The Mythical Realm is overrun by creatures and beasts from around the world including the gryphon, dragon, unicorn, pegasus, phoenix, gargoyle, chimera, sphinx, kraken, werewolf and more! Fantasy gallery after gallery of Mythical creatures accompanied by short stories, history and poems.
Please feel free to suggest any Mythical Creatures you would like to see displayed here.
Far away in the twilight time,
Of every people, in every clime,
Dragons and griffins and monsters dire,
Born of water and earth and air and fire.
By Heather
Gryphon Run by BronzeHalo No matter how it’s spelled, there’s no denying the vitality, ferocity, courage and nobility of this most majestic of mythical creatures! Although I suppose I could be a little biased… Dating as far back as 3000 B.C., in Ancient Egyptian and Iranian art, the Gryphon is said…
Werewolves have been around as far back as written word. Have you ever been suspicious that someone you know was a little wolfy? But how can you be sure? You can’t go around accusing people willy-nilly. But don’t despair, as with witches, finding a werewolf largely seems to be a matter…
The phoenix [fee-niks] is a long-lived fiery bird that is present in many different mythologies from around the world – from cultures both alive and those that are long lost in the dust of time. This mythical bird never lays eggs to have it’s own young. It’s said to live anywhere from 500 to…
Listing of Were-Creatures/Shape-Shifters from around the world In folklore, mythology or even fiction, shapeshifting is the act of metamorphosing from one physical form into another. This amazing feat can be accomplished in several ways : magical spells, magic powers of a talisman, divine intervention (whether for good or bad intention),…
In the mountains of Auvergne France a story dating back to 1588 was told of a royal female werewoman. In the story, a nobleman was gazing out of his window and upon seeing a hunter he knew, asked him to check back with details of the hunt. While in the forest,…
The dreaded Chimera took up residence in Caria, one of Greece’s neighbors and trade partners. Great havoc did it cause, killing and terrorizing the area. As his people (and economy, no doubt) were suffering, the ruler of neighboring Lycia at the time, King Iobates, wished to put an end to it. Soon, as luck would…
Werewolf – Lycanthropy Lycanthropy comes from the Greek lykoi, “wolf” and anthropos, “man” The legend of the werewolf is one of the most ancient and widespread. Stories of werewolves can be found as far back as history has been written. These shapeshifter myths are worldwide from China to Iceland and…
The Chimera [ki-meer-uh, kahy-], or Chimaera as it’s sometimes known, was said to be a hybrid of three creatures. This amazing creature from Greek Mythology is most commonly depicted as a lion with a goat’s head coming out of it’s back and a serpent’s tail.
Cerberus was a three-headed hellhound (the poet Hesiod claimed he had 50) with snake-like extremities, a snake for a tail and the claws of a lion. In Greek and Roman mythology, Cerberus was said to have been the offspring of two monsters, Typhon (a fire-breathing serpent) and Echidna (commonly portrayed as an…
