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Cinnamologus

The **cinnamon bird**, also known as **Cinnamologus**, **Cinomolgus**, or **Cynnamolgus** is a mythical creature described in various bestiaries as a giant bird that collected cinnamon to build its nests.

According to Herodotus

According to Herodotus in his *The History*, the cinnamon bird inhabited Arabia, the only country known to produce cinnamon at the time. The giant cinnamon birds collected the cinnamon sticks from an unknown land where the cinnamon trees grew, and used them to construct their nests, fastened to sheer cliffs. The Arabians employed a trick to obtain the cinnamon. They cut oxen and other beasts of burden into pieces, laid them near the birds' nests and withdrew to a distance; the birds were then tempted down to carry the chunks of meat back to their nests, where the weight of the carcasses broke them from the cliffs, leaving the Arabians to collect the fallen cinnamon.

According to Aristotle

In Aristotle's *Historia Animalium* (*History of Animals*), one of his works of natural history, he explains that the cinnamon bird brought the cinnamon from unknown locations to build its nest on the slender branches in the tops of high trees. The inhabitants of the bird's home attached leaden weights to their arrowtips to topple the nests, collecting the cinnamon sticks within. Aristotle referred to the bird as *kinnamômon orneon*.

According to Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder adopted a more skeptical view of the cinnamon bird, erroneously named *cinnamolgus*. He discredited Herodotus specifically and antiquity in general in his *Naturalis historia* (*Natural History*) by asserting that the tales were invented by the natives to raise the price of their commodities.
Chubays

Chubays - Resembling humanoid rats, these Russian house faeries live in the dwellings of dark magic users and wicked sorcerers. They will extinguish fires that are lit, causing biting chills in the house, and will demand a ransom of grain and livestock. They do this not because they want to eat, but rather because they feed on the misfortune and misery that it creates in the surrounding human population.
Cynoprosopi

Similar to the Ying-long of china the cynoprosopi from Mediterranean folklore is described as having the winged fur-covered body of a dragon but the head of a dog with a profuse beard. these creatures communicate with one another through hissing and sharp calls as they prey upon the antelopes and goats of the northern Saharan desert

Cynoprosopi - Living in closely-knit packs across the Sahara Desert, these winged dragons resemble monstrous reptiles with heads akin to those of wolves or hounds, and are known to hunt gazelles and antelopes. They communicate with each-other through hisses and sharp barking noises, and were first documented in Italian folklore, presumably due to information brought back with explorers. Despite their bestial appearance, some sources suggest that they are deliberately evil and rapacious.
Babaroga

Babaroga - Lurking in dark and abandoned dwellings across Croatia and Europe, these haggish bogeymen appear as hunch-backed women with single horns on their foreheads and long fangs. They sometimes capture their prey and take them back to their lairs to be devoured, but are also known to be capable of snatching victims through cracks in the ceilings of old houses.
Bocanach

Bocanach - Stalking the lonely country roads and abandoned battlefields of Britain, these beastly faeries resemble goblin-like creatures with the heads of goats. They have been known to eat corpses that they find, though are not active predators. They communicate with each other by making ghastly wails, often mistaken for those of banshees.
Goblin

Goblin - 2-3ft tall in their true form, these faeries can possess people to gain a larger and more physically powerful form. They usually make their nests in damp and shadowy areas such as caves, though have adapted to live in sewers or crawlspace in modern times. They feed on human flesh by catching them in basic traps, and will compulsively collect gold or riches.
Ahi-At-Trab

Ahi-At-Trab - Living just below the surface of the Sahara Desert, these mischievous and destructive faeries appear as whirling columns of sand in their true form, and enjoy playing cruel pranks on the Nomadic local people. They are known to drink up all of the water in watering holes and cause springs to run dry, as well as creating instability in the desert ground so that camels and travelers fall to their deaths.
Carbunclo

**Carbuncle** (In Spanish: *Carbunclo*, *Carbunco* or *Carbúnculo*) is a legendary species of small animal in South American folklore, specifically in the mining folklore of northern Chile. The animal is said to contain riches of some sort; in some versions it is a precious stone that gives fortune and good luck to its owner.

The description of the animal vary. The chaplain and explorer Martín del Barco Centenera describes it in *La Argentina* (1602) as "a smallish animal, with a shining mirror on its head, like a glowing coal". As explained in the *Book of Imaginary Beings* Barco Centenera "underwent many hardships hunting the reaches of Paraguayan rivers and jungles for the elusive creature; he never found it." In the same book, the mirror in the carbuncle's head is said to be akin to two lights observed by Spanish explorers in the Strait of Magellan. Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés identified these lights with the gemstones hidden in the brains of dragons. The association is likely derived from the 7th-century *Etymologiae* of Isidore of Seville.

In Chile some say it moves like a firefly in the night. In Tarapacá, it is said to look like a bivalve with a strong white-blue shine from within the shell which can be observed from a great distance. This "bivalve" is said to have the form of a maize ear, with more than four feet. The "bivalve" Carbunclo is said to have a very good sense of hearing, which it uses to hide from people by closing its shell to be mistaken for a stone. The shining in the interior of the carbuncle is thought by some miners to come from the gold it has inside.

