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Mythology

Head of one animal, body of another

Anubis – An Egyptian god with the head of a jackal.

Bastet – An Egyptian goddess with the head of a cat.

Cynocephalus – A dog-headed creature.

Daksha – A Hindu god whose head was replaced with a goat's head after he was beheaded.

Ganesha – A Hindu god with the head of an elephant.

Hayagriva – A horse-headed avatar.

Horse-Face – A horse-headed guardian or type of guardian of the underworld in Chinese mythology.

Ipotane – A race of half-horse half-humans, usually depicted as the reverse of centaurs.

Keibu Keioiba (alias Kabui Keioiba) – A Meitei folkloric mythical creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a human.

Khnum – An Egyptian god with the head of a ram.

Maahes, Pakhet, Sekhmet, and Tefnut – Each of these Egyptian gods has the head of a lion.

Minotaur – A creature that has the body of a human with the head, tail, and occasional hindquarters of a bull.

Nandi – Some Puranas describe Nandi or Nandikeshvara as bull-faced, with a human body that resembles that of Shiva in proportion and aspect.

Narasimha – A Hindu deity with a lion-like face.

Front of one animal, rear of another

Echidna – A half-woman and half-snake monster that lives inside a cave.

Fu Xi – A god said to have been created by Nu Wa.

Glaistig – A Scottish fairy or ghost who can take the form of a goat-human hybrid.

Griffin – A creature with the front quarters of an eagle and the hind quarters of a lion. Some depictions also depict it as having a snake-headed tail.

Harpy – A half-bird, half-woman creature of Greek mythology, portrayed sometimes as a woman with bird wings and legs.

Hippalectryon – A creature with the front half of a horse and the rear half has a rooster's wings, tail, and legs.

Hippocampus (or Hippocamp) – A Greek mythological creature that is half-horse half-fish.

Hippogriff – A creature with the front quarters of an eagle and hind quarters of a horse.

Jengu – A water spirit with the tail of a fish.

Ketu – An Asura who has the lower parts of a snake and said to have four arms.

Lamia – A female with the lower body like that of a snake and is also spelled as Lamiai. This should not be confused with the Greco-Roman Lamia.

Matsya – An avatar of Lord Vishnu that is half-man half-fish.

Merfolk – A race of half-human, half-fish creatures. The males are called Mermen and the females are called Mermaids.

Body of one animal as head of another

Anggitay – A strictly-female creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse.

Centaur – A creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a horse.

Khepri – A dung beetle-headed Egyptian god.

Kinnara – Half-human, half-bird in later Indian mythology.

Kurma – Upper-half human, lower-half tortoise.

Ichthyocentaurs – Creatures that have the torsos of a man or woman, the front legs of a horse, and the tails of a fish.

Scorpion man – Half-man half-scorpion.

Serpopard – A creature that is part-snake and part-African leopard.

Animals with extra parts

Angel – Humanoid creatures who are generally depicted with bird-like wings. In Abrahamic mythology and Zoroastrianism mythology, angels are often depicted as benevolent celestial beings who act as messengers between God and humans.

Aralez - An Armenian winged dog-like creatures or spirits

Bat – An Egyptian goddess with the horns and ears of a cow.

Cernunnos – An ancient Gaulish/Celtic god with the antlers of a deer.

Fairy – A humanoid with insect-like wings.

Hathor – An Egyptian goddess with cow horns.

Horned God – A god with horns.

Jackalope – A jackrabbit with the horns of a whitetail deer.

Satyr – Originally an ancient Greek nature spirit with the body of a man, but the long tail and pointed ears of a horse. From the beginning, satyrs were inextricably associated with drunkenness and ribaldry, known for their love of wine, music, and women. By the Hellenistic Period, satyrs began to be depicted as men with the horns and legs of goats, likely due to conflation with Pan. Satyrs were eventually conflated with the Roman fauns and, since roughly the second century AD, they have been indistinguishable from each other.

Silenos - A tutor to Dionysus who is virtually identical to satyrs and normally indistinguishable, although sometimes depicted as more elderly.

