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ID: 300412118
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300412118

 

Record Type: concept
monsters (legendary beings) (legendary beings, Animalia (kingdom), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Mythical creatures that are part animal and part human, or combine elements of two or more animal forms; frequently of great size and ferocious appearance. May also apply to any imaginary creatures that are large, ugly, and frightening.
 
Terms:
monsters (legendary beings) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
monsters (legendarische wezens) (Dutch,D,U,U)
monster (legendary being) (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
monster (legendarisch wezen) (Dutch,AD,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  H.HL

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Agents Facet
Agents Facet
Hierarchy of Living Organisms (hierarchy name)
.... Living Organisms (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of living organisms (entities)
........ living organisms (entities) (G)
Hierarchy of Eukaryota (domain)
............ Eukaryota (domain) (G)
Hierarchy of Animalia (kingdom)
................ Animalia (kingdom) (G)
Hierarchy of legendary beings
.................... legendary beings (G)
Hierarchy of monsters (legendary beings)
........................ monsters (legendary beings) (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Mythische wezens die deels dier en deels mens zijn, of die elementen van twee of meer dierlijke vormen combineren; vaak groot en met een woest uiterlijk. De term kan ook verwijzen naar denkbeeldige wezens die groot, lelijk en angstaanjagend zijn.  

Sources and Contributors:
monster (legendary being)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
monsters (legendary beings)............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
...............................................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
...............................................  De Gubernatis, Zoological Mythology (1872)
...............................................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
...............................................  Stapleton, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology (1986)
 
Subject: .....  [RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  UvA Talen
............  Van Dale Online Woordenboek (2014-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)

 

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