During the great drought of 1924–25 there were reported sightings of carbunclos on moonless nights. Around 1925 a family of carbunclos was seen descending from the mountain of Tulahuén towards Río Grande (Coquimbo Region). Also in northern Chile, a man named Gaspar Huerta is said to have encountered a carbunclo while digging an acequia, but reportedly he could not see what its shape was because he killed it on the spot to recover its riches.
Ah-Een-Meelow

The **Ah-Een-Meelow** is a sea serpent, reported from Ramat Bay, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. It is 50 feet long and has a head like a python’s. Its neck is 10–15 feet long and 2 feet thick. It has four gray-green or blue body loops, 10 feet apart. It has a frill on the back and a vertical, segmented tail, 2 feet long. It moves with vertical undulations. It is seen close to the coast.
Amatpathenya

Amatpathenya - Manifesting either as dwarfish humanoids with white hair or as roosters with human-like faces, these shapeshifting North American faeries are mentioned in the Mohave folklore of Arizona, in which they are said to have been born out of the Earth itself. They have been known to stop random humans on the road in order to put them to sleep and impart important lessons and knowledge of the future through their dreams. This is similar to stories of ultraterrestrial abduction.
Aiatar

The **Aiatar**, also known as an **Ai**, **Aijatar**, or **Aijo** is a serpent-like creature believed to live in Finland. It suckles smaller snakes and causes sickness to anyone that stares upon it. This beast is also believed to have a destructive force that could cause negative effect to those who encounter it in the arctic tundra. It is seen as a female force and is also known as the **Devil of the woods**. Strangely many large snakes have appeared in lore from this area, another being the Jormungandr, which is from Norse mythology and instead created rather than destroyed, however physical descriptions are similar.

In Estonian & Finnish mythology, the Aiatar (also spelled Ajatar) (Estonian) or the Ajattara (Finnish) was an evil female demon which manifested frequently in the form of a dragon or serpent. She lives in forests and lonely sections of the Tundra and spread pestilence and disease. Even just setting sight on her caused illness. She is also known as "the Devil of the Woods". The Aiatar is a local variation of the Aitvaras of Lithuania and the Ai of other parts of Estonia. Ajatar appears to be derived from the Finnish verb ajattaa "to make one pursue".
Bilwis

Bilwis - Demonic faeries, these German elemental spirits are found in cornfields where they are known to either shapeshift into enormous destructive balls to roll around and flatten the crops, or steal grain in the harvest season by assuming the form of a whirlwind. When they are stealing grain, they can be called out or shot at, and if this is done then the spirit will die in a year, but if it notices its attacker first, they will die instead. Sowing from the outside protects against Bilwis.
Baobhan Sith

Baobhan Sith - Beautiful faeries, these bloodsucking creatures wander the highlands of Scotland, and lure men away from their trails using their seductive appearance. Although their true form has horns and cloven hooves, the beings cover this up with a long, flowing cloak. When they successfully capture a victim, they will make fine punctures in their neck and drain their life force from these.
Chio-Tuan

A species of Ki-lin (Unicorn), the chio-tuan looks like a green furred deer with a alicorn (single horn) on it's head. According to the folklore, when Genghis Khan was preparing to invade India his army encounted one of these creatures in the desert; the chio-tuan spoke to them saying "It's time for your master to return to his land". when this event was reported, Genghis Khan called off his invasion.
Akalakui

Akalakui - Using spears and other rudimentary weapons to hunt and wound any humans they find in secluded African areas before leaving them to die of blood loss, these vicious faeries are mostly nocturnal, and have famously sharp teeth. They are capable of shapeshifting into monstrous serpents, and can become invisible at will. Despite their small size, they are regarded as predators superior to lions by local human populations.
Altamaha-ha

In Georgia folklore, the **Altamaha-ha** (or Altie) is a legendary creature, alleged to inhabit the myriad small streams and abandoned rice fields near the mouth of the Altamaha River (after which it is named) in southeastern Georgia. Sightings are particularly reported around Darien and elsewhere in McIntosh County.

According to *The Brunswick News*, the legend has its roots in Muscogee tradition. An alligator gar has been proposed as being a possible identity for recent sightings attributed to the creature.

In 2018, decomposing remains were found on a beach in the Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, causing speculation that it may be the body of an Altamaha-ha; however, performance artist Zardulu later claimed responsibility for the remains, which were created out of a stuffed shark and papier-mâché.
Chemosit

Chemosit - Feared by African natives because of their ruthless hunting strategy, these bear-like creatures are known to lurk atop trees or houses, and swipe their claws downwards to scalp human passersby. They are covered in thick dark fur, and move using a slow shambling motion when on the ground, though are considerably more agile in the trees.
Gallywampus

A close relative of the Wampus Cat, the Gallywampus acted a lot like it and was fierce and dangerous. It too had tail hooks, but it lacked the Wampus's extra limbs. It was said to live along waterways and to spend half its time in them, and that it had eighteen toes. Apparently, its bite was greatly feared and fishermen didn't like to fish in deep stagnant waters because those were where it liked to lurk.
Aatxe

**Aatxe** ([a.atʃe]) is a spirit in the folk mythology of the Basque people. His name is literally translated as "Young Bull", and he is sometimes known as **Etsai**. He is a cave-dwelling spirit who adopts the form of a young red bull, but being a shapeshifter, sometimes takes the shape of a man. At night, more so in stormy weather, he arises from the hollow which is his lair. He attacks criminals and other malevolent people. He also protects people by making them stay home when danger is near.

