magical/mythical/folklore creatures

[pontifex]

anyone know of any sites or even books about creatures from folklore?
I'm particularly interested in creatures that aren't well known.

 

[Majesty]

AToT is filled with mysterious creatures!

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Majesty
AToT is filled with mysterious creatures!

true, but i'm looking for ones a little less pitiful or pathetic.

 

[Captante]

Looks interesting

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: pontifex
anyone know of any sites or even books about creatures from folklore?
I'm particularly interested in creatures that aren't well known.

This ends all doubt as to why you have no women in your life.

 

[Glavinsolo]

Liger

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Captante
Looks interesting

thanks, that sounds exactly like what i'm looking for.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: pontifex
anyone know of any sites or even books about creatures from folklore?
I'm particularly interested in creatures that aren't well known.

This ends all doubt as to why you have no women in your life.

piss off, troll

 

[Demon-Xanth]

If you add wings to anything, it becomes a mythical creature. A horse becomes a pegasus, a lion becomes a griffin, and a hawk becomes a double hawk.

--Dimiti Martin

 

[vi edit]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures

Lots of stuff here to link to and from...

 

[pontifex]

I picked up Funk and Wagnall's Standard Dictionary of Folklore, Mythology and Legend.

It's a 2 volume set from about 1949. It's amazing some of the stuff that is in there.
The books are basically like regular dictionaries (but without pics. haven't seen any yet anyway).

It's got everything! Every nation and country you can think of (even the different American Indian tribes). It even has entries on all the different religions.

It also has info on plants, animals, minerals, symbols, and objects and how they are used by different cultures.

If you're interested in the legends, lore, mythology, or religion of other countries or people, this is a great resource.

The only problem is that it's old - over 50 years old. So its a bit outdated on a few things and its hard to find and can get expensive. I got the original HB 2 volume set. There is a newer softcover version that was released in the 80s but is also hard to find.