The following is a list of hybrid entities from the folklore record grouped morphologically. Hybrids not found in classical mythology but developed in the context of modern popular culture are listed in .

Mythology Head of one animal, body of another Mammalian bipeds

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. Ox-Head – An ox-headed guardian or type of guardian of the Underworld in Chinese mythology. Penghou – A Chinese tree spirit with the face of a human and the body of a dog. Pratyangira – A Hindu goddess with the head of a lion. Set – An Egyptian god with a human body and the head of an unidentified creature with large upright ears known as a 'Set/Seth creature'. Tikbalang - A tall Filipino horse-headed man. Tumburu - A horse faced Hindu deity. Varaha – A boar-headed avatar. Zhu Bajie – A pig-headed major character of the novel Journey to the West.

Other bipeds

Alkonost – A creature from Russian folklore with the head of a woman with the body of a bird, said to make beautiful sounds that make anyone who hears them forget all that they know and not want anything more ever again. Bird goddess – Vinca figures of a woman with a bird head. Cuca - A creature from Brazilian folklore and female counterpart of the Coco that is depicted as a witch with the head of an alligator. It will catch and eat children who disobey their parents. Gamayun – A Russian creature with the head of a woman and the body of a bird. Heqet – A frog-headed Egyptian god. Horus, Monthu, Ra, and Seker – Each of these Egyptian gods has the head of a falcon or hawk. Inmyeonjo – A creature from Korean mythology that has a bird-like body and human face. Karura – A divine creature of Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology with the head of a bird and the torso of a human. Kuk – Kuk and his counterpart Kauket respectively have the head of a frog and snake. Meretseger – A cobra-headed Egyptian goddess. Sirin – Half-bird, half-human creature with the head and chest of a woman from Russian folklore; its bird half is generally that of an owl. Sobek – A crocodile-headed Egyptian god. Thoth – An ibis-headed Egyptian god.

Quadrupeds

Akhekh - A creature from Egyptian mythology with the body of an oryx and the wings and snout of a bird. Allocamelus – A Heraldic creature that has the head of a donkey and the body of a camel. Bai Ze – A creature from Chinese mythology with the head of a human and the body of a cow with six horns and nine eyes. Catoblepas - One version of the creature in Gustave Flaubert's The Temptation of Saint Anthony depicts it with the head of a wild boar and the body of a black African buffalo. Criosphinx – A Sphinx that has the head of a ram. Gajasimha – A creature with the head of an elephant and the body of a lion. Gye-lyong – A creature from Korean mythology with the head of a chicken and the body of a dragon. Hieracosphinx – A type of Sphinx with a hawk head. Jinmenken - A Japanese creature with the face of a human and the body of a dog. Lampago - A creature with the head of a man and the body of a lion or a tiger. Kudan - A Japanese creature with the face of a human and the body of a cow. Shug Monkey – A creature that is part-monkey and part-dog.

Other

Atargatis – Human face, fish body. Cetus – greyhound or boar headed and bodies dolphin or whale Draconcopedes (snake-feet) – "Snake-feet are large and powerful serpents, with faces very like those of human maidens and necks ending in serpent bodies" as described by Vincent of Beauvais. Gajamina – A creature with the head of an elephant and body of a fish. Merlion – A creature with the head of a lion and the body of a fish. Nure-onna – A creature with the head of a woman and the body of a snake. Tam Đầu Cửu Vĩ or Ông Lốt - is a divine beast with three human heads and a nine-tailed snake body, the mount of the god Ông Hoàng Bơ in Đạo Mẫu in Vietnamese folk religion. Ugajin - A harvest and fertility kami of Japanese mythology with the body of a snake and the head of a bearded man, for the masculine variant or the head of a woman, for the female variant. Ushi-oni – A Yōkai with the head of a bull and the body of a spider. Zhuyin – A creature with the face of a man and the body of a snake.

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.Rev. J. G. Campbell, "Superstitions of the islands and Highlands of Scotland", Scottish Celtic Review 4 (1885), pp155, 157, noted in J. G. McKay, "The Deer-Cult and the Deer-Goddess Cult of the Ancient Caledonians" Folklore 43.2 (June 1932), pp. 144–174). p. 152. 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. Auvekoejak – A merman from Inuit folklore of Greenland and northern Canada that has fur on its fish tail instead of scales. Ceasg – A Scottish mermaid. Sirena – A mermaid from Philippine folklore. Siyokoy – Mermen with scaled bodies from Philippine folklore. It is the male counterpart of the Sirena. Nü Wa – A woman with the lower body of a serpent in Chinese folklore. Nāga – A term referring to human/snake mixes of all kinds. Onocentaur – A creature that has the upper body of a human with the lower body of a donkey and is often portrayed with only two legs. Ophiotaurus – A creature that has the upper body of a bull and the lower body of a snake. Peryton – A deer with the wings of a bird. Sea goat – A creature that is half-goat half-fish. Sea-griffin – A griffin variant with the hindquarters of a fish. Sea-lion – A creature with the head and upper body of a lion and the tail of a fish. Siren – Half-bird, half-woman creatures of Greek mythology who lure sailors to their deaths with their singing voices. Skvader – A Swedish creature with the forequarters and hind-legs of a hare and the back, wings and tail of a female wood grouse. Tatzelwurm – A creature with the face of a cat and a serpentine body. Tlanchana – An aquatic deity that is part woman and part snake. Triton – A Greek God and the son of Poseidon who has the same description as the Merman. Some depictions have him with two fish tails. Valravn – A Danish creature that in some description is half-raven half-wolf.

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. Winged genie – A humanoid with bird wings. Winged horse – A horse with the wings of a bird. Pegasus - A particular winged horse from Greek mythology. Sometimes the lowercase spelling is used as a metonym for winged horses in general. Tulpar - A winged horse from Turkic mythology, though not capable of flight. Winged lion – A lion 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.