Mythic humanoids are mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins. A major chunk of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on their journey. They are said to come before the creation of gods and goddesses.
The multitude of mythic humanoids can be divided into four categories.
Human skinned humanoids
These humanoids can pass unnoticed in human society if their attributes are small enough to go unnoticed. Their ears may be slightly misshaped, their eyes may not line up, or their height may not measure up, but their difference in appearance can be attributed to genetic mistakes or mutation. Sometimes they live separated from society, live in alternative realities, or appear at night or under specific circumstances. This category includes witches, elves, fairies, nymphs, and house spirits.
Monster skinned humanoids
Portions of these humanoids are clearly not of human make. They may have drastic differences in skin color and eye type and may have scales, fur, claws, and tails. The average person may find them quite unpleasant and untrustworthy because they are not entirely human. An example is the Kyubi no kitsune, found in Japanese folklore.
Monstrous humanoids
These humanoids are likely to instill fear and revulsion. They may walk, talk, and think like a human, but they are obviously not human. Some examples of these monsters are demons and vampires.
Temporary form humanoids
These are creatures that may temporarily disguise or transform into a human shape but have entirely different true forms.
Siren Beautiful yet dangerous creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island.
Tennin Spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to western angels, nymphs or fairies.
Wechuge Cannibal said to be a person, monster, or a demonic presence who has been possessed or overwhelmed. In return, being too strong. Related to the regions of Canada.
Wraith An evil spirit who is said to haunt people through negative emotions
Yama-uba A monstrous crone with cannibalistic tendencies.
Yeren A legendary creature said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the remote mountainous forested regions of western Hubei.
Yeti An ape-like entity taller than an average human said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet.
Yowie A hominid reputed to live in the Australian wilderness.
Yuki-onna A spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore associated with snow.
BakAssamese aqueous creature that can take human form after killing them.
Changeling Fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies.
Dokkaebi A mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales. Although usually frightening, it could also represent a humorous, grotesque-looking ogre or goblin.
Doppelgänger A look-alike or double of a living person.
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References
Wilkinson, P. (2019). Myths & Legends: An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings. DK.
January 05, 2023
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Mythic humanoids are mythological creatures that are part human or that resemble humans through appearance or character Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins A major chunk of these creatures are humanoids They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on their journey They are said to come before the creation of gods and goddesses Contents 1 Categories of mythic humanoids 1 1 Human skinned humanoids 1 2 Monster skinned humanoids 1 3 Monstrous humanoids 1 4 Temporary form humanoids 2 Human skinned 3 Monster skinned 4 Monstrous humanoids 5 Temporary form humans 6 See also 7 External links 7 1 ReferencesCategories of mythic humanoids EditThe multitude of mythic humanoids can be divided into four categories Human skinned humanoids Edit These humanoids can pass unnoticed in human society if their attributes are small enough to go unnoticed Their ears may be slightly misshaped their eyes may not line up or their height may not measure up but their difference in appearance can be attributed to genetic mistakes or mutation Sometimes they live separated from society live in alternative realities or appear at night or under specific circumstances This category includes witches elves fairies nymphs and house spirits Monster skinned humanoids Edit Portions of these humanoids are clearly not of human make They may have drastic differences in skin color and eye type and may have scales fur claws and tails The average person may find them quite unpleasant and untrustworthy because they are not entirely human An example is the Kyubi no kitsune found in Japanese folklore Monstrous humanoids Edit These humanoids are likely to instill fear and revulsion They may walk talk and think like a human but they are obviously not human Some examples of these monsters are demons and vampires Temporary form humanoids Edit These are creatures that may temporarily disguise or transform into a human shape but have entirely different true forms Human skinned EditArkan Sonney Fairy creature resembling a pig Astomi No mouths mythical humanoids Bannik Slavic bathhouse spirit Brownie Scottish household spirit Changeling Fae child left in place of a human child stolen by the fae Ciguapa Women who live in the mountains of the Dominican Republic Clurichaun Irish fairy resembling a leprechaun Diwata Philippine deities spirits Dokkalfar Scandinavian dark elves Domovoi Protective house spirit in Slavic folklore Dryad A tree nymph or tree spirit Dullahan Irish fairy the headless rider Dwarf Small human shaped being that dwells in mountains and in the earth Ebu Gogo Human