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Mokèlé-mbèmbé

In cryptozoology, the **Mokele-mbembe** is a water-dwelling entity that supposedly lives in the Congo River Basin, sometimes described as a living creature, sometimes as a spirit.

During the early 20th century, descriptions of the entity increasingly reflected public fascination with dinosaurs, including aspects of particular dinosaur species now known among scientists to be incorrect, and the entity became increasingly described alongside a number of purported living nonavian dinosaurs in Africa.

Over time, the entity became a point of focus in particular among adherents of the pseudoscience of cryptozoology, and young Earth creationism, resulting in numerous expeditions led by cryptozoologists and funded by young Earth creationists and groups with the aim of finding evidence that invalidates scientific consensus regarding evolution. Paleontologist Donald Prothero remarks that "the quest for Mokele Mbembe ... is part of the effort by creationists to overthrow the theory of evolution and teaching of science by any means possible". Additionally, Prothero observes that "the only people looking for Mokele-mbembe are creationist ministers, not wildlife biologists."

Historian Edward Guimont has argued that the Mokele-mbembe myth grows out of earlier pseudohistorical claims about Great Zimbabwe, and in turn influenced the later reptilian conspiracy theory.
Nok Sumpatee

Sumpatee is a son of Garuda and older brother to Nok Sadayu. Similar in physical appearace as Sadayu only his color is red instead of green. Sumpatee is the bird of selflessness because of his brave act.

The story happened when Sumpatee and his younger brother, Sadayu, were living in Ussakan mountain. Being young and innocent, Sadayu mistaken the brightly lid Sun for a fruit and tried to eat. The god Sun was furious at the bird and tried to burn the bird by expanding his lethal rays. Sumpatee saw his younger brother's being punished by the god. He then used himself as a shield to protect his brother from the piercing rays. The heat of the rays caused his feathers to fall.

Remained angry, the Sun God cursed Sumpatee to remain featherless and to stay at Hemarantee Cave. Only the day prince Rama's army brought the great ring to Lady Sida, the curse would be lifted.
Jangjamari

Jangjamari - Appearing as heavily overweight humanoids, these aquatic Korean faeries are covered in seaweed and rice plants, and are often seen to play intricate and beautiful musical instruments. In traditional religious rituals and dances, they are used to represent fertility and bountiful Summer harvests, likely due to their covering of rice and vegetation.
Lunatishee

Lunatishee - Dwelling in and around blackthorn trees in Britain and Ireland, these frightening faeries are covered in woody spines and spikes, and protect their host trees viciously. They hate humans with a passion, and often attack them with their spikes and thorns to discourage them from coming near the trees, because of the Irish tradition to harvest branches from blackthorn trees to make ritualistic sticks. Oddly, they worship the moon as some kind of deity.
Leviathan

**Leviathan** (/lɪˈvaɪ.əθən/; לִוְיָתָן, *Līvəyāṯān*) is a creature with the form of a sea serpent in Judaism. It is referenced in several books of the Hebrew Bible, including Psalms, the Book of Job, the Book of Isaiah, and the Book of Amos; it is also mentioned in the apocryphal Book of Enoch.

The Leviathan of the Book of Job is a reflection of the older Canaanite *Lotan*, a primeval monster defeated by the god Baal Hadad. Parallels to the role of Mesopotamian Tiamat defeated by Marduk have long been drawn in comparative mythology, as have been wider comparisons to dragon and world serpent narratives such as Indra slaying Vrtra or Thor slaying Jörmungandr. Leviathan also figures in the Hebrew Bible as a metaphor for a powerful enemy, notably Babylon (Isaiah 27:1). Some 19th century scholars pragmatically interpreted it as referring to large aquatic creatures, such as the crocodile. The word later came to be used as a term for *great whale*, and for sea monsters in general.
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Ice Worm

ICE WORMS: Intriguing invertebrates inherently embedded in the immense icy gorges in the grandeur of giant glaciers. These creepy crawlies cheep and chirp if conditions are complimentary to their capacity. These weird wriggling worms are without relation to real roundworms, those mediocre members of the make of Mesenchytraeus.

