List Of One-eyed Creatures In Mythology And Fiction
This page lists one-eyed creatures in mythology and fiction.
In mythology, this trait was generally associated with fearsome creatures. In modern fiction, some one-eyed creatures are likewise frightening enemies, but others are friendly.
The list includes peoples and mutants born with only one eye, but not one-eyed humans who are understood to have lost an eye.
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