Monster
- This article is about monsters as a kind of hostile legendary creature. For other uses, see Monster (disambiguation).
Saint George versus the Dragon, by Gustave Moreau (1880)
Monster (lat. monstrum) is a term for any number of legendary creatures that frequently appear in mythology, legend, and horror fiction. They are also a mainstay of role-playing and video games. "Monster" usually, but not always, implies that these creatures are larger than human size. It almost always implies that the creatures are powerful and hostile to the hero, and must be overcome to succeed in the quest.
Occasionally, there are monsters who act out of legitimate motives and their monsterous appearance leads to serious misunderstandings. One well known example is the Horta in the Star Trek episode, "The Devil in The Dark".
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Well-known monsters
Famous stories involving monsters
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