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The overall list includes deities, animal symbols which were never believed to be real things, cryptids, angels, demons, spirits, undead, a real natural and mundane bird, and a city whose page is a stub containing nothing more than a statement that it is a city with a map showing its location. Almost nothing on the list would be a "creature" by my understanding. (In particular, I don't think undead would count at all- they're dead. Creature implies it is a living animal. Spirits, ghosts, zombies, and the like, probably shouldn't be on this list.) Also, many of the deific beings listed are currently worshiped to this day, they are part of rich, complex, and CURRENT religious communities! I think their inclusion here as "creatures" would be mildly offensive to anyone from one of these faiths. Furthermore, including religious entities like Zeus as being equivalent to "gold-digging ants", which are easily summarized as an ancient translation error which got repeated for too long, is pretty disrespectful to our own history. You could change the name to "lists of supernatural entities, mythological beings, cryptids, fairytales, and animal-like symbols" but I don't think that would be an especially useful list to anyone. (Which, by the way, is why I have a problem with what the list currently contains). 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 17:44, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Also, many of the entries are alternate names for the same thing and redirect to the same page. Many entries direct the user to a collective page about a given mythology which contains lists of creatures; and some of these do not have the creature under its listed name on them. This is less than helpful, especially as some of those lists then link you to a dedicated page just for that entity! If the entity has its own page, why are we directing users to a general page about the thing's surrounding mythology? 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 20:15, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
The list also seems to conflate mythical beings and legendary beings as being the same. This would be highly offensive to some people, as legendary implies a thing is blatantly a work of fiction, while mythic implies that it was something people actually believed in. Some people would be offended by you calling their beliefs myths as well, because they can't tolerate their ideas being called anything other than "fact", but that's besides the point. There is an objective difference between a legend and a myth. 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 20:30, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
In the introduction where it says "Creatures of modern invention are not included." I think, should be changed to clarify what is considered modern and in being so are not included on this list. Maybe just "Creatures invented after 1900 (or the 17th century or 11th Century, whatever is accurate) are considered of modern invention and not included. Or, "This list only includes creatures imagined before the 13th century. Something like that. Yes I know I have weird grammar but I don't think I technically made any mistakes. Besides in relation to style.
Also, on the list for 'B', ba is on there. That should probably go under spirits or something like that, since the Egyptians believed that the ba was part of the soul, like the ka (i think) and there were others too, that are probably also on here and should be removed and put elsewhere.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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???
Should´nt the nahual be on this list????
Reptilian Humanoid or lizardman should be on the list. I'll add it now -- LizardPariah 05:03, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Where does that show up in actual myth or folklore? The closest thing I can think of is the Draconians, who show up starting in the 1980 -something book Dragons Of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, first book of the Dragonlance chronicles series. Just asking, because I LOVE mythology and folklore, yet I haven't any mentions of a reptilian humanoid or lizardman anywhere besides the above example, which is not myth or folklore, so draconians are not legendary creatures. 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:26, 4 January 2022 (UTC)nerdorama
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.
Orc is a word for Goblin in one of the ancient elf languages created by JRR Tolkien. Therefore, it is a modern word of fictional origin which was originally intended (maybe) only to represent the author's intepretation of a real legendary creature. However, through possible misunderstanding or maybe because the word is just really catchy, it infiltrated fantasy-themed games like Runescape and turned itself into a real word. This in modern vocabulary the sord orc can be taken to refer to either Tolkein's Goblin or the real Goblin. Granted, most people think of an Orc as portrayed in said games or literature whenever the topic of conversation concerns Orcs, instead of the actual Goblin which usually does not carry axes as far as I know. I will return with a citation of this etymology as soon as I can find the book I read it in. My point is, just because Orcs are modern doesn't mean they haven't ret-conned themselves into legend in the minds of the less-educated-about-orcs. DR. Tourny ( talk) 06:48, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
God is a legendary creature? Isn't that offensive??
Fictional, not mythical/legendary. I'm deleting this entry because it's ridiculous and just links to the Tolkien writings and what not. Stupid.