like creatures in Indonesian mythology Empusa Or Empousa A shape shifting female with a copper leg in Greek Mythology Elf Supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore Erinyes Greek Furies female chthonic deities of vengeance Fairy Mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore also known as fae or fair folk among many other names Fiura Evil creature in Chilean mythology a small nasty woman with large breasts Giant Monsters of human appearance but prodigious size and strength Gnome Typically said to be a small humanoid that lives underground Gremlin A creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented Gwisin General term for a Korean ghost Haltija A spirit gnome or elf like creature in Finnish mythology that guards helps or protects something or somebody Hulder Seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore Jinn Genie like beings Kabouter The Dutch word for gnome or leprechaun Kalku A Chiloe and Mapuche mythological sorcerer who controls crows and contains dark magic and negative powers Kallikantzaroi A malevolent goblin Kikimora Female house spirit in Slavic especially Eastern mythology Klabautermann Klabautermannikin Kaboutermannikin A water kobold or nix Knocker Mischievous spirits Korrigan Breton dwarves or fairies Lares Guardian deities of ancient Rome Leanan sidhe A fairy like being from Irish folklore Leprechaun Little bearded men Ljosalfar Norse light elves Menehune Small people who live in hidden Hawaiian valleys Monaciello Little men dressed as monks Monopod One legged mythical humanoids Naiad A type of water nymph Nereid Female water spirits of Greece Nix German shape shifting water spirit Norse dwarves Small Norse humanoids Nuno Dwarf like creature in Philippine mythology Nymph Female nature spirits Oberon Fairy King King of the fairies Oceanid Sea nymphs the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys Pixie Benign fairy like beings Pombero Mythical humanoid creature of small stature being from Guarani mythology Rusalka Slavic water spirits Sandman A man who puts people to sleep and brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of sleeping humans Satyr Satyress Ithyphallic men with goat like features Seelie a Scottish term meaning happy or blessed used in several fairy names Sidhe An Irish race of fae that made their homes in mounds Slavic fairies Supernatural beings in Slavic folklore Spriggan A grotesquely ugly mischievous fairy Sprite Fairy ghost and or elf like creatures Succubus Seductive demon the feminine counterpart to an Incubus Svartalfar Norse for black elves Sylph A mythological air spirit Siren Beautiful yet dangerous creatures who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their island Tennin Spiritual beings found in Japanese Buddhism that are similar to western angels nymphs or fairies Titania Fairy Queen A character from Shakespeare s play A Midsummer Night s Dream Tomte A Scandinavian creature associated with the winter solstice and the Christmas season Trauco Dwarf or goblin like creature that inhabits the woods of Chiloe Undine Water nymph Valkyrie Female figure who chooses who lives and who dies in battle Vampire A being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence generally in the form of blood of the living Vetter Nature spirits Vila fairy Slavic version of nymphs with the power of the wind Xana An extraordinarily beautiful female creature in Asturian mythology Monster skinned EditAdlet Dog like humanoids in Inuit folklore Asterius Two sacred kings of Crete as well as a river and its god in Argos Banshee A female spirit in Irish mythology Blafard Albinos long surmised to be the result of some kind of simian crossbreeding Boggart Household spirits or genius loci Bugbear A type of hobgoblin comparable to the bogeyman Centaur Kentaurides Men and women with the lower bodies of horses Cynocephaly Dog headed humans Deer Woman Native American spirit of fertility Demon A well known mythical humanoid associated with the devil Ent Nature spirits that resemble trees Fairy Spirits commonly depicted as having beautiful insectoid wings Faun Humans with the horns and lower bodies of goats Garuda Vishnu s bird like mount Goblin Small grotesque humanoids Gorgon Female creatures commonly depicted with snake hair and other beastly features Harpy Female creatures with bird wings Jengu Beautiful mermaid like creatures Imp A mischievous mythological being similar to a fairy or goblin Incubus Seductive demon usually male but can be female The dominant counterpart to a Succubus Karnabo an elephant trunked humanoid in Ardennes folklore Kobold Shapeshifting German spirits Lamia A beautiful child eating demon Lich Undead magicians and kings which strove for eternal life Manticore A creature with a man s head a lion s body bat wings and a scorpion tail Mermaid Merman Women and men with the lower bodies of fish Minotaur A human with the head and sometimes legs of a bull Mothman A winged legendary man with the features of a moth Naga Humans with the lower halves of snakes Ogre Ogress Large grotesque humanoids Orc Humanoids with grey skin and tusks Pan A god with the horns and legs of a goat Pookha Puck A domestic and nature sprite demon or fairy Redcap A malevolent murderous dwarf goblin elf or fairy found in Border Folklore Salamander Fire spirit or elemental Satyr Ithyphallic men with goat like features Siren Dangerous women headed birds that lured sailors to their death with their voices Sphinx A creature with the body of a lion and the head of a human Tikbalang Tall bony creatures with the features of a horse Troll Large grotesque humanoids Triton The Greek