Paris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρις (Páris).

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(Greek mythology) Paris, the Trojan prince


Zeus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús).


golem

Borrowed from Hebrew גולם \ גֹּלֶם (gólem).

גולם \ גֹּלֶם


Medusa

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μέδουσα (Médousa), from μέδω (médō, “rule over”).


enano

es-noun

enano m (plural enanos, feminine enana, feminine plural enanas)

enanos (plural)
enana (feminine)
enanas (feminine plural)

→ Cebuano: unano

→ Tagalog: unano

From Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Cognate with Portuguese anão. Compare English nano-.


Europa

→⇒ Ye'kwana: Eudojanña

América

Norteamérica/América del Norte, Sudamérica/Suramérica/América del Sur

(Greek mythology) Europa (woman seduced by Zeus)


Hades

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾍδης (Hā́idēs).


Ares

Borrowed from Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).


cuadrado

→ Tagalog: kuwadrado


Chronos

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos).

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(Greek mythology) Chronos, Chronus (personification)


Plutón

From Latin Pluton, from Ancient Greek Πλούτων (Ploútōn).


Heracles

(Greek mythology) Heracles (the son of Zeus)


Hermes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês).


Hestia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑστία (Hestía).


Minerva

From Latin Minerva, from Proto-Italic *menezwā, from Proto-Indo-European *menesweh₂, extended from *ménos (“mind”), from *men- (“to think”).


Aries

Borrowed from Latin ariēs (literally “ram”).

(astronomy, astrology) Aries (constellation)


Atlas

Borrowed from Latin Atlās, from Ancient Greek Ἄτλας (Átlas).

(Greek mythology) Atlas (titan who holds the sky)


Cronos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).


Cáncer

(astronomy, astrology) Cancer (constellation)


Flora

→ Tagalog: Flora


Leo

(astronomy, astrology) Leo (constellation)


Leto

(Greek mythology) Leto (mother of Apollo)


Libra

(astronomy, astrology) Libra (constellation)


Nix

From Latin Nyx, from Ancient Greek Νύξ (Núx).


Piscis

(astronomy, astrology) Pisces (constellation)


Virgo

(astronomy, astrology) Virgo (constellation)


Ceres

(Roman mythology) the Roman goddess of agriculture; equivalent to the Greek goddess Demeter


elemental

(alchemy, folklore, mythology) elemental


djinn

Unadapted borrowing from French djinn, from Arabic جِنّ (jinn).


Horus

From Latin Hōrus, from Ancient Greek Ὧρος (Hôros), from Egyptian ḥr G5.


Isis

From Latin Īsis, from Ancient Greek Ἶσις (Îsis), from Egyptian st-t:H8-B1 (ꜣst).


Afrodita

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), usually connected with ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”), but possibly of Semitic origin.


Osiris

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὄσιρις (Ósiris), from Egyptian.


mudo

es-adj

mudo (feminine muda, masculine plural mudos, feminine plural mudas)

muda (feminine)
mudos (masculine plural)
mudas (feminine plural)

Inherited from Old Spanish, from Latin mūtus, of Proto-Indo-European origin.


Juno

(Roman mythology, astronomy) Juno (goddess or asteroid)


genio

Borrowed from French génie, of Latin influence but based on Arabic جِنّ (jinn).

(folklore, mythology, fantasy) jinn, genie


esfinge

Borrowed from Latin Sphingem, from Ancient Greek Σφίγξ (Sphínx).


basilisco

Borrowed from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “little king”), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).

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Debe matarse el gallo antes de los siete años, pues cuando llega a esta edad, pone huevo pequeñito de que nace el Basilisco.

1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 260:


Eos

(Greek mythology) Eos (Greek goddess of dawn)


Anubis

Borrowed from Latin Anūbis, from Ancient Greek Ἄνουβις (Ánoubis), from Egyptian jnpw, i-n:p-w-E16.


hipogrifo

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) hippogriff


Apolo

Borrowed from Latin Apollō, from Ancient Greek Ἀπόλλων (Apóllōn).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Apollo (the son of Zeus)


Calíope

(Greek mythology) Calliope (the Muse of eloquence and epic)


ogro

es-noun

ogro m (plural ogros, feminine ogresa, feminine plural ogresas)

ogros (plural)
ogresa (feminine)
ogresas (feminine plural)


fénix

Borrowed from Latin phoenīx, from Ancient Greek φοῖνιξ (phoînix, “purple, crimson, phoenix”).


