DRAKORIX
Where Legends Become Eternal
Every myth carries a truth older than the civilization that told it.
Ghatotkacha — the heroic half-rakshasa giant of the Mahabharata, son of Bhima, whose night-battle rampage forced Karna to spend his infallible spear,
Bhishma — the celibate warrior-patriarch of the Mahabharata, son of Ganga, who renounced throne and progeny by a terrible vow and chose the hour of his
Karna — secret eldest Pandava and son of Surya, abandoned at birth and scorned for caste, who became Duryodhana's loyal champion. Peerless, generous, and
Arjuna — the peerless archer-hero of the Mahabharata, son of Indra, wielder of the bow Gandiva, slayer of Karna, and the warrior to whom Krishna sang the
Bhima — the mightiest mortal of the Mahabharata, son of the wind-god Vayu, master of the mace, slayer of demons and all hundred Kauravas, and the avenger
Draupadi — the fire-born queen and wife of the five Pandavas whose humiliation in the dice-hall and the miracle of the endless sari ignite the Kurukshetra
Dronacharya — the brahmin master of arms who trained both Pandavas and Kauravas, the peerless archer-teacher and Kaurava general felled by a half-truth
Prahlada — the asura boy-saint whose unbreakable devotion to Vishnu survived every torture his demon-father devised, summoning the man-lion Narasimha. His
Markandeya — the boy-sage whose devotion led Shiva to defeat Yama and grant him eternal youth. The deathless witness who survives cosmic dissolution and
Vishvamitra — the warrior-king who renounced his throne and won the rank of Brahmarishi through fierce penance. Seer of the Gayatri Mantra, builder of a
Vasishtha — greatest of the seven saptarishi, guru of Rama's solar dynasty and owner of the wish-cow Nandini, whose serene forbearance against Vishvamitra
Agastya Muni — one of the seven saptarishi who drank the ocean dry, humbled the Vindhya mountains, carried the Vedas south, and founded Tamil grammar and
Narada Muni — the vina-playing divine sage, mind-born son of Brahma and supreme devotee of Vishnu, whose mischievous interventions set countless Hindu
The brahmarakshasa — the wrathful ghost of a learned brahmin who misused sacred knowledge, blending demon cruelty with scholarly power, feared above all
The pishacha — lowest of Hindu flesh-eating spirits, the gibbering corpse-eater of cremation grounds blamed for disease, madness, and possession.
The rakshasa — Hindu shape-shifting, flesh-eating night-demons and masters of illusion. From the cannibal Hidimba to the righteous Vibhishana, a full
Kumbhakarna, Ravana's mountainous giant brother cursed to sleep half the year, woke to condemn his king's injustice — then fought and died for him out of
Hidimba, a man-eating rakshasa of the Mahabharata, died wrestling Bhima — and his sister's love for Bhima produced the heroic half-rakshasa giant
Banasura, the thousand-armed asura king and ardent devotee of Shiva, warred with Krishna over his daughter's love — and was spared when Shiva himself
Tarakasura wrung from Brahma a boon that only a son of Shiva could kill him — forcing the gods to engineer the birth of the war-god Kartikeya, his
The myth of Vritra: the great serpent-demon of drought in Hindu myth, the cosmic dragon who imprisoned the world's waters, coiling around the mountains to
The myth of Hiranyaksha: a great demon of Hindu myth, the mighty golden-eyed asura who dragged the earth-goddess Bhumi down into the cosmic ocean,
The myth of Mahishasura: the great buffalo-demon of Hindu myth, the shape-shifting asura who, made invincible against all males by a boon, conquered the
The myth of Hiranyakashipu: a great demon-king of Hindu myth, the tyrant asura who, made nearly invincible by a cunningly-worded boon, conquered the
The myth of Ravana: the great demon-king of the Ramayana, the ten-headed rakshasa lord of Lanka, the immensely powerful, learned and proud antagonist
The myth of Sharabha: a powerful mythical beast of Hindu myth, a fearsome composite creature, part lion and part bird (with eight legs), the form taken by
The myth of the Kinnara: the celestial musician-beings of Hindu and Buddhist myth, half-human, half-bird beings of great beauty renowned for their music,
The myth of the Makara: a mythical aquatic creature of Hindu myth, a composite sea-monster combining crocodile, fish, elephant and other features, the
The myth of Jatayu: the noble vulture-king of the Ramayana, the great divine bird who fought the demon-king Ravana to save the abducted Sita, and died of
The myth of Kamadhenu: the divine wish-fulfilling cow of Hindu myth, the sacred mother of all cattle, the cow of plenty who grants every wish and desire,
The myth of Airavata: the divine white elephant of Hindu myth, the magnificent celestial elephant-mount of the king of the gods Indra, a great
The myth of Nandi: the sacred bull of Hindu myth, the divine bull-mount, gatekeeper and foremost devotee of the god Shiva, whose image, a great seated
The myth of Vasuki: the great serpent-king of Hindu myth, one of the foremost of the Nagas, the king of serpents who serves as the living ornament around
The myth of Shesha: the cosmic serpent of Hindu myth, the great thousand-headed king of the Nagas named "the endless" (Ananta), upon whose vast coils the
The myth of Garuda: the divine eagle of Hindu myth, the magnificent king of birds, the mighty eagle-mount of the god Vishnu, the eternal enemy and
The myth of the Naga: the divine serpent-beings of Hindu and wider Indian myth, semi-divine half-human half-serpent beings of immense power, beauty and
The myth of the Onocentaur: a hybrid with the upper body of a man and the body of a donkey, the asinine cousin of the horse-centaur, moralised in the
The myth of the Stymphalian Birds: a flock of monstrous man-eating birds with bronze beaks and dart-like feathers infesting Lake Stymphalia, the sixth
The myth of the Laestrygonians: a race of giant man-eating cannibals ruled by King Antiphates who destroyed eleven of Odysseus' ships in their
The myth of the Aspidochelone: a colossal turtle or whale so vast sailors mistook its back for an island, camped and lit fires on it, and were dragged to
The myth of the Erymanthian Boar: a gigantic savage wild pig that ravaged Mount Erymanthus, captured alive in deep snow by Heracles, and carried back to
The myth of the Ichthyocentaurs: gentle sea-centaurs with a man's torso, horse's forelegs and fish's tail. The brothers Aphros and Bythos, half-brothers
