The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and ...

It’s a pretty appropriate name given where H. hades lives; the trench extends down to the hadal zone, itself named after ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman myth, the ...

Mysterious creatures, with odd appearances, might just have roots in reality. Let's discover these mythological creatures. The Griffin, a lion-eagle hybrid, likely originated from Protoceratops ...

From the goblin shark to a tiny wasp named after a creature in Harry Potter, discover the animals that take their names from folklore or fiction. The harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) gets its name from ...

Flintica is a fantasy artist and creature designer on a mission to mystify nature, inspire dreaming, and raise awareness of ...

In Greek mythology, Cerberus is an evil dog ... It has a body of a horse and the wings and head of an eagle. The mythical creatures look dangerous, but they can actually be quite nice.