Gog and Magog and Dabah are (Islamic?) legendary creatures but they are not in the list. Mussav ( talk) 14:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
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)
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)
I have an issue with excluding Pegasus on the basis that he is a "progenitor". Pegasus is a unique, one-of-a-kind creature from Greco-Roman mythology. He is not the father of any other winged horses, except perhaps in modern pop culture. There are, however, two distinct winged horses also from Greco-Roman mythology: Arion, the winged stallion who can speak the human language and was born to Poseidon and Demeter; and the Pegasi, a race of winged and horned horses discussed by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History. You can look up all three of these creatures on theoi.com, which gives English translations of the exact Greco-Roman texts that mention them. 67.167.29.149 ( talk) 19:59, 21 June 2008 (UTC) Chris G.
Same thing here... Just joined wikipedia because of this list. Even if pegasus was the progenitor (which I doubt), he/it should get a listing. Why should it be any different that looking Pegasus or pterippus on a normal wiki page? One is an example of the the other. Thirdly, on the Pegasus page, it even points out that pteripus is less often used than pterippi. And BTW, the pterippi comment does not even link here. First wikipedia post, sorry if I don't get the format right. Also, can someone explain to me why me text isn't wrapping? Thanks. BandyRat ( talk) 05:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
So is Capricorn a mythological creature? The seagoat that you commonly seen in the Horscope. -- Ramu50 ( talk) 00:50, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Just in case I'm being an idiot (always possible): I recently did some anti-vandal clean up including removing references to Faberjacks and Frulubians from this List of legendary creatures. I want to make sure there really are no such creatures (my brief searching came up pretty dry). If they really exist I'll fix up everything and apologize. -- Quartermaster ( talk) 01:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
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It would be good if someone with a passion for this topic would be able to look to splitting this page up in to several parts. It is way big. Thx -- billinghurst ( talk) 14:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
It seems odd that there are spirits and "Deities" in this list. Shouldn't this list be confined to "creature"---i.e., things that were or are supposed by those who believe or believed in them to have physical bodies. Corbmobile ( talk) 22:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that Jesus had been changed back to "son of Christian god" (or something similar). Don't worry, I fixed it. — Preceding
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OK, deities definitely go on a different list- not sure if there's one for spirits more specifically or not though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
So, I understand the need to nit-pick when it comes to what makes the list and what gets deleted from it, as well as not putting things like people's religion on here so that people don't complain, but after reading through this talk page and learning that cryptids have their own list (I had been under the impression that Cryptids were included because I came across what appeared to be one, the Agogwe), I think it would be nice if links to other related lists. Seeing the links to the list of cryptids and list of deities would definitely clue me in that cryptids and deities weren't supposed to be on the currently viewed list. DR. Tourny ( talk) 07:01, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh, I see. You were going to make me wait until I'd read the whole list before telling me about the related ones. While this is embarassing to a degree because on a computer you can probably see the whole page without scrolling, I primarily use this page on my iPod. Now the dilemma is whether to break the fundamental laws of wikipedia by making the See Also section not the penultimate section on the page, or find a way to make a mini see also at the top so that innocent smart alecs like myself don't get suckled into stupid talk page posts.
DR. Tourny (
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Should Grendel be added to the "G" list? I guess the question is does the creature have to appear in multiple stories/legends/myths, or just one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enthreri ( talk • contribs) 17:36, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
This is a list of the letters of the alphabet in order from A to Z.
It does happen to have 26 links to separate pages that list legendary creatures grouped by starting letter, which I suppose shows a good faith effort on the part of some Wikipedians to not make the information the page purports to have completely inaccessible, just frustratingly scattered and time-consuming to access. But really, this is a pretty damn useless page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.26.108 ( talk) 01:38, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
I think we might just have to rename the page List of Lists of Legendary Creatures, because that's what it is. 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:18, 4 January 2022 (UTC)nerdorama
This list should be kept as cultural and historical mythical creatures from real places. "United States of North America" is not an official place under contemporary geo-political definition. I deleted "Bill Cypher" and "Demon Caterpillars" because they linked to Gravity Falls references. Go read a copy of Thomas Bulfinch's Mythology, for cryin' out loud.