The myth of the Strix: the ominous Greco-Roman night-bird that fed on infants' blood, blurring into the witch who became it — a key ancestor of the
The myth of the Hippocampus: the "sea-horse" with a horse's forequarters and a fish's tail that drew the chariots of Poseidon and the sea-gods — namesake
The myth of the Catoblepas: the heavy African beast whose head was too heavy to lift — fortunate, since its downward gaze and poisonous breath killed any
The myth of the Amphisbaena: the venomous serpent with a head at each end, born of Medusa's blood, that moves in either direction and can never be
The myth of Campe: the monstrous composite she-dragon Cronus set to guard the Cyclopes and Hundred-Handers in Tartarus, slain by Zeus to free the allies
The myth of the Graeae: the three grey-haired witch-sisters of the Gorgons who shared a single eye and tooth, robbed by Perseus at the moment of exchange
The myth of Stheno: the eldest, immortal Gorgon sister of Medusa, said to be the deadliest of the three, who pursued Perseus after he slew the only mortal
The myth of Argus Panoptes: the giant covered in a hundred eyes who never fully slept, set by Hera to guard Io, lulled to sleep and slain by Hermes — his
The myth of Talos: the giant bronze automaton forged by Hephaestus to guard Crete, animated by a single vein of ichor and defeated by the sorceress Medea
The myth of Ladon: the immortal hundred-headed dragon that never slept, guarding the golden apples of the Hesperides, slain in Heracles's eleventh Labour
The myth of Empusa: the shape-shifting demon of Hecate who took the form of a beautiful woman to seduce and devour young men, driven off only by insults —
The myth of Lamia: the beautiful queen loved by Zeus whose children Hera destroyed, who became a serpentine, sleepless monster that devoured other
The myth of Orthrus: the two-headed hound, brother of Cerberus and child of Typhon and Echidna, who guarded Geryon's red cattle and was slain by Heracles
The myth of Python: the colossal earth-serpent child of Gaia who guarded the Delphic oracle until Apollo slew it and claimed the sacred chasm, giving
The myth of Polyphemus: the one-eyed Cyclops son of Poseidon who trapped and ate Odysseus's men, until the hero called himself "Nobody," blinded him, and
The myth of the Harpies: the foul bird-bodied, woman-faced "snatchers" born of storm winds who seized food and souls, famous for tormenting the prophet
The myth of the Sirens: the bird-women whose irresistible song lured sailors to their deaths, survived by Odysseus lashed to his mast and out-sung by
The myth of the Centaur: the half-man, half-horse beings of Greece embodying the war between reason and wild instinct, from the savage Centauromachy to
The myth of the Greek Sphinx: the woman-lion-eagle who terrorised Thebes with her deadly riddle until Oedipus answered "Man," and she destroyed herself —
The myth of Pegasus: the white winged horse born from Medusa's blood, tamed by Bellerophon to slay the Chimera, whose hoof struck springs of poetic
Discover the Yumboes, the fairy-folk of West Africa — small, pale, benevolent spirits of the Wolof of Senegal, the “good people” who dwell beneath the
Discover the Ninki Nanka, the dreaded dragon-beast of West African legend — a huge reptilian monster of the mangrove swamps and rivers of the Gambia and
The Vampire, the blood-drinking undead of European legend — a corpse that rises from the grave by night to feed on the blood of the living, spreading
The Salamander, the fire-dwelling elemental creature of classical and medieval European legend — a lizard-like being so cold it can live in and extinguish
The Ogre, the man-eating giant of European fairy tale and folklore — a huge, brutish, ugly humanoid that dwells in castles and caves, preys on people and
The Mermaid, the fish-tailed sea-maiden of European legend — a beautiful woman above the waist and a fish below who sings with bewitching voice, an omen
The Succubus, the female sex-demon of medieval European demonology — a fiend in the form of a beautiful woman that seduces men in their dreams and drains
The Incubus, the male sex-demon of medieval European demonology — a fiend that comes to women in the night, lying upon and pressing the sleeper, draining
The Goblin, the small, ugly, malicious sprite of European folklore — a grotesque little creature, mischievous to malevolent, that haunts homes, mines, and
The Gargoyle, the carved stone monster of medieval European architecture and legend — a grotesque figure on the cathedrals serving as a rainwater spout
The Fairy (Fae, Faerie), the supernatural folk of European legend — a race of magical, capricious beings who dwell in an enchanted otherworld, possess
The Unicorn, the pure white horned horse of classical and medieval European legend — a beautiful, untamable beast with a single spiralling horn whose horn
The Phoenix, the immortal fire-bird of classical and medieval European legend — a magnificent bird that lives for centuries, then burns on a nest of
The Hippogriff, the eagle-horse of European and Renaissance Italian legend — a noble winged creature, offspring of a griffin and a mare, with an eagle's
The Manticore, the man-eating monster of Persian and medieval European legend — a beast with a man's face, a red lion's body, and a scorpion's tail that
The Griffin (Gryphon), the majestic eagle-lion of classical and medieval European legend — a noble beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body
The Wyvern, the two-legged winged dragon of European heraldry and legend — a dragon-like creature with eagle's legs, bat-wings, a serpentine body, and a
The Basilisk, the dread “king of serpents” of classical and medieval European legend — a small but supremely deadly reptile whose gaze and breath bring
The Cockatrice, the dragon-rooster monster of medieval European legend — a fearsome hybrid of cock and dragon, hatched from a cock's egg incubated by a
The European Dragon, the great fire-breathing, hoard-guarding monster of European myth — a vast scaled, winged reptile that breathes fire, hoards gold,
The Rephaim in Hebrew tradition — an ancient race of giants tall as the Anakim, with Og as their last survivor, whose name also denotes the shades of the
Og, king of Bashan, in Hebrew tradition — the great giant-king and last of the Rephaim whose iron bed was a marvel, who in legend survived the Flood on
