Hybrids in Mythology

When I thought about hybrids one of the first things that came in my mind were mythical creatures and deities and gods from different cultures. The first thing I was thinking about were the Egyptian gods where a lot of the gods are all half human half animal, making it a hybrid. Of course there are also gods which consist of different animals only. But I will make a list and show a few from each.

Egyptian half human/ animal and animal hybrids

Sphinx 

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lion body, human head, sometimes even with bird wings

Anubis (protector of the dead)

Khepri (god of rebirth)

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human body, scarab beetle head

Khnum (god of water and creation)

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 human body, ram head

Ra ( sun god)

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human body, hawk head

Thoth ( god of knowledge)

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human body, ibis head

 Meretseger ( goddes of tomb builders and protector of royal tombs)

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human body, cobra head

Ammit ( soul eater- not a god but demon)

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head of crocodile, front legs and upper body from lion/leopard and back of a hippo

Then there are the typical hybrids we already know like,

Unicorns

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In some stories you can also find unicorns with horns

The Neverending Story

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Fuchur the lucky dragon->by the way Fuchur is the German name and I like it much more than the English version

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as it said it is a lucky dragon I would say it is a hybrid with a dragon body(kind of as he is very fury) and a dogs head

Percy Jackson Series

Satyr- Grover

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half goat, half  human

Minotaur

body of human, head of bull

Manticore

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this one is half lion half scorpion but when you google manticore you can also find some version with wings and a more human like face

Hippocampus

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upper half of a horse, lower half of a fish

Medusa

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female body with snakes as hair

other Greek hybrids

Siren

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fish like woman and similar to a mermaid

Harpy

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half bird, half woman

Drakaina

woman with dragon features

Cerberus

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three headed dog with mane of serpents, also known as hellhounds
You can find a cerberus (Fluffy) in Harry Potter as well^^


Chimera

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mixture between lion, snake(or dragon) and goat

Other mythical hybrids

Hippogriff

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front of an eagle and back of a horse

Cecaelia

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half woman, half octopus

I have to say after I watched the little mermaid as a kid I was really worried as my grandmum's name is also Ursula and I thought she was the evil witch from the little mermaid^^

Qilin (China)

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head of a dragon, the antlers of a deer, the scales of a fish, the hooves of an ox, and the tail of a lion; there is also a Japanese version

Yali (Hindu)

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head of a lion, the tusks of an elephant, the body of a cat, and the tail of a serpent

Skvader(Sweden)

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body of a hare and wings and tail of a wood grouse (female one)

Narasimha

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human body with lion head

Ganesha (Hindu)

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elephant headed god

Nüwa (China)

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half women, half serpent

Angel

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half human, half bird