He is theorized to be a representative of the goddess Mari, or may be an enforcer of her will, punishing people who cheat her. Another name for him is Aatxegorri which means "young red bull". It is believed Aatxe inhabited caves and hollows; in many (Isturits, Sare, Errenteria, among others) engravings and paintings depicting aurochs, bulls, and oxen have been found; which implies that this Basque myth has its origins in the Paleolithic.
Chesma İyasi

Chesma İyasi - Shapeshifting feminine water spirits, these Turkish faeries usually take on the forms of cats, but are also known to often morph into merfolk or beautiful human women, but in this form the hems of their clothes are always dripping wet. Each member of the species inhabits different wells or springs, and are known to use their shapeshifting abilities to entice young people to enter bodies of water where they will drown. There is a subspecies called Kuyu İyesi, protecting wells.
Dirne-Weibl

Dirne-Weibl - Found in the thick forests of Germany and Bavaria, these faeries take on the forms of beautiful human women dressed entirely in white, and will wander the woodlands in search of travelers to accompany them. However, if they refused to do so out of fear then the nature spirits would start weeping and suddenly vanish, and it is unclear what happens if the traveler accepts. In Bavarian folklore they are said to wear entirely red, and to give out magic apples that transform into money.
Crocoleopotamus

Encountered by Alexander the Great during his famed campaign in India, these swamp-dwelling monsters were described as resembling hippopotamuses with two heads, one of which being that of a lion while the other is a crocodile's. Alexander and his men proved unable to pierce the thick hide of the individual they encountered with their usual spears, and instead resorted to using war hammers to kill the beast.
Ammit

**Ammit** (/ˈæmɪt/; Ancient Egyptian: *ꜥm-mwt*, "devourer of the dead"; also rendered **Ammut** or **Ahemait**) was a demoness and goddess in ancient Egyptian religion with a body that was part lion, hippopotamus, and crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians. A funerary deity, her titles included "Devourer of the Dead", "Eater of Hearts", and "Great of Death". Ammit lived near the scales of justice in Duat, the Egyptian underworld. In the Hall of Two Truths, Anubis weighed the heart of a person against the feather of Ma'at, the goddess of truth, which was depicted as an ostrich feather (the feather was often pictured in Ma'at's headdress). If the heart was judged to be not pure, Ammit would devour it, and the person undergoing judgment was not allowed to continue their voyage towards Osiris and immortality. Once Ammit swallowed the heart, the soul was believed to become restless forever; this was called "to die a second time". Ammit was also sometimes said to stand by a lake of fire. In some traditions, the unworthy hearts were cast into the fiery lake to be destroyed. Some scholars believe Ammit and the lake represent the same concept of destruction.
Borda

Borda - Spoken of in the Italian folklore of Emilia-Romagna, these hideous, blindfolded hags manifest in swamps at night or on foggy days with the intentions of killing anyone that they come into contact with, and are thus often used as boogeymen by parents to discourage their children from entering the swamplands. They are referenced in lullabies, in which they are said to strangle badly-behaved children with ropes or lassos, possibly a reference to human sacrifice rituals involving peat bogs.
Gumyōchō

The gumyōchō is a beautiful two-headed bird that resembles a pheasant. Occasionally it is depicted as having two human heads instead of two bird heads. Their home is Gokuraku jōdo, the realm of utter paradise created by Amida Buddha. The gumyōchō is one of six bird species which are said to inhabit nirvana—the others being white swans, peafowl, parrots, mynah birds, and karyōbinga. Like the karyōbinga, the gumyōchō is said to have an exceedingly beautiful voice. It and the other heavenly birds sing the holy scriptures in nirvana, and those who listen to their songs can achieve enlightenment.

Gumyōchō originate in the cosmology of Pure Land Buddhism. They were brought to Japan in the sixth century along with Buddhism. They are often used as ornamentation on Buddhist temples. Their story is a parable for the interdependence of all humans on one another.
Brollachan

Brollachan - Comprised of shapeless black smoke, these Scottish monsters are thought to be associated with kelpies and faeries, and to be capable of possessing the bodies of human hosts. They can only be removed from these human victims by use of a traditional Gaelic ritual involving herbal medicine and chanting incantations. Even after this, the creature can still curse those close by.
Apep

**Apep** (/ˈæpɛp/ or /ˈɑːpɛp/; also spelled Apepi or Aapep) or **Apophis** (/ˈæpəfɪs/; Ancient Greek: Ἄποφις) was the ancient Egyptian deity who embodied chaos (*ı͗zft* in Egyptian) and was thus the opponent of light and Ma'at (order/truth). He appears in art as a giant serpent. His name is reconstructed by Egyptologists as \*ʻAʼpāp(ī), as it was written *ꜥꜣpp(y)* and survived in later Coptic as Ⲁⲫⲱⲫ *Aphōph*. Apep was first mentioned in the Eighth Dynasty, and he was honored in the names of the Fourteenth Dynasty king 'Apepi and of the Greater Hyksos king Apophis.
Chipekwe

Melland gives *chipekwe* as referring to a one-tusked elephant in the Kaonde language of Zambia. This is probably irrelevant.

The Chipekwe is a massive, allegedly reptilian, pachyderm-slaying creature found around and in Lake Bangweulu in Zambia. Most encounters consist of unrecognizable spoors, or the noise of some large animal splashing through the water.