Goliath of Gath in Hebrew tradition — the towering bronze-armored Philistine champion who taunted Israel’s armies until the shepherd David felled him with
The Nephilim in Hebrew tradition — the giant offspring of the fallen Watchers and mortal women whose violence corrupted the earth and brought the great
The Anakim in Hebrew tradition — the legendary giant race of Canaan, the “sons of Anak” descended from the Nephilim, who terrified the spies of Israel and
The Re’em in Hebrew tradition — the colossal, untamable wild ox whose strength was proverbial in scripture, too vast for Noah’s Ark and mistaken for a
Rahab in Hebrew tradition — the primordial sea-dragon and personification of the raging chaos-waters crushed by God at creation, kin to Leviathan and a
The Ziz in Hebrew tradition — the colossal primordial bird whose wings eclipse the sun, king of birds and counterpart of Leviathan and Behemoth, guardian
Behemoth in Hebrew tradition — the colossal land-beast and king of earth’s animals from the Book of Job, with bones of bronze and limbs of iron,
Leviathan in Hebrew tradition — the colossal fire-breathing sea-monster and chaos-dragon that only God can master, subdued at creation and destined to be
Abaddon in Hebrew tradition — “Destruction” both as the bottomless abyss of the dead and as the angel-king who rules it, called Apollyon the Destroyer,
Semyaza in the Book of Enoch — leader of the two hundred fallen Watchers who bound them by oath on Mount Hermon, took mortal wives, taught sorcery,
The Grigori or Watchers in Hebrew apocalyptic tradition — angels sent to guard the earth who took mortal wives, fathered the Nephilim, taught forbidden
The Principalities in Hebrew-derived angelology — the celestial princes set over nations, cities and institutions who guide the destinies of peoples and
The Virtues in Hebrew-derived angelology — the order of divine power and grace through whom God works miracles, governs the heavenly bodies, and
The Powers (Authorities) in Hebrew-derived angelology — the warrior-angels who defend the cosmos against chaos, restrain the forces of evil, and guard the
The Dominions (Dominations) in Hebrew-derived angelology — the celestial administrators who channel divine authority into creation and regulate the lower
The Ophanim in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — living eye-covered “wheels within wheels” from Ezekiel’s vision that bear the divine Chariot, sleepless
The Cherubim in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — mighty four-faced angels who bear God’s throne and chariot, guard Eden’s gate with a flaming sword, and
The Thrones in Hebrew and Jewish angelology — the celestial order that bears God’s judgment and authority, identified with the burning wheels (ophanim),
The Seraphim in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — the highest choir of angels, fiery six-winged beings who cry “Holy, holy, holy” before the throne and
Sandalphon in Jewish angelology — the colossal archangel said to have been the prophet Elijah transfigured, who weaves the prayers of Israel into crowns
Archangel Uriel in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — “Fire of God”, guardian of Eden’s gate and revealer of cosmic secrets in the Book of Enoch, fourth of the
Archangel Raphael in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — “God heals”, the celestial physician and guide of travelers from the Book of Tobit who drives off
Archangel Gabriel in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — “God is my strength”, the supreme angel of revelation who interprets visions and enacts divine power,
Archangel Michael in Hebrew and Jewish tradition — the great prince whose name means “Who is like God?”, commander of heaven’s armies, guardian of Israel,
The Shedim, the demons of Jewish tradition — the general class of malevolent spirits that dwell in deserts, ruins, and lonely places alongside humankind,
The Lilin, the night-demons of Jewish lore — a host of malevolent spirits, the demonic offspring of Lilith, who haunt the darkness and prey especially
Mastema, “Hostility” — a demon and accusing-angel of Jewish lore prominent in the Book of Jubilees, the prince of the evil spirits and the great accuser
Naamah, “the Pleasant One” — a demoness of Jewish lore and Kabbalah, a seductive spirit and one of the four great queens of the demons, companion of
Remiel (Jeremiel), “the Mercy of God” — the archangel of hope, divine visions, and the souls of the dead, who guides the faithful to heaven, grants true
Sariel (Suriel), “the Command of God” — an archangel of Jewish tradition associated with healing, the moon, knowledge, and the fate of souls, one of the
Barachiel (Barakiel), “the Blessing of God” — the archangel of blessings, good fortune, and lightning who showers the blessings of God upon the faithful,
Raguel, “the Friend of God” — the archangel of justice, harmony, and order among the angels, who oversees the conduct of the heavenly host, ensures they
Haniel (Anael), “the Grace of God” — the archangel of joy, grace, beauty, and the mysteries of nature and the moon, associated with the sefirah of
Chamuel, “He Who Seeks God” — the archangel of peaceful relationships, love, and the seeking of the divine, who fosters love and reconciliation, heals
Jophiel, “the Beauty of God” — the archangel of beauty, wisdom, and divine illumination who lights the mind with the radiance of understanding, guards the
Belial, “Worthlessness” — a great demon and personification of wickedness, lawlessness, and rebellion in Jewish lore, the Prince of Darkness of the Dead
Asmodeus (Ashmedai), the king of demons in Jewish lore — a powerful, cunning demon-king of lust, wrath, and trickery, famous from the Book of Tobit where
Azazel, a great fallen angel and demon of Jewish lore — the leader of the fallen Watchers who taught humankind the forbidden arts of war, and the dread
Sammael (Samael), “the Venom of God” — one of the most ambivalent dark angels in Jewish lore, at once accuser, destroyer, angel of death, and chief of the
Lilith, the great female demon of Jewish folklore and mysticism — the night-demoness and first wife of Adam who fled Eden as his equal, the slayer of
Zadkiel, “the Righteousness of God” — the archangel of mercy, benevolence, and divine grace in Jewish mysticism, the gentle angel of forgiveness
