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'''Magical creature''' |
'''Magical creature''', '''magical beast''', or '''magical animal''' may refer to: |
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==Folklore, mythology, and religion== |
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*[[Legendary creature]], a |
*[[Legendary creature]], a folkloric or mythological creature |
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**[[Anthropomorphic animal]], a non-human entity attributed with human traits, emotions, or intentions |
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**[[Monster]], a type of grotesque creature, whose appearance frightens and whose powers of destruction threaten the human world's social or moral order |
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**[[Cryptid]], an animal that cryptozoologists believe may exist somewhere in the wild, but whose present existence is disputed or unsubstantiated by science |
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***[[Mythological hybrid]] |
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**[[Monster]], a type of creature found in fiction, folklore, mythology, and religion |
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**[[Mythological hybrid]], a creature composed of parts from different animals |
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*[[Cryptid]], a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is unrecognized by scientific consensus and often regarded as highly unlikely |
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**[[Human–animal hybrid]] |
***[[Human–animal hybrid]], an organism that incorporates elements from both humans and non-human animals |
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**[[Talking animal]], a non-human animal that can produce sounds or gestures resembling those of a human language |
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*[[Animal spirit]] |
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*[[Animals in mythology and religion]] |
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**[[Animal deity]] |
**[[Animal deity]], a non-human animal deity |
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***[[Vahana]], a being, typically an animal or mythical entity, a particular Hindu deity is said to use as a vehicle |
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**[[Animism#Non-human animals|Animal spirit]], the spirit of a non-human animal |
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**[[Familiar |
**[[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 |
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**[[Totem]]ic animal |
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**[[Power animal]], a neoshamanic tutelary spirit |
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**[[Totem]], a spirit being, sacred object, or symbol that serves as an emblem of a group of people |
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**[[Vahana]], a mount of a Hindu deity |
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**[[Zoomorph]], an entity attributed with a non-human animal form or characteristics |
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==Fiction== |
==Fiction== |
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*''[[Book of Imaginary Beings]]'', a 1957 book by Jorge Luis Borges and Margarita Guerrero |
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*[[Talking animals in fiction]] |
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*''[[A Book of Magical Beasts]]'', a 1970 |
*''[[A Book of Magical Beasts]]'', a 1970 book by Ruth Manning-Sanders |
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*[[Magical |
*[[Magical creatures in The Chronicles of Narnia|Magical creatures in ''The Chronicles of Narnia'']] |
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*[[Magical creatures in Harry Potter|Magical creatures in ''Harry Potter'']] |
*[[Magical creatures in Harry Potter|Magical creatures in ''Harry Potter'']] |
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**''[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]'', a 2001 guide book by J. K. Rowling |
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***[[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (film)|''Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them'' (film)]], a 2016 fantasy film |
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==See also== |
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***''[[Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald]]'', a 2018 fantasy film |
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*[[Fantastic Beasts (disambiguation)]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:57, 7 October 2024
Magical creature, magical beast, or magical animal may refer to:
Folklore, mythology, and religion
[edit]- 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
- 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
- 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
[edit]- 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 Harry Potter
- Talking animals in fiction