I'm also dubious of the term "Riva - a wild-eyed creature of the future, sometimes bird". Never heard of this, and I can't find any references to it anywhere else. This should be verified or deleted. Teridactyl ( talk) 00:09, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
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Lo que sigue es una lista de listas de criaturas legendarias de varios cuentos históricos, folklore, y sagas. Las entradas consisten en criaturas legendarias y únicas, no de individuos particularmente singulares de una especie comúnmente conocida. 186.30.145.36 ( talk) 18:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC) Not done not English. ProgrammingGeek talktome 19:01, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
You might want to look at this [ [1]]. Slatersteven ( talk) 17:35, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
And yet again the same suggestion is being made
Talk:Cryptozoology/Archive 5#Merger_proposal.
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Propose redirecting List of cryptids to Lists of legendary creatures and merging any relevant content onto the alphabetical pages linked off of this one. The discussion at List of cryptids has, to this date, failed to provide a reliably sourced definition that separates the subjects of the list from other legendary creatures other than the non-notable criteria of one "cryptozoologist". Simonm223 ( talk) 13:43, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
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are somewhat in the middle between myth and scienceis patently false, and doing away with this erroneous view is one advantage of this merge. Simonm223 ( talk) 13:22, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
I will start the ball, this is in the order the posted and is not meant to be complete, I should not have to do this.
@ Paleface Jack: @ Dimadick: @ Johnbod: @ SilverTiger12: @ Galobtter: @ Tronvillain: @ Hob Gadling: @ Rhododendrites:
Not sure if that is all. I got a couple of cut and pastes wrong, so it started to lose order. Slatersteven ( talk) 16:54, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
A question to those who support this merge, why are there creatures on t he list of Cryptids that do not appear to be in the lists of legendary animals? Slatersteven ( talk) 16:54, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
Its been a month now, I think this can be closed.
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And we have now hit the two month mark. Slatersteven ( talk) 09:04, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Can we now close this? Slatersteven ( talk) 13:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)
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The overall list includes deities, animal symbols which were never believed to be real things, cryptids, angels, demons, spirits, undead, a real natural and mundane bird, and a city whose page is a stub containing nothing more than a statement that it is a city with a map showing its location. Almost nothing on the list would be a "creature" by my understanding. (In particular, I don't think undead would count at all- they're dead. Creature implies it is a living animal. Spirits, ghosts, zombies, and the like, probably shouldn't be on this list.) Also, many of the deific beings listed are currently worshiped to this day, they are part of rich, complex, and CURRENT religious communities! I think their inclusion here as "creatures" would be mildly offensive to anyone from one of these faiths. Furthermore, including religious entities like Zeus as being equivalent to "gold-digging ants", which are easily summarized as an ancient translation error which got repeated for too long, is pretty disrespectful to our own history. You could change the name to "lists of supernatural entities, mythological beings, cryptids, fairytales, and animal-like symbols" but I don't think that would be an especially useful list to anyone. (Which, by the way, is why I have a problem with what the list currently contains). 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 17:44, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
Also, many of the entries are alternate names for the same thing and redirect to the same page. Many entries direct the user to a collective page about a given mythology which contains lists of creatures; and some of these do not have the creature under its listed name on them. This is less than helpful, especially as some of those lists then link you to a dedicated page just for that entity! If the entity has its own page, why are we directing users to a general page about the thing's surrounding mythology? 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 20:15, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
The list also seems to conflate mythical beings and legendary beings as being the same. This would be highly offensive to some people, as legendary implies a thing is blatantly a work of fiction, while mythic implies that it was something people actually believed in. Some people would be offended by you calling their beliefs myths as well, because they can't tolerate their ideas being called anything other than "fact", but that's besides the point. There is an objective difference between a legend and a myth. 68.179.88.89 ( talk) 20:30, 11 December 2016 (UTC)
In the introduction where it says "Creatures of modern invention are not included." I think, should be changed to clarify what is considered modern and in being so are not included on this list. Maybe just "Creatures invented after 1900 (or the 17th century or 11th Century, whatever is accurate) are considered of modern invention and not included. Or, "This list only includes creatures imagined before the 13th century. Something like that. Yes I know I have weird grammar but I don't think I technically made any mistakes. Besides in relation to style.