Camael, “He Who Sees God” — the archangel of strength, courage, and divine severity in Jewish mysticism, a fierce warrior-angel who leads the celestial
Al-Khidr (the “Green One”), the mysterious immortal sage and saint of Islamic tradition — a righteous servant of God endowed with hidden divine knowledge,
The Dabbat al-Ard (“Beast of the Earth”), one of the great signs of the Last Day in Islamic eschatology — a wondrous creature that will emerge from the
Metatron, the greatest of all the angels in Jewish mysticism — the supreme archangel and Prince of the Divine Presence, the heavenly scribe who records
Raziel, “the Secret of God” — the archangel of mysteries and divine secrets in Jewish mysticism, who hears the secrets of creation by the Throne and keeps
Azrael, the angel of death in Jewish and Islamic tradition — the celestial being charged with separating the soul from the body at the appointed hour and
Harut (Hárūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Marut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Marut (Márūt), one of the two angels of Babylon in Islamic tradition — with his companion Harut, an angel who taught humankind the knowledge of magic as a
Maalik (Málik), the angel who is the keeper of Hell (Jahannam) in Islamic tradition — the stern, mighty angel who presides over the Fire and commands the
Nakir, one of the two angels of the grave in Islamic tradition — with his companion Munkar, the angel who comes to the newly buried dead to question them
Munkar, one of the two angels of the grave in Islamic tradition — with his companion Nakir, the angel who comes to the newly buried dead to question them
The Buraq (al-Buráq), the wondrous heavenly steed of Islamic tradition — a swift, radiant white mount that carried the Prophet Muhammad on the miraculous
Iblis (al-Shayṭán), the chief of the devils in Islamic tradition — the jinn who refused God’s command to bow before Adam out of pride, was cursed and cast
Israfil (Isráfíl), the great angel of the trumpet in Islamic tradition — one of the foremost archangels, who will sound the trumpet (the Sūr) of the Last
Discover Abraxas (Abrasax), the enigmatic Gnostic cosmic being — the rooster-headed, serpent-legged ruler of the 365 heavens whose name sums to 365, famed
Discover Yaldabaoth, the Gnostic demiurge — the blind, lion-faced serpent-god (Saklas, Samael) born of the fallen Sophia, who created the material world
Discover the Archons, the malevolent cosmic powers of Gnosticism — the planetary rulers and servants of the false creator Yaldabaoth who jail the divine
The myth of Satet: the Egyptian goddess of the Nile flood, the southern frontier and the waters of the inundation, the archer-guardian of Egypt's southern
The myth of Anuket: the Egyptian goddess of the Nile cataracts, the flood and the nourishing waters of the south, the gazelle-crowned daughter of the
Discover Sophia (“Wisdom”), the central tragic figure of the Gnostic myth — the divine Aeon whose fall brought forth the blind Demiurge and the material
Discover the Demiurge, the false creator-god of Gnosticism — the ignorant, arrogant lower being born of Sophia who fashioned the flawed material world and
The myth of Renenutet: the Egyptian cobra-goddess of the harvest, nourishment, nursing and protective fate, who watched over the granaries and crops,
The myth of Serqet: the scorpion-goddess of ancient Egypt, the goddess of protection, healing, and the cure of venomous stings and bites, who guarded
The myth of Seshat: the Egyptian goddess of writing, measurement, record-keeping, architecture and knowledge, the divine scribe and librarian who recorded
The myth of Heqet: the frog-headed Egyptian goddess of fertility, childbirth and the quickening of life, who breathed life into the newly-formed bodies of
The myth of Khentiamentiu: an ancient Egyptian god of the dead whose name means "Foremost of the Westerners," the jackal-god who ruled over the dead at
The myth of Mafdet: one of the most ancient protective goddesses of Egypt, a fierce feline goddess of justice, execution and protection against venomous
The myth of Nefertum: the Egyptian god of the lotus, perfume, beauty and the dawn, the beautiful young god who emerged from the primordial lotus blossom
The myth of Hapi: the Egyptian god of the annual flooding of the Nile, the deity of the life-giving inundation that brought the fertile black silt to
The myth of Heka: the Egyptian god and personification of magic itself, the divine power of magic and medicine that underlay all of creation, older than
The myth of Aten: the Egyptian god of the sun-disc, the visible disc of the sun elevated by the pharaoh Akhenaten into the single sole god of Egypt in
The myth of Montu: the falcon-headed Egyptian god of war, the fierce warrior-god of Thebes, bringer of victory and embodiment of the conquering might of
The myth of Min: the ancient Egyptian god of fertility, virility, the harvest and male sexual potency, one of the oldest gods of Egypt, the ithyphallic
The myth of Wepwawet: the wolf-headed Egyptian god whose name means "Opener of the Ways," the divine scout and guide who opened the paths for the army in
The myth of Nekhbet: the vulture-goddess of ancient Egypt, the protective patron of Upper Egypt and the pharaoh, who spread her great wings over the king
The myth of Wadjet: the cobra-goddess of ancient Egypt, the fierce serpent-goddess and patron of Lower Egypt, the protector of the pharaoh whose image
The myth of Taweret: the hippopotamus-goddess of ancient Egypt, the fierce and protective goddess of childbirth, fertility and mothers, who guarded
The myth of Bes: the beloved dwarf-god of ancient Egypt, the grotesque, lion-faced protector of households, mothers, children and childbirth, who drove
The myth of Neith: one of the most ancient and powerful goddesses of Egypt, goddess of war, hunting, weaving and creation, a primordial self-created
The myth of Khonsu: the Egyptian god of the moon, time and healing, the youthful moon-god who measured the months and the passage of time, the divine son
The myth of Khnum: the ram-headed Egyptian god of the Nile's source, creation and the potter's wheel, the divine craftsman who fashioned each human being
The myth of Sobek: the crocodile-god of ancient Egypt, the powerful and fearsome deity of the Nile, crocodiles, military might, fertility and protection,
