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01

Sharabha

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

Hindu Mythology · 08 July 2026

02

Kinnara

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,

Hindu Mythology · 08 July 2026

03

Makara

The myth of the Makara: a mythical aquatic creature of Hindu myth, a composite sea-monster combining crocodile, fish, elephant and other features, the

Hindu Mythology · 08 July 2026

04

Jatayu

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

05

Kamadhenu

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,

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

06

Airavata

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

07

Nandi

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

08

Vasuki

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

09

Shesha

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

10

Garuda

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

Hindu Mythology · 07 July 2026

11

Naga

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

Hindu Mythology · 06 July 2026

12

Onocentaur

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

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

13

Stymphalian Birds

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

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

14

Laestrygonians

The myth of the Laestrygonians: a race of giant man-eating cannibals ruled by King Antiphates who destroyed eleven of Odysseus' ships in their

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

15

Aspidochelone

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

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

16

Erymanthian Boar

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

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

17

Ichthyocentaur

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

Greek Mythology · 06 July 2026

18

Strix

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

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

19

Hippocampus

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

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

20

Catoblepas

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

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

21

Amphisbaena

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

Greek Mythology · 05 July 2026

22

Argus Panoptes

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

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

23

Talos

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

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

24

Ladon

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

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

25

Orthrus

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

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

26

Python

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

Greek Mythology · 04 July 2026

27

Harpy

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

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

28

Siren

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

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

29

Centaur

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

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

30

Sphinx

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 —

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

31

Pegasus

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

Greek Mythology · 03 July 2026

32

Ninki Nanka

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

African Mythology · 02 July 2026

33

Salamander

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 02 July 2026

34

Ogre

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 02 July 2026

35

Mermaid

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 02 July 2026

36

Goblin

The Goblin, the small, ugly, malicious sprite of European folklore — a grotesque little creature, mischievous to malevolent, that haunts homes, mines, and

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

37

Gargoyle

The Gargoyle, the carved stone monster of medieval European architecture and legend — a grotesque figure on the cathedrals serving as a rainwater spout

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

38

Unicorn

The Unicorn, the pure white horned horse of classical and medieval European legend — a beautiful, untamable beast with a single spiralling horn whose horn

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

39

Phoenix

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

40

Hippogriff

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

41

Manticore

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 01 July 2026

42

Griffin

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 30 June 2026

43

Wyvern

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 30 June 2026

44

Basilisk

The Basilisk, the dread “king of serpents” of classical and medieval European legend — a small but supremely deadly reptile whose gaze and breath bring

Arthurian & Medieval European · 30 June 2026

45

Cockatrice

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

Arthurian & Medieval European · 30 June 2026

46

European Dragon

The European Dragon, the great fire-breathing, hoard-guarding monster of European myth — a vast scaled, winged reptile that breathes fire, hoards gold,

Arthurian & Medieval European · 30 June 2026

47

Nephilim

The Nephilim in Hebrew tradition — the giant offspring of the fallen Watchers and mortal women whose violence corrupted the earth and brought the great

Jewish & Hebrew · 29 June 2026

48

Re'em

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

Jewish & Hebrew · 29 June 2026

49

Rahab

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

Jewish & Hebrew · 29 June 2026

50

Ziz

The Ziz in Hebrew tradition — the colossal primordial bird whose wings eclipse the sun, king of birds and counterpart of Leviathan and Behemoth, guardian

Jewish & Hebrew · 29 June 2026

51

Behemoth

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,

Jewish & Hebrew · 29 June 2026

52

Leviathan

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

Jewish & Hebrew · 28 June 2026

53

Dabbat al-Ard

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

Arabian & Islamic · 23 June 2026

54

Buraq

The Buraq (al-Buráq), the wondrous heavenly steed of Islamic tradition — a swift, radiant white mount that carried the Prophet Muhammad on the miraculous

Arabian & Islamic · 22 June 2026

55

Troll

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

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

56

Lyngbakr

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

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

57

Kraken

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

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

58

Hafgufa

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

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

59

Gullinkambi

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

Norse & Germanic · 15 June 2026

60

Eikthyrnir

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

61

Saehrimnir

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

62

Heidrun

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

63

Gullinbursti

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

64

Fafnir

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

65

Andvari

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

66

Alviss

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

Norse & Germanic · 14 June 2026

67

Dvalin

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

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

68

Durin

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

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

69

Eitri

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

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

70

Brokkr

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,

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

71

Audhumla

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

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

72

Hati

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

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

73

Skoll

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,

Norse & Germanic · 13 June 2026

74

Fenrir

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

75

Jormungandr

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,

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

76

Sleipnir

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

77

Nidhogg

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

78

Ratatoskr

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

79

Huginn and Muninn

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

80

Garm

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

Norse & Germanic · 12 June 2026

81

Cadborosaurus

Cadborosaurus

Discover the Cadborosaurus (“Caddy”), the Canadian sea-serpent cryptid of the Pacific Northwest — a long serpentine sea-creature with a horse-like head