A chipekwe has a hairless, smooth, dark body and a single smooth horn, white as polished ivory. Chipekwes do not take well to humans invading their territory. Canoes are destroyed and their occupants are killed. Hippos fare no better – the chipekwe kills them by tearing their throats out. At least one chipekwe is known to have been slain in the Luapula, brought down by the same large harpoons used for hippo hunting.

All of the above could very well be exaggerated references to one-tusked elephants. This is probably relevant.
Adroanzi

Adroanzi - Clambering around among the treetop canopies of Africa, these goblin-like faeries are known to follow travelers along silently, and protect them from attacks by bandits or wild animals. However, if the traveler looks over their shoulder to see the creature, they will promptly be killed and eaten. According to local mythology, they are the direct descendants of an ancient creator deity.
Habergeiß

Habergeiß - Associated with the Perchten Runs traditions in Austrian and German traditions, these shapeshifting boogeymen are similar to the Krampus in that they carry crates called 'Zistl' on their backs, using these containers to carry away badly-behaved children. Due to their shapeshifting nature, they are recorded to take many different forms, including that of a three-legged goat or a vampiric bird with red and yellow feathers. Seeing one of these monsters is considered to mean bad luck.
Gagiid

Gagiid - Thought to have originally been formed from the spirits of Native American warriors who were drowned after a canoeing accident, these hairy humanoid faeries are comfortable both on land and in water. Either resembling humanoid otters or apes with pale skin, they are known to frighten and harass humans that they view as vulnerable to spiritual harm.
Cheval Gauvin

The **Cheval Gauvin** (French: Gauvin horse) is a legendary evil horse of Franche-Comté, France and the Jura Mountains in Switzerland. It is said to frequent watercourses, forests or cemeteries and to kill those who mount it by drowning them or throwing them into chasms.

The horse is mentioned close to Chamblay by Désiré Monnier from 1854. It is a harbinger of death, and appears to have been a kind of bogeyman for children. Possibly a transformed lutin (hobgoblin) it is one of a number of legendary horses of Jura. Jean-Louis Thouard depicted it in 1996.
Culloo

Capable of carrying off oxen in their mighty claws, these Native American shapeshifters live in primitive and violent tribes, and resemble enormous birds of prey in their true forms. They can be killed by feeding them dry food without water, because they will swiftly choke to death due to a bizarre biological flaw in their gullets. Some hunters have taken to mounting trophies of these creatures' wings.
Dajja

"there is an animal called dajja, extremely gentle, which the hunters are unable to capture because of it's great strength. It has in the middle of its brow a single horn. But observe the ruse by which the huntsmen take it. They lead forth a young virign, pure and chaste, to whom, when the animal sees her, he approaches, throwing himself upon her. Then the girl, while sitting quietly, reaches forth her hand and grasps the horn on the animal's brow, and at this point the huntsmen come up and take the animal's brow, and go away with him to the king. - Likewise the lord Christ has raised up for us a horn of salvation in midst of Jerusalem, in the house of God, by the intercession of Mother of God, a virgin pure, chaste, full of mercy, immaculate, inviolate."
Each-uisge

The **each-uisge** (Scottish Gaelic: [ɛxˈɯʃkʲə], literally "water horse") is a water spirit in Scottish folklore. The each-uisge is a shape-shifter, disguising itself as a fine horse, pony, a handsome man or an enormous bird such as a boobrie. If, while in horse form, a man mounts it, he is only safe as long as the each-uisge is ridden in the interior of land. However, the merest glimpse or smell of water means the beginning of the end for the rider, for the each-uisge's skin becomes adhesive and the creature immediately goes to the deepest part of the loch with its victim. After the victim has drowned, the each-uisge tears him apart and devours the entire body except for the liver, which floats to the surface.
Bluecap

Bluecap - These faeries live in tunnels and mines, and will lead explorers or miners to rich deposits if appeased with a proper payment. They will only accept the same amount of money as a human miner, and will not take any more or any less. However, they are also enthusiastic about gold and precious metals, and will accept these as payment if nothing else is available.
Fossegrim

Fossegrim - Related to nixies, these Scandinavian water faeries resemble slender and attractive humanoids with long hair, and will sit on rocks and cliffs playing the fiddle. They are widely sought out for their skill with this musical instrument, and people often bring them sacrifices such as goats or stolen goods in return for being taught how to play. Some of the best fiddlers are said to have been taught by these creatures.
Ceiliog neidr

Ceiliog neidr, the Welsh Cockatrice, is akin to the form of a bird or raptor, with the males having chicken-like wattles., horns on the top of their heads and bright impressive plumage used to attract potential mates. like its larger cousin, the basilisk, the ceiliog neidr is able to kill or paralyze it's prey through eye contact. if that isn't enough this terrifying creature secretes a poison from its skin and spits acid. It preys on smaller animals like mice, rabbits, and birds and has a habit of decimating chicken flocks.

Cockatrice are exceptionally territorial creatures; should one meet another they will fight to the death. they are not the brightest of creatures and will even fight their own reflections until they die of exhaustion.