The myth of Khepri: the scarab-headed Egyptian god of the rising sun, creation and rebirth, the dawn form of the sun-god who rolled the sun up over the
The myth of Ma'at: the Egyptian goddess and personification of truth, justice, balance, order and cosmic harmony, the fundamental principle on which the
The myth of Mut: the great mother-goddess and queen of the gods of ancient Egypt, the divine wife of Amun and mother of the moon-god Khonsu, forming the
The myth of Amun: the great hidden god of ancient Egypt, the "Hidden One," a creator-god of the air and the unseen who rose from a local god of Thebes to
The myth of Ptah: the Egyptian god of creation, craftsmen and architects, the great creator-god of Memphis who brought the world into being through his
The myth of Sekhmet: the lioness-headed Egyptian goddess of war, destruction, plague and healing, the fierce and bloodthirsty Eye of Ra who nearly
The myth of Bastet: the cat-goddess of ancient Egypt, goddess of home, fertility, women, childbirth and joy, the protective hearth-guardian who began as a
The myth of Hathor: the Egyptian goddess of love, beauty, music, joy, motherhood and the sky, one of the most beloved ancient deities, the cow-goddess who
The myth of Shu: the Egyptian god of the air, wind and light, the firstborn of the creator Atum and the breath of life, who holds apart the sky-goddess
The myth of Tefnut: the Egyptian goddess of moisture, rain and dew, the lioness-headed twin sister and consort of Shu the air, one of the first two beings
The myth of Nut: the Egyptian goddess of the sky whose star-spangled body arched over the world as the vault of heaven, who swallowed the sun each evening
The myth of Geb: the Egyptian god of the earth whose body was the land itself, husband of the sky-goddess Nut and father of Osiris, Isis, Set and
The myth of Thoth: the ibis-headed Egyptian god of wisdom, writing, magic, the moon and knowledge, the divine scribe who invented writing, recorded the
The myth of Anubis: the jackal-headed Egyptian god of embalming, mummification and the dead, guardian of the tombs, inventor of embalming who made Osiris
The myth of Nephthys: the Egyptian goddess of death, mourning, night and the protection of the dead, sister of Isis and Osiris, wife of Set, who despite
The myth of Set: the Egyptian god of chaos, the desert, storms and disorder, the murderer of his brother Osiris and adversary of Horus, yet also the
The myth of Horus: the falcon-headed god of kingship, the sky and vengeance in ancient Egypt, the son of Osiris and Isis who avenged his murdered father
The myth of the Troll: an enduring creature of Norse and Scandinavian folklore, a being of the wild mountains, forests and caves, often huge, ugly and
The myth of the Lyngbakr ("heather-back"): a monstrous Norse sea-creature, a whale-like beast so vast that its back, overgrown with heather, was mistaken
The myth of the Kraken: the legendary colossal sea-monster of Norse and Scandinavian lore, a vast many-armed beast of the deep ocean off Norway and
The myth of the Hafgufa: the greatest sea-monster of Norse legend, a creature so vast that sailors mistook it for an island, which lured fish into its
The myth of Gullinkambi: the golden rooster of Valhalla, the cockerel with a comb of gold whose crowing will wake the slain heroes and the gods on the
The myth of Eikthyrnir: the great stag that stands upon the roof of Valhalla, browsing the world-tree, from whose antlers drips the water that fills the
The myth of Saehrimnir: the magical beast of Valhalla, the boar slaughtered and cooked every day to feed the slain warriors at their endless feast and
The myth of Heidrun: the magical she-goat of Valhalla who stands upon Odin's hall browsing a special tree, and from whose udder flows an endless supply of
The myth of Gullinbursti: the golden boar of the god Frey, a creature with bristles of pure gold that glowed in the dark, forged by the dwarves Brokkr and
The myth of Fafnir: the most famous dragon of Norse legend, a man who murdered his father for the cursed gold of Andvari and let his greed transform him
The myth of Andvari: the shape-shifting dwarf whose cursed gold and ring Andvaranaut set the great tragedy of the Volsungs in motion. Robbed by Loki, he
The myth of Alviss ("All-Wise"): the immensely learned dwarf who came to claim Thor's daughter as his bride, only to be outwitted by Thor, who kept him
The myth of Dvalin: one of the great dwarves of Norse myth, a master craftsman who helped forge famous treasures including Freya's necklace, the dwarf who
The myth of Durin: one of the first and greatest of the Norse dwarves, named in the Völuspá as second only to Mótsognir and as a maker of many of his
The myth of Eitri (Sindri): the master dwarf-smith who with his brother Brokkr forged the three greatest treasures of the Norse gods — Thor's hammer
The myth of Brokkr: a master dwarf-smith of Norse myth who with his brother Eitri forged three of the gods' greatest treasures — Thor's hammer Mjölnir,
The myth of Audhumla: the primeval cow of Norse myth, the great nourishing mother-beast formed at the dawn of creation whose milk fed the primordial giant
The myth of Hati: the great wolf that chases the moon across the night sky, counterpart of his brother Sköll who hunts the sun, pursuing the moon-god Mani
The myth of Sköll: the great wolf that chases the sun across the sky, pursuing the sun-goddess Sol day after day and driving the sun in eternal flight,
The myth of Fenrir: the monstrous wolf of Norse myth, the ever-growing child of Loki whom the gods bound with the magical fetter Gleipnir at the cost of
The myth of Jörmungandr: the world-serpent of Norse myth, the colossal child of Loki so vast he encircles the world beneath the sea biting his own tail,
The myth of Sleipnir: the eight-legged horse of Odin, swiftest of all steeds, able to gallop over land, sea and sky and into the realm of the dead. The
The myth of Nidhogg: the great dragon-serpent that gnaws at the roots of the world-tree Yggdrasil, the malevolent corpse-eating beast of the Norse
The myth of Ratatoskr: the squirrel that runs up and down the world-tree Yggdrasil, the restless messenger who carries insults and slander between the
The myth of Huginn and Muninn: the two ravens of Odin, "Thought" and "Memory," who flew across all the worlds each day and returned to whisper to the
The myth of Garm: the monstrous blood-stained hound of the Norse underworld, the dog that guards the gates of Hel whose howling heralds Ragnarök, fated to