messenger of the sea and a son of Poseidon Vanara a man ape species with human intelligence in Hindu scriptures Yacuruna Hairy beings with deformed feet and their heads turned backwards Monstrous humanoids EditAbarimon A savage race of people with backwards feet Ala A female demon that brings bad weather to farms Aswang Shapeshifting Philippine ghouls Baba Yaga A legendary witch who flies around in a mortar wields a pestle and lives travels in a chicken legged hut Black Annis A blue faced crone or witch with iron claws Blemmyes A headless man with facial features on their chests Boogeyman A featureless androgynous creature used by adults to frighten children into good behavior Bunyip Large water dwelling creatures Caliban The subhuman son of the witch Sycorax Cyclopes Grotesque one eyed humanoids Draugar Undead creatures that guard their burial mounds Gargoyle Carved or formed grotesques said to scare away demons Ghoul Evil flesh eating spirits Giant Giantess Extremely large humanoids Gigantes Extremely large humanoids Goblin Small grotesque humanoids Gorgons Female creatures commonly depicted with beastly features Gremlins Grotesque humanoid creatures who love to sabotage machinery Grendel A giant monster Hag A wizened old woman Hecatonchires Hundred handed giants Hibagon The Japanese equivalent of Bigfoot Hitotsume kozou A Yōkai that takes on the appearance of a bald one eyed child Hobgoblins Mischievous household spirits Imp Small mischievous spirits Jenny Greenteeth A green skinned river hag Jiangshi A being in Chinese legends and folklore similar to zombie or vampire Jotuns A Norse mythological race that live in Jotunheimr Kappa A turtle like yōkai which is about the size of a child Kobalos An ancient Greek equivalent to a goblin Manananggal A self segmenting humanoid which preys on humans Mangkukulam A person employing or using Kulam Mummy A deceased human or animal whose skin and organs have been preserved Nukekubi Rokurokubi whose heads come off and float about Orcs Humanoids with grey or green skin and tusks Ogre Ogress Large grotesque humanoids Oni Yōkai which are similar to ogres demons Poltergeist Ghosts known for causing physical disturbances Pugot A mythical fiend found in the Ilocos region Rokurokubi Yōkai with long necks or removable heads Samebito A humanoid with inky black skin emerald green eyes a demonic face and a beard like a dragon s Selkie A Scottish mythical creature that resembles a seal in the water but assumes human form on land Succubus Incubus Seductive demons Titan Gigantic humanoids Tiyanak A vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that imitates the form of a child Troll Large grotesque humanoids Trow Short ugly spirits Undine Female water spirits Wechuge Cannibal said to be a person monster or a demonic presence who has been possessed or overwhelmed In return being too strong Related to the regions of Canada Wraith An evil spirit who is said to haunt people through negative emotions Yama uba A monstrous crone with cannibalistic tendencies Yeren A legendary creature said to be an as yet undiscovered hominid residing in the remote mountainous forested regions of western Hubei Yeti An ape like entity taller than an average human said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal Bhutan and Tibet Yowie A hominid reputed to live in the Australian wilderness Yuki onna A spirit or yōkai in Japanese folklore associated with snow Zombie An undead human which preys on the living Temporary form humans EditAla A female demon that brings bad weather to farms Aswang Shapeshifting Philippine ghouls Bak Assamese aqueous creature that can take human form after killing them Changeling Fairy child that had been left in place of a human child stolen by the fairies Dokkaebi A mythical being in Korean folklore or fairy tales Although usually frightening it could also represent a humorous grotesque looking ogre or goblin Doppelganger A look alike or double of a living person Empusa A demigoddess of Greek mythology Encantado A mythical river dolphin Ghost A lost soul or spirit that can be good or evil Jorōgumo A spider that can change its appearance into that of a seductive woman Kitsune Huli Jing and Kumiho Fox spirits Kushtaka A shape shifting otter creature found in the folklore of the Tlingit and Tsimshian people Lamia A beautiful child eating demon Manananggal A self segmenting humanoid which preys on humans Mangkukulam A person employing or using hexes kulam Rokurokubi Yōkai with long necks or heads which come off Selkie Scottish creatures which live as seals in the sea and shed their skin to become human when on land Skin walker A type of witch who has the ability to turn into an animal or to disguise themselves as an animal Spriggan Grotesque forest spirits Tengu Legendary creatures with human and bird features Werebear A Ursidae therianthropic creature Werecat A feline therianthropic creature Werehyena A Hyaenidae therianthropic creature Weretiger A feline therianthropic creature Werewolf A canine therianthropic creature Vampire A being from folklore who subsists by feeding on the life essence generally in the form of blood of the living See also EditAnthropomorphism Personification AngelListsList of cryptids List of fictional apes List of hybrid creatures in mythology List of legendary creatures by typeExternal links Edit Media related to Mythic humanoids at Wikimedia Commons References Edit Wilkinson P 2019 Myths amp Legends An illustrated guide to their origins and meanings DK Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mythic humanoids amp oldid 1128107388, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