Weasels and ferrets are the only known animals that are immune to the ceiliog neidr's death-glare; they were often kept as pets to keep cockatrice at bay and away from livestock.
Gwrach-y-Rhibyn

Gwrach-y-Rhibyn - Lurking in and around Welsh rivers and crossroads, these hideous winged faeries will invisibly stalk their prey until they pass on of these said areas, and then they will suddenly become tangible and attack viciously. They emit frightful shrieks similar to those of banshees and other Welsh monsters, and are capable of taking flight using their bat-like wings. All those that hear their screams are doomed to die.
Dovach

Dovach - Also known as 'Bodach-Glas', these wraith-like Scottish faeries are said to act as harbingers of death and doom, and are usually described as ghostly humanoids with long grey cloaks, white hair and beards, and bloody gashes across their faces. The most famous individual of the species would frequently visit a willow grove at Bellister, which is near Haltwhistle. They are also known to sometimes appear in Northumberland as well as England and Scotland.
Follet

Follet - Manifesting as elderly humanoids dressed either in multi-coloured jesters' costumes or in entirely red coats and leggings, these dwarfish Celtic-French faeries are thought to be closely related to Lutins, and are known for the various forms of mischief they cause. These pranks include shapeshifting into horses and humiliating anyone who mounts them, damming up streams or removing the horns from the heads of cattle. Although all Lutins can shapeshift, they never assume feminine forms.
Gigelorum

**Gigelorum** (or **Giol-Daoram**) is an insect of Scottish folklore. It was believed to be the smallest creature. No description or information is available about it except that it inhabits the ear of a mite.

Speculation exists that it may be based upon the tiniest insect that can be discerned by people possessing excellent eyesight, the *giolcam-daobhram*, which is described as "an animalcule, the smallest supposable living thing". Ronald Black, a one time Celtic studies lecturer, author and journalist, suggests that the creature could be a figment of the imagination of folklorist and Tiree minister John Gregorson Campbell as he could trace no authoritative sources for it.
Flodder

Flodder - Found in areas of the Netherlands such as Rucphen, these nocturnal Dutch demons resemble monstrous otters or hellhounds, and are known to use their enormous frog-like webbed claws to grasp onto the backs of humans who travel along riverbanks at night, forcing them to carry them until they reach civilisation, or until they fall over and drown in mud. Once the victims have been discarded, they will be plagued by supernatural nightmares unless they remove their socks and cross them.
Cowaskie

COWASKIE: This creature was the casual concoction of curious cultivators. The cowaskie is the crossbred combination of a crazy Coho with the wonderfully weird Walleye of Wisconsin waters. Moreover, the mighty Muskellunge was melded into the mix for marvelous measure. The result was a rowdy, red-ribboned rascal that ran in reverse. Subsequently, these synthesized suckers swam straight to shore than to the sea.
Fiera Cuprecia

Also called *Fiera Cornelia* , *Fiera Currupia* , *Fiera Gurupecia* or *Fiera Alzurrupia* . Strange-looking beast similar to the chimera of Greek mythology, with the body of a lizard with four breasts, a tail, a lion's mouth and a bull's horns. This being is dedicated to scaring the children it finds in the woods, taking them away later. According to a couplet: "It has the mouth of a lion, the horns of a wild bull, hair like a woman and the wings of fish, its nails like daggers, the ears of a ram and on its tail a cross that causes terror and fear ...". In the songs of the blind, however, a female figure was attributed to him, in most cases the appearance of an ogress or a shaggy and ugly witch. The *Fiera Currupecia* is also present in Álava , receiving the name of *Fiera Corrupia* , which is described as a red dragon, with seven heads, ten horns, and some candlesticks with candles on each head.
Gallo de la Muerte

Every hundred years, a kite in the Spanish mountains lays a red egg in a gorse bush. From that egg hatches a black and white bird, larger than a chicken, which lives exactly fifty years. When that bird dies, a green worm emerges from its rotting flesh. That worm gradually metamorphoses into a Gallo de la Muerte – a Rooster of Death.

A gallo de la muerte has black plumage and a white comb with blue and reddish spots. Anyone who hears its whining, screaming *quiquiriquí* is doomed to die the next day.

The only remedy for this death sentence is a particular herb that grows among the mountain apple trees from the start of spring till the month of May. This herb is blue and has black roots. The remedy involves boiling this herb in rosemary water and praying over the concoction before it is imbibed.
Endriago

Half-dragon, half-toad, half crocodile or snake. Born the incestous child of a father-daughter giant couple with the intention of creating “the strongest, bravest thing you can find in the world”. Swiftly killed its parents and reduced its home island to a barren wasteland. Its “demonic” spirit is said to have left its mouth and fly off screaming thunderously once it was finally slain
Hakenmann

Hakenmann - Although easily mistaken for human murderers and psychopaths at first glance, these malevolent Germanic water spirits are more closely related to nixies and other aquatic faeries, and use vicious fisherman's hooks to drag their victims to watery graves. Although they usually appear in humanoid form, they have also been known to manifest as hideous merfolk-like creatures when fully submerged in water.
Groac'h

Groac'h - Malevolent female faeries, these creatures inhabit lakes and ponds, and will often attempt to lure human victims close to the water's edge using shining trinkets and treasure. They will then drag their prey under the water by grabbing their ankles, and will eat their corpse. They often use thick blankets of algae and pondweed to hide their presence.
Horse-Hair Snake

