The Phoenixian Book of Creatures

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Salamander - A nature spirit that represents the element: fire. (Greek)


Sasquatch - Another name for Bigfoot derived from early Native American terms for the creature. (Canadian)


Satyr - A lascivious woodland deity that is part man and part goat, also called the hairy one. (Greek)


Sea-trow - A monkey-faced sea creature with webbed fingers and seaweed hair. (Scottish)


Sea Monster - A a strange or frightening creature that lives primarily underwater. (Prevalent)


Sea Serpent - An immense snake-like creature found mostly in temperate areas of the open ocean. (Prevalent)

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Serpent (fabulous) - A remarkable creature related to the snake. (Prevalent)


Selkie - A seal-like being with the ability to shapeshift into human form. (Irish, Scottish)


Shadow Cat - A revenant or other dimensional creature resembling a cat.


Shadow People - Dark vaporous entities in vaguely human form. (Prevalent)


Shapeshifter - A being with the ability to change shape and form. (Prevalent)


She-demon - An evil female being or spirit.


Shuck - Also Black Shuck or Old Shuck. See Black Dog. (British, Irish, Scottish)


Sileni - A bipedal being that appears human form the waist up and horse from the waist down. (Greek)


Siren - A sea nymph with an upper body that resembles a human and a bird-like lower body. (Greek)


Sisimite - Large savage wildman known for attacking and abducting humans. (Central America)


Skinwalker - A human with the ability to shapeshift into an animal form by wearing its skin. (Native American)


Skunk Ape - Hairy hominid of Florida swamps. (American)


Sprite - A small, usually winged fairy being. (European)


Strigoi - A malformed vampiric creature. (Romanian)


Strix - A nocturnal bird-like creature believed to feed on human flesh. (Roman)


Succubus - A female demon that attempts to have sexual intercourse with sleeping humans.


Sylph - An elemental being that governs and exists within the element air. (European)
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