Seraph – An elite angel with multiple wings.

Sleipnir - Odin's magical horse with eight legs.

Winged cat – A cat with the wings of a bird.

Body of one animal with legs and extra features of another

Adlet – A human with dog legs.

Bes – An Egyptian god with the hindquarters of a lion.

Ishtar – A winged woman with bird legs found in the Burney Relief depiction.

Faun – An ancient Roman nature spirit with the body of a man, but the legs and horns of a goat. Originally, fauns differed from the Greek satyrs because they were less frequently associated with drunkenness and ribaldry and were instead seen as "shy, woodland creatures". Starting in the first century BC, the Romans frequently conflated them with satyrs and, after the second century AD, the two became virtually indistinguishable.

Goat people are a class of mythological beings who physically resemble humans from the waist up, and had goat-like features usually including the hind legs of goats. They fall into various categories, such as sprites, gods, demons, and demigods.

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.

Pan – The god of the wild and protector of shepherds, who has the body of a man, but the legs and horns of a goat. He is often heard playing a flute.

Sylvań – A satyr-like creature with a deer’s hooves, a fox tail, and a white coat that is woven to make their clothing.

Other hybrids of two kinds

Alebrije – A brightly colored creature from Mexican mythology.

Alphyn - A Heraldic creature that resembles a Tyger. Its front legs have varied from a dragons forelegs, an eagle's talons on its forelegs, or the legs or a lion.

Anansi - A West African god, also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy. Anansi is depicted in many different ways: sometimes he looks like an ordinary spider, sometimes he is a spider wearing clothes or with a human face, and sometimes he looks much more like a human with spider elements, such as eight legs.

Avatea – A Mangaian god that has the right half of a man and the left half of a fish.

Bingfeng - A wild boar/pig hybrid with two heads that has elongated.

Cerberus – A Greek mythological dog that guarded the gates of the underworld, almost always portrayed with three heads and occasionally having a mane of serpents, as well as the front half of one for a tail.

Drakaina – A female species from Greek mythology that is draconic in nature, primarily depicted as a woman with dragon features.

Feathered serpent - A Mesoamerican spirit deity that possessed a snake-like body and feathered wings.

Garuda – A creature that has the head, wings, and legs of an eagle and body of a man.

Gorgon – Each of them has snakes in place of their hair; sometimes also depicted with a snake-like lower body.

Jorōgumo - Type of Japanese yōkai, depicted as a spider woman manipulating small fire-breathing spiders.

Hybrids of three kinds

Ammit – An Egyptian creature with the head of a crocodile, the front legs of a lion, and the back legs and hindquarters of a hippopotamus.

Baphomet – Traditionally depicted as an anthropomorphic creature with goat's head.

Buraq – A creature from Arabic iconography that has the head of a man and the body of a winged horse.

Capelobo - A creature from Brazilian folklore with the head of an anteater, the torso of a human, and the legs of a goat.

Chalkydri – Creatures with twelve angel wings, the body of a lion, and the head of a crocodile mentioned in 2 Enoch

Chi You – A creature from Chinese mythology with the head of a bull, the torso of a human, and the ears and hindquarters of a bear.

Cipactli – A creature from Aztec mythology that is part crocodilian, part fish, and part toad or frog.

Chimera – A Greek mythological creature with the head and front legs of a lion, the head and back legs of a goat, and the head of a snake for a tail. Said to be able to breathe fire from lion's mouth.

Cockatrice – A mix between a chicken, a bat, and a reptile.

Hatuibwari – A dragon-like creature with the head of a human with four eyes, the body of a serpent, and the wings of a bat.

Hundun - A Creature with the body of a pig, the legs of a lion or bear and four wings of a bird, with no head.

Kappa - A Japanese humanoid creature with the legs of a frog and the head and shell of a turtle.

Hybrids of four kinds

Abraxas – A god-like Gnostic creature with many different types of portrayals, many of which as different types of hybrids.

Dahu – A goat-like creature, known for its uneven-sized legs. It has a morphological appearance of a chamois, the horns of an ibex, a tail of a cattle, and droopy ears of a dog.