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 07 June 2026

82

Fresno Nightcrawler

Fresno Nightcrawler

Discover the Fresno Nightcrawler, the modern American cryptid — a strange, pale, bipedal creature of mostly two long legs, captured on home-security video

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 07 June 2026

83

Ningen

Ningen

Discover 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 Legends · 07 June 2026

84

Sheepsquatch

Sheepsquatch

Discover 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 Legends · 06 June 2026

85

Yeren

Yeren

Discover the Yeren, the “Wild Man” of China — the famous hairy-hominid cryptid of the remote Chinese mountains, especially Shennongjia, the Chinese

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 06 June 2026

86

Orang Pendek

Orang Pendek

Discover the Orang Pendek (“short man”), the Indonesian cryptid of the Sumatran rainforest — a small, upright-walking, ape-like creature reported with

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 06 June 2026

87

Ahool

Ahool

Discover 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 Legends · 06 June 2026

88

Ropen

Ropen

Discover the Ropen, the cryptid of Papua New Guinea — a large, glowing, bioluminescent, pterosaur-like flying creature famous for the controversial claim

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 06 June 2026

89

Mongolian Death Worm

Mongolian Death Worm

Discover 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 Legends · 06 June 2026

90

Tatzelwurm

Tatzelwurm

Discover 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 Legends · 06 June 2026

91

Hodag

Hodag

Discover the Hodag, the American folkloric cryptid of Wisconsin — a fearsome horned, spiny, fanged monster of lumberjack folklore, famous for Eugene

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 05 June 2026

92

Honey Island Swamp Monster

Honey Island Swamp Monster

Discover 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 Legends · 05 June 2026

93

Jackalope

Jackalope

Discover the Jackalope, the beloved American folkloric creature — a mythical horned rabbit, a jackrabbit with antelope antlers, of the folklore of the

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 05 June 2026

94

Melon Heads

Melon Heads

Discover 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 Legends · 05 June 2026

95

Goatman

Goatman

Discover 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 Legends · 05 June 2026

96

Dover Demon

Dover Demon

Discover the Dover Demon, the strange American cryptid of Dover, Massachusetts — a small, hairless, large-headed humanoid with glowing eyes, sighted over

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 05 June 2026

97

Flatwoods Monster

Flatwoods Monster

Discover the Flatwoods Monster (Braxton County Monster), the American cryptid of Flatwoods, West Virginia — a tall, hooded, alien-like creature with a

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 05 June 2026

98

Loveland Frog

Loveland Frog

Discover the Loveland Frog (Frogman), the strange American cryptid of Loveland, Ohio — a small bipedal frog-faced humanoid sighted near the Little Miami

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 04 June 2026

99

Lizard Man

Lizard Man

Discover 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 Legends · 04 June 2026

100

Beast of Gevaudan

Beast of Gevaudan

Discover 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 Legends · 04 June 2026

101

Spring-heeled Jack

Spring-heeled Jack

Discover Spring-heeled Jack, the famous figure of Victorian English urban legend — a demonic leaping figure who terrorised London and England, famous for

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 04 June 2026

102

Owlman

Owlman

Discover 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 Legends · 04 June 2026

103

Ogopogo

Ogopogo

Discover Ogopogo, the famous Canadian lake monster of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia — a large serpentine, multi-humped creature rooted in the

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 04 June 2026

104

Champ

Champ

Discover Champ, the famous lake monster of Lake Champlain on the New York–Vermont–Quebec border — a long-necked or serpentine creature rooted in

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 04 June 2026

105

Bigfoot

Bigfoot

Discover 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 Legends · 03 June 2026

106

Loch Ness Monster

Loch Ness Monster

Discover 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 Legends · 03 June 2026

107

Mothman

Mothman

Discover 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 Legends · 03 June 2026

108

Jersey Devil

Jersey Devil

Discover 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 Legends · 03 June 2026

109

Skunk Ape

Skunk Ape

Discover the Skunk Ape, the American cryptid of the southern swamps and Florida Everglades — a large hairy ape-like creature similar to Bigfoot, famous

Cryptids & Modern Legends · 03 June 2026

110

Minotaur

Minotaur

The 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 Mythology · 31 May 2026

111

Scylla

Scylla

The 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 Mythology · 31 May 2026

112

Charybdis

Charybdis

The 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 Mythology · 31 May 2026

113

Nemean Lion

Nemean Lion

The 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 Mythology · 31 May 2026

114

Chimera

Chimera

The 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 Mythology · 31 May 2026

115

Cerberus

Cerberus

The 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 Mythology · 29 May 2026

116

Werewolf

Werewolf

The 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.

Arthurian & Medieval European · 22 May 2026