Directory of Fabulous Creatures Resources

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Fabulous creatures may be beings of folklore, mythology, belief and other animals or monsters of history or legend. In folklore there are frequently long held beliefs, meanings or traditions which follow through from one generation to the next in stories passed down verbally or in written form. Many of these traditions still hold true today, continuing to pass onto future generations.

Subcategories

• Bestiaries
• Centaurs
• Dragons
• Fairies
• Jackalopes
• Mermaids
• Unicorns
• Vampires
• Werewolves

Resources in This Category

• Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai

  http://hyakumonogatari.com/
  Translated Japanese tales of the supernatural, weird, and strange spirits, creatures, and beasts from history.

• Little Vision Tricksters

  http://www.biroz.net/words/tricksters/
  An exploration of tricksters, elves, spooks, and spirits at the fringe of the human imagination and around the world.

• Mythical Brazilian creatures

  http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1460559
  Article pertaining to the mythical creatures and their local variations of Brazilian folklore.

• Mythical Monsters

  http://www.sacred-texts.com/earth/mm/
  Hypothesis of creatures being based on unknown and real animals from the Western, Chinese, and Japanese dragons and covering sea-serpents, unicorns and the Chinese phoenix; by Charles Gould, published 1886.

• National Library of Australia: Bunyips

  http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/37310/20081022-1214/www.nla.gov.au/exhibitions/bunyips/html-site/index-html.html
  Online exhibition of Aboriginal folklore stories and interactively references pantomime, literature, stamps, art, and skulls; animation, audio, games, a screen saver and activities available.

• Tanuki

  http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml
  Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit.

• Tengu: The Legendary Mountain Goblins of Japan

  http://www.seinenkai.com/articles/tengu.html
  Overview article by Charles C. Goodin.

• Terra Star

  http://www.angelfire.com/trek/dolphindreams/
  Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess.

• The Swan Maidens

  http://www.primitivism.com/swan-maidens.htm
  Essay by Sabine Baring-Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens; first published in 1866-1868.

• Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology: Fabulous Animals and Cryptozoology

  http://pagesperso-orange.fr/cryptozoo/fabuleux/fabulous.htm
  Summaries on the possible real-world origins of unicorns, mermaids, centaurs, griffins, and satyrs.

• Wikipedia: Legendary Creature

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legendary_creature
  Encyclopedic entry with lists and a description of fabulous creatures as defined in historical literature.

• Wikipedia: Phoenix (Mythology)

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_(mythology)
  Encyclopedic article of the mythological version.

• Wikipedia: Tengu

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu
  Encyclopedia article on appearance, behavior and origins of these Japanese supernatural creatures; folk tales and traditions.

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