Chouyu - A Rabbit/hare-like creature with the face of an owl and a reptilian tail.

Enfield – A Heraldic creature with the head of a fox, the forelegs and sometimes wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a wolf.

Hatsadiling – A mythical creature with the head and body of a lion, trunk and tusks of an elephant, the comb of a rooster, and the wings of a bird.

Jiao - Dog-like canine with leopard spots, ox horns, and a short tail.

Kamadhenu – A creature with the head of a human, the body of a cow, the wings of a pigeon, and the tail of a peacock.

Monoceros – A creature with the head of a deer, the body of a horse, the feet of an elephant, and the tail of a pig.

Nue – A Japanese Chimera with the head of a monkey, the legs of a tiger, the body of a Japanese raccoon dog, and the front half of a snake for a tail.

Qilin – A Chinese creature with the head and scales of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion. The Japanese version is described as a deer-shaped dragon with the tail of an ox.

Questing Beast – A creature with the head and tail of a serpent, the feet of a deer, the body of a leopard, and the haunches of a lion.

Hybrids of more than four kinds

Baku – A Japanese creature with the head of an elephant, the ears of a rhinoceros, the legs of a tiger, the body of a bear, and the tail of a cow.

Bo - A horse-like equine with a single black unicorn-like horn, the mouth and paws of tiger's, and ears of leopard.

Bulgasari - A Korean creature with the eyes of a rhinoceros, the trunk of an elephant, the body of a bear, the claws of a tiger, and the tail of a bull.

Calygreyhound – A mythical creature described as having the head of a wildcat, the torso of a deer or antelope, the claws of an eagle as its forefeet, ox hooves, antlers or horns on its head, the hind legs of a lion or ox, and its tail like a lion or poodle.

Dingonek – a large aquatic creature with the head of a Leopard or an Otter with the fangs of a Walrus, the body of a Whale with the armor of an Armadillo and the tail of a Sea Snake.

Fenghuang – A Chinese creature with the head of a golden pheasant, the body of a mandarin duck, the tail of a peacock, the legs of a crane, the mouth of a parrot and the wings of a swallow.

Kotobuki - A Japanese Chimera with the head of a rat, the ears of a rabbit, the horns of an ox, the comb of a rooster, the beard of a sheep, the neck of a Japanese dragon, the mane of a horse, the back of a wild boar, the shoulders and belly of a South China tiger, the arms of a monkey, the hindquarters of a dog, and the tail of a snake.

Meduza – A sea creature from Russian folklore with the head of a maiden and the body of a striped beast, having a dragon tail with a snake's mouth and elephant legs with the same snake mouths.

Navagunjara – A Hindu creature with the head of a rooster, the neck of a peacock, the back of a bull, a snake-headed tail, three legs of an elephant, tiger and deer or horse with the fourth limb being a human hand holding a lotus.

Modern fiction

The following hybrid creatures appear in modern fiction:

Dungeons & Dragons

Dracimera – Half-chimera, half-dragon. It is the result of a union between a dragon and a chimera.

Dracotaur – Half-man, half-dragon. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons. It also has a counterpart in the form of the Dragonspawn from the Warcraft franchise. Dragoon from the Monster Rancher franchise also fits this description due to it being a fusion of a Dragon and a Centaur.

Drider – Half-drow, half-spider, a "monster that looks like a centaur only with the bottom half of a spider instead of a horse."

Gnoll – Vicious part-hyena part-men creatures. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons and then spread to other franchises including Warcraft and Pathfinder. It is inspired by but does not resemble the gnoles conceived by Lord Dunsany. Considered one of the "five main 'humanoid' races" in AD&D by Paul Karczag and Lawrence Schick and a classic of D&D by reviewer Dan Wickline. Within D&D, the demon lord Yeenoghu is worshipped by gnolls.

Gorgimera – Half-gorgon (a monster like a catoblepas), half-chimera. It is the result of a union between a gorgon and a chimera whose goat's head is replaced by a gorgon's head.

