A huge bladder of a creature whose face is all mouth and whose arms and legs are flippers and who swallows a huge amount of water before belching it back out again, creating whirlpools. A three-headed hound, which guards the gates of The Underworld. A human-horse hybrid, semi-wild, ignorant yet cunning, going about drunk, eating raw flesh, raping female humans.

A large, monstrous humanoid with dog‘s head. A cruel and brutal one-eyed giant constantly doing evil deeds such as pulling up rocks, destroying huts and trees, and blocking water sources. A divine hag creatrix, old veiled woman, the queen of winter. A fire-breathing giant living on human flesh in a cave. He comes out of the water during the night making big noise, jumps onto people and animals and strangles them. A six-legged lake monster with gnarled horns. A small man who inhabits houses and aid in tasks around the house in exchange for small gifts or food. Hatches from a testicle of a rooster or of a boar.

A small man, household spirit, bringing wealth. A household spirit of ambivalent nature, taking the form of a small child. He helps with chores at night when everyone is asleep, as long as he is regularly fed. A benign masculine creature that guards the household, typically small, bearded, and sometimes covered in hair all over. A crocodile-like dragon that lives in caves and eats anything that comes his way. A monster shark of Shetland waters, wrecks ships or drags them into the depths. A water spirit in form of a horse, fond of tricking unwary wayfarers into riding on its back before throwing the rider into a pool of water or bush. An evil dragon that sleeps throughout the whole year, only to wake on Saint George’s Day to devour a human. An enormously strong one-eyed evil giant who lived in caves in the mountains. Legendary reptile-like creature reputed to be king of serpents and said to have the power to cause death with a single glance. A huge, hairy creature dwelling in the woods who protects flocks of livestock and teaches skills such as agriculture and ironworking to humans. Warns people of the danger of avalanches. A mountain dwarf – small white-furred man with a long beard and remarkably large feet that 3that he uses as snowshoes. A fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die, sometimes seen washing blood stained clothes. An evil dragon with three, seven or twelve heads. A mythical she-wolf with a sky-blue mane. An extremely swift immortal horse, which can speak.Īsena. Some of his eyes can sleep while the others look every way. A giant who lives underground and knows ancient incantations. A dwarf who lives underneath a waterfall and assumes the shape of a fish if he is pursued. A woman that turns into a swan by a help of a magic swan feather robe. An evil fairy that crawls into a sleeping person‘s stomach and feeds on the food he has eaten. Brings well-being to the area she lives in. Can live for thousands of years retaining youth. When the Alkonost’s eggs hatch in the sea, a thunderstorm sets in. Its song is so amazing that those who hear it once forget everything they know and want nothing more ever again. An ugly malicious mermaid with dishevelled hair and sagging breasts, living in rivers or lakes. May have different appearances, like a rooster with a fiery tail, a dragon or a spark. A household spirit that brings wealth to his master. Welsh lake creature that may resemble a crocodile, beaver or a dwarf. An ocean giant, the king of the sea creatures.

A giant bird that understands human language and obeys to the master’s orders.

Mythical creatures list