List of legendary creatures (P)
A modern painting of the "Piasa Bird ", on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Alton, Illinois . Wings were not present in the original painting. Paasselkä devils (Finnish ) – Spectral fire Pakhangba (Meitei mythology and Sanamahism ) – Serpentine dragon, ruler of the universe Pamola (Abenaki ) – Weather spirit Panes (Greek ) – Human-goat hybrids descended from the god Pan Pandi (Medieval Bestiary ) – White-haired humanoid with giant ears and eight fingers and toes Panis (Hindu ) – Demons with herds of stolen cows Panlong (Chinese ) – Water dragon Panotti (Medieval Bestiaries ) – Humanoid with gigantic ears Panther (Medieval Bestiaries ) – Feline with sweet breath Parandrus (Medieval Bestiaries ) – Shapeshifting animal whose natural form was a large ruminant Pard (Medieval Bestiaries ) – Fast, spotted feline believed to mate with lions to produce leopards Pardalokampoi (Etruscan ) – Fish-tailed leopard Patagon (Medieval folklore ) – Giant race reputed to live in the area of Patagonia Patasola (Latin America ) – Anthropophagous, one-legged humanoid Patupairehe (Māori ) – White-skinned nature spirits Pech (Scottish ) – Strong little people Pegaeae (Greek ) – Spring nymph Pegasus (Greek ) – Winged horse Pegacorn – Pegasus-unicorn hybrid Pelesit (Malay ) – Servant spirit Peluda (French ) – Dragon Penanggalan (Malay ) – Vampires that sever their heads from their bodies to fly around, usually with their intestines or other internal organs trailing behind Peng (Chinese ) – Giant bird Penghou (Chinese ) – Tree spirit Peri (Persian ) – Winged humanoid Peryton (Allegedly Medieval folklore ) – Deer-bird hybrid Pesanta (Catalan ) – Nightmare demon in the form of a cat or dog Peuchen (Chilota and Mapuche ) – Vampiric, flying, shapeshifting serpent Phi Tai Hong (Thai ) – Ghost of a person who has died suddenly of a violent or cruel death Phoenix (Phoenician ) – Regenerative bird reborn from its own ashes Piasa (Native American mythology ) – Winged, antlered feline-like dragon Piatek (Armenian ) – Large land animal Pictish Beast (Pictish stones ) – Stylistic animal, possibly a dragon Pillan (Mapuche ) – Nature spirit Pim-skwa-wagen-owad (Abenaki ) – Water spirit Piru (Finnish ) – Minor demon Pishacha (Hindu ) – Carrion-eating demon Pishtaco (Peru ) – Monster man that steals its victim's body fat for cannibalistic purposes Pita-skog (Abenaki ) – Serpentine rain spirit Pixie (Cornish ) – Little people and nature spirits Pixiu (Chinese ) – Winged lion Pi yao (Chinese ) – Horned, dragon-lion hybrid Plakavac (Slavic ) – Vampire created when a mother strangles her child Pok-wejee-men (Abenaki ) – Tree spirit Polevik (Polish) – Little people and field spirits Pollo Maligno (Colombian ) – Man-eating chicken spirit Polong (Malay ) – Invisible servant spirit Poltergeist (German ) – Ghost that moves objects Pombero (Guaraní ) – Wild man and nature spirit Ponaturi (Māori ) – Grotesque, malevolent humanoid Pontianak (Malay ) – Undead, vampiric women who died in childbirth Pope Lick Monster (American Folklore ) Kentucky Urban Legend – Cryptid, a murderous creature that is part man, sheep, and goat Popobawa (Africa ) – One-eyed creatures bat-like Poubi Lai (Meitei mythology ) – Evil dragon python from the Loktak lake Pouākai (Māori ) – Giant bird Preta (Buddhist , Hindu , and Jain ) – Ghosts of especially greedy people Pricolici (Romanian – Roman ) – Undead wolf Psoglav (Serbia ) – Dog-headed monster Psotnik (Slavic ) – Mischievous spirit Psychai (Greek ) – Butterfly-winged nymphs, daughters of Psyche Psychic vampire Psychopomp (Greek ) – Creatures, spirits, angels, or deities in many religions who escort newly deceased souls from Earth to the afterlife Púca (Welsh ) – Shapeshifting animal spirit Púki (Icelandic ) – Malevolent little person Puck (English ) – House spirit Putz (German ) – House spirit Pugot (Philippine ) – Headless humanoid Puk (Frisian) – House spirit Pūķis (Latvian ) – Dragon Puckwudgie (Native American mythology) – Troll-like gray-skinned being Pygmy (Greek ) – Little people Pyrausta (Greek ) – Insect-dragon hybrid Python (Greek ) – Serpentine dragon