World Mythologies
Introduction The cockatrice is a legendary creature of medieval European tradition, especially familiar in English bestiary writing and literature. Reference...
Introduction Morgan le Fay is one of the most changeable figures in Arthurian literature. Usually represented as a woman possessing...
Black Annis is Leicestershire’s blue-faced cave hag, said to stalk the Dane Hills, seize wandering children and lambs, and...
Div-e Sepid, the White Demon in Persian mythology, symbolizes chaos and evil. Known from the epic Shahnameh, it challenges...
The Āl is a folkloric figure associated with childbirth danger in Iranian and Caucasian traditions, reflecting historical fears surrounding...
Hybrid Persian man-eater with human face, lion body and barbed tail, famed in Greek and later bestiaries as a...
Introduction The Ifrit is a supernatural entity commonly found in Middle Eastern and Islamic folklore. Often depicted as powerful...
Centaur - a creature from Greek mythology with a half-human, half-horse form, symbolizing the duality of civilization and Key...
The mythological Satyr, a creature from Greek mythology known for its human-goat hybrid form and association with Dionysian revelry...
Introduction Kianda is a supernatural water spirit associated with Angola, especially Kimbundu-speaking traditions and the cultural life of Luanda. Although...
The Ennedi Tiger is a reported Central African feline featured in cryptid accounts and sometimes linked to surviving saber-toothed...
Kinioka kia Tumba is the giant serpent of an Ambundu heroic tale, guarding Kalunga-ngombe’s daughter and battling Sudika-Mbambi with...
The Borrego Sandman is a Bigfoot-like figure in Southern California desert folklore, linked to mysterious tracks near Harper’s Well.
Mothman is a winged humanoid of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, first reported in 1966, known for red-reflecting eyes, high-speed...
Yucca Man the legend of Yucca Man, a mysterious desert cryptid from California known for its elusive sightings and...
Yacumama is an Amazonian water serpent from Indigenous folklore, classified as a supernatural guardian of rivers.
A werewolf-like creature cursed to transform during full moons, the Lobisón is feared in Spanish folklore in the name...
A large, sloth-like creature from Amazonian legend, known to emit a foul stench that incapacitates its prey.