88 Chinese mythical creatures, demons, and monsters to know about. The great Middle Kingdom is positively full of such fantastical beings.
salamander- reptilian creature supposed to live in fire Sphinx- (Greek mythology) a riddling winged monster with a woman's head and breast on a lion's body; daughter of Typhon troll- (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in ca...
Other creatures were then so overcome by its beauty and sadness that they themselves fell dead. According to legend, only one phoenix could live at a time. The Greek poet Hesiod, writing in the 8th century BC, said that the phoenix lived nine times the lifespan of the long-living raven....
Gorgon- The snake-haired and snake-bodied humanoid that was created in its mother's image. Its stare could turn a person to stone. Medusa became one of these creatures in a later myth. Griffin - A creature with the body of a lion, the tail of a snake, and the head and wings of ...
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Here are five mythical creatures that could exist, or rather that could have existed long ago. 1. The Sasquatch Everybody knows the story. Everybody’s seen the video of a man in a gorilla costume taking a leisurely stroll through the woods. But is there any truth behind the tales of ...
The way those fangs look, I know it’d make short work of me for a snack. This is one better observed from a distance in its natural habitat, rather than getting up close and personal. Luckily, it’s made of LEGO, my preferred way of looking at such amazing and terrifying creatures....
-- The Field Guide to North American Monsters: Everything You Need to Know About Encountering over 100 Terrifying Creatures in the Wild. -- The Great New England Sea Serpent: An Account of Unknown Creatures Sighted by Many Respectable Persons Between 1638 and the Present Day. -- The Legends...
Mythological sea creatures often exude mystery and/or menace. The sirens are dangerous temptresses, whereas in Hans Christian Andersen's original Danish fableDen lille havfrue, it is not the mystery of sea creatures' world that lures humans, but the reverse. The human world above the water hold...
True to its name, the encantado is fond of abducting humans with whom they fall in love, the children born of their illicit love affairs, or simply anyone lingering near the river. The fear of these dolphin-like creatures is so great that the people who live along the Amazon River are ...