...Karloff as Frankenstein's monster, along with Elsa Lanchester, in ''Bride of Frankenstein'']]
...ginal novel — Frankenstein was the name of the creature's creator, and not the monster itself.
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...n Sumerian mythology, among other things. ''Cthulhu'' is often preceded by the title ''Great'' or ''Dread''.
...osest that the human vocal apparatus can come to reproducing the syllables of an alien language. Other possible pronunciations include ''k-Thoo-Loo''.
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...ike water sprite. The latter would have only one arm and one leg, the face of an old man on a boy's body, and by some accounts a disproportionately long
...also immensely strong. The ridge goes from above its forehead to the back of its head, and with this ridge it can knock down an ox by butting it with it
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...he start. In the Book of Jubilees, uncircumcised heathens are called "sons of Belial".
...s the element of earth and reigns over the Earth demons. The other princes of Hell include Olias, Asmoday, and Vassago.
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[[Image:Cynocephali.jpg|thumb|A cynocephalus. From the Nuremberg Chronicle (1493).]]
The '''Cynocephali''' are dog-headed bipedal creatures in the mythologies of Europe, India and China.
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...ang''' (or ''Asuwang'') aswang is a generic term that applied to a variety of mythical or paranormal creatures such as witches (mangkukulam), [[vampire]]
The myth of the aswang is popular in the Western Visayan regions such as Capiz, Iloilo and Antique. Other entities w
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...were despatched by the god to snatch away (harpazô) people and things from the earth.
‘’’Harpyiae’’’ (Harpuiai), means "the swift robbers," in Greek and are, in the Homeric poems, nothing but personified storm winds. (Od. xx. 66, 77.)
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...nits (PRU) of RAF Benson, Wick and St Eval. The story attempted to explain the accidents which often occurred during their flights.
...author of the first article was Hubert Griffith, although he suggests that the stories have been in wide circulation for some time and are very well known
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...enerally contend that the chupacabra is a mythological creature, or a type of urban legend.
...o Pérez, who intended the name to be a joke. This claim is doubtful, since the word had already been used in Michael Crichton's 1990 novel Jurassic Park,
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...h the playful trope of the clown is rendered as disturbing through the use of horror elements and dark humor.
...n, reckless, or simply insane — that of the giggling maniac. This includes the notorious Canio who murdered Nedda and Silvio (recorded in Leoncavallo's op
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...and "dumb", and literally means "cocoon". The name appears to derive from the word ''gelem'' (גלם), which means "raw material".
===Origins of the word===
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...ue find the sleeping Ariadne whom Theseus has just abandoned on the island of Naxos. ]]
...'''Liber'''), the Thracian God of wine, represents the intoxicating power of wine, but also its social and beneficent influences.
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...out a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth, and the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.
...he fictional Marquis of Carabas. The cat continues making gifts of game to the king for several months.
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A '''Martian''' is the alleged or fictional native inhabitant of the planet Mars.
...vessels; they had no organs for digestion. The ear, located in the back of the head, was believed to have been useless in our atmosphere.
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...e '''devil'''. For the Christian devil, see [[Devil in Christianity]], for the Islamic devil, see [[Iblis]].''
[[Image:Michael Pacher 004.jpg|thumb|right|''Saint Wolfgang and the Devil'' by Michael Pacher.]]
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...boration with translator Norman Thomas di Giovanni, contains descriptions of 120 mythical beasts from folklore and literature.
...ng patterns of a kaleidoscope"; and that "legends of men taking the shapes of animals" have been omitted.
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[[Image:WotC Dungeons & Dragons.jpg|right|frame|The ''Dungeons & Dragons'' logo]]
...y regarded as the beginning of modern roleplaying games, and by extension, the roleplaying game & MMORPG industry.
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...s organic components. The term is often used to illustrate the functioning of a system.
[[Image:Homunculus.jpg|thumb|19th century engraving of Goethe's Faust and Homunculus]]
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...s is more a reflection of fiction's influence than an authentic feature of the folk [[legend]]s. Werewolves are sometimes held to become [[vampire]]s afte
==Origins and variations of the word==
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...ntasy literature and role-playing games, trolls are featured to the extent of being stock characters.
...ad the originally meaning of ''supernatural'' or ''Magic'' with an overlay of ''malignant'' and ''perilous''. Another likely suggestion is that it means
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