Mythical Creatures by Eva Dagdeviren

Adze ; Togo Ghana

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 15:59:47 UTC

Adze is a vampire that transforms into a firefly, biting people in their sleep and killing them.

Grootslang ; South Africa

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 16:01:20 UTC

A massive serpentine elephant that plagues a deep cave in Richtersveld.

Inkanyamba ; South Africa

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 16:05:47 UTC

Gigantic, winged eel with a voracious appetite that is associated with brutal storms.

Ammit ; Egypt

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 18:18:30 UTC

Goddess with a lion, hippo, and crocodile body. She eats the impure hearts of the souls of the dead, condemning them to be restless forever.

Dybbuk ; Israel

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 18:22:12 UTC

Malevolent possessing spirit that only departs after accomplishing its goal

Aswang ; Philippines

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 18:25:15 UTC

Shape-shifting monster that devours unborn babies. To spot one in the daytime, look for your upside-down reflection in their eyes.

Manananggal ; Philippines

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 18:27:49 UTC

Self-segmenting bloodsucker that sprouts bat-like wings and flies through the night hunting for unborn children.

Penanggalan ; Malaysia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 18:31:43 UTC

Detached female head that flies through the night, organs dangling, to search for blood but reattaches to the rest of her body during the day.

Mongolian Death Worm ; Mongolia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:06:53 UTC

About the size of of a human intestine, this worm spews corrosive yellow saliva and blasts of electricity that kills prey instantly.

Diao Si Gui ; China

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:12:52 UTC

Ghost of a hanging victim with a long, red tongue dangling from its a gaping mouth.

Tsuchinoko ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:18:55 UTC

Thick, snake-like creature that can jump a meter high, referenced in the Kojiki, the oldest history book of Japan

Kamaitachi ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:22:18 UTC

Sickle-limbed weasel that can cut off your limbs in the blink of an eye.

Teke Teke ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:24:10 UTC

Ghost of a young girl who was cut in half by a train. She drags her torso around, seeking to dismember others with a scythe.

Gashadokuro ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:25:54 UTC

Gigantic skeletons formed by the amassed bones people who died of starvation. They bite off the heads of travelers and drink the spraying blood.

Jikininki ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:28:30 UTC

Spirits cursed to devour human corpses as a punishment for leading a greedy and selfish life.

Pontianak ; Indonesia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:32:28 UTC

Ghost of a woman who died while pregnant. She eats organs after clawing them out with sharp fingernails.

Ittan-Momen ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:34:42 UTC

Sentient roll of cotton that smothers people until the suffocate.

Ningen ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:36:26 UTC

Enormous white sea creatures with eerie humanoid feature spotted by vessels in Antarctica

Ghoul ; Arabia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:38:03 UTC

Shape-shifting demon that takes form of the corpse it has most recently eaten.

Preta ; India, China, Vietnam

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:41:04 UTC

Due to poor karma in life, these spirits are afflicted with insatiable hunger for an unusual substance, such as cadavers or feces.

Draugr ; Norway

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:50:06 UTC

Undead with superhuman strength and stamina; immune to normal weapons.

Banshee ; Ireland

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:51:54 UTC

Female spirit that heralds the death of a loved one with a chilling relentless shrieks.

Dullahan ; Ireland

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-04 19:53:54 UTC

Headless rider that uses a human spine as a whip. If one stops riding next to you and calls out your name, you die instantly.

Nuckelavee ; Orkney

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 14:54:36 UTC

Horrific demon that appears as a skinned horse and male torso hybrid and breathes disease and decay.

Redcap ; Scotland

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 14:56:27 UTC

Wicked, murderous goblin that lingers in ruined castles.

Kelpie ; Scotland

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 14:58:18 UTC

Emits a cry that sounds like a drowning person to lure prey into the water, then plunges them into an aquatic grave.

Gargoyle ; England

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 14:59:58 UTC

Brooding creatures that are supposed to scare evil spirits away.

Black Annis ; England

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:01:32 UTC

Pale blue witch with iron talons and a taste for humans, especially children.

Black Dog ; England

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:03:10 UTC

Omen of death, associated with electrical storms, crossroads, and sites of execution.

Minotaur ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:05:38 UTC

Beast with the head of a bull and the body of a man that stalks through a labyrinth, surviving on human sacrifices.

Typhon ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:10:00 UTC

Gargantuan beast with serpent limbs. Only Zeus was able to defeat him and banish him under a mountain. (With the help of Hermes and Pan)

Arachne ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:12:24 UTC

Weaver who challenged Athena to a contest but was punished for her hubris by being turned into a spider.

Cerberus ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 15:14:51 UTC

Multi-headed dog that guards the gates of the underworld and prevents the dead from leaving.

Lou Carcolh ; France

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:33:44 UTC

Serpentine mollusc that lives in the underground caverns and swallows victims whole.

