List of legendary creatures (R)




 * 1) Rå (Norse) – Spirit that protects a specific place
 * 2) Rabisu (Akkadian) – Vampiric spirit that ambushes people
 * 3) Radande (Swedish) – Tree spirit
 * 4) Ragana (Lithuanian) – Malevolent witch
 * 5) Raijū (Japanese) – Lightning spirit
 * 6) Rain Bird (Native American) – Rain spirit
 * 7) Rainbow crow (Lenape) – Crow spirit
 * 8) Rainbow Serpent (Australian Aboriginal) – Snake
 * 9) Rakshasa (Buddhist and Hindu) – Shapeshifting demon
 * 10) Ramidreju (Cantabrian) – Extremely long, weasel-like animal
 * 11) Raróg (Slavic) – Whirlwind spirit
 * 12) Raven Mocker (Cherokee) – Life-draining spirit
 * 13) Raven Spirit (Native American, Norse, and Siberian) – Trickster spirit
 * 14) Ratatoskr (Norse) – Squirrel spirit
 * 15) Raystown Ray (American Folklore) – Possible plesiosaur or serpent
 * 16) Redcap (English) – Evil, ugly humanoid
 * 17) Re’em (Jewish) – Gigantic land animal
 * 18) Reichsadler (Heraldic) – Eagle, sometimes depicted with two heads
 * 19) Rephaite (Jewish) – Giant
 * 20) Reptilian humanoid (Global) – Human-lizard hybrid
 * 21) Revenant (Medieval folklore) – Reanimated dead
 * 22) Roc (Arabian and Persian) – Gigantic bird
 * 23) Rokurokubi (Japanese) – Long-necked, humanoid trickster
 * 24) Rompo (Africa and India) – Skeletal creature with elements of a rabbit, badger, and bear
 * 25) Rồng – (Vietnamese) dragon
 * 26) Rougarou (French America) – Human-wolf shapeshifter
 * 27) Rusalka (Slavic) – Female water spirit
 * 28) Ryū – Japanese dragon