Open Directory - Society: Folklore: Literature: Tales: Fabulous Creatures
See also: - Historic references and legends of various mythological denizens; traditional properties of stones, metals, and herbs. - An exploration of tricksters, elves, spooks, and spirits at the fringe of the human imagination and around the world. - Hypothesis of creatures being based on unknown and real animals from the Western, Chinese, and Japanese dragons and covering sea-serpents, unicorns and the Chinese phoenix; by Charles Gould, published 1886. - Creatures ranging from the basilisk to the unicorn; origins, lore, and traditional tales. - Articles relating to legendary beasts and their traditional myths, also with popular culture references. - Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit. - Overview article by Charles C. Goodin. - Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess. - Essay by Sabine Baring-Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens; first published in 1866-1868. - Introduction to the traditional myths and legends of water monsters, weird animals and humanoids. - Summaries on the possible real-world origins of unicorns, mermaids, centaurs, griffins, and satyrs. - Encyclopedic entry with lists and a description of fabulous creatures as defined in historical literature. - Encyclopedic article of the mythological version. - Encyclopedia article on appearance, behavior and origins of these Japanese supernatural creatures; folk tales and traditions. - Article pertaining to the mythical creatures and their local variations of Brazilian folklore. (May 11, 2003)