Nalusa Falaya ; Choctaw

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:36:04 UTC

Long, black beings that slither and melt into shadows.

Wendigo ; Algonquian

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:38:19 UTC

Cannibalistic monsters, possibly once human until starvation and greed drove them into madness.

Dover Demon ; Massachusetts, U.S.

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:40:21 UTC

Gangly creature with glowing eyes, first spotted lurking on a stone wall in 1977.

Jersey Devil ; New Jersey, U.S.

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:42:40 UTC

Flying, hoofed biped with a blood-curdling scream, reputed to be the unwanted 13th child of a witch who cursed it.

Dagwanoenyent ; Iroquois

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:45:04 UTC

Giant head with wings that terrorized a tribe after young men killed and decapitated the elders.

Yee Naaldlooshii ; Navajo

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:48:14 UTC

Witches that manipulate medicinal magic to transform into coyotes and amass wealth.

La Ciguapa ; Dominican Republic

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 16:51:14 UTC

Enchanting women with backward feet that lures men into the woods.

Chupacabra ; Puerto Rico

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 18:30:49 UTC

Heavy, spiked creature that moves fast and feeds gruesomely on livestock blood.

Yara-Ma-Yha-Who ; Australia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 18:34:05 UTC

Short, red vampire that drinks blood through octopus-like suckers on its hands and feet. After a nap, it will vomit out the meal.

Drop Bear ; Australia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 18:37:09 UTC

Ferocious marsupials that attack from trees but can be deterred by placing forks in the hair, having Vegemite spread behind the ears, or speaking in an Australian accent.

Bunyip ; Australia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 18:40:15 UTC

Grotesque water spirit that lurks in the swamps and creels, hungry for human flesh

Chamrosh ; Iran

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 22:12:42 UTC

Chamrosh is a mysterious and mythical bird of Iran land which believes to be living in the "Alborz Mountain". This bird is the guarding bird of Iran.
(Has the head of a bird and the body of a wolf/dog)

Werewolf ; Greece, Rome

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-05 22:20:32 UTC

A werewolf is a man who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses but returns to human by day. Men can become werewolves by a curse, from magic, or by being bitten by another who suffers from the affliction.

Unicorn ; Ancient European

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 11:45:17 UTC

The unicorn has been depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long straight horn with spiralling grooves, cloven hooves, and sometimes a goat's beard.

Bai Ze ; China

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 11:47:02 UTC

Bai Ze is a mythical beast in ancient China. It can speak, understand the feelings of all things, and know the affairs of ghosts and gods, and only appears when "the king has virtue", and can ward off all evil spirits on earth. According to the History of Yuan, the white tiger has a horned head and a dragon body. According to "Ming Ji Li", Bai Ze has a dragon head with green hair and horns, and four legs in the shape of flying.

Pegasus ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 14:16:34 UTC

Pegasus is a winged divine stallion, usually depicted as pure white in color

Hippogriff ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 14:18:33 UTC

A Hippogriff is a magical creature that has the front legs, wings, and head of a giant eagle and the body, hind legs, and tail of a horse.

Hippalectryon ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 14:47:15 UTC

is a type of fantastic hybrid creature of Ancient Greek folklore, half-horse (front) and half-rooster (hind), including the tail, wings and hind legs. Its colour varies between yellow and reddish. No myths related to it are currently known.

Sun Crow ; Japan

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 14:49:12 UTC

According to folklore, there were originally ten sun crows which settled in 10 separate suns. They perched on a red mulberry tree called the Fusang (扶桑; fúsāng), literally meaning "the leaning mulberry tree", in the East at the foot of the Valley of the Sun.

Mermaid ; Syria

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-08 14:57:43 UTC

A mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish.

Sphinx ; Egypt, Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-05-16 11:37:57 UTC

This creature is a cross between the body of a lion and the head of a person. They will ask you a riddle, but answer wisely and correctly or you'll be devoured.

Dryad; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-06-09 11:35:40 UTC

Dryad, also called hamadryad, in Greek mythology, a nymph or nature spirit who lives in trees and takes the form of a beautiful young woman. Dryads were originally the spirits of oak trees (drys: “oak”), but the name was later applied to all tree nymphs.

Satyr ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-06-09 11:37:00 UTC

The satyrs were wild spirits of nature in Greek mythology. These spirits were half-man and half-beast. They were generally held to spend their days drinking, playing instruments, and chasing after women. The chief of the satyrs was the nature god Pan, the god of shepherds and hunters

Vampire; Eastern Europe, specifically in Bulgaria

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-01 00:32:21 UTC

A vampire is a mythical creature that subsists by feeding on the vital essence (generally in the form of blood) of the living. In European folklore, vampires are undead creatures that often visited loved ones and caused mischief or deaths in the neighbourhoods which they inhabited while they were alive. They wore shrouds and were often described as bloated and of ruddy or dark countenance, markedly different from today's gaunt, pale vampire which dates from the early 19th century.

Dragon; Ancient Near East and ancient Mesopotamian art and literature

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-01 00:37:21 UTC

A dragon is a large magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire. Dragons in eastern cultures are usually depicted as wingless, four-legged, serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence. Commonalities between dragons' traits are often a hybridization of feline, reptilian, mammal, and avian features. Scholars believe vast extinct or migrating crocodiles bear the closest resemblance, especially when encountered in forested or swampy areas, and are most likely the template of modern Asian dragon imagery.

Wyvern; Rome, Italy

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-01 00:38:59 UTC

The wyvern (/ˈwaɪvərn/ WY-vərn, sometimes spelled wivern) is a type of mythical dragon with two legs, two wings, and often a pointed tail which is said to be a venomous stinger.

Basilisk; Ancient Greece, Rome

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:42:34 UTC

In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes.

Hydra; Ancient Greek, Rome

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:43:23 UTC

The Lernaean Hydra or Hydra of Lerna more often known simply as the Hydra, is a serpentine water monster in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. Its lair was the lake of Lerna in the Argolid, which was also the site of the myth of the Danaïdes.

Balaur; Romanian

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:44:14 UTC

A balaur in Romanian folklore is a type of many-headed dragon or monstrous serpent, sometimes said to be equipped with wings. The number of heads is usually around three, but they can also have seven heads or even twelve heads according to some legends.

The balaur in folktale is typically evil, demanding or abducting young maidens or the princess, and defeated by the hero such as Saint George or the fair youth Făt-Frumos.

There is some lore in which the balaur is considered weather-making, and living in an airborne state, but these types of balaur are sometimes interchangeably called hala or ala, being confounded with the pan-Slavic air and water demon. The balaur is the vehicle of the weather-controlling Solomonari according to some sources.

Ladon; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:44:44 UTC

Ladon was the serpent-like dragon that twined and twisted around the tree in the Garden of the Hesperides and guarded the golden apples. In pursuance of his eleventh labour, Heracles killed Ladon with a bow and arrow and carried the apples away

Manticore; Persian

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:46:41 UTC

The manticore or mantichore is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx that proliferated in western European medieval art as well. It has the head of a human, the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion or a tail of venomous spines similar to porcupine quills. There are some accounts that the spines can be launched like arrows. It eats its victims whole, using its three rows of teeth, and leaves no bones behind.

Pabilsag; Mesopotamia

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-03 18:48:01 UTC

Pabilsaĝ was a Mesopotamian god. Not much is known about his role in Mesopotamian religion, though it is known that he could be regarded as a bow-armed warrior deity, as a divine cadastral officer or a judge. He might have also been linked to healing, though this remains disputed. In his astral aspect, first attested in the Old Babylonian period, he was a divine representation of the constellation Sagittarius.

Gorgan; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2023-11-08 21:00:08 UTC

Gorgons occur in the earliest examples of Greek literature. While descriptions of Gorgons vary, the term most commonly refers to three sisters who are described as having hair made of living, venomous snakes, and horrifying visages that turned those who beheld them to stone.

Devil Whale

2029edagdeviren — 2024-03-08 19:09:43 UTC

This whale is of enormous size and could swallow entire ships. It also resembles an island when it's sleeping, and unsuspecting sailors put ashore on its back. When the sailors start a fire, the Devil Whale awakes and attacks the ship, dragging it to the bottom of the sea.

Zahhak the Serpent King; Persian

2029edagdeviren — 2024-03-13 16:43:16 UTC

Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King retells the myth of the misguided Prince Zahhak who is easily swayed by the devil to murder his father and usurp the throne. Cursed with monstrous snakes that grow out of the king's shoulders, the Serpent King grows infamous throughout the land for his treachery and oppression.

Sleipnir; Norse

2029edagdeviren — 2024-03-13 17:48:26 UTC

Sleipnir is the eight-legged horse ridden primarily by the god Odin in Norse mythology. He is the son of the god Loki (in the form of a mare) and the stallion Svadilfari who belonged to the jötunn that built the walls of Asgard.

Centaur ; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2024-03-15 12:38:14 UTC

Centaurs are thought of in many Greek myths as being as wild as untamed horses, and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. Centaurs are subsequently featured in Roman mythology, and were familiar figures in the medieval bestiary. They remain a staple of modern fantastic literature.

Harpy; Ancient Greece

2029edagdeviren — 2024-03-19 17:13:55 UTC

Harpies were generally depicted as birds with the heads of maidens, faces pale with hunger, and long claws on their hands. They're considered the Hounds of Zeus. The harpies were seen as being bad luck as they could come out of nowhere, steal, destroy property, and wreak havoc on people's lives

Golem; Jewish Mythology

2029edagdeviren — 2025-04-07 15:02:39 UTC