Misplaced Pages

List of aquatic humanoids

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from List of piscine and amphibian humanoids)

The bishop-fish, a piscine humanoid reported in Poland in the 16th century

Aquatic humanoids appear in legend and fiction. "Water-dwelling people with fully human, fish-tailed or other compound physiques feature in the mythologies and folklore of maritime, lacustrine and riverine societies across the planet."

Myth

Main article: Water deity See also: Merman, Mermaid, and Merfolk

"Ancient sea deities" have been regarded as the "earliest version of a human-fish hybrid". Creatures with a human torso and the tail of a fish appear in the myths of cultures around the world and persist in contemporary popular culture.

Legend

Hoax

Fiction

Literature

Comics

Films

Cecaelia is a half human, half octopus.

Games

Television

See also

Citations

  1. Bane, Theresa (2016-05-04). Encyclopedia of giants and humanoids in myth, legend and folklore. McFarland. ISBN 9781476663517. OCLC 918874339.
  2. ^ Hayward, Philip (2017). Making a Splash: Mermaids (and Mermen) in 20th and 21st Century Audiovisual Media. John Libbey Publishing. ISBN 9780861969258.
  3. ^ Strozier, Scott (2022). Probable, Possible, Plausible - Explanatory Guide to Monsters and Myth. Dorrance Publishing. p. 161. ISBN 9781636613468.
  4. Maxwell, Melissa (2024). "Introduction". The Little Encyclopedia of Mermaids. Running Press. ISBN 9780762488377.
  5. Debus 2016, p. 231-232.
  6. ^ Joshi 1999, p. 163.
  7. Bleiler 1990, pp. 46–47.
  8. Debus 2016, p. 235.
  9. Debus 2016, p. 230.
  10. Debus 2016, pp. 230–231.
  11. ^ Debus 2016, p. 237.
  12. Mitchell, Charles P. (2001). The complete H.P. Lovecraft filmography. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780313316418.
  13. Stomberg, Chris (2023-06-25). "Dungeons & Dragons: 8 Best Monsters For A Swamp". The Gamer. Retrieved 2024-11-28. Bullywugs are brutish frog-men
  14. Friend, Devin Ellis (2021-11-25). "Unique D&D Build Ideas For Aquatic Races". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-11-28. A stalwart humanoid bullfrog
  15. Schick, Lawrence (1991). Heroic Worlds: A History and Guide to Role-Playing Games. Prometheus Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-87975-653-5.
  16. ^ DiSalvo, Paul (2020-10-07). "10 Dungeons & Dragons Monsters We Want As Playable Races". CBR.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  17. Bainbridge, William Sims (2012). The Warcraft Civilization: Social Science in a Virtual World. MIT Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-262-28837-8.
  18. Miller, Sage Thomas (2020-10-23). "Dungeons & Dragons: 10 Facts You Need To Know About The Fish People, Sahuagin". CBR.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  19. Furniss, Zack (November 16, 2016). "Volo's Guide to Monsters is the new, awesome Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2024-11-25.

General references

  • Bleiler, E. F. (1990). Science-fiction, the early years : a full description of more than 3,000 science-fiction stories from earliest times to the appearance of the genre magazines in 1930 : with author, title, and motif indexes. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384162.
  • Bleiler, E. F. (1998). Science-fiction : the Gernsback years : a complete coverage of the genre magazines ... from 1926 through 1936. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873386043.
  • Debus, Allen A. (2016). Dinosaurs ever evolving : the changing face of prehistoric animals in popular culture. Jefferson, North Carolina. ISBN 978-0786499519.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Joshi, S. T. (1999). A subtler magick : the writings and philosophy of H.P. Lovecraft. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Wildside Press. ISBN 9781880448618.
Lists of fictional life forms
Plants
Animals
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Canines
Felines
Rodents
Non-human primates
Ungulates
Miscellaneous
Humanoids
General
Specific
Other
Legendary
Theological
See also
Categories: