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Web Sites in Category Fabulous Creatures
Brazilian Folklore: Myths and Fantastic Creatures - Brief description of some Brazilian mythical and legendary creatures.
Comparison of Myths in Popular Fiction - Cross-cultural exploration of vampires, shapeshifter, and witches in ancient and modern times.
Dinornisia - Illustrated sketch of some large flying creatures present in stories of the ancient cultures of the world.
Fantastic Zoology - A graphical interpretation of J. L. Borges' "Book of Imaginary Beings", covering fabulous creatures from folklore and literature.
Gareth Long's Encyclopedia of Monsters, Mythical Creatures and Fabulous Beasts - Short descriptions from Abatwa to Ziz.
Gutnish Folklore - Fairy and troll lore from the island of Gotland (Sweden).
Jackalopes! - Pictures and bibliography on this fictitious animal, first imagined by cowboys.
Karasu Tengu - Brief account on tengu (Japanese crow spirits).
Lair of the Last Phoenix - Brief information on fabulous creatures such as the phoenix and the dragon, with artwork.
Monstrous - More than 200 monsters that haunt our history and culture, including aliens, vampires, and demons.
Mystical Creatures - Covers lore and legend for a whole range of creatures such as dragons, unicorns, and faeries of different types.
Mysts of Darkness - Exploration into the darker side, such as vampires, witches, werewolves, demons and halloween.
Mythical and Fantasy Creatures - Brief descriptions of creatures such as dragons and vampires, and of several deities.
Mythical Monsters - Legends and folklore concerning dragons, sea serpents, unicorns, and the Chinese phoenix, by Charles Gould (1886) (PDF files).
Phoenix's Lair - Details the phoenix from several different cultural angles.
Save the Centaurs - Collection of centaur pictures from across the net, gathered by a fan of the centaurs.
Sea Creatures of Folklore and Myth - Brief presentation of supernatural sea creatures, with links and forum discussions.
Spirits - Magickal and Mundane - Spirits of the mystical and real worlds, including faeries, apparitions, ghosts, and beings from the otherworlds.
Succubus: The Demonic Seductress - An online resource for everything pertaining to succubi.
Tanuki - Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit.
Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan - Overview article by Charles C. Goodin .
Terra Star - Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess.
The Animal Realm - Site for were beasts, dragons, Jar Jar Binks and Ewoks.
The Centaur Compendium - Origins of the centaur, and links.
The Gryphon Pages - Comprehensive information on the gryphon, a fabulous creature part lion and part eagle.
The Jackalope Conspiracy - Legends and sightings.
The Swan Maidens - Essay by Sabine Baring Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens.
Related Categories:
Arts > Genres > Science Fiction and Fantasy > Themes > Fantasy Races and Creatures
Science > Anomalies and Alternative Science > Cryptozoology
Society > People > Otherkin
Related Newsgroups:
alt.mythology.mythic-animals – Google
alt.mythology.mythic-animals.gryphons – Google
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