ICE WORMS (Again): Idiosyncratic invertebrates that are invariably embedded in icecaps. If inclemency is imminent, this impetus entices the idlers to inch from their icy encasement. On impulse they impinge on inhabited enclosures. There they intervene on irascible inhabitants irritating them with their infernal ing-icka-ing-icka-ing-icka-ing, an immense interlude they emanate.
Korrigan

Korrigan - Mentioned in the folklore of the French area of Brittany, these dwarfish faeries are normally held to be closely related to dwarves and gnomes, but their name has also been used to describe aquatic spirits much like sirens on some occasions. They are held to be demons or malevolent spirits they were trapped on Earth for an indeterminate amount of time, and they can be identified by their inability to list all seven days of the week due to the holiness of the full week.
Khyāh

Khyāh - Short and plump, these Nepalese hairy humanoids are thought to be related to faeries or domovoi, and are known to dwell in dark basements or attics. Being capable of both good and evil, they are said to either bring good luck or disaster to their residences. They are scared of electric lighting, and will make anyone who sees them ill as a defense mechanism.
Mizuchi

The ***Mizuchi*** (大虬, 蛟龍、蛟, 美都知) is a type of Japanese dragon or legendary serpent-like creature, either found in aquatic habitat or otherwise connected to water. Some commentators perceived it to have been a water deity. It is described in the ancient pseudo-chronicle *Nihon Shoki* and one *Man'yōshū* poem.
Lepugnomus

Lepugnomus - Gnome-like creatures, a specimen of this rare species of faery was discovered in 1989, when it was caught alive in Spain by a group of hikers. The creature died within 24 hours, and its preserved body can still be seen in a local museum. Hunters and biologists unlike have been unable to identify it as a non-paranormal animal.
Leprocaun

Leprocaun - Small, goblin-like and nimble, these North American faeries are thought to have evolved from a population of true leprechauns brought into the country with Irish settlers, and have since evolved to become savage and predatory. They enjoy attacking travelers and stealing goods from cars and vehicles, leaping great distances to get away and using their ferocious teeth and claws to defend themselves.
Lu Dja Lako

A gigantic bull turtle from the folklore of the South-eastern Indians, the Lu dja lako lives in a lake. Although not initially dangerous to humans, if they were to ride upon it's back they would discover by the time he reached the water's edge they would be stuck to it's shell. No matter how hard they plead or yell or pull at their limbs to make an escape, they will stay fastened to the shell as the creature slips into the water and submerges.
Ihmissusi

Ihmissusi - Transformed into monsters as a result of harmful pranks from forest faeries or spirits, these Finnish werewolves usually have bent spines and extremely long index fingers in their human forms. Their presence has sometimes been known to warp silver objects, but they can still be used to harm the monstrous shapeshifters.
Klu

Klu - Embodying natural resources and environments such as trees and forests, these Tibetan spirits are similar to dryads or nymphs, and have a divine significance to the terrain around them. However, like other faeries they can be mischievous and destructive, and are known to cause disease and tempestuous weather when they are displeased. Specific rituals must be performed to prevent this wrath.
Mictlān

**Mictlan** (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈmikt͡ɬaːn]) is the underworld of Aztec mythology. Most people who die would travel to Mictlan, although other possibilities exist. Mictlan consists of nine distinct levels.

Mictlan is believed to be ruled by King Mictlantecuhtli ("Lord of the Underworld") and his wife, Mictecacihuatl ("Lady of the Underworld").

The nine levels include

Apanohuaia or Itzcuintlan: there lies a mighty river , the only way to cross was by means of Xolotl . If life had not been kind to any dogs , the dead remained in this dimension for eternity.

Tepectli Monamictlan: Place where the mountains collide with each other.

Iztepetl:Cerro knives , this place was bristling with flints.

Izteecayan : Place where the wind blows knives , this was a place with a saw consisting of eight hills and snowing heavily.

Paniecatacoyan . Place where bodies float like flags , this place was at the foot of the last hill Izteecayan and there began a very cold desert area , composed of eight moors that had to go.

Timiminaloayan . Flechan The place , here was said to be a path whose sides arent pointy arrows invisible hands to mow interns .

Teocoyocualloa : A place where wild animals feed on the hearts . In this passage, a wild beast opened the chest of the deceased to eat his heart, because without this body , the person fell into a puddle where it was fiercely persecuted by an alligator.

Izmictlan Apochcalolca . The road fog that blinds , in this place, they had to wade nine rivers before reaching the place where he expected his mortal half.

ChicUNAMictlan : Here souls found rest.

After spending all these obstacles , you get to release your tetonalli (soul). The posthumous journey takes four years.
Huma

The Huma bird is said to never come to rest, living its entire life flying invisibly high above the earth, and never alighting on the ground (in some legends it is said to have no legs).

