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1. The Mythical Phoenix Bird The mythical phoenix bird has captured our imagination from ancient times. It is the most beautiful bird in the world, it brings good fortune, and it lives forever - what more could you want! The phoenix has featured in mythologies of cultures around...
2. Fairies and Fairy Lore Fairies (also written faeries) are "little folk" or "wee folk," mystical beings, humanoid in appearance but usually able to fly. Sometimes fairies are portrayed with wings; other times they just fly "magically." Fairies...
3. Legendary creatures of this world and beyond I have always been fascinated by legendary creatures. They appear in tales of wonder, fantasy, legends and mythologies of all cultures. Some appear in the tales of many cultures, others are specific, peculiar even, to a particular culture. Some are b...
4. Feng Huang - Chinese Phoenix The Feng Huang is a legendary or mythical creature, in some ways the Chinese version of the Western phoenix. Actually, though, it has many differences. First off, the Feng Huang is actually a composite of two birds, the male Feng and the female Huan...
5. Chupacabra Chupacabra (also chupacabras /tʃupa'kabɾas/, from Spanish chupar: to suck, cabra: goat; goats sucker) is a cryptid said to inhabit parts of both of the Americas. It is associated particularly with Puerto Rico (where it was first reported), Mexico,...
6. Loch Ness Monsters Loch Ness Monsters, or perhaps just the one known as "Nessie," are reputed to live in Loch Ness in Scotland. The loch, or lake, is a large, deep body of water, that is very dark in color. There have been numerous sightings of Nessie, who is...
7. Unicorns and Unicorn Mythology Unicorns are one of my favorite legendary creatures. They are basically white horses with a single horn. But they also have some special, supernatural abilities. Unicorns are always portrayed as good, unlike most of the mythical creatures of legend a...
8. Black Shuck Black Shuck or Old Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the Norfolk, Essex and Suffolk coastline. He is sometimes known as the 'Doom Dog'.
9. Kelpie The kelpie is a supernatural shape-shifting water horse from Celtic folklore that is believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland and Ireland. In Orkney a similar creature was called the Nuggle, and in Shetland a similar creature was called the...
10. Flatwoods monster The Flatwoods Monster, also known as the Braxton County Monster and the Phantom of Flatwoods, is an unidentified creature, reported to be alien in origin, which was sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia during the early 19...
11. Elmendorf Beast The Elmendorf Beast is the name given to a strange creature discovered in South Texas.