The myth of Sjofn: the Norse goddess of love and affection who turned the hearts of men and women toward love, kindled romance, and reconciled lovers and
The myth of Gefjon: the Norse goddess of ploughing, agriculture, abundance and unmarried women, a knower of fates who famously ploughed the island of
The myth of Jord: the Norse goddess and personification of the Earth, the primal giant-born mother who by Odin bore the thunder-god Thor — an elemental
The myth of Nanna: the gentle Norse goddess and devoted wife of Baldr, who died of a broken heart at his funeral and was burned on his pyre to join him in
The myth of Rind: a Norse goddess destined to bear by Odin the avenger Vali who would slay Baldr's killer. Her troubling wooing — the resistant Rind
The myth of Fulla: a Norse goddess and the trusted handmaiden and confidante of the queen Frigg, keeper of Frigg's treasure-casket and shoes and the
The myth of Eir: the Norse goddess of healing and medicine, named the best of all physicians and whose name means "mercy," mistress of the healing-hill
The myth of Vali: the Norse god of vengeance, a son of Odin and the giantess Rind begotten to avenge Baldr, who grew to full strength in a single day and
The myth of Magni: the Norse god of strength, a son of Thor so mighty that at three nights old he lifted the dead giant Hrungnir's leg off his pinned
The myth of Modi: the Norse god of battle-wrath and courage, a son of Thor whose name means "the brave," the personification of the warrior's fierce
The myth of Hoenir: the mysterious ancient Norse god, one of the three creators who gave the first humans mind and reason, sent as a hostage to the Vanir
The myth of Ullr: the Norse god of archery, skiing, the hunt and single combat, the divine bowman and skier of the winter wilds and stepson of Thor, once
The myth of Sigyn: the faithful wife of Loki and Norse goddess of devotion, who when the gods bound her treacherous husband in a cave with venom dripping
The myth of Vidar: the Norse god of vengeance, silence and the deep forest, the strong silent son of Odin who, wearing a great shoe of leather-scraps, is
The myth of Aegir: the Norse lord and personification of the sea, a giant on friendly terms with the gods who brewed ale and hosted their grandest feasts
The myth of Ran: the Norse goddess of the sea's deadly side, wife of Aegir, who swept the waters with a great net to catch drowning sailors and draw them
The myth of Sol: the Norse goddess of the sun, the radiant maiden who drives the sun-chariot across the sky in eternal flight from the wolf Sköll, fated
The myth of Mani: the Norse god of the moon, brother of the sun-goddess Sol, who drove the moon across the night sky and governed its phases, pursued by
The myth of Dagr: the Norse personification of the day, the shining god and son of Nott who rode across the sky each morning on the horse Skinfaxi, whose
The myth of Nott: the Norse personification of the night, a dark giantess and mother of the day-god Dagr and of Jord (Earth), who rode the frost-maned
The myth of Forseti: the Norse god of justice, law and reconciliation, the divine judge and son of Baldr who presided in his shining hall Glitnir,
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Hel: the Norse goddess and ruler of the realm of the dead, the half-living, half-corpse daughter of Loki cast down by Odin to rule over all
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Mimir: the wisest being in Norse myth, keeper of the well of wisdom beneath Yggdrasil for a drink of which Odin gave an eye. Beheaded in the
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Idun: the Norse goddess of youth and keeper of the golden apples of immortality on which the gods depended. When the giant Thiazi abducted her
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Bragi: the Norse god of poetry, eloquence and the skaldic art, the divine bard of Asgard with runes on his tongue, husband of Idun, who
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Skadi: the Norse goddess of winter, mountains, skiing and the hunt, a giantess turned goddess who marched on Asgard to avenge her father, won
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Hodr: the blind Norse god, son of Odin and brother of Baldr, whose hand Loki guided to throw the mistletoe dart that killed Baldr. An
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Hermod: the bold messenger of the Norse gods and son of Odin, who rode the eight-legged Sleipnir nine nights down to the realm of the dead to
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Njord: the Norse god of the sea, seafaring, wind and wealth, chief of the Vanir and father of Frey and Freya, giver of fair winds and
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Sif: the Norse goddess of the harvest and wife of Thor, famed for her hair of pure gold. Loki's theft of her hair led the dwarves to forge new
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Heimdall: the ever-vigilant watchman of the Norse gods who guards the rainbow bridge Bifröst, born of nine mothers, with sight and hearing
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Freya: the great Norse goddess of love, beauty, fertility, war and death, foremost of the Vanir and mistress of seidr magic, owner of the
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Cadborosaurus (“Caddy”), the Canadian sea-serpent cryptid of the Pacific Northwest — a long serpentine sea-creature with a horse-like head
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Fresno Nightcrawler, the modern American cryptid — a strange, pale, bipedal creature of mostly two long legs, captured on home-security video
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Ningen, the modern cryptid of the Antarctic and Pacific seas — a giant, pale-white, humanoid sea-creature tens of metres long, reported in
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Sheepsquatch (the White Thing), the American cryptid of West Virginia and Appalachia — a large white woolly horned clawed beast with a foul
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Yeren, the “Wild Man” of China — the famous hairy-hominid cryptid of the remote Chinese mountains, especially Shennongjia, the Chinese
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Orang Pendek (“short man”), the Indonesian cryptid of the Sumatran rainforest — a small, upright-walking, ape-like creature reported with