In several variations of the Huma myths, the bird is said to be phoenix-like, consuming itself in fire every few hundred years, only to rise anew from the ashes. The Huma bird is said to have both the male and female natures in one body (reminiscent of the Chinese Fenghuang), each nature having one wing and one leg. Huma is considered to be compassionate, and a 'bird of fortune' since its shadow (or touch) is said to be auspicious.

In Sufi tradition, catching the Huma is beyond even the wildest imagination, but catching a glimpse of it or even a shadow of it is sure to make one happy for the rest of his/her life. It is also believed that Huma cannot be caught alive, and the person killing a Huma will die in forty days.
Muki

Muki - Usually appearing as pale and dwarfish humanoids dressed in classic miners' uniforms, these South American faeries dwell in caves and mountainous regions, and are capable of warping and changing the terrain around them. This includes making mineral veins appear and disappear, as well as whistling loudly to warn miners of impending collapses. They are not entirely benevolent, however, and are known to steal unbaptized children, which then later transform into other muki.
Kijimuna

Kijimuna - Skilled fishermen, these Japanese forest faeries are said to be irritating magical tricksters, and to sit on the chests of sleeping victims at night to make them unable to breathe. In their true form, they resemble short humanoids with long red hair and pointed ears, though often assume the appearance of human children. Despite their tricky nature, they have sometimes been known to befriend humans in times of dire need.
Naraka

***Naraka*** (Sanskrit: नरक, literally *of man*) is the realm of hell in Indian religions. According to some schools of Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism, *Naraka* is a place of torment. The word *Neraka* (modification of *Naraka*) in Indonesian and Malaysian has also been used to describe the Islamic concept of Hell.

Alternatively, the "hellish beings" that are said to reside in this underworld are often referred to as *Narakas*. These beings are also termed in Hindi as *Narakis* (Sanskrit: नारकीय, *Nārakīya*), *Narakarnavas* (Sanskrit: नरकार्णव, *Narakārṇava*) and *Narakavasis* (Sanskrit: नरकवासी, *Narakavāsī*).
Lingyao

Twenty li further west stands mount Gui. on it's Northern slope is an abundance of Tufou-jade. To it's west is a valley called heron valley. Among it's trees are many willow and mulberry. there is a bird here that resembles a mountain pheasant but with a long tail, red as fiery cinnabar, and a green beak. it is called the Lingyao and makes a sound like it's name. wearing it against the flesh can prevent blindness.
Huo Dou

Huo Dou looks like a black dog, but is much more powerful and mysterious. He is the assistant of the god of fire. He eats and emanates fire himself. Wherever this mythical animal appears, a big fire will break out and many people will die. It is said that if a pregnant dog gets hit by a little piece of meteorite on a special day, it will give birth to a Hou Dou. .
Melalo

Melalo - These grotesque Romanian birds appear as two headed ravens with dirty grey feathers, and are supposedly the children of two faeries who were cursed by a wrathful deity. They are vengeful for this, and take on vengeance on humans by causing insanity and delirium in their victims. Those who they have affected will only be able to chatter like a bird, and can be cured by wrapping an amulet with the image of the bicephalic bird around the part of the body that has come into contact wit
Lobreu

Lobreu or Duende wolf is a magical creature similar to a wolf pup that has three tails, its eyes are entirely black, they say that this name of wolf elf is due to its stature that when adult continues with the appearance of a wolf pup, its coat can vary between black, white, brown, gray among many colors common in wolves and dogs. If the lobisomen is a werewolf, the Lobreu is a wolf-elf, or, in the words of Fontes Ibiapina, a “wolf-shaped elf” that roams the woods of Piauí from Thursday to Friday nights.

For some, the animal, although dangerous, does not have homicidal instincts, it just takes its victims and beats them mercilessly. However, there are those who say that the creature not only beats, but goes beyond simple homicide, slaughtering its victim until there is nothing left but dust. Its victims do not have a specific characteristic. According to Rafael Noléto, the Lobreu is a creature very similar to a werewolf that runs on all fours and “Chases every creature / Of any size or height”. The animal, in fact, does not seem to care about sex, race, age, size, creed or sexual orientation. Anyone can be a potential victim.

The only thing that can scare Lobreu away is a good prayer offered by a person endowed with fervent faith. When faced with a prayer of this nature, the entity runs for leagues.
Muu Shuwuu

Muu Shuwuu - Appearing as young and beautiful human women, these Siberian demons are the lonely spirits of women who died before knowing love, and now lure unwary men to isolated places on mountains or in dense forests. When their victims follow them, they will transform back into their avian forms and savage them with their bird-like talons.
Kori

This dangerous bird lives on an iron tree beyond the skies. Larch trees bend under its weight and storms rise from its wings. Sometimes, a Kori resembles a big eagle, sometimes it can look like an ostrich.

Killing a Kori would bring happiness

to a family, but it is not that easy.

The bird kidnaps people, and those who hear its screams can lose their minds. Just a mere glimpse at a Kori can kill in an instant. According to a legend, once villagers came out to have a look at the bird and they all dropped dead in the blink of an eye. The only survivor was a woman who stayed at home. While she was mourning the dead relatives, a tiger came to her. She stepped over the tiger, and miraculously got pregnant and thus gave birth to a new human race.

In the shaman myths, Kori is described as an iron bird with

a steel bar for a beak, a spear for bear hunting instead

of a tail, and Manchu sabers instead of feathers.

Shaman flies down into the underworld

on a Kori’s back.
Krampus

Krampus - Austrian beings, these goat-like creatures are known to follow pagan gods of the Winter Solstice, and where these gods may deliver gifts, the creatures dish out punishment. They judge children based on their behavior over the past year, and then either leave them unharmed or kidnap them. They carry whips fashioned crudely out of sticks, and use these instruments to viciously beat the children they collect.
Koromodako

Koromodako are strange and terrifying octopus-like yokai living in the seas bordering Kyoto and Fukui, particularly in the bays of Ine and Wakasa. Koromodako usually appear similar to ordinary small octopuses. Males only reach a size of a few centimeters long, while females can grow up to five times that length. Being so tiny, they are subject to the tides and waves, and so they float wherever the currents take them. Females live inside of a paper-thin shell, while males have no shell (similar to the family of octopuses called argonauts).

When koromodako are threatened they become incredibly dangerous. They can instantly grow to many times their original size – large enough to engulf fish, fishermen, or any other creature that might try to eat them. Stretching their arms and body out wide, they resemble an enormous piece of cloth, from which they get their name. While in this form a koromodako can engulf nearly anything in the water, even entire ships. It wraps its arms and mantle around the ship, sailors and all, and drags it down into the deep, never to be seen again. After feeding, the koromodako shrinks back down to its tiny size, impossible to trace.
Kunlun

The **Kunlun** (simplified Chinese: 昆仑; traditional Chinese: 崑崙; pinyin: *Kūnlún*; Wade–Giles: *K'un-lun*) or **Kunlun Shan** is a mountain or mountain range in Chinese mythology, an important symbol representing the *axis mundi* and divinity.

The mythological Kunlun is based on various sources — mythologic and geographic — of the modern so-called Kunlun Mountains of the Tibetan Plateau and Mount Kailash (as an archetypal *omphalos*). The term "Kunlun" has also been applied to Southeastern Asian lands or islands and seemingly even Africa — although the relationship to the mountain is not clear beyond the nomenclature. In any case, Kunlun refers to distant, exotic, and mysterious places. Different locations of Kunlun have been ascribed in the various legends, myths, and semi-historical accounts in which it appears. These accounts typically describe Kunlun as the dwelling place of various gods and goddesses where fabled plants and mythical creatures may also be found. Many important events in Chinese mythology were based around Kunlun.
Mengue

Demonic maggots one can find beneath patches of ferns in full-moon nights. Whoever captures them receives extraordinary power, but must remember to feed them two pounds of meat a day or else they’ll try and devour their “master”. Normally stored inside a pincushion, you can get them to behave by threatening to put them in a hollow bull horn instead.
Kranokolaptes

The kranokolaptes is an insect found in Egypt, and which develops in the persea tree (perhaps Mimusops). It has the appearance of a moth, with four downy felt-textured wings that leave an ashy dust behind. Philoumenos described it as green in color, but that is apparently a misreading of Nicander. The head of the kranokolaptes is hard, heavy, and nodding; its abdomen is thick and fat. It has a deadly stinger located below its head. A kranokolaptes will use its stinger to attack the heads and necks of humans and cause instant death. Kranokolaptes stings are deadly unless victims are treated with its antidote – a kranokolaptes drowned in oil.
Narechnice

Narechnice - Appearing to newborn babies and their mothers in groups of three, these prophetic Slavic faeries foretell the future of the child. The first member of their group speaks of the child's death, the second about their sickness and misfortune, and the third about happy moments. Gold coins and warm fires are usually left in rooms with newborn children or expectant mothers to appease the beings.
Karkadann

An early description of the karkadann comes from the 10/11th century Persian scholar Abū Rayḥān al-Bīrūnī (Al-Biruni, 973–1048). He describes an animal which has "the build of a buffalo...a black, scaly skin; a dewlap hanging down under the skin. It has three yellow hooves on each foot...The tail is not long. The eyes lie low, farther down the cheek than is the case with all other animals. On the top of the nose there is a single horn which is bent upwards." A fragment of Al-Biruni preserved in the work of another author adds a few more characteristics: "the horn is conical, bent back towards the head, and longer than a span...the animal's ears protrude on both sides like those of a donkey, and...its upper lip forms into a finger-shape, like the protrusion on the end of an elephant's trunk." These two descriptions leave no doubt that the Indian Rhinoceros is the basis for the animal. But the future confusion between the rhinoceros and the unicorn was already in the making since the Persian language uses the same word, *karkadann*, for the mythological animal as it does for the rhinoceros, and this confusion is evident also in the illustrations of the creature.

After Al-Biruni, Persian scholars took his description and formed ever more fanciful versions of the beast, aided by the absence of first-hand knowledge and the difficulty of reading and interpreting old Arabic script. A decisive shift in description concerned the horn: where Al-Biruni had stuck to the short, curved horn, later writers made it a long, straight horn, which was shifted in artists' representations from the animal's nose to its brow.
Lange Man

Lange Man - Dwelling in basements and other dark areas in secluded Dutch or European houses, these freakish bogeymen tower over all those around them, and are frequently seen to knock on the windows of children to foretell illness. Despite their Slenderman-like appearance, they are not nearly as malevolent as the aforementioned being, and are sometimes said to follow nocturnal travelers in order to protect them. They are capable of adjusting their size at will, and are able to hover.
Myrmecoleon

Myrmecoleon or the Antlion is exactly what the name implies well at least that's what the ancient artists thought. cause an Antlion in reality isn't quite a hybrid of a ant and a lion it was described as being the lion equivalent to ants hunting them down and devouring them much like the real lion did to it's prey. clearly something got lost in translation all those years ago.
Jarjacha

One of the most famous myths of Andean culture is the one about the monster called Jarjacha. There are several stories about this creature along the Andean communities of Peru and Bolivia. This monstrous creature is commonly heard at midnight and the sound resembles the sound of its name in quechua.

Different testimonies may differ in regard of the appearance of the monster: some describe a creature with body of fox and llama head, others refer to a creature with body of puma and a double or even triple fox head while others refer to an antrophomorphus creature half animal and half human. However the appearance of the monster, what is known is that this creature is in fact a human being, which was punished by God for committing incest. And also, this creature has the power to kill any person by just looking in the eyes.
Katoblepon

The Roman author and rhetoric teacher Aelianus described the katoblepon ("Down looker") of Libya as being a heavy hoofed species of animal, about the size of a bull, which grazes upon poisonous roots, and has a grim expression upon their face. The katoblepon are said to walk with their head hung low. the face the face of the animal sports oxen-like eyes but are bloodshot and narrow, set beneath high-arching bushy eyebrows. Katoblepon have a pungent and rank smelling breath so foul it lingers in the air about them; its stench is so powerful any animal which gets within the nnoxious air will lose their voice and fall over convulsing until they die.
Jack-in-Irons

Jack-in-Irons - Covered in chains, these giant faeries are found in dark and wide roads in Britain, and are well-known for brutally mutilating and decapitating human victims, and then attaching their heads to their belts. They usually wield large, spiked clubs, and are sometimes seen to have facial features akin to those of a boar, suggesting a shapeshifting ability may be present.
Lùduān

ùduān (甪端) or jiǎo duān (角端, also chio-tuan or kioh twan), is a Chinese legendary animal looking like a deer with green coat, a horse's tail and a single horn. It can travel a distance of 18,000 li in a day (6000-9000 km or 3600-5500 miles) and speak in languages of foreign countries. Luduan appears in the time of an enlightened rule and presents the monarch with a message. A luduan once appeared to Genghis Khan and convinced him to abandon his efforts to conquer India.

According to the biographies of Wuhuan Xianbei, the Mongols use the horns of jiao duan for the production of compound bows, called "unicorn bows" (角端弓 jiǎo duān gōng) .
Larēs

Larēs - Acting as household guardians akin to brownies or other faeries, these ancient Roman spirits are usually housed in shrines in specially-