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'''Magical creature''', '''magical beast''', or '''magical animal''' may refer to:
'''Magical creature''', '''magical beast''', or '''magical animal''' may refer to:


==Religion, mythology, and folklore==
==Folklore, mythology, and religion==
*[[Legendary creature]], a mythological or folkloric creature
*[[Legendary creature]], a folkloric or mythological creature
**[[Anthropomorphic animal]], a non-human animal attributed to human traits, emotions and intentions
**[[Anthropomorphic animal]], a non-human entity attributed with human traits, emotions, or intentions
**[[Cryptid]], an animal that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science
**[[Cryptid]], a creature whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely
**[[Monster]], a type of grotesque creature, whose appearance frightens and whose powers of destruction threaten the human world's social or moral order
**[[Monster]], a type of creature found in fiction, folklore, mythology, and religion
**[[Mythological hybrid]], a creature composed of parts from different animals
**[[Mythological hybrid]], a creature composed of parts from different animals
***[[Human–animal hybrid]], an entity that incorporates elements from both humans and animals
***[[Human–animal hybrid]], an organism that incorporates elements from both humans and non-human animals
**[[Talking animal]], a non-human animal that can produce sounds or gestures resembling those of a human language
**[[Talking animal]], a non-human animal that can produce sounds or gestures resembling those of a human language
**[[Therianthrope]], a human being who metamorphoses into another animal by means of shapeshifting
**[[Therianthrope]], a human who shapeshifts into a non-human animal
*[[Animals in religion]]
*[[Animals in mythology and religion]]
**[[Animal deity]], a deity represented in the form of an animal
**[[Animal deity]], a non-human animal deity
**[[Animism#Non-human animals|Animal spirit]], the spirit of an animal
**[[Animism#Non-human animals|Animal spirit]], the spirit of a non-human animal
**[[Familiar spirit]], a supernatural entity believed to assist witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic
**[[Familiar]], a supernatural entity, interdimensional being, or spiritual guardian that protects or assists witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight
**[[Power animal]], a broadly animistic and shamanic concept
**[[Power animal]], a neoshamanic tutelary spirit
**[[Totem]], a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
**[[Totem]], a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
**[[Vahana]], a being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle
**[[Vahana]], a mount of a Hindu deity
**[[Zoomorph]], a being represented in the form of an animal
**[[Zoomorph]], an entity attributed with a non-human animal form or characteristics


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
*''[[A Book of Magical Beasts]]'', a 1970 book by Ruth Manning-Sanders
*''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'', a 1957 book by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero
*''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'', a 1957 book by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero
*''[[A Book of Magical Beasts]]'', a 1970 book by Ruth Manning-Sanders
*[[Magical creatures in The Chronicles of Narnia|Magical creatures in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'']]
*[[Magical creatures in Harry Potter|Magical creatures in ''Harry Potter'']]
*[[Magical creatures in Harry Potter|Magical creatures in ''Harry Potter'']]
*[[Talking animals in fiction]]
*[[Talking animals in fiction]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 7 October 2024

Magical creature, magical beast, or magical animal may refer to:

Folklore, mythology, and religion

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  • Legendary creature, a folkloric or mythological creature
    • Anthropomorphic animal, a non-human entity attributed with human traits, emotions, or intentions
    • Cryptid, an animal that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science
    • Monster, a type of creature found in fiction, folklore, mythology, and religion
    • Mythological hybrid, a creature composed of parts from different animals
    • Talking animal, a non-human animal that can produce sounds or gestures resembling those of a human language
    • Therianthrope, a human who shapeshifts into a non-human animal
  • Animals in mythology and religion
    • Animal deity, a non-human animal deity
    • Animal spirit, the spirit of a non-human animal
    • Familiar, a supernatural entity, interdimensional being, or spiritual guardian that protects or assists witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic, divination, and spiritual insight
    • Power animal, a neoshamanic tutelary spirit
    • Totem, a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people
    • Vahana, a mount of a Hindu deity
    • Zoomorph, an entity attributed with a non-human animal form or characteristics

Fiction

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See also

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