This page groups mythical creatures by whether anyone has ever claimed they were real. Wikipedia defines a legendary creature as one that "may be featured in historical accounts before modernity, but has not been scientifically shown to exist." Browsing by historicity lets a visitor separate a creature once treated as a real animal from one always understood as symbolic.
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The Cat Spirits
This small group gathers a cat spirit, a feline being of folklore and myth, of the kind found in the traditions of many peoples, where cats carry associations ranging from the protective to the uncanny.
The browser will find the figure the atlas classes here. The entry describes its form and its role in the tradition that tells of it.
Historicity
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia
Carol Rose, W. W. Norton and Company, 1996Feline spirit beings of folklore across world traditions
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