HORSE-HAIR SNAKE: If there happens to be a hardy husk of horse hair hacked, hewed or hurled into a heavily humid habitat than hasty happenings will happen. After the apportionment, this allotment alters into animate, alive and alert animal. Well, if it weren’t for the wetness of the water this wiry worm or winding whatnot would waste and wither without a wag, writhe or wriggle.
Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver - Moving from house to house at night in order to make certain that children and other impressionable humans are sleeping or otherwise inactive, these European faeries can rapidly render their targets unconscious through use of an enchanted golden dust which they sprinkle into their eyes. This magical substance generates the bizarre visions usually included in dreams. Entities such as the Sandman, Wee Willie Winkie and the Awd Luck-oiye are all famous members of this species.
Gajasimha

The ***gajasimha*** or ***gajasiha*** (from Sanskrit: *gaja+siṃha* / Pali: *gaja+sīha*) is a mythical hybrid animal in Hindu mythology, appearing as a *sinha* or *rajasiha* (mythical lion) with the head or trunk of an elephant. It is found as a motif in Indian and Sinhalese art, and is used as a heraldic symbol in some Southeast Asian countries, especially Cambodia and Thailand. In Siam (pre-modern Thailand), the *gajasimha* served as the symbol of the *kalahom*, one of the king's two chief chancellors. It appears as a supporter in the coat of arms of Siam, in use from 1873 to 1910, and the royal arms of Cambodia, officially adopted in 1993.
Dinnshenchas

Dinnshenchas - Serving the goddess of cattle and protector of women known as Aine in Irish folklore, these dwarfish faeries assume appearances similar to humanoid females in their true forms, but with slightly haggish features. Like the deity that they serve, they use their shapeshifting abilities to take on various forms to avenge women who have been wronged or harmed by men, as well as to protect cattle and livestock. They share their name with a genre of literature despite having no other connection to the books.
Dijiang

The divine bird known as Dijiang, the “Thearch Long River”, was like a yellow sack with an aura of cinnabar; Borges, calling it the Ti-chiang, described it as bright red. It had six legs and four wings, but no eyes or facial features of any kind, living in a perpetual state of confusion. It was also fond of singing and dancing.

This “state of confusion” led to the association of Dijiang with Hundun, a being of cosmic chaos. The undifferentiated Hundun had no eyes, ears, mouth, or orifices of any sort, and died when his guests tried to drill openings in his body.

Dijiang’s description can be found in the *Guideways Through Mountains and Seas,* where it is located in the Celestial Mountain along with large quantities of metal and jade. Borges attributes it to the *T’ai Kuang Chi*.

The four wings and six legs, as well as the lack of apparent head, suggest a magnified insect of some sort.
Etiäinen

Etiäinen - A form of maintaining life and soul mobility after death, according to Finnish lore these beings are created when a magic user deliberately expels their soul from their body and allows it to move around on its own. This usually results in a sort of ghostly doppelgänger arriving at places before its host does, and it has sometimes been known to continue doing this after the host dies.
Farfadet

Farfadet - Found all throughout France but most common in the regions of Vendée and Poitou, these grotesque faeries are thought to be similar to diminutive leprechauns or imps, being roughly half a meter tall and often seen either naked or wearing tattered brown clothes. They are usually helpful, performing agricultural tasks in exchange for offerings of milk or cream, but can also be mischievous, creating elf-locks in horses' manes. Strangely, they will be frightened away by too much kindness.
Fenrir

**Fenrir** (Old Norse: "fen-dweller") or **Fenrisúlfr** (Old Norse: "Fenrir's wolf", often translated "Fenris-wolf"), also referred to as **Hróðvitnir** ("fame-wolf") and **Vánagandr** ("monster of the [River] Ván"), or **Vanargand**, is a giant wolf in Norse mythology. Fenrir, together with Hel and the World Serpent, is a child of Loki and giantess Angrboða. He is attested in the *Poetic Edda*, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the *Prose Edda* and *Heimskringla*, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both the *Poetic Edda* and *Prose Edda*, Fenrir is the father of the wolves Sköll and Hati Hróðvitnisson, is a son of Loki and is foretold to kill the god Odin during the events of Ragnarök, but will in turn be killed by Odin's son Víðarr.
Duende

Duende - Similar to the gnomes or goblins of Europe, these sinister faeries are supposed to be found in the woodlands of Mexico and Portugal, and to lead travelers astray using magical songs. They are also known to live inside the walls of houses, and to suddenly cut the toenails of unkempt children, sometimes taking the entire toe instead. Local human populations are terrified of the beings.
Fish-Fox

**THE FISH-FOX**

[ *Picisvulpes coertduboisia* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    “ Snowshoe Bill had a visitor. He was a younger guide, with tanned skin, keen black eyes, and a flashing smile. The two of them smoked and looked over the ripples that danced in the sun.

    “Catching many fish?” asked the visitor.

    “Quite a few,” answered Bill. Then he raised his voice loud enough for the nearby tenderfoot to hear. “By the Way, whatever became of that fish-fox your father had when you were a kid.”

    “Poor old foxy!” replied the young guide sadly. “He grieved himself to death after dad died. He was a dandy, all right. Why, all father had to say, was ‘Foxy, old fellow, we want fish for supper.’ and away he would go to the lake and dive in. Then he’d make a noise like an angleworm and the fish would follow him right out of the water onto the shore and up to the cabin. All dad had to do was to take a club and kill as many as he wanted and tell Foxy to take the rest back to the lake. Some fish we had then.”

