List of legendary creatures (M)

1. Maa-alused (Estonian) – Subterranean spirit
2. Machlyes (Medieval bestiaries) – Hermaphroditic humanoid
3. Macrocephali (Medieval bestiaries) – Giant-headed humanoid
4. Madam Koi Koi (West African Mythology ) – Female ghost
5. Madremonte (Colombian folklore) – Nature guardian
6. Maenad
7. Maero (Māori) – Savage, arboreal humanoids
8. Magog (English folklore) – Giant protector of London
9. Mahaha – Undead humanoids with long, claw-like fingernails
10. Maha-pudma (Hindu) – Giant elephant that holds up the world
11. Mahuika (Māori) - Māori fire goddess
12. Mairu (Basque) – Megalith-building giant
13. Mājas gari (Latvian) – Benevolent house spirit
14. Majitu – in Swahili mythology, shape-shifting spirits that can pass as humans
15. Makara (Indian mythology) – Aquatic beings
16. Makura-gaeshi (Japanese mythology) – Pillow-moving spirit
17. Mallt-y-Nos (Welsh) – Spirit of the hunt
18. Mami Wata (Africa and the African diaspora) – Supernaturally beautiful water spirits
19. Mamuna (Slavic) – Demoness or fairy
20. Manananggal (Philippine) – Vampires that sever their torsos from their legs to fly around
21. Mandi (Medieval bestiaries) – Humanoid with a forty-year lifespan
22. Mandrake (Medieval folklore) – Diminutive humanoid plant
23. Manes (Roman) – Ancestral spirits
24. Mannegishi (Cree) – Little people with six fingers and no noses
25. Manticore (Persian) – Lion-human-scorpion hybrid
26. Mapinguari (Brazilian) – Giant sloth
27. Mara (Scandinavian folklore) – Female night-demon
28. Marabbecca (Italian folklore) – Malevolent water spirit
29. Mare (Germanic and Slavic folklore) – Malicious entity which causes or appears in bad dreams
30. Mareikura (Tuamotu) – Attendant of Kiho-tumu, the supreme god
31. Mares of Diomedes (Greek) – Man-eating horses
32. Marid (Arabian) – Jinn-associated fortune tellers
33. Marmennill (Norse) – Mermen with prophetic abilities
34. Maro deivės (Lithuanian) – Disease spirits
35. Marozi (Kenya) – Lion-leopard hybrid
36. Maski-mon-gwe-zo-os (Abenaki) – Shapeshifting toad spirit
37. Matagot (French) – Spirit that takes animal form, usually that of a black cat
38. Matsya (Hindu) – First Avatar of Vishnu in the form of a half-fish and half-man
39. Mavka (Slavic) – Female forest spirit
40. Mayura (Hindu) – Peacock spirit
41. Mazzikin (Jewish) – Invisible, malevolent spirit
42. Mbói Tu'ĩ (Guaraní) – Snake-parrot hybrid
43. Mbwiri (Central Africa) – Possessing demon
44. Medusa (Greek) – Female human-serpent hybrid (Gorgon) with numerous snake heads
45. Melek Taus (Yazidi) – Divine bird
46. Meliae (Greek) – Ash tree nymph
47. Melusine (Medieval folklore) – Female water spirit, with the form of a winged mermaid or serpent
48. Menehune (Hawaiian) – Little people and craftsmen
49. Menninkäinen (Finnish) – Little people and nature spirits
50. Menreiki (Japanese) – Spiritual creature formed from 66 gigaku masks
51. Mephistopheles (German) – Demon or devil
52. Merlion (Singapore) – Lion-fish hybrid; the symbol of Singapore
53. Mermaid/Merman (multiple cultures) – Human-fish hybrid
54. Merlin (English) – Elderly wizard
55. Merrow (Irish and Scottish) – Human-fish hybrid
56. Metee-kolen-ol (Abenaki) – Ice-hearted wizards
57. Mimi (Australian Aboriginal) – Extremely elongated humanoid that has to live in rock crevasses to avoid blowing away
58. Minka Bird (Australian Aboriginal) – Death spirit
59. Minokawa (Philippine) – Giant swallow
60. Min Min Light (Australian) – Mysterious light phenomenon
61. Minotaur (Greek) – Human-bull hybrid
62. Mintuci (Ainu) – Water spirit
63. Mishibizhiw (Ojibwa) – Feline water spirit
64. Misi-ginebig (Ojibwa) – Serpentine rain spirit
65. Misi-kinepikw (Cree) – Serpentine rain spirit
66. Mizuchi (Japanese) – Water dragon
67. Mogwai (Chinese) – Vengeful ghost or demon
68. Mohan (Latin American folklore) – Nature spirit
69. Moirai (Greek) – Three fates
70. Mokèlé-mbèmbé (Congo) – Water-dwelling creature
71. Mokoi (Australian Aboriginal) – Malevolent spirit that kills sorcerers
72. Mokorea (Polynesian) – Amphibious humanoid living in the spirit world (underground world)
73. Moñái (Guaraní) – Giant snake with antennae
74. Mondao (Zimbabwean folklore) – Mermaids/water spirits with long black hair, blood-red eyes, pale skin, and sharp teeth
75. Monocerus (Medieval bestiaries) – One-horned stag-horse-elephant-boar hybrid, sometimes treated as distinct from the unicorn
76. Mono Grande (South America) – Giant monkey
77. Monopod (Medieval bestiaries) – Dwarf with one giant foot
78. Mooinjer veggey (Manx folklore) – Nature spirit
79. Moon rabbit (Far Eastern folklore) – Legendary animal
80. Mora (Slavic) – Disembodied spirit
81. Morena (Slavic) – Winter spirit
82. Morgens (Breton and Welsh) – Water spirits
83. Morinji-no-okama (Japanese) – Animated tea kettle
84. Mormolykeia (Greek) – Underworld spirit
85. Moroi (Romanian) – Vampiric ghost
86. Mo-sin-a (Taiwanese folklore) – Mountain demon
87. Moss people (Continental Germanic mythology) – Little people and tree spirits
88. Mothman (American folklore) – Large grey winged humanoid with glowing red eyes
89. Mugwump (Canadian folklore) – Fish-like lake monster
90. Mujina (Japanese) – Shapeshifting badger spirit
91. Muldjewangk (Australian Aboriginal) – Water monster
92. Multo (Philippine) – Spirit of a deceased person seeking justice or with unfinished business
93. Mummy (Egyptian) – Undead creature who revives
94. Muma Pădurii (Romanian folklore) – Forest-dwelling hag
95. Mungoon-Gali (Australian Aboriginal) – Giant goanna
96. Muscaliet (Medieval bestiaries) – Hare-squirrel-boar hybrid that has an intense body heat
97. Muse (Greek) – Spirits that inspire artists
98. Mushusshu (Mesopotamian) – Hybrid beast with long neck and eagle talons
99. Musimon (Heraldic) – Sheep-goat hybrid
100. Myling (Scandinavian folklore) – Ghosts of unbaptized children
101. Myrmecoleon (Medieval bestiaries) – Ant-lion hybrid

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