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Caleuche

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The Caleuche is a mythical ghost ship of the Chilote mythology and local folklore of the Chiloé Island, in Chile. It is one of the most important myths of the culture of Chile.

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According to legend, the Caleuche is a large phantom ship sailing the seas around Chiloé at night; and it is a being who is conscious. It appears as a beautiful and bright sailing ship, always full of lights and with the sounds of a party onboard, but quickly disappears again, or hiding navigating underwater.

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Eachy

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An Eachy is a name given to a species of lake monster from a variety of locations in northern England and Scotland. An Eachy was typically a large humanoid being of gruesome and slimy appearance seen to occasionally emerge from the lake.

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Dwarf

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A dwarf is a creature from Germanic mythologies, fairy tales, fantasy fiction, and role-playing games. It usually has magical talents, often involving metallurgy.

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Bugbear

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A bugbear is a legendary creature comparable to the bogeyman, bogey, bugaboo, hobgoblin and other creatures of folklore, all of which were historically used in some cultures to frighten disobedient children.

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Brag (folklore)

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A brag is a creature from the folklore of Northumberland and Durham that usually took the form of a horse or donkey.

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Black Shuck

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Black Shuck or Old Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk coastline.

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Black Annis

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Black Annis is a bogeyman figure in English folklore. She is imagined as a blue-faced crone or witch with iron claws and a taste for human (especially child) flesh. She is said to haunt the countryside of Leicestershire, living in a cave in the Dane Hills.

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Beast of Exmoor

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The Beast of Exmoor (Kukus Granthmonkius) is a cryptozoological cat that is reported to roam the fields of Exmoor in Devon and Somerset in the United Kingdom.

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Beast of Bodmin

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Name: Beast of Bodmin
Classification Grouping: Alien big cat
Last sighted: Present day
Country: United Kingdom.
Region: Bodmin Moor, Cornwall
Habitat: Moorland

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Bishop-fish

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The sea bishop or bishop-fish was a type of sea monster reported in the 16th century. According to legend, it was taken to the King of Poland, who wished to keep it.

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Trolls

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Trolls are monsters that come from Scandinavian myths and Nordic fantasy. Trolls are called Trows in myths from the Shetlands.

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Sphinx

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The Sphinx is seen in two cultures, the Egyptians used the Sphinx as a statue, which had the body of the lion and the head of a human, and sometimes the sphinx had wings.

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