    The young fellow took a sidelong glance at the open-mouthed listener. Then winked at Snowshoe Bill and said lazily, “Ho, hum. Those were the happy days.”
Dongo

Dongo - Responsible for producing lightning strikes and thunderclaps in the mythology of West Africa, these elemental faeries are associated with the fertility of the land around them. They often appear as humanoid figures shrouded in a cloak, and are seen to carry large axes that glow with lightning and electricity. Despite their imposing appearance, very little is known about their abilities.
Elverkonge

Elverkonge - Found in thick forests and around fast-moving rivers in Europe, these Danish faeries are sometimes confused with the similarly-named Erlkönig, and rule over elves in their vicinity. They are responsible for organizing the uncanny dances that take place on top of ancient burial mounds, and are believed to have a limited ability to control electricity and produce illness in local human populations.
Gremlin

Gremlin - Having been reported since the 1920s, these destructive faeries are said to wreak havoc on airplanes by breaking vital components or causing inexplicable errors. They caused the most trouble during World War II, when they became entrenched in the fearful legends of both sides. Though they are rarely seen now, it is wise to be wary when traveling at high altitudes.
Con Rit

**Con Rit** is name given to a Cryptid from Vietnam, it is an enormous oceanic centipede which lives in the south east Vietnam sea. Its body is made of segments of bony plates and it employs fish-like fins to swim. Initial research of the Con Rit was conducted by Dr. A. Krempf, director of the Oceanographic and Fisheries Service of Indo China, in the 1920’s.

Cryptozoologists have suggested a number of possibilities for what the *con rit* could be, if it is a real animal. Some say it is a primitive whale that is a relative of the zeuglodons which has evolved bony plates. It could also be some sort of giant crustacean or other segmented sea creature, the type of giant "something" that many ordinary scientists expect could be discovered in the deep sea someday. It could also be a giant remipede, a creature similar to a centipede, but blind and ocean-dwelling. Invertebrates are some of the most frequently discovered animals in modern times, and if a giant invertebrate were discovered, scientists would expect it to be an oceanic creature, since the depths of the oceans are the only place where many mainstream scientists believe giant animals may still lurk undiscovered.
Aughisky

Aughisky or Agishki is an Irish variant of the water horse myth. they are said to live in sea bays. They gallop out of the crashing waves up onto the shore, venturing inland. They are said to make excellent mounts if one mange's to catch one inland but once they see or hear the sea they go mad to return home to it's wave drowning their rider. they are omnivores said to eat both seaweed and fish and journeying inland to eat livestock.
Fūri

風狸

ふうり

Translation: wind tanuki

Alternate names: fūseijū, fūbo, heikō

Habitat: mountains and cliffs

Diet: omnivorous; feeds primarily on spiders and incense

Appearance: Fūri are wild beasts from the mountains of China. They are about the size of a tanuki or a river otter, and their shapes resembles a monkey. They have red eyes, short tails, black fur with a leopard-like pattern, and blue-greenish manes which run from nose to tail.

Behavior: Fūri are nocturnal, and spend the daylight hours sleeping. At night they leap from tree to tree, or cliff face to cliff face, with soaring jumps. They can moves as quickly as the wind, and resemble flying birds when they leap. They can clear the distance between two mountains in a single leap.

Fūri’s diet consists of spiders and the fragrant wood from incense trees, however they have also been observed hunting. They use a special kind of grass (the species is unknown) and climb to the top of a tree. They hold the grass out in their hands to try to attract a bird. When a bird comes for the grass, the fūri is able to catch and eat the bird.
Gandaberunda

The **Gandaberunda** or **Berunda** (Kannada: ಗಂಡಭೇರುಂಡ '**gaṇḍabheruṇḍa'**), or **Bheruṇḍa** (Sanskrit: भेरुण्ड, lit. *terrible*) is a two-headed bird in Hindu mythology, believed to possess immense magical strength. It is an avatar of Lord Vishnu to fight Lord Sharabha, who in-turn was an avatar of Lord Shiva and had the mission of stopping Narasimha, Vishnu's lion avatar. It was the emblem of the erstwhile Kingdom of Mysore under the Wodeyar kings, and after India attained independence, it was retained by Mysore state as its emblem. That state was enlarged in 1956 and renamed Karnataka in 1973, and the Gandabherunda continues to be the official state emblem of Karnataka. It is used as the official emblem of the Karnataka state government because it is a symbol of strength. It is believed to be capable of fighting the forces of destruction. It appears as an intricately carved sculpture motif in Hindu temples.
Galtzagorri

Galtzagorri - Almost like hyperactive brownies, these Spanish faeries live in households and will constantly require the human residents to set them tasks to keep them busy. They often appear as humanoids wearing red trousers or caps, and are capable of moving at superhuman speeds to accomplish the tasks that they are given.
Hoop Snake

**THE HOOP SNAKE**

*Serpenscirculousus caudavenenifer*

    A well-known menace. Its existence is thoroughly established by numerous reports from highly creditable parties. The characteristics appear to be about the same in all regions. Its habit of tucking its tail in its mouth and rolling at incredible speed in pursuit of its prey, or a fancied enemy, is not duplicated fortunately, by any other member of the animal kingdom.

    The tail ends in a stinger carrying venom of such power that a dose of but 0.003 p.p.m.6 is sufficient to make even the leather-skinned Hodag turn green and swell up and die inside of an hour. No wonder that folks wise in woods lore are wary of this circular engine of destruction. He may travel on just one cylinder but that’s all he needs.

