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2 weeks ago

In Which Diversity Isn't a Myth

Ok. I’m tired of the typical vampire, werewolf and fairy.I’m also tired of the occidental-centrism in mythology. Hence, this list. 

I tried to included as many cultural variants as I could find and think of. (Unfortunately, I was restricted by language. Some Russian creatures looked very interesting but I don’t speak Russian…) Please, add creatures from your culture when reblogguing (if not already present). It took me a while to gather all those sites but I know it could be more expansive. I intend on periodically editing this list. 

Of note: I did not include specific legendary creatures (Merlin, Pegasus, ect), gods/goddesses/deities and heroes.

Dragons

The Chinese Dragon

The Japanese Dragon

The Korean Dragon

The Vietnamese Dragon

The Greek Dragon

The Indian Dragon

The Polish Dragon

The Austrian Dragon

The British Dragon

The Ancient Dragon (Egypt, Babylon and Sumer)

The Spanish Basque Dragon

Of the Cockatrice (creature with the body of a dragon)

Alphabetical List of Dragons Across Myths (Great way to start)

Little creatures (without wings)

The Legend of the Leprechauns, The Leprechaun

Chanaque /Alux (the equivalent of leprechauns in Aztec/Mayan folklore)

Elves

Elves in Mythology and Fantasy

Elves in Germanic Mythology

Kabeiroi or Cabeiri (Dwarf-like minor gods in Greek mythology)

Norse Dwarves

The Myth of Loki and the Dwarves

Ten Types of Goblins

Goblins

Tengu: Japanese Goblins

Gnomes 

More on Gnomes

Pooka: an Irish phantom

Creatures with wings (except dragons)

Fairies

All sorts of Cultural Fairies

Fairies in Old French Mythology 

A Fairy List

Bendith Y Mamau (Welsh fairies)

Welsh Fairies

Peri (Persian fairies)

Yü Nü (Chinese fairies)

The Celtic Pixie

Angels in Judaism

Angels in Christianity

Hierarchy of Angels

Angels in Islam

Irish Sylph

Garuda (Bird-like creature in Hindu and Buddhist myths)

Bean Nighe (a Scottish fairy; the equivalent of a banshee in Celtic mythology)

Harpies

Spirited Creatures

Druids

Jinn (Genies in Arabic folklore)

Types of Djinns

Aisha Qandisha and Djinn in Moroccan Folklore

Oni (demons in Japanese folklore)

Nymphs

Spirits in Asturian Mythology

Valkyries

Lesovik

Boggarts: The British Poltergeist

Phantom black dogs (the Grim)

Demons in Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology (list)

Demons in the Americas (list)

European Demons (list)

Middle-East and Asia Demons (list)

Judeo-Christian Demons (list)

Nephilim, more on Nephilim

Mahaha (a demon in Inuit mythology)

Flying Head (a demon in Iroquois mythology)

Ghosts

Toyol (a dead baby ghost in Malay folklore)

Malay Ghosts

Yuki-onna (a ghost in Japanese folklore)

The Pontianak (a ghost in Malay mythology)

Funayurei (a ghost in Japanese folklore)

Zagaz (ghosts in Moroccan folklore)

Japanese Ghosts

Mexican Ghosts

Horse-like mythical creatures

Chinese Unicorns

Unicorns

The Kelpie (Could have also fitted in the sea creatures category)

The Centaur

The Female Centaur

Hippocamps (sea horses in Greek mythology)

Horse-like creatures (a list)

Karkadann, more on the Karkadann (a persian unicorn)

Ceffyl Dwfr (fairy-like water horse creatures in Cymric mythology)

Undead creatures

The Melanesian Vampire 

The Ewe Myth : Vampires

The Germanic Alp

The Indonesian Vampire

Asanbosam and Sasabonsam (Vampires from West Africa)

The Aswang: The Filipino Vampire

Folklore Vampires Versus Literary Vampires

Callicantzaros: The Greek Vampire

Vampires in Malaysia

Loogaroo/Socouyant: The Haitian Vampire

Incubi and Sucubi Across Cultures

Varacolaci: The Romanian Vampire

Brahmaparusha: The Indian Vampire

Genesis of the Word “Vampire”

The Ghoul in Middle East Mythology

Slavic Vampires

Vampires A-Z

The Medical Truth Behind the Vampire Myths

Zombies in Haitian Culture

Shape-shifters and half-human creatures (except mermaids) 

