6teen's World of the Unknown - Monsters

This is a new illustrated gallery by Malgorzata Mitmanska, who has done 6teen art.
==About the Gallery==
People have always been fascinated by monsters, and many stories about them have been told through the ages. Some monsters such as dragons come from myths and legends. Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals can also be called monsters. Even today there is some evidence to suggest that strange, unknown creatures may exist in areas of the world that people have not fully explored.
This gallery contains eye-witness reports, stories, and detailed information about all kinds of monsters: some are imaginary, some are real, and some are unsolved mysteries.
==What is a monster, anyway?==
The word "monster" is to describe any type of strange and unusual creature. It comes from the Latin word monstrum, meaning "omen". At one time people thought that the appearance of an abnormal creature was an omen, or warning, of an unusual event. The word is most often used, however, of things that are particularly big, fierce, deadly, or frightening. There have been monsters of various kinds throughout history. Some actually existed, others were only thought to exist; some were created by story-tellers and others were a mixture of fact and fantasy.
==Monsters of Myth and Legend==
===Ancient Greece===
Cyclopes.png|Cyclops
Gorgon Stheno.png|Gorgon Stheno
Gorgon Euryale.png|Gorgon Euryale
Gorgon Medusa.png|Gorgon Medusa
Minotaur.png|Minotaur
Lernaean Hydra.png|Hydra
Karkinos.png|Karkinos
Chimera.png|Chimaera
Kerberos.png|Cerberus
Erymanthian Boar.png|Erymanthian Boar
Nemean Lion.png|Nemean Lion
Stymphalian Birds.png|Stymphalian Birds
Typhon.png|Typhon
===Grendel and other Giant Humanoid Beasts===
Grendel.png|Grendel
Ogre.png|Ogres
Troll.png|Trolls
===Monstrous Hybrids===
Manticore.png|Manticore
Sphinx.png|Sphinx
Nuckelavee.png|Nuckelavee
Catoblepas.png|Catoblepas
Perytons.png|Perytons
Wendigo.png|Wendigo
Piasa.png|Piasa
Ahuizotl.png|Ahuizotl
Salamander.png|Salamander
Cockatrice.png|Basilisk (Cockatrice)
Camazotz.png|Camazotz
===Winged Beasts===
Griffin.png|Griffin
Phoenix.png|Phoenix
Roc.png|Roc
Elephant Bird.png|Aepyornis (Elephant Bird)
Harpies.png|Harpies
Siren.png|Sirens
===Japanese Monsters===
Tengus.png|Tengu
Kappa.png|Kappa
Oni.png|Onis
===Dragons and More Dragons!===
European Dragon.png|European Dragon
Chinese and Japanese Dragons.png|Chinese and Japanese Dragons
Wyvern Dragon.png|Wyvern
Peluda.png|Peluda
Lambton Worm.png|Lambton Worm
Sea Dragon.png|Sea Dragon
Komodo Dragon.png|Komodo Dragon
===Supernatural Halloween Monsters===
The Grim Reaper.png|Grim Reaper
Boogeyman.png|Boogeyman
Vampires.png|Vampires
Vampire Bat.png|Vampire Bat
Werewolf.png|Werewolves
Weretiger.png|Weretigers
Zombies.png|Zombies
Devil.png|Devils and Demons
Succubus.png|Succubi
Gargoyle.png|Gargoyles
Baba Yaga.png|Baba Yaga
Sam Manson in 1692 Salem Witch Trials.png|1692 Salem Witch Trials
Ghouls.png|Ghouls
==Prehistoric Monsters==
===Discovering Dinosaurs===
Megalosaurus and Iguanodon 1820's.png|The first two dinosaurs Megalosaurus and Iguanodon
Vintage Megalosaurus.jpg|1850's Megalosaurus
Vintage Iguanodon.jpg|1850's Iguanodon
===Life Before the Dinosaurs===
Paleozoic Era.jpg|The Paleozoic Era Timeline
Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus.png|Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus
===Lords of the World===
Stegosaurus.png|Stegosaurus
Kentrosaurus.png|Kentrosaurus
Apatosaurus.png|Apatosaurus
Allosaurus.png|Allosaurus
Compsognathus 6teen.png|Compsognathus
Brachiosaurus.png|Brachiosaurus
Diplodocus.png|Diplodocus
Ornitholestes and Archaeopteryx.png|Ornitholestes and Archaeopteryx
Dilophosaurus and Scelidosaurus.png|Dilophosaurus and Scelidosaurus
Coelophysis.png|Coelophysis
Plateosaurus.png|Plateosaurus
Teratosaurus.png|Teratosaurus
Megalosaurus.png|Megalosaurus
Iguanodon.png|Iguanodon
Deinonychus and Psittacosaurus.png|Deinonychus and Psittacosaurus
Hypsilophodon.png|Hypsilophodon
Pachycephalosaurus.png|Pachycephalosaurus
Trachodon.png|Trachodon
Corythosaurus.png|Corythosaurus
Parasaurolophus 2.png|Parasaurolophus
Lambeosaurus.png|Lambeosaurus
Protoceratops and Oviraptor.png|Protoceratops and Oviraptor
Spinosaurus.png|Spinosaurus
Struthiomimus.png|Struthomimus
Ankylosaurus.png|Ankylosaurus
Palaeoscincus.png|Palaeoscincus
Scolosaurus.png|Scolosaurus
Polacanthus.png|Polacanthus
Acanthopholis.png|Acanthopholis
Triceratops.png|Triceratops
Monoclonius.png|Monoclonius
Chasmosaurus.png|Chasmosaurus
Pentaceratops.png|Pentaceratops
Styracosaurus.png|Styracosaurus
===The Most Frightening Beast to Walk the Earth?===
Tyrannosaurus.png|Tyrannosaurus Rex
===Other Prehistoric Monsters===
Nothosaurus, Placodus, and Tanystropheus.png|Nothosaurus, Placodus, and Tanystropheus
Elasmosaurus and Tylosaurus.png|Elasmosaurus and Tylosaurus
Ichthyosaurs.png|Ichthyosaurs
Dinichthys.png|Dinichthys
Archelon.png|Archelon
Phobosuchus.png|Phobosuchus
Pteranodon.png|Pteranodon
Rhamphorhynchus.png|Rhamphorhynchus
Quetzalcoatlus.png|Quetzalcoatlus
Dimorphodon.png|Dimorphodon
===The End of the Dinosaurs===
Triceratops Skeleton.png|Dead Triceratops skeleton
===After the Dinosaurs...===
Barylambda.png|Barylambda
Andrewsarchus.png|Andrewsarchus
Diatryma and Hyracotherium.png|Diatryma and Hyracotherium
Uintatherium.png|Uintatherium
Basilosaurus.png|Basilosaurus
Brontotherium.png|Brontotherium
Arsinoitherium.png|Arsinoitherium
Moeritherium.png|Moeritherium
Trilophodon.png|Trilophodon
Platybelodon.png|Platybelodon
Deinotherium.png|Deinotherium
Elotherium.png|Elotherium
Baluchitherium.png|Baluchitherium
Woolly Mammoth & Woolly Rhinoceros.png|Woolly Mammoth and Woolly Rhinoceros
Megaceros.png|Megaceros
Megatherium & Glyptodon.png|Megatherium and Glyptodon
Imperial Mammoth & American Mastodon.png|Imperial Mammoth and American Mastodon
Saber-toothed Tiger & Dire Wolves.png|Saber-toothed Tiger and Dire Wolves
Cave Bear.png|Cave Bear
Moas.png|Moas
===Most Terrifying Fish to Roam the Oceans?===
Carcharodon.png|Carcharodon
Carcharodon Jaws.jpg|Fossil jaws of Carcharodon
==Sea Monsters==
===Terrors of the Greek Sea===
Charybdis and Scylla.png|Charybdis and Scylla
Cetus.png|Cetus
===Serpents of the Sea===
Sea Serpent.PNG|Sea Serpent
IMG_1092.PNG|Jormungand
IMG_1093.PNG|Leviathan
Giant oarfish by juliefan21-dakj21w.png|Giant Oarfish
===The Riddle of the Kraken===
Kraken.PNG|Kraken
IMG_0001.PNG|Giant Squid
IMG_0002.PNG|Giant Pacific Octopus
===The Legend of Moby Dick===
Moby Dick.png|Moby Dick
White Sperm Whale.png|White Sperm Whale
==Monsters of Today==
===The Abominable Snowman and its Cousins===
Abominable Snowman.png|Yeti
Yeti Footprint.jpg|Photo of a Yeti's footprint taken in 1951
Sasquatch.png|Sasquatch
Sasquatch Photo.png|Still shot of a Sasquatch sighting in 1967
Skunk Ape.png|Skunk Ape
Yowie.png|Yowies
===Sightings of Other Monsters===
Buru.png|Buru
Nandi Bear.png|Nandi Bears
Bunyip.png|Bunyip
Giant Anacondas.png|Giant Anacondas 
Chupacabra.png|Chupacabra
Mongolian Death Worm.png|Mongolian Death Worm
Thunderbird.png|Thunderbird
Jersey Devil.png|Jersey Devil
Mngwa (cat).png|Mngwa
Ahool.png|Ahool
Mothman.png|Mothman
Owlman.png|Owlman
Goatman.png|Goatman
Thetis Lake Monster.png|Thetis Lake Monster
Morgawr.png|Morgawr
===The Loch Ness Monster===
Loch Ness Monster.png|Loch Ness Monster
Loch Ness.png|Map of Loch Ness
Loch Ness Monster photo.jpg|Loch Ness Monster photo taken in 1933
===Investigating Loch Ness===
Loch Ness flipper.jpg|Underwater photo of supposed Loch Ness Monster's flipper
Loch Ness body and neck.jpg|Underwater photo of supposed Loch Ness Monster's neck and body
Living Fossils.png|Frilled Shark, Goblin Shark, and Coelacanth
===Living Dinosaurs?===
Kongamato and Mokele-Mbembe.png|Kongamato and Mokele-Mbembe
Okapi.png|Okapi
===Man-Made Monsters===
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