Also, on the list for 'B', ba is on there. That should probably go under spirits or something like that, since the Egyptians believed that the ba was part of the soul, like the ka (i think) and there were others too, that are probably also on here and should be removed and put elsewhere.
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)
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)
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)
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.
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???
Should´nt the nahual be on this list????
Reptilian Humanoid or lizardman should be on the list. I'll add it now -- LizardPariah 05:03, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
Where does that show up in actual myth or folklore? The closest thing I can think of is the Draconians, who show up starting in the 1980 -something book Dragons Of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, first book of the Dragonlance chronicles series. Just asking, because I LOVE mythology and folklore, yet I haven't any mentions of a reptilian humanoid or lizardman anywhere besides the above example, which is not myth or folklore, so draconians are not legendary creatures. 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:26, 4 January 2022 (UTC)nerdorama
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.
Orc is a word for Goblin in one of the ancient elf languages created by JRR Tolkien. Therefore, it is a modern word of fictional origin which was originally intended (maybe) only to represent the author's intepretation of a real legendary creature. However, through possible misunderstanding or maybe because the word is just really catchy, it infiltrated fantasy-themed games like Runescape and turned itself into a real word. This in modern vocabulary the sord orc can be taken to refer to either Tolkein's Goblin or the real Goblin. Granted, most people think of an Orc as portrayed in said games or literature whenever the topic of conversation concerns Orcs, instead of the actual Goblin which usually does not carry axes as far as I know. I will return with a citation of this etymology as soon as I can find the book I read it in. My point is, just because Orcs are modern doesn't mean they haven't ret-conned themselves into legend in the minds of the less-educated-about-orcs. DR. Tourny ( talk) 06:48, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
God is a legendary creature? Isn't that offensive??
Fictional, not mythical/legendary. I'm deleting this entry because it's ridiculous and just links to the Tolkien writings and what not. Stupid.
Gog and Magog and Dabah are (Islamic?) legendary creatures but they are not in the list. Mussav ( talk) 14:52, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
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)
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)
I have an issue with excluding Pegasus on the basis that he is a "progenitor". Pegasus is a unique, one-of-a-kind creature from Greco-Roman mythology. He is not the father of any other winged horses, except perhaps in modern pop culture. There are, however, two distinct winged horses also from Greco-Roman mythology: Arion, the winged stallion who can speak the human language and was born to Poseidon and Demeter; and the Pegasi, a race of winged and horned horses discussed by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History. You can look up all three of these creatures on theoi.com, which gives English translations of the exact Greco-Roman texts that mention them. 67.167.29.149 ( talk) 19:59, 21 June 2008 (UTC) Chris G.
Same thing here... Just joined wikipedia because of this list. Even if pegasus was the progenitor (which I doubt), he/it should get a listing. Why should it be any different that looking Pegasus or pterippus on a normal wiki page? One is an example of the the other. Thirdly, on the Pegasus page, it even points out that pteripus is less often used than pterippi. And BTW, the pterippi comment does not even link here. First wikipedia post, sorry if I don't get the format right. Also, can someone explain to me why me text isn't wrapping? Thanks. BandyRat ( talk) 05:43, 21 December 2008 (UTC)
So is Capricorn a mythological creature? The seagoat that you commonly seen in the Horscope. -- Ramu50 ( talk) 00:50, 3 July 2008 (UTC)
Just in case I'm being an idiot (always possible): I recently did some anti-vandal clean up including removing references to Faberjacks and Frulubians from this List of legendary creatures. I want to make sure there really are no such creatures (my brief searching came up pretty dry). If they really exist I'll fix up everything and apologize. -- Quartermaster ( talk) 01:45, 25 July 2008 (UTC)
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It would be good if someone with a passion for this topic would be able to look to splitting this page up in to several parts. It is way big. Thx -- billinghurst ( talk) 14:56, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
It seems odd that there are spirits and "Deities" in this list. Shouldn't this list be confined to "creature"---i.e., things that were or are supposed by those who believe or believed in them to have physical bodies. Corbmobile ( talk) 22:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
I noticed that Jesus had been changed back to "son of Christian god" (or something similar). Don't worry, I fixed it. — Preceding
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OK, deities definitely go on a different list- not sure if there's one for spirits more specifically or not though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:17, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
So, I understand the need to nit-pick when it comes to what makes the list and what gets deleted from it, as well as not putting things like people's religion on here so that people don't complain, but after reading through this talk page and learning that cryptids have their own list (I had been under the impression that Cryptids were included because I came across what appeared to be one, the Agogwe), I think it would be nice if links to other related lists. Seeing the links to the list of cryptids and list of deities would definitely clue me in that cryptids and deities weren't supposed to be on the currently viewed list. DR. Tourny ( talk) 07:01, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh, I see. You were going to make me wait until I'd read the whole list before telling me about the related ones. While this is embarassing to a degree because on a computer you can probably see the whole page without scrolling, I primarily use this page on my iPod. Now the dilemma is whether to break the fundamental laws of wikipedia by making the See Also section not the penultimate section on the page, or find a way to make a mini see also at the top so that innocent smart alecs like myself don't get suckled into stupid talk page posts.
