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This page lists one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction. In mythology, this trait was generally associated with fearsome creatures.〔(Cyclops ) at Greek-Gods.info〕 In modern fiction, some one-eyed creatures are likewise frightening enemies, but others are friendly. The list includes ethnic group peoples and mutants born with only one eye, but not one-eyed humans who are understood to have lost an eye. ==In mythology and religion== * Arimaspi or Arimaspoi, legendary people of northern Scythia, "always at war with their neighbours" and stealing gold from griffins. They had a single eye in the centre of the forehead. * Duwa Sokhor, ancestor of Chingis Khan, according to ''The Secret History of the Mongols'', who had one eye in his forehead.〔("History of the Mongols: From the 9th to the 19th Century" ), p.36, at Archive,org 〕 * Balor, giant in Irish mythology, with one eye in his forehead that would wreak destruction when opened * Cyclops (plural: cyclopes or cyclopses), a race of giants in Greek and Roman mythology, including Polyphemus. They likewise had a single eye in the centre of the forehead. * The Graeae, the three witches (or sisters) that shared one eye and one tooth between them. Often depicted as clairvoyant. Were forced by Perseus, by stealing their eye, into revealing the location of Medusa. * Hagen or Högni, a Burgundian warrior in German and Norse legend, depicted as one-eyed in some accounts * Hitotsume-kozō, monsters (obake) in Japanese folklore. They had a single giant eye in the center of the face. * Jian (bird), a bird in Chinese mythology with only one eye and one wing. A pair of such birds were dependent on each other and inseparable. * Kabandha, a demon with no head or neck with one large eye on the breast and a mouth on the stomach. Kabandha appears in Hindu mythology as a character of Ramayana. * Likho, a embodiment of evil fate and misfortune in Slavic mythology. * Ojáncanu, one-eyed giant with long beard and red hair of Cantabrian mythology who embodies evil, cruelty and brutality. * Psoglav, one-eyed dog-headed monster in Serbian mythology. * Tepegoz, one-eyed ogre in Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut * Dajjal, in Islamic religion the anti-christ has one eye. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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