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at The Medieval Bestiary; Clark, Willene B. (2006). A Medieval Book of Beasts: The Second-family Bestiary : Commentary, Art, Text and Translation. Boydell Press. ISBN 9780851156828. McCulloch, Florence (1962) [1960]. Mediaeval Latin and French Bestiaries (revised ed.). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807890332.
The art of the Middle Ages was mainly religious, reflecting the relationship between God and man, created in His image. The animal often appears confronted or dominated by man, but a second current of thought stemming from Saint Paul and Aristotle, which developed from the 12th century onwards, includes animals and humans in the same community of living creatures.
Creatures from the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game that come from or are based on real-life folklore or mythology.Note that many of these although taking the name from the mythological version, have very little in common with them, instead being based on modern fantasy fiction.
Gold-digging ant (Medieval Bestiaries) – Dog-sized ant that digs for gold in sandy areas; Golem – Animated construct; Gorgades (Medieval Bestiary) – Hairy humanoid; Gorgon – Fanged, snake-haired humanoids that turn anyone who sees them into stone; Goryō – Vengeful ghosts, usually of martyrs
The bestiary — the medieval book of beasts — was among the most popular illuminated texts in northern Europe during the Middle Ages (about 500–1500). Medieval Christians understood every element of the world as a manifestation of God, and bestiaries largely focused on each animal's religious meaning.
Caladrius (Medieval Bestiary) – White bird that can foretell if a sick person will recover or die; Calingi (Medieval Bestiary) – Humanoid with an eight-year lifespan; Callitrix (Medieval Bestiary) – Apes who always bear twins, one the mother loves, the other it hates; Calydonian Boar – Giant, chthonic boar
Lake monster (Worldwide) – Gigantic animals reported to inhabit various lakes around the world; Lakhey – Demon with fangs; La Llorona (Latin America) – Death spirit associated with drowning; Lamassu (Akkadian and Sumerian) – Protective spirit with the form of a winged bull or human-headed lion; Lambton Worm – Giant worm
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