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Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human to swan; Caladrius – white bird with healing powers; Chalkydri – heavenly creatures of the Sun; Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird
Skin Deep is a fantasy webcomic series written and drawn by Missourian Kory Bing.. The story follows the lives of various mythical creatures, such as a gryphon, a nixie, a satyr, and a sphinx, as they disguise themselves (using magical medallions) into the world of humans.
Gyld – One of the creatures that Sybel cares for. He is a dragon with green wings and a love for treasure. Originally summoned by Myk, later in the book, he is released by Sybel. Moriah – Described as being a huge black cat who has a wide knowledge of spells and charms, green eyes, a "sweet silken voice", and "teeth like honed polished ...
2. Medusa. Origin: Greek. Medusa is one of the most powerful mythological figures of all time. She had the power to petrify a person with a single glance—and we mean quite literally turn a ...
British weird fiction author China Miéville credits Borges for inspiring The Tain, his 2002 fantasy novella, which features "imagos" that resemble the Fauna of Mirrors entry in The Book of Imaginary Beings. The title of Caspar Henderson's 2012 book The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a reference to Borges's book. [12]
In China Miéville's 2002 book The Scar, the floating city-state of Amarda summons an avanc, attaching it to the city and using its huge pulling-power to cross the ocean. [ 3 ] In the October Daye series by Seanan McGuire , afanc are a marsh creature about the size of a cow with fur, scales, and a "disturbing" number of teeth.
An important practice of this region was animism, the belief that all objects, places, and creatures have a soul. [24] Most death, disease, or misfortune would be associated with the failure to put the soul of a slain animal to rest. When this happens, the animal could get vengeance through their "species chief".
The beithir is described as "the largest and most deadly kind of serpent", [7] or as a dragon (but without certain typical European folklore draconic features such as wings or fiery breath). [8] It dwells in mountainous caves and corries (valleys) [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 9 ] and is equipped with a venomous sting.