- An
anthropophage or
anthropophagus (from Gr****: ανθρωποφάγος, romanized: anthrōpophagos, "human-eater",
plural Gr****: ανθρωποφάγοι, romanized: anthropophagi)...
-
Scythian tribe whose existence was
recorded by
ancient Greco-Roman
authors Anthropophage, a
mythical race of
cannibals described by the
playwright William Shakespeare...
- A
vampire is a
mythical creature that
subsists by
feeding on the
vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In
European folklore, vampires...
-
Grendel is a
character in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem
Beowulf (700–1000 CE). He is one of the poem's
three antagonists (along with his
mother and the dragon)...
- on the side of Troy.
Thalestris (Θάληστρις), a
queen of the Amazons.
Anthropophage,
mythical race of cannibals. Arimaspi, a
tribe of one-e**** men. Astomi...
-
Pishachas (Sanskrit: पिशाच, piśāca) are flesh-eating
demons in
Indian religions,
appearing in
Hindu and
Buddhist mythologies. A
pishacha is a malevolent...
-
Aswang is an
umbrella term for
various shape-shifting evil
creatures in
Filipino folklore, such as vampires, ghouls, witches,
viscera suckers, and transforming...
-
Wendigo (/ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/) is a
mythological creature or evil
spirit originating from
Algonquian folklore. The
concept of the
wendigo has been
widely used in...
- The
Flying Head (also
known as Big Head or the
Great Head) is a
cannibalistic spirit from
Iroquois and
Wyandot mythology.
According to both
Iroquois and...
- The
wechuge is a man-eating
creature or evil
spirit appearing in the
legends of the
Athabaskan people. In
Beaver (Dane-zaa) mythology, it is said to be...