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Ahool, the giant bat cryptid of Java, Indonesia — an enormous bat-like flying creature with a 10-foot wingspan, a monkey-like face, and a
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Ropen, the cryptid of Papua New Guinea — a large, glowing, bioluminescent, pterosaur-like flying creature famous for the controversial claim
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Mongolian Death Worm (olgoi-khorkhoi), the cryptid of the Gobi Desert — a large, deadly, red, worm-like creature reputed to kill from a
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Tatzelwurm (“clawed worm”), the cryptid of the Alps — a serpentine, lizard-like creature with clawed front legs and a cat-like head, said to
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Hodag, the American folkloric cryptid of Wisconsin — a fearsome horned, spiny, fanged monster of lumberjack folklore, famous for Eugene
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Honey Island Swamp Monster, the American cryptid of Louisiana — a large hairy bipedal Bigfoot-like creature with amber eyes and a foul smell,
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Jackalope, the beloved American folkloric creature — a mythical horned rabbit, a jackrabbit with antelope antlers, of the folklore of the
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Melon Heads, the American cryptids and urban legends — small humanoid beings with large bulbous heads said to live wild in the woods of
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Dover Demon, the strange American cryptid of Dover, Massachusetts — a small, hairless, large-headed humanoid with glowing eyes, sighted over
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Flatwoods Monster (Braxton County Monster), the American cryptid of Flatwoods, West Virginia — a tall, hooded, alien-like creature with a
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Goatman, the American cryptid and urban legend — a monstrous half-man, half-goat creature with horns and hooves that haunts the woods and
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Loveland Frog (Frogman), the strange American cryptid of Loveland, Ohio — a small bipedal frog-faced humanoid sighted near the Little Miami
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, the American cryptid of Bishopville, South Carolina — a large scaly reptilian humanoid famous for the 1988
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Beast of Gévaudan, the famous man-eating creature that terrorised south-central France in 1764–67 — a monstrous wolf-like beast that killed
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover Spring-heeled Jack, the famous figure of Victorian English urban legend — a demonic leaping figure who terrorised London and England, famous for
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Owlman of Mawnan, the English cryptid — a large winged owl-like humanoid with glowing eyes and clawed feet sighted in Cornwall in the 1970s,
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover Ogopogo, the famous Canadian lake monster of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia — a large serpentine, multi-humped creature rooted in the
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover Champ, the famous lake monster of Lake Champlain on the New York–Vermont–Quebec border — a long-necked or serpentine creature rooted in
Greek MythologyThe myth of Cadmus: the Phoenician hero who founded Thebes, slew the dragon of Ares and sowed its teeth to raise the Spartoi, brought the alphabet to
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch — the most famous cryptid of North America, a large hairy ape-like creature of the forests known by its enormous
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Loch Ness Monster, affectionately known as Nessie — the most famous lake monster in the world, a long-necked plesiosaur-like creature of the
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover Mothman, the famous American cryptid — a large winged humanoid with glowing red eyes that terrorised Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966–67 and
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Jersey Devil, the famous American cryptid of the New Jersey Pine Barrens — a winged, hooved, horse-headed monster born as the cursed
Cryptids & Modern LegendsDiscover the Skunk Ape, the American cryptid of the southern swamps and Florida Everglades — a large hairy ape-like creature similar to Bigfoot, famous
Greek MythologyThe myth of Atalanta: the swift huntress raised by a bear who drew first blood on the Calydonian Boar and would only wed a man who could outrun her —
Greek MythologyThe myth of Odysseus (Ulysses): the cleverest Greek who devised the Trojan Horse and endured a ten-year journey home past the Cyclops, Circe, the Sirens
Greek MythologyThe myth of Orpheus: the greatest musician of Greek legend whose songs charmed all creation, who descended to the underworld to win back his wife Eurydice
Greek MythologyThe myth of Perseus: son of Zeus who beheaded the Gorgon Medusa with a mirror-shield, rescued Andromeda from a sea-monster, and fulfilled the prophecy of
Greek MythologyThe myth of Theseus: the founder-hero of Athens who cleared the bandit road, slew the Minotaur with Ariadne's thread, and unified Attica — whose forgotten
Greek MythologyThe myth of Jason: captain of the Argonauts on the quest for the Golden Fleece, saved by the sorceress Medea's love and magic — and ruined when he broke
Greek MythologyThe myth of Bellerophon: the hero who tamed Pegasus with Athena's bridle and killed the fire-breathing Chimera from the air, then fell to ruin trying to
Greek MythologyThe myth of Achilles: the near-invulnerable hero of the Iliad with his one fatal heel, who chose glory over long life, slew Hector to avenge Patroclus,
Greek MythologyThe myth of Hermes: messenger of the gods, patron of travellers, merchants and thieves, guide of souls to the underworld, and the infant trickster who stole Apollo's cattle and invented the lyre.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Aphrodite: born from the sea-foam at Cyprus, goddess of love and beauty, the magic girdle, her affair with Ares, and how her promise of Helen sparked the Trojan War.
