a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction

(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God

(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait

the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes

a mythical bird said to breed at the time of the winter solstice in a nest floating on the sea and to have the power of calming the winds and waves

a monster renowned in folklore and myth

a legendary Arabian bird said to periodically burn itself to death and emerge from the ashes as a new phoenix; according to most versions only one phoenix lived at a time and it renewed itself every 500 years

(Islam) one of the dark-eyed virgins of perfect beauty believed to live with the blessed in Paradise

(Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)

(Greek mythology) the mythical Greek king who for 30 years did not clean his stables which contained his vast herd of cattle

(Greek mythology) a woman who was turned into a kingfisher

(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God

(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster who lived on one side of a narrow strait; drowned and devoured sailors who tried to escape Charybdis (a whirlpool) on the other side of the strait

the mythical Greek warrior with an unusually loud voice who died after losing a shouting contest with Hermes