Gorilla bear – A creature with the head, body, and legs of a gorilla, and the teeth and arms of a bear. It debuted in the Fiend Folio as one of the (according to TheGamer) more "silly monster designs".

Mantimera – Half-manticore, half-chimera. It is the result of a union between a manticore and a chimera whose lion's head is replaced by a manticore's head where the creature is sterile.

Owlbear – A creature that is half-bear, half-owl. It debuted in Dungeons & Dragons.

Thessalmera – half-thessalhydra (a monster with hydra-like heads surrounding a large mouth), half-chimera. It is the result of a union between a thessalhydra and a chimera.

Jurassic Park

The Jurassic Park franchise had these hybrids in the films, toylines, and video games.

Amargosaurus - A hybrid of an Amargasaurus and a Spinosaurus. It appeared in the Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toyline.

Ankylodocus - This dinosaur was made from the DNA of a Diplodocus and an Ankylosaurus. It debuted in Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape and appeared in Jurassic World: The Game and Jurassic World Evolution.

Ankyloranodon - A hybrid of a Pteranodon and a Ankylosaurus. It appeared in the Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toyline.

Carnoraptor - This dinosaur was made from the DNA of a Pyroraptor and a Carnotaurus. It debuted in Lego Jurassic World: The Indominus Escape (where it was mistakenly claimed that Velociraptor DNA was used to make it) and appeared Jurassic World: The Game and the Jurassic World: Dino Hybrid toyline.

Compsteganathus - A hybrid of a Compsognathus, a Stegosaurus, and a tree frog. It debuted in the Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toyline.

Indominus rex - This dinosaur was made from the DNA of a Tyrannosaurus, a Velociraptor, a cuttlefish, a tree frog, a pit viper, a Viavenator, an Aucasaurus, a Carnotaurus, a Giganotosaurus, an Abelisaurus, a Quilmesaurus, a Pycnonemosaurus, an Afrovenator, a Therizinosaurus, a Deinosuchus, a Majungasaurus, and a Rugops. It debuted in Jurassic World.

Indoraptor - This dinosaur was made from the DNA of an Indominus rex and a Velociraptor. It debuted in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.

Paradeinonychus - A hybrid of a Parasaurolophus and a Deinonychus. It debuted in the Jurassic Park: Chaos Effect toyline.

Scorpios Rex - This dinosaur was made from the DNA of a Carnotaurus, a Tyrannosaurus, a Velociraptor, a tree frog, and a scorpionfish. It debuted in Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous.

Other fiction

Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - The Beast, from the Disney film Beauty and the Beast, has the head structure and horns of a wisent, the arms and body of a bear, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, and the legs and tail of a wolf. He also bears resemblance to mythical monsters like the Minotaur or a werewolf.

Butatō - Suid humanoid barbarians with snake-like fangs. Appeared any anime such as Inuyasha, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Sword Art Online, Daily Life with a Monster Girl, Dragon Quest, etc).

Cecaelia – Half-human, half-octopus. The term was coined by fans in the late 2000s to describe characters such as Ursula from The Little Mermaid and may also apply to Harry Styles in the music video of "Music for a Sushi Restaurant". The term is likely derived from "a short pictorial story published in Vampirella magazine entitled 'Cilia'" (1972) by Nicola Cuti and Felix Mas featuring a mysterious "woman whose lower body morphs into tentacles".

Cervitaur – A deer-type centaur. This description was also used for the Golden Hind from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and "Young Hercules".

Cheetaur – Half-man, half-cheetah with a centaur-like build. They are featured in the Quest for Glory video games.

Dhinnabarrada - A human where the waist down has varied from either an emu or cassowary legs. It is featured in Warriors of Myth.

Feathercat - A cat with bird wings that appears in Skylanders.

Gryf - A dinosaur in Tarzan the Terrible that resembles an omnivorous 20 ft. Triceratops with unspecified claws, the teeth of a Tyrannosaurus, and the plates of a Stegosaurus on its back.

Gwazi – A creature with the head of a tiger and the body of a lion. This is the mascot of the roller coaster Iron Gwazi located at the Busch Gardens amusement park in Tampa, Florida.