List of legendary creatures (M)
Introduction Contemporary poster of a Mami Wata, "serpent priestess" painted by Hamburg, German artist Schleisinger, , displayed in shrines as a popular image of Mami Wata in Africa and in the Diaspora.# Maa-alused (Estonian mythology) – Subterranean spirit# Machlyes (Medieval bestiaries) – Hermaphroditic humanoid# Macrocephali (Medieval bestiaries) – Giant-headed humanoid#Madam Koi Koi (West African Mythology ) – Female ghost# Madremonte (Colombian folklore) – Nature guardian# Maero (Māori) – Savage, arboreal humanoids# Magog (English folklore) – Giant protector of London# Maha-pudma (Hindu mythology) – Giant elephant that holds up the world#Mahuika (Māori mythology) - Māori fire goddess# Mairu (Basque mythology) – Megalith-building giant# Mājas gari (Latvian mythology) – Benevolent house spirit# Majitu – in Swahili mythology, shape-shifting spirits that can pass as humans# Makara (Indian mythology) – Aquatic beings# Makura-gaeshi (Japanese mythology) – Pillow-moving spirit# Mallt-y-Nos (Welsh mythology) – Spirit of the hunt# Mami Wata (Africa and the African diaspora) – Supernaturally beautiful water spirits# Manananggal (Philippine mythology) – Vampires that sever their torsos from their legs to fly around# Mandi (Medieval bestiaries) – Humanoid with a forty-year lifespan# Mandrake (Medieval folklore) – Diminutive, animated construct# Manes (Roman mythology) – Ancestral spirits# Mannegishi (Cree) – Little people with six fingers and no noses# Manticore (Persian mythology) – Lion-human-scorpion hybrid# Mapinguari (Brazilian mythology) – Giant sloth# Mara (Scandinavian folklore) – Female night-demon# Marabbecca (Italian folklore) – Malevolent water spirit# Mare (Germanic and Slavic folklore) – Malicious entity of dream.# Mareikura (Tuamotu) – Attendant of Kiho-tumu, the supreme god# Mares of Diomedes (Greek mythology) – Man-eating horses# Marid (Arabian mythology) – Jinn associated fortune tellers# Marmennill (Norse mythology) – Mermen with prophetic abilities# Maro deivės (Lithuanian mythology) – Disease spirits# Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os (Abenaki mythology) – Shapeshifting toad spirit# Matagot (French mythology) – Spirit that takes animal form; usually that of a black cat# Matsya (Hindu mythology) – First Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a half-fish and half-man# Mayura (Hindu mythology) – Peacock spirit# Mazzikin (Jewish mythology) – Invisible, malevolent spirit# Mbói Tu'ĩ (Guaraní mythology) – Snake-parrot hybrid# Mbwiri (Central Africa) – Possessing demon# Medusa (Greek mythology) – Serpent-female hybrid (Gorgon) with numerous snake heads#Melek Taus- biblical bird# Meliae (Greek mythology) – Ash tree nymph# Melusine (Medieval folklore) – Female water spirit, with the form of a winged mermaid or serpent# Menehune (Hawaiian mythology) – Little people and craftsmen# Menninkäinen (Finnish mythology) – Little people and nature spirits# Merlion (Singapore) – Combination of a lion and a fish, the symbol of Singapore# Mermaid/Merman (multiple cultures) – Human-fish hybrid# Merlin (English mythology) – Elderly wizard# Merrow (Irish mythology and Scottish) – Human-fish hybrid# Metee-kolen-ol (Abenaki mythology) – Ice-hearted wizards# Mimi (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Extremely elongated humanoid that has to live in rock crevasses to avoid blowing away# Minka Bird (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Death spirit# Minokawa (Philippine) – Giant swallow# Minotaur (Greek mythology) – Human-bull hybrid# Mishibizhiw (Ojibwa) – Feline water spirit# Misi-ginebig (Ojibwa) – Serpentine rain spirit# Misi-kinepikw (Cree) – Serpentine rain spirit# Mizuchi (Japanese mythology) – Water dragon# Mogwai (Chinese mythology) – Vengeful ghost or demon# Mohan (Latin American folklore) – Nature spirit# Mokèlé-mbèmbé (Congo) – Water-dwelling creature# Mokoi (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Malevolent spirit that kills sorcerers# Mokorea (Polynesian mythology) – Amphibious humanoid living in the spirit world (underground world)# Moñái (Guaraní mythology) – Giant snake with antennae# Monocerus (Medieval bestiaries) – One-horned stag-horse-elephant-boar hybrid, sometimes treated as distinct from the unicorn# Mono Grande (South America) – Giant monkey# Monopod (Medieval bestiaries) – Dwarf with one giant foot# Mooinjer veggey (Manx folklore) – Nature spirit# Moon rabbit (Far Eastern folklore) – Legendary animal# Mora (Slavic mythology) – Disembodied spirit# Morgens (Breton and Welsh mythology) – Water spirits# Morinji-no-okama (Japanese mythology) – Animated tea kettle# Mormolykeia (Greek) – Underworld spirit# Moroi (Romanian) – Vampiric ghost# Mo-sin-a (Taiwanese folklore) – Mountain demon# Moss people (Continental Germanic mythology) – Little people and tree spirits# Mothman (American folklore) – Large grey winged humanoid with glowing red eyes# Mugwump (Canadian folklore) – Fish-like lake monster# Mujina (Japanese mythology) – Shapeshifting badger spirit# Muldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal mythology) – Water monster# Multo (Philippine mythology) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or has unfinished business# Mummy (Egyptian) – Undead creature who revives# Muma Pădurii (Romanian folklore) – Forest-dwelling hag# Mungoon-Gali (Australian Aboriginal) – Giant goanna# Muscaliet (Medieval bestiaries) – Hare-squirrel-boar hybrid that has an intense body heat# Muse (Greek mythology) – Spirits that inspire artists# Mushusshu (Mesopotamian mythology)# Musimon (Heraldic) – Sheep-goat hybrid# Myling (Scandinavian folklore) – Ghosts of unbaptized children# Myrmecoleon (Medieval bestiaries) – Ant-lion hybrid
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