DR. Tourny (
talk) 07:10, 19 July 2012 (UTC)
Should Grendel be added to the "G" list? I guess the question is does the creature have to appear in multiple stories/legends/myths, or just one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enthreri ( talk • contribs) 17:36, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
This is a list of the letters of the alphabet in order from A to Z.
It does happen to have 26 links to separate pages that list legendary creatures grouped by starting letter, which I suppose shows a good faith effort on the part of some Wikipedians to not make the information the page purports to have completely inaccessible, just frustratingly scattered and time-consuming to access. But really, this is a pretty damn useless page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.232.26.108 ( talk) 01:38, 23 March 2014 (UTC)
I think we might just have to rename the page List of Lists of Legendary Creatures, because that's what it is. 75.118.167.20 ( talk) 23:18, 4 January 2022 (UTC)nerdorama
This list should be kept as cultural and historical mythical creatures from real places. "United States of North America" is not an official place under contemporary geo-political definition. I deleted "Bill Cypher" and "Demon Caterpillars" because they linked to Gravity Falls references. Go read a copy of Thomas Bulfinch's Mythology, for cryin' out loud.
I'm also dubious of the term "Riva - a wild-eyed creature of the future, sometimes bird". Never heard of this, and I can't find any references to it anywhere else. This should be verified or deleted. Teridactyl ( talk) 00:09, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
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Lo que sigue es una lista de listas de criaturas legendarias de varios cuentos históricos, folklore, y sagas. Las entradas consisten en criaturas legendarias y únicas, no de individuos particularmente singulares de una especie comúnmente conocida. 186.30.145.36 ( talk) 18:38, 31 March 2017 (UTC) Not done not English. ProgrammingGeek talktome 19:01, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
You might want to look at this [ [1]]. Slatersteven ( talk) 17:35, 22 April 2018 (UTC)
And yet again the same suggestion is being made
Talk:Cryptozoology/Archive 5#Merger_proposal.
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Propose redirecting List of cryptids to Lists of legendary creatures and merging any relevant content onto the alphabetical pages linked off of this one. The discussion at List of cryptids has, to this date, failed to provide a reliably sourced definition that separates the subjects of the list from other legendary creatures other than the non-notable criteria of one "cryptozoologist". Simonm223 ( talk) 13:43, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
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are somewhat in the middle between myth and scienceis patently false, and doing away with this erroneous view is one advantage of this merge. Simonm223 ( talk) 13:22, 31 December 2018 (UTC)
I will start the ball, this is in the order the posted and is not meant to be complete, I should not have to do this.
@ Paleface Jack: @ Dimadick: @ Johnbod: @ SilverTiger12: @ Galobtter: @ Tronvillain: @ Hob Gadling: @ Rhododendrites:
Not sure if that is all. I got a couple of cut and pastes wrong, so it started to lose order. Slatersteven ( talk) 16:54, 28 December 2018 (UTC)
A question to those who support this merge, why are there creatures on t he list of Cryptids that do not appear to be in the lists of legendary animals? Slatersteven ( talk) 16:54, 29 December 2018 (UTC)
Its been a month now, I think this can be closed.
Slatersteven (
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And we have now hit the two month mark. Slatersteven ( talk) 09:04, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
Can we now close this? Slatersteven ( talk) 13:23, 26 June 2019 (UTC)