List of hybrid creatures in mythology

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The following is a list of mythological hybrids grouped morphologically based on their constituent species. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in the context of modern pop culture are listed in a separate section. For actual hybridization in zoology, see Hybrid (biology)#List.

Partly human

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Further information: therianthropy

Upper part human

  • Centauroid
    • Anggitay - A strictly-female creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse and is sometimes portrayed with a horn.
    • Centaur - A creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse
    • Onocentaur - A creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a donkey.
    • Ipotane - A human with the hindquarters of a horse.
  • Goat
  • Bird
    • Bird goddess
    • Harpy - A half-bird, half-woman creature of Greek mythology, portrayed sometimes as a woman with bird legs.
    • Lilitu - A woman with bird legs sometimes with wings found in later Greek mythology.
    • Kinnara - Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology.
  • Fish
    • Dagon - A half-man, half-fish deity.
    • Ichthyocentaurs - Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish.
    • Mermaid/Merman - A race of half-human, half-fish creatures.
    • Triton - A Greek God who is the same as Merman. Some depictions have him with two fish tails.
    • Jengu
    • Matsya - An avatar of Lord Vishnu that is half-man half-fish.
    • Sirena - A mermaid from Philippine folklore.
    • Siren - A fish-like woman close to a mermaid, but not quite. Most are described to have scaley skin.
    • Siyokoy - Mermen with scaled but humanoid bodies from Philippine folklore. It is the male counterpart of the Sirena.
  • Snake
    • Echidna
    • Fu Xi - A god said to have been made by Nu Wa.
    • Lamia - Like a mermaid but with the lower body like that of a snake.
    • Nü Wa - A woman with the lower body of a serpent in Chinese folklore.
    • Ketu - An Asura who has the lower parts of a snake and said to have four arms.
    • Nāga - A term referring to human/snake mixes of all kinds
    • Nure-onna - A creature with the upper body of a woman with the lower body of a snake.
  • Other

Human-headed

  • Atargatis – Human face, fish body.
  • Bai Ze - The descriptions vary for this beast.
  • Buraq - A creature from Persian iconography that has the head of a man and the body of a winged horse.
  • Hatuibwari - Human head, serpent body, bat wings.
  • Manticore – Human head, rows of sharp teeth, lion body occasional dragon wings, and a scorpion's tail.
  • Penghou - A creature with the face of a man and the body of a dog.
  • Sphinx – Human head, lion body, occasional bird wings.
  • Shedu - A deity that is often depicted with a human head, a bull's or lion's body, and bird's wings.
  • Zhuyin - It has the face of a man and the body of a snake.
  • Avian (Bird):
    • Alkonost - A creature from Russian folklore with the head of a woman with the body of a bird, said to make beautiful sounds that make anyone who hears them forget all that they know and not want anything more ever again. Counterpart of the Sirin, which it lives with in the underworld.
    • Gamayun - A creature portrayed with the head a woman with the body of a bird from Russian mythology.
    • Harpy - A half-bird, half-woman creature of Greek mythology, portrayed often as a woman with a body of a bird and the head of a human.
    • Siren - A creature of Greek mythology with a bird body and a human's head.
    • Sirin - Half-bird, half-human creature with the head and chest of a woman from Russian folklore. It's bird half is generally that of an owl's body.
    • See also Buraq, Hatuibwari, Sphinx, and Shedu/Lamassu (all flying, but not with bird bodies)

Human with animal head

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Main article: Theriocephaly

Human with some animal parts

  • Winged
    • Angel - Common iconography depicting a human with bird wings.
    • Devil - A creature with bat wings.
    • Drakaina - A female species from Greek mythology that is draconian in nature, primarily depicted as a woman with dragon features.
    • Fairy - A humanoid with insect-like wings.
    • Mothman - A humanoid moth.
    • Seraph - An elite angel that is described with multiple wings.
    • Valkyrie - A creature of Norse mythology that led those that died in battle to Valhalla.
    • Winged Genie - A genie with bird wings.
  • Legs
  • Horned
  • Snake-haired

Part animal, part human

  • Avatea - A god that has the right half a man and the left half a fish.
  • Bat - An Egyptian Goddess with the horns and ears of a cow.
  • Bes - An Egyptian God with the hindquarters of a lion.
  • Selkie - A creature that becomes a human after shedding its skin to walk on land, but lives as a seal in the sea, otherwise.
  • Seraph/Cherubim - a type of angel with four heads, one eagle, a ox, a lion, and a human, and four wings.
  • Encantado - A creature that is generally portrayed as a dolphin capable of turning into a man.
  • Garuda - A creature that has the head and wings of an eagle, and body of a man.
  • Hanuman - A humanoid monkey God.
  • Jambavan - A humanoid bear depicted in Ramayana.
  • Nandi - Some Puranas describe Nandi or Nandikeshvara as bull-faced, with a human body that resembles that of Shiva in proportion and aspect.
  • Werecat - A creature that is part cat, part man.
  • Werewolf - A creature that becomes a humanoid wolf during the nights of full moons, but is human otherwise.

Non-human

Quadrupeds with the wings of a bird

Two kinds of animal parts

Three kinds of animal parts

  • Ammit – An Egyptian creature that has the head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion, and the back legs and hindquarters of a hippopotamus.
  • Chimera – A Greek mythology creature that has the head and front legs of a lion, the head and back legs of a goat, and the head of a snake for a tail. Three headed Chimera often include a dragon.
  • Jackalope – A jackrabbit with the antlers of a deer and sometimes the tail and/or legs of a pheasant.
  • Sharabha - A Hindu mythological creature deity having legs of deer, wings of bird and head of a lion.
  • Simurgh - A Griffin-like exclusively-female creature of Persian mythology with the head of a dog and the claws of a lion (although sometimes with a human face).

Four kinds of animal parts

Five kinds of animal parts

Modern fiction

The following creatures appear in modern fiction:

References

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