Pandora

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρα (Pandṓra).


escorpión

From Latin scorpiōnem, accusative singular of scorpiō.

(astrology) Scorpio; someone born under the Scorpio constellation


Héctor

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr).


Perséfone

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Περσεφόνη (Persephónē).


Morfeo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μορφεύς (Morpheús).


Orfeo

Borrowed from Latin Orpheus, from Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς (Orpheús).


tritón

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τρίτων (Trítōn), a mythological son of Poseidon.


Dioniso

From Latin Dionysus, from Ancient Greek Διόνυσος (Diónusos).


Cerbero

[θeɾˈβ̞e.ɾo]

Borrowed from Latin Cerberus, from Ancient Greek Κέρβερος (Kérberos).


Jacinto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).


Tritón

(Greek mythology) Triton (son of the god Poseidon)


Ganímedes

(Greek mythology, astronomy) Alternative form of Ganimedes


Calisto

From the same ultimate source as the name Calixto, which see.

(Greek mythology) Callisto (nymph raped by Zeus)


Ío

(Greek mythology) Io (priestess of Hera)


anfisbena

Borrowed from Latin amphisbaena, from Ancient Greek ἀμφίσβαινα (amphísbaina, from ἀμφίς (amphís, “on both sides”) + βαίνω (baínō, “I walk, step”), literally “going both ways”).


Orión

From Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”).


Jano

(Roman mythology) Janus (Roman god of gates and doorways)


Asclepio

(Greek mythology) Asclepius (Greek god of medicine and healing)


vodník

Borrowed from Russian водяно́й (vodjanój) or Czech vodník.


Hécate

(Greek mythology) Hecate (Greek goddess of crossroads and witchcraft)


Andrómeda

Borrowed from Latin Andromeda, from Ancient Greek Ἀνδρομέδα (Androméda).

(Greek mythology) Andromeda (mythical daughter of Cepheus)


dragona

(fantasy, mythology, folklore) (female equivalent of dragón); a dragoness, a female dragon


Laertes

(Greek mythology) Laertes (the father of Odysseus)


Diomedes

(Greek mythology) Diomedes (Greek mythical hero)


Flegetonte

Borrowed from Latin Phlegethōn, from Ancient Greek Φλεγέθων (Phlegéthōn).


Ifigenia

(Greek mythology) Iphigenia (Greek hero)


Laocoonte

(Greek mythology) Laocoön (the Trojan and the Argonaut)


sátiro

From Latin satyrus, from Ancient Greek σάτυρος (sáturos).


Perseo

From the Ancient Greek Περσεύς (Perseús).


Ponto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πόντος (Póntos).

(Greek mythology) Pontus (pre-Olympian god of the sea)


kikimora

Borrowed from Russian кики́мора (kikímora).


valquiria

Borrowed from Old Norse valkyrja.
See English Valkyrie.

Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana


hipocampo

Borrowed from Late Latin hippocampus (“sea horse”), from Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippókampos, “sea horse, hippocamp”, from ἵππος (híppos, “horse”) + κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”)), describing a mythological creature with a horse's forepart and a fishlike hindquarter.

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es:Hipocampo (anatomía)
es:Hipocampo (mitología)

(Greek mythology) hippocamp; hippocampus


Midgard

[mið̞ˈɣ̞aɾð̞]

(Norse mythology) Midgard (the abode of humans, between heaven and hell)


égida

From Latin aegidem, from Ancient Greek αἰγίς (aigís, “goatskin”) (from which the shield of Athena was made, and thus the sense “protection, shield”), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) aegis


Alcmena

Borrowed from Latin Alcmēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀλκμήνη (Alkmḗnē).

(Greek mythology) Alcmene (the wife of Amphitryon and mother, by Zeus, of Heracles)


serpiente marina

es-noun

serpiente marina f (plural serpientes marinas)


Hefesto

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥφαιστος (Hḗphaistos), of pre-Greek origin.


dríade

Borrowed from Latin Dryadem, from Ancient Greek Δρυάς (Druás, “dryad, tree nymph”), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”).


Hemera

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἡμέρα (Hēméra).


cocatriz

(folklore, mythology, fantasy, heraldry) cockatrice


Cocito

Borrowed from Latin Cōcȳtus, from Ancient Greek Κωκυτός (Kōkutós, “lamentation”).


Eurídice

Borrowed from Latin Eurydicē, from Ancient Greek Εὐρυδίκη (Eurudíkē).


