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The faun ( Latin: Faunus, pronounced [ˈfäu̯nʊs̠]; Ancient Greek: φαῦνος, romanized : phaûnos, pronounced [pʰâu̯nos]) is a half- human and half- goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology . Originally fauns of Roman mythology were ghosts ( genii) of rustic places, lesser versions of their chief, the god Faunus.
In Greek mythology, a satyr[ a] ( Greek: σάτυρος, translit. sátyros, pronounced [sátyros] ), also known as a silenus[ b] or silenos ( Greek: σειληνός, translit. seilēnós [seːlɛːnós] ), and sileni (plural), is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse, as well as a permanent, exaggerated erection.
Krampus – A Germanic mythical figure of obscure origin. It is often depicted with the legs and horns of a goat, the body of a man, and animalistic facial features. Kusarikku – A demon with the head, arms, and torso of a human and the ears, horns, and hindquarters of a bull. Lamia – Woman with duck feet.
Aegipan, literally "goat-Pan," was a Pan who was fully goatlike, rather than half-goat and half-man. When the Olympians fled from the monstrous giant Typhoeus and hid themselves in animal form, Aegipan assumed the form of a fish-tailed goat. Later he came to the aid of Zeus in his battle with Typhoeus, by stealing back Zeus' stolen sinews.
Goatman (urban legend) Goatman was rumored to be similar in appearance to the mythical faun. According to urban legend, Goatman is a creature resembling a goat-human hybrid often credited with canine deaths and purported to take refuge in the woods of Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. [ 1][ 2]
The Pope Lick Monster (more commonly, colloquially, the Goat Man) is a legendary part-man, part- goat [ 1] and part- sheep [ 2] creature reported to live beneath a railroad trestle bridge over Pope Lick Creek, in the Fisherville neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky, United States. [ 2][ 3] Numerous urban legends exist about the creature's ...
Category. : Mythological caprids. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mythological caprids. Members of the goat-antelope subfamily from myth and legend .
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or 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, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...