Occult & DemonologyBathin (Mathim) — the eighteenth demon of the Ars Goetia, a mighty duke with thirty legions appearing as a serpent-tailed man on a pale horse, who knows
Greek MythologyThe myth of Pollux (Polydeuces): the immortal half of the divine twins the Dioscuri and champion boxer, who gave away half his immortality so he could
Greek MythologyThe myth of Orestes: the son who avenged his father Agamemnon by killing his mother Clytemnestra, was hunted by the Furies, and was acquitted in the first
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Sigurd (Siegfried): the greatest hero of Norse legend, the dragon-slayer who killed Fafnir, won the cursed Nibelung treasure, learned the
Greek MythologyThe myth of Medusa: the mortal Gorgon whose gaze turned the living to stone, the victim cursed by Athena after Poseidon, beheaded by Perseus with a
Greek MythologyThe myth of the Minotaur: the man-bull born of a curse on King Minos, sealed in the Labyrinth of Crete and fed Athenian youths, until Theseus slew it with
Greek MythologyThe myth of Scylla: the six-headed, dog-girdled sea monster who snatched sailors from passing ships, once a nymph transformed by Circe's jealousy, who
Greek MythologyThe myth of Charybdis: the monstrous whirlpool that swallowed the sea three times a day and dragged ships to their doom, paired with Scylla across a
Greek MythologyThe myth of the Nemean Lion: the monstrous lion with a golden hide no weapon could pierce, strangled bare-handed by Heracles in his first Labour, whose
Greek MythologyThe myth of Heracles: son of Zeus and the strongest hero of Greek legend, tormented by Hera, who performed the Twelve Labours as penance and was raised to
Greek MythologyThe myth of the Chimera: the fire-breathing lion-goat-serpent of Lycia, slain by Bellerophon on the winged horse Pegasus, whose name became the word for
Greek MythologyThe myth of Artemis: twin of Apollo, virgin goddess of the hunt and wild things, protector of young girls, and the merciless vengeance she took on Actaeon
Greek MythologyThe myth of Ares: the Greek god of war despised by gods and men alike, the foil to Athena's strategy, his scandalous affair with Aphrodite, and his
Greek MythologyThe myth of Hephaestus: the lame smith-god cast from Olympus, his volcanic forge, the wonders he made (Achilles' shield, Pandora, golden automatons), and
Greek MythologyThe myth of Dionysus (Bacchus): the twice-born god of wine, ecstasy and madness, his birth from Zeus's thigh, the maenads, the fate of Pentheus, and how
Egyptian MythologyThe myth of Osiris — green-skinned king of the afterlife, murdered by Set and restored by Isis to rule the dead and judge every soul in the Hall of Two Truths.
Egyptian MythologyThe myth of Isis — great goddess of magic who resurrected Osiris, hid the infant Horus, and tricked Ra out of his secret name to become mightiest of the gods.
Egyptian MythologyThe myth of Ra — sun-god and king of the Egyptian gods, who sailed his solar barque across the sky and battled the chaos-serpent Apophis so the sun could rise.
Egyptian MythologyThe myth of Atum — the self-created creator-god who rose from the waters of chaos and brought forth the first gods, founding the Great Ennead of Heliopolis.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Cerberus — the three-headed hound guarding the gates of Hades, his capture as Heracles' twelfth Labour, and how Orpheus's music slipped past him.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Echidna — the half-woman, half-serpent "Mother of All Monsters" who bore Cerberus, the Hydra, the Chimera and the great beasts of Greek myth.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Typhon — the colossal hundred-headed monster who nearly toppled Zeus, was buried under Mount Etna, and fathered Greek mythology's deadliest beasts.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Týr — the one-handed Norse god of war, oaths and justice, who lost his hand binding the wolf Fenrir to save the gods from Ragnarök.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Loki — shape-shifting trickster of the Aesir, father of Fenrir and Hel, blood-brother of Odin, whose final betrayal sparks Ragnarök.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Baldr — the radiant beloved son of Odin and Frigg, whose dream of doom and death by a mistletoe dart set Ragnarök in motion.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Frigg — queen of the Aesir and wife of Odin, goddess of marriage and motherhood, who could not save her son Baldr from the fatal mistletoe.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Thor — Norse thunder-god of the Aesir, wielder of Mjölnir, defender of gods and mankind, fated to slay the World Serpent at Ragnarök.
Norse & GermanicThe myth of Odin — one-eyed All-Father of the Norse gods, god of war and wisdom, who sacrificed his eye for knowledge and gathers the slain in Valhalla.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Demeter — goddess of the harvest, the abduction of her daughter Persephone, the origin of the seasons, and the secret Eleusinian Mysteries.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Athena — her birth from the head of Zeus, goddess of wisdom and strategic war, her contest with Poseidon over Athens, and the heroes she guided.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Apollo — his birth on Delos, the slaying of the Python and the Delphic oracle, god of music and prophecy, and his many tragic loves.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Poseidon — how he won the sea, his trident and earthquakes, the first horses, his contest with Athena for Athens, and his grudge against Odysseus.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Zeus — his secret birth, the war on the Titans, the thunderbolt, his reign as god of justice, and his countless affairs and divine children.
Greek MythologyThe myth of Hera — queen-goddess of Olympus, her sacred marriage to Zeus, her legendary vengeance on his lovers, and the sovereignty behind her jealousy.
Arthurian & Medieval EuropeanThe complete legend of the werewolf: how a person becomes one, the real 16th-century werewolf trials, silver and wolfsbane, and the wolf-man's brothers across world mythology.
Sri Lankan FolkloreMahasona, Sri Lanka's bear-headed graveyard demon — the slain warrior Jayasena reborn, the sickness carried in his shadow, and the all-night rite that drives him out.