Deméter

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr).

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(Greek mythology) Demeter (goddess of the harvest)


capricornio

es-adj

capricornio (feminine capricornia, masculine plural capricornios, feminine plural capricornias)

capricornia (feminine)
capricornios (masculine plural)
capricornias (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Capricornus, possibly influenced by unicornio.


Capricornio

(astrology, astronomy) Capricorn, Capricornus


Odín

Borrowed from Old Norse Óðinn, akin to Old High German Wotan and Old English Wōden. From Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, derived from Proto-Germanic *wōþuz (“rage, manic inspiration, furor poeticus”), from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂t- (“to be excited”). Compare óðr (“rage”) and woede (“rage”) and woeden (“to rage”), vātēs.


Cloto

(Greek mythology) Clotho (one of the Fates)


Esfinge

(Greek mythology) Sphinx (Greek mythological creature)


Hermafrodito

(Greek mythology) Hermaphroditus (Greek god)


Hidra de Lerna

(Greek mythology) Hydra (mythical serpent)


Hipnos

(Greek mythology) Hypnos (Greek god of sleep)


Príapo

(Greek mythology) Priapus (god of procreation)


Sísifo

(Greek mythology) Sisyphus (king doomed to roll a boulder up a hill in Hades)


náyade

From Latin Naiadem, from Ancient Greek Ναϊάς (Naïás).


Héracles

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Heracles


Pléyades

Borrowed from Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes).


Tártaro

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τάρταρος (Tártaros).


mantícora

Borrowed from Latin mantichōra, from Ancient Greek μαρτιχόρας (martikhóras, “man-eater; tiger”), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎫𐎡𐎹 (*martiya, “man, human being, mortal”) + 𐎧𐎺𐎠𐎼 (*χvāra, “eater”).

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(mythology, folklore, fantasy) manticore


silfo

es-noun

silfo m (plural silfos, feminine sílfide, feminine plural sílfides)

silfos (plural)
sílfide (feminine)
sílfides (feminine plural)


trasgo

Unknown. Possible etymologies include:
* from Latin trādux (“vine branch”), in the nominative (semantic connection is nebulous, possibly from the creatures hiding in vineyards in some folk legends);
* from Old Galician-Portuguese transfegar (“to transfigure, to transfuse”), from Latin transfigurare, relating to the creature's ability to shapeshift;
* from Ancient Greek τράγος (trágos, “male goat, lechery”), relating to mischief, its small stature, and other hircine attributes;
* from Old Italian strega (“witch, hag”), from Latin striga (“evil spirit, witch, etc.”).
* from a Gothic term for a goblin-like creature, introduced or reinforced during the Visigothic/Suebian period via Germanic folklore.
* from Old Spanish trasgreer or trasgueir (“make mischief”) (first attested in c. 15th century), from Latin transgredi, likewise referring to its mischievous nature. In which case, cognate to English transgress.

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Tras de las exigencias de la bruja vinieron como era natural las de los trasgos.

1864, Meliton Martin, Pónos, part 2, page 31:

As was natural, after the demands of the witch came those of the goblins.

(Iberian folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mischievous mythological creature similar to a goblin, imp, or kobold found in legends of Portugal and Spain, with varying descriptions


Acuario

(astronomy, astrology) Aquarius (constellation)


Atenea

(Greek mythology) Athena (Greek goddess)


Caribdis

(Greek mythology) Charybdis (Greek mythological monster)


Cefeo

(Greek mythology) Cepheus (mythical husband of Cassiopeia)


Clímena

(Greek mythology) Clymene (nymph of Greek mythology)


Epimeteo

(Greek mythology) Epimetheus (son of Iapetus and Clymene)


Escila

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σκύλλα (Skúlla).

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(Greek mythology) Scylla (personification of the rock)


Escorpio

(astronomy, astrology) Scorpio (constellation)


Faetonte

Borrowed from Latin Phaëtōn, Phaëtontem, from Ancient Greek Φαέθων (Phaéthōn).

(Greek mythology) Phaëthon (son of Helios)


Faetón

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Faetonte


Gea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαῖα (Gaîa).


Hefestos

(Greek mythology) Hephaestus (Greek god)


Hespérides

(Greek mythology) Hesperides (a group of nymphs)


Hiperión

(Greek mythology) Hyperion (a Titan, the son of Gaia and Uranus)


Hécuba

(Greek mythology) Hecuba (the wife of King Priam)


Ixión

(Greek mythology) Ixion (king of Lapiths)


Sagitario

(astrology) Sagittarius (astrological sign)


Andrómaca

(Greek mythology) Andromache (the wife of Hector)


Ícaro

(Greek mythology) Icarus (hero who escaped the labyrinth of Knossos flying with wings made with wax)


Tauro

(astronomy, astrology) Taurus (constellation)


apolíneo

es-adj

apolíneo (feminine apolínea, masculine plural apolíneos, feminine plural apolíneas)

apolínea (feminine)
apolíneos (masculine plural)
apolíneas (feminine plural)

(Greek mythology) Apollonian (relating to the Greek god Apollo)


uróboro

(Egyptian mythology, Greek mythology) ouroboros


cancerbero

es-noun

cancerbero m (plural cancerberos, feminine cancerbera, feminine plural cancerberas)

cancerberos (plural)
cancerbera (feminine)
cancerberas (feminine plural)


jupiteriano

es-adj

jupiteriano (feminine jupiteriana, masculine plural jupiterianos, feminine plural jupiterianas)

jupiteriana (feminine)
jupiterianos (masculine plural)
jupiterianas (feminine plural)

(Roman mythology) Jovian (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter)


joviano

joviano (feminine joviana, masculine plural jovianos, feminine plural jovianas)

joviana (feminine)
jovianos (masculine plural)
jovianas (feminine plural)


gigantomaquia

(Greek mythology) gigantomachy (the uprising of the Gigantes against the Olympian gods)


Érebo

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos, “Lower Air”).

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(Greek mythology) Erebus (deity and personification)

(Greek mythology) Erebus (cavern between Earth and Hades)


nereida

(Greek mythology) nereid (often capitalized in Spanish)


huargo

(Norse mythology, folklore, fantasy) warg


Anfitrión

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφιτρύων (Amphitrúōn).


Fanes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φάνης (Phánēs).


Altea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλθαία (Althaía).


Áyax

Borrowed from Latin Aiāx, from Ancient Greek Αἴας (Aías).


jayán

es-noun

jayán m (plural jayanes, feminine jayana, feminine plural jayanas)

jayanes (plural)
jayana (feminine)
jayanas (feminine plural)

Para convencerse del supersticioso temor que les inspiran, no hay sino ver cómo los más ingenuos y verbosos bajan la voz hasta hacerla apenas perceptible, siempre que tratan de estos asuntos, y cómo jayanes que podrían derribar una torre a puñetazos, miran en torno suyo con mucho inquietud, antes de responder, por miedo de que algún Brujo les esté escuchando.

1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 19:


Cibeles

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek Κυβέλη (Kubélē).


oceánide

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Oceanid


Ourea

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Οὔρεα (Oúrea).


oricuerno

(Spanish folklore, mythology, fantasy) a mythological, chimerical creature that consists of unicorn with a purple head, a white body, the legs of a deer, the tail of a lion, blue eyes, its horn being long and twisted, also with wings on its hooves


alicornio

(folklore, mythology, now historical) alicorn (horn of a unicorn)


merlión

(mythology, folklore) merlion, a chimerical creature having the head of a lion and the body of a fish, which is a national symbol of Singapore


hieracoesfinge

es-noun

hieracoesfinge f (plural hieracoesfinges)


domovói

Borrowed from Russian домово́й (domovój).


caballo de Troya

es-noun

caballo de Troya m (plural caballos de Troya)

rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines


fenghuang

Borrowed from Mandarin 鳳凰／凤凰 (fènghuáng).

(Chinese mythology, mythology) fenghuang


milesiano

milesiano m (plural milesianos, feminine milesiana, feminine plural milesianas)

milesianos (plural)
milesiana (feminine)
milesianas (feminine plural)

From Latin Mīlēsius + -ano, from Irish Míl in Míl Espáine.

(Irish mythology) Milesian (any of the people from Spain who invaded Ireland and defeated the Tuatha Dé Danann, and who were the ancestors of the present Irish people)


Aión

Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn).

(Greek mythology) Aion (deity associated with time, the orb or circle encompassing the universe, and the zodiac)


Ananké

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνάγκη (Anánkē).

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(Greek mythology) Ananke (mother of the Fates and personification of inevitability and necessity)


jichi

(Bolivia, mythology) a large water-based dragon


Eón

(Greek mythology) Alternative form of Aión