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List all the types of magic users?

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doesn't matter what kind of magic, just a list. No houdinis. And not a people in history and mythology. Just the types of magic users.

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  1. Mermaid or Sea-maid (mur-mad)

    An imaginary female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.

    Merman (mur-man)

    An imaginary male marine creature having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.

    Triton (tri-ton)

    1. A son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, represented as having the head and trunk of a man and the tail of a fish, and as using a conch-shell trumpet.

    2. Any of a number of minor sea-deities attendant upon the major sea gods.

    Selkie (sel-ki)

    An Irish marine creature, having the skin of a seal, and the body of a human when the skin is removed.

    Siren (si-ren) Classical Mythology

    One of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, supposed to lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.

    Unicorn (yoo-nee-korn)

    A mythical creature resembling a horse and having a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity, capable of being tamed by a virgin, and usually successful in evading capture.

    Pegasus (peg-a-sus) Classical Mythology

    A winged horse, created from the blood of Medusa, which opened the spring of Hippocrene with a stroke of its hoof, and which carried Bellerophon in his attack on the Chimera.

    Centaur (sen-tar) Classical Mythology

    One of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Chiron was the most famous of these.

    Sleipnir or Sleipner (slep-nir) Scandinavian Mythology

    The eight-legged horse of Odin.

    Dragon (drag-on)

    A fabulous monster variously represented, generally as a huge, winged reptile with crested head and terrible claws and teeth, and often spouting fire. A female Dragon is called a Dragoness.

    Wyvern or Wivern (wi-vern) Heraldry

    A two-legged winged dragon having the hinder part of a serpent with a barbed tail.

    Hydra (hi-dra) Classical Mythology

    A water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.

    Naga (nah-gah)Hindu

    A water spirit, half human and half serpent, supposed to bring safety and prosperity

    Amphisbaena (am-fis-ba-na) Classical Mythology

    A serpent having a head at each end of its body and the ability to move forward or backward.

    Griffin, Gryphon or Griffon (grif-in) Classical Mythology

    A fabled monster, usually having the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.

    Hippogriff (hip-o-grif) Classical Mythology

    A fabulous creature resembling a griffin but having the body and hind parts of a horse.

    Manticore (man-ti-kor)

    "The Manticore lives in the Indies. It has the body of a lion, a spiked tail with the sting of a scorpion, a man's head with three rows of teeth and gleaming, blood-red eyes. Its shrill voice sounds much like a flute. It is very powerful and can jump great distances. It is a ravenous beast, particularly fond of human flesh."

    (Mythical Beasts Coloring Book, by Fridolf Johnson, Dover Publications, 1976)

    Gorgon (gor-gon) Classical Mythology

    Any of three sister monsters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, commonly represented as having snakes for hair, wings, brazen claws, and eyes that turned anyone looking into them to stone. Medusa, the only mortal Gorgon, was beheaded by Perseus.

    Medusa (me-doo-sa) Classical Mythology

    The only mortal of the three Gorgons. She was killed by Perseus, and her head was mounted upon the aegis of Zeus and Athena.

    Sphinx (sfingks) Egyptian/Classical Mythology

    Literally-"She who holds (her victims) fast."

    1. A figure of an imaginary creature having the head of a man or an animal and the body of a lion.

    2. A monster, daughter of Echidna, usually represented as having the head and breast of a woman, the body of a lion, and the wings of an eagle. Seated on a rock outside Thebes, she proposed a riddle to travelers, killing them when they answered incorrectly, as all did before Oedipus. When he answered her riddle correctly the Sphinx killed herself.

    3. Any similar monster.

    Minotaur (min-o-tar) Classical Mythology

    A monster, the offspring of Pasiphae and the Cretan bull, that had the head of a bull on the body of a man: housed in the Cretan Labyrinth, it was fed on human flesh until Theseus, helped by Ariadne, killed it.

    Chimera or Chimaera (chi-mer-ah)

    1. A mythological fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.

    2. Any similarly grotesque monster having disparate parts, especially as depicted in decorative art.

    Cockatrice (kok-a-tris)

    A legendary monster with a deadly glance, supposedly hatched by a serpent from the egg of a c**k, and commonly represented with the head, legs and wings of a c**k and the body and tail of a serpent.

    Basilisk (bas-a-lisk) Classical Mythology

    A creature, variously described as a serpent, lizard, or dragon, said to kill by its breath or look.

    Satyr (sat-er) Classical Mythology

    One of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human and part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness. Pan was a well known Satyr.

    Cerberus (ser-ber-us) Classical Mythology

    A dog, usually represented as having three heads, which guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.

    Lamia (la-mee-a) Classical Mythology

    One of a class of fabulous monsters, commonly represented with the head and breast of a woman and the body of a serpent, said to allure youths and children in order to suck their blood.

    Phoenix (fee-niks)

    A mythical bird of great beauty, the only one of its kind, fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pile, and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality.

    A southern constellation between "Hydrus" and "Sculptor".

    Thunderbird Native American

    A huge, eaglelike bird capable of producing thunder, lightning and rain.

    Feng-huang Chinese

    Sometimes called the Chinese Phoenix, the feathers of this bird were so beautifully varied in hue that they were said to be infused with the lights of paradise. Its call consisted of five notes that formed a perfect melody: often a symbol of prosperity and peace.

    (The Enchanted World-Magical Beasts, Time-Life Books)

    Simurg Persian

    A jewel-like bird whose iridescent feathers had powers of healing.

    Roc, Ruc or Rukh (rok) Arabian

    A fabulous bird of enormous size and strength.

    Peryton Classical Mythology

    A winged deer which cast the shadow of a man.

    (The Enchanted World-Magical Beasts, Time-Life Books)

    Harpy (har-pi) Classical Mythology

    A ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.

    Winged Bull Assyrian

    "He had a man's head crowned with a horned tiara and the body of a bull with great wings."

    (Mythical Beasts Coloring Book, by Fridolf Johnson, Dover Publications, 1976)

    Winged Lion Heraldry

    A lion with the wings of an eagle: a symbol of conquering strength and courage.

    Abominable Snowman or Yeti

    A large, hairy, manlike creature reported to inhabit the Himalayas.

    Bigfoot or Sasquatch

    A mysterious ape-like creature ranging from 15 to 18 feet in height.

    Loch Ness Monster

    The Jersey Devil

    Described in various ways, it is often represented as a short (3'-4' in height) creature with a dog or horse-like head, wings, and with cloven hooves.

    Most stories agree that the creature was born of a woman who wished for her child to be a devil.

    El Chupacabra

    Commonly called the Goat-sucker because the Chupacabra drains its victims (mostly goats) of blood.

    Jackelope

    A rabbit with the antlers of an antelope.


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