Satyrs (half-man, half-goat)

Sirens in Greek Mythology (half-woman and half-bird creatures)

The Original Werewolf in Greek Mythology

Werewolves Across Cultures

Werewolf Syndrome: A Medical Explanation to the Myth

Nagas Across Cultures

The Kumiho (half fox and half woman creatures)

The Sphinx

Criosphinx

Scorpion Men (warriors from Babylonian mythology)

Pooka: an Irish changelings

Domovoi (a shape-shifter in Russian folklore)

Aatxe (Basque mythology; red bull that can shift in a human)

Yech (Native American folklore)

Ijiraat (shapeshifters in Inuit mythology)

Sea creatures

Selkies (Norse mermaids)

Mermaids in many cultures

More about mermaids

Mermen

The Kraken (a sea monster)

Nuckelavee (a Scottish elf who mainly lives in the sea)

Lamiak (sea nymphs in Basque mythology)

Bunyip (sea monster in Aboriginal mythology)

Apkallu/abgal (Sumerian mermen)

An assemblage of myths and legends on water and water creatures

Slavic Water Creatures

The Encantado (water spirits in Ancient Amazon River mythology)

Zin (water spirit in Nigerian folklore)

Qallupilluk (sea creatures in Inuit mythology)

Monsters That Don’t Fit in Any Other Category

Aigamuxa, more details on Aigamuxa

Amphisabaena

Abere

Bonnacon

Myrmidons (ant warriors)

Troll, More on Trolls

Golems 

Golems in Judaism

Giants: The Mystery and the Myth (50 min long documentary)

Inupasugjuk (giants in Inuit mythology)

Fomorians (an Irish divine race of giants)

The Minotaur

The Manticore, The Manticore and The Leucrouta

The Ogre

The Orthus (two-headed serpent-tailed dog)

The Windigo

The Windigo Psychosis

Rakshasa (humanoids in Hindu and Buddhist mythology)

Yakshas (warriors in Hindu mythology)

Taqriaqsuit (“Shadow people” in Inuit mythology)

References on Folklore and Mythology Across the Globe

Creatures of Irish Folklore 

Folklore and Fairytales

An Overview of Persian Folklore

Filipino Folklore

Myths, Creatures and Folklore

Alaska Folklore

Spanish (Spain) Mythology

Mythical Archive

Mythology Dictionary

List of Medieval and Ancient Monsters

Native American Animals of Myth and Legends

Native American Myths

Bestiary of Ancient Greek Mythology

Mythology, Legend, Folklore and Ghosts

Angels and Demons

List of Sea Creatures

Yoruba Mythology

Ghosts Around the World, Ghosts From A to Z

Strange (Fantastic) Animals of Ancient Egypt

Egyptian Mythology

Creatures from West Africa

On the Legendary Creatures of Africa

Myths, Creatures and Folklore

References on writing a myth or mythical creatures

Writing a MYTHology in your novel?

How to Write a Myth

10 Steps to Creating Realistic Fantasy Creatures

Creating Fantasy Creatures or Alien Species

Legendary Creature Generator

Book Recommendations With Underrated Mythical Creatures

(I have stumbled upon web sites that believed some of these mythical creatures exist today… Especially dragons, in fact. I just had to share the love and scepticism.)


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2 weeks ago

Asthma for Writers

I often see asthma attacks depicted oddly in writing, and as someone who has asthma, I thought creating a guide might be helpful. Here’s a few things:

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2 weeks ago
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 
African Deities 

African deities 


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3 weeks ago

Learning About My Characters: Reigh

Reaction Upon Discovery:

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(AKA: Aw.)

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3 weeks ago

#816

What is the biggest conflict your ship faces and how do they overcome it?


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3 weeks ago
The Archer’s 1000 Picspam —> #19: Nayru, Goddess Of Wisdom

The Archer’s 1000 Picspam —> #19: Nayru, Goddess of Wisdom

The Goddesses of Hyrule


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3 weeks ago

#I'llgetyoustarted

What’s an old disagreement that still causes problems for your ship?


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3 weeks ago

What would your ship do if they were targeted by a underground organization? 


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3 weeks ago

#75493893048320567

If one half of your ship is mad at the other, what will the second half do to try to make up for it?


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3 weeks ago

#413

Does your ship have a typical morning routine?


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3 weeks ago

myths & urban legends masterpost

I really love hearing about ghost stories, folklore and the like, and i’m sure there people out there who can relate, so I decided to throw together a masterpost. this collection is the result of a half hour worth of googling around. I apologize if there are any broken links - if you catch one, please fix it. additionally, if you know any good links that aren’t listed here, feel free to add them!

browse carefully - some of these are pretty creepy. lots of violence and swearing scattered around, etc.

Wikipedia:

List of ghosts

List of common misconceptions

List of backmasked messages

Category:Folklore by region

Category:Folklore by nationality

Category:Fairy tales by country

Category:Urban Legends

Category:Cryptids

Category:Reportedly haunted locations

Category:Curses

Category:Folklore

Category:Films based on urban legends

Snopes: (warning: some popups! snopes is sometimes an unreliable source, so i suggest taking its articles with a grain of salt, but theyre still a pretty good read.)

Main page

Horrors

Old Wives’ Tales

Disney

Lost Legends

History

Science

Misc.:

136 creepy wikipedia articles (not all urban legends, but still a really excellent masterpost!)

American Folklore (haven’t delved too deep into this website but it has a lot of content - check the links across the top in the red bar)

Creepypasta Index - Highest Rated (again, haven’t read all of these but there are some classics on here I recognize)

All-Lies (has some irritating ads, but there’s a lot of stuff on here. take note of the sweet ’90s flames on the bottom of the page)

DisneyLies - (sister site to the previous link. i’m not sure why there are so many creepy myths surrounding disney, but these are pretty good. also has some pretty rad flames)


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3 weeks ago
Requested By X
Requested By X
Requested By X
Requested By X
Requested By X
Requested By X

requested by x


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3 weeks ago

“There’s a fire in you, and I hope it’s never snuffed out. I know I’m not supposed to be partial, I know I should not prefer you over someone else, someone that I’ve grown to love. I’m just saying, there’s a fire in you, and I hope it never goes out, even if I’m not there to see it again.”

— incandescentghost, I hope you burn brighter than ever (via wnq-writers)


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3 weeks ago

Me: *goes to bed super late and wakes up tired* Okay that’s fair

Me: *goes to bed right on time and wakes up tired* Okay I call bullshit

3 weeks ago
太子湾的春天
太子湾的春天
太子湾的春天
太子湾的春天
太子湾的春天

太子湾的春天

Spring of Taiziwan, Hangzhou, China by 非渔


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3 weeks ago
#134, Vaporeon

#134, Vaporeon


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3 weeks ago

Character Questions #013: What If #001

What would your character do if:

They saw someone being chased by a group of people?

They woke up in a strange bedroom with no recollection of getting there?

They heard a gunshot?

Someone walked in on them getting changed?

They met someone who claimed to be from the future?

They found an abandoned baby animal?

They were asked to look after someone else’s child for a day?

They had to buy a gift for a close friend?

They were sold a faulty product?

They found out they’ve been robbed?

They met their double?

Someone asked them to play Spin the Bottle?

Their significant other suddenly left them?

They accidentally hurt someone?

They missed their stop (on a bus/train/etc.)?


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3 weeks ago
Skeleton Pens By Montblanc
Skeleton Pens By Montblanc
Skeleton Pens By Montblanc
Skeleton Pens By Montblanc

Skeleton Pens by Montblanc


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3 weeks ago

Quirky

I’ve mentioned before that one of my favorite things about character development is figuring out the smallest tidbits of a character, something insignificant that shapes a person in a roundabout way. Characters should never be hindered by their quirks of course, but I like recognizing characters by one or two things they always seem to do. And I have a new favorite that I only just realized.

Feidhelm, one of the mc’s in my changeling story, falls asleep to the sound of conversation. Unless he is directly involved or benefits from said conversation, and he knows not to do this when a situation is dire, the sound of people talking and the rise and fall of their voices serves as a lullaby. He does it with people speaking around him, when a TV is going off, or even during a live human performance. His favorite voice to fall asleep to is Kyran’s, because when he’s not talking to his half elf brother directly, Kyran’s voice is a pleasant and comforting thing to hear. To some if comes off as incredibly rude, and I would too if someone was like that in real life, but I like the bit of inside info. 


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3 weeks ago

Siuil A Run (Walk My Love) - Celtic Women


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3 weeks ago
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)
Hit Him Where It Hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo Is The WORST.)

Hit him where it hurts, Cassandra! (Apollo is the WORST.)


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3 weeks ago
Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)
Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)
Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)
Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)

Cowboy Bebop TV Series (1998)


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