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	* The [[Naga]] has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake, similar in form to a mermaid.		* The [[Naga]] has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake, similar in form to a mermaid.
	* The [[Mermaid]] has the upper body of a human(usually a woman) and the lower body of a fish.		* The [[Mermaid]] has the upper body of a human(usually a woman) and the lower body of a fish.
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	* A [[Hippogriff]] is a cross between a horse and a Griffon.		* A [[Hippogriff]] is a cross between a horse and a Griffon.
	* [[Youwarkee]] is half bird, half girl.		* [[Youwarkee]] is half bird, half girl.
	* A [[Quetzal]] is a part bird part human creature.		* A [[Quetzal]] is a part bird part human creature.
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	*[[Legendary creatures]]		*[[Legendary creatures]]
	*''[[The Book of Imaginary Beings]]'' by Borges		*''[[The Book of Imaginary Beings]]'' by Borges
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nal creatures of two of more species. Commonly, the half-creature is one part human, such as in the case of the Minotaur, who was said to have been half man, half bull. Half-creatures can be found in classical mythology, as well as in modern fantasy.

Mythology

• Centaurs are half man, half horse.
• The Chimera, according to Homer, have the foreparts of a lion, the middle of a goat and the hindquarters of a serpent.
• A Griffon has the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
• Minotaurs are half man, half bull.
• The Satyrs are half goat and half man.
• The Sphinx is a lion that has the head of a man.
• The Naga has the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake, similar in form to a mermaid.
• The Mermaid has the upper body of a human(usually a woman) and the lower body of a fish.

Literature

• A Hippogriff is a cross between a horse and a Griffon.
• Youwarkee is half bird, half girl.
• A Quetzal is a part bird part human creature.

See also

• Legendary creatures
• The Book of Imaginary Beings by Borges