What Killed the Aladdin-Genie Bromance? The Roc!
It’s even ruder than “wishing for more wishes”.
Mythical Creatures
It’s Hard to Keep Things Straight With the Ninki-Nanka
Whether it brings life or death, for instance.
No, the Firebird Isn’t a Phoenix
For one thing, it understands subtlety.
Pakhet is Everything You Want in an Egyptian Lion Goddess
She’s such a badass cat, she even likes water.
The Dobhar-chú is Two Cute Animals Drowned in a Nightmare
Because Irish folklore isn’t all happy little leprechauns.
Onmoraki Thinks You Should Study…Or Else
At my university, if you missed a single lecture you were (figuratively) lynched. An unfortunate handful of course-mates even failed …
Is Amarok Really Such a Big Bad Wolf?
Ahh, a giant wolf legend. This is going to go well, isn’t it? Actually, if you have sick caribou, bullies …
The Tapirê-iauara’s Stench Can Be Soul-Destroying. Literally.
A “tapir-nymph” sounds cute, cheeky and cuddly, especially when it has droopy ears. Unfortunately the Tapirê-iauara is none of these things. …
Meet Mapinguari, the Bigfoot of Brazil
Unlike Bigfoot, though, it would stride towards the camera and mercilessly devour anyone behind it. Possibly via the horrible toothy …
Zlatorog
This deer with bling shows you the dangers of getting it. He’s either a white chamois or ibex, but in …
Ratatoskr
Well, this is going to be a short one. This busy squirrel has a whopping 6 lines dedicated to him …
Lightning Bird (Impundulu/Inyoni Yezulu)
Despite its alternative name “bird of the heavens”, the lightning bird is about as welcome as a billion volts through …
Bunyip
Yet another Australian creature introduced to me through song, again from the animated “Dot” series. At least this time it …
Yatagarasu
Japanese legend Yatagarasu is a three-legged crow. But why? It doesn’t exactly walk from the sun to the Earth…
Pamola (Pomola/Bmola)
Native American legend Pamola warned you not to get married.
Each Uisge (ay-ach oosh-kay)
Scotland’s demonic water horse the each uisge may also appear as a watery hunk, but he only loves you for your meat.
Coffee and Creatures 