    The speed reached in rolling is nothing short of remarkable. A full grown jack-rabbit is pie for this Snake. A mature Snake, when hooped, has a diameter of 1.5923 feet. He has been clocked, after being enticed on to a cleverly designed rolling metered platform at an r.p.m. of about 1056, or a straightaway speed of some 60 m.p.h. The only way to outrun him is to climb over a fence. The Snake must unhoop to get through.

    There are many authentic cases of death from this reptile’s venom; possibly the most convincing bit of data is that, in a fit of pique, a Hoop Snake stung one of Paul Bunyan’s peavy handles. Of course this handle was a sizeable stick to start with, but the venom swelled it to such dimensions that Paul cut it up into 946 cords of wood. And then the dang stuff wouldn’t burn. Just lay in the stove and hissed.
Dingonek

The Dingonek is a creature that lives in the Maggori River in Kenya, as well as in Lake Nyanza (Victoria). Our primary source for the dingonek comes from big-game hunter John Alfred Jordan, as recorded by Edgar Beecher Bronson. As a tale told by one big-game hunter to another, there is no reason to believe there was any embellishment or exaggeration involved.

Legends of aquatic monsters predate Jordan’s account, but they describe a generic large water python. Clement Hill claimed to have seen one in Lake Nyanza that attempted to seize a man on the prow of his boat. It had a dark, roundish head.

The dingonek as described by Jordan is a cross between a sea serpent, a leopard, and a whale. It is fourteen or fifteen feet long. Its head is similar in shape and markings to that of a leopard, but is the size of a lioness’ head. There are two long white fangs protruding downwards from the upper jaw. The back is broad like that of a hippo, patterned and colored like a leopard, and “scaled like an armadillo”. The tail, used for aquatic propulsion, is broad and finned. When ashore, the dingonek leaves behind prints as wide as a hippo’s but with reptilian claw-marks.
Gazunk

**THE GAZUNK**

[ *Tibiarostrum tryoni* (Sharpe, 2020) ]

    When night steals over the Big Woods, the cry of a prowling bird sounds like a ghostly wail, and the crackling of a small twig resembles the sharp rapport of a revolver. The brush of a fluttering leap across his cheek brings the “greenhorn” to his feet with a startled cry.

    It is then, as they sit about the campfire, the old guides like to spin the yearns that have been handed down by generations of their predecessors.

    “What is that?” exclaims a tenderfoot hoarsely, as one of the many strange sounds of the night strikes his ear.” “It sounds like some one whistling away off in the distance.”

    “Why that,” explains the twinkling-eyed old-timer, “must be the gazunk, or flute-bill bird. When the gazunk was a young bird, he went to sleep in a tree and a woodpecker, by mistake, drilled some holes in his long bill. Of course, it made him sore, until he found he could play on his bill like a flute, using his claws as stops. It almost tickled him to death. So now he goes around playing like that all night. Listen! Just strain your ears a bit. Yep, sure enough, that's the gazunk.”
Getzko

Getzko - Bulky and muscular, these Polish hairy humanoids are found in deep mountainous forests, and stand roughly two and a half meters tall at the shoulder. They are strong and aggressive towards humans, and are known to make noises akin to horses. A particular folktale tells the story of a soldier who hunted one of these monsters, and was later found decapitated.
Fride

Fride - Found in rocky and mountainous areas across the Hebrides, these tiny Scottish faeries are rarely seen, but are known to sneak out from their rocky dens at night to steal crumbs of food off the floors of local households, and will bring back luck if crumbs are not left out for them. A little milk must be poured on the rocks in which the Fridean live to prevent them from harming humans or their livestock. If they are pursued through their tunnels, the hunters in question will vanish.
Emela-Ntouka

The **Emela-ntouka** in Lingala language - also known as *Aseka-moke, Njago-gunda, Ngamba-namae, Chipekwe or Irizima -* is an elephant-sized cryptid that lives in the Congo and possibly Cameroon. Feared by natives as "The Elephant Killer" it is ferocious and kills anything that it encounters.

The Emela-ntouka is claimed to be around the size of an African Bush Elephant (average 3.2 m tall, 6 tonnes; or 10.5 ft, 13,230 lb), brownish to gray in color, with a heavy tail, and with a body of similar shape and appearance to a rhinoceros, including one long horn on its snout. Supporting its massive bulky body above ground level are supposed four short, stump-like legs. It is described as having no frills or ridges along the neck. The animal is alleged to be semi-aquatic and feed on Malombo and other leafy plants. The Emela-ntouka is claimed to utter a vocalization, described as a snort, rumble or growl.
Au Cơ

Âu Cơ - Youthful and beautiful, these Vietnamese faeries have the ability to heal ailments and close wounds, and are often known to transform into crane-like beings if they are frightened by potential aggressors. They give birth to over 100 children from egg sacs, and are said to have spawned the first residents of Vietnam in the local creation myth.
Aglebemu

Aglebemu - To be found in the swamps and lakes of North America, these massive frogs are spoken of as lake monsters in Native American mythology. They are said to be so large that they cause blockages in waterways, thus creating terrible droughts. It is for that reason that there is a story about a legendary hero slaying one of the beasts in the folklore of the Native Americans.