships. These can include various sea serpents, monstrous whales, or dragons that are not otherwise identifiable as a specific sea monster, such as a hippocampus.

A creature with the head, arms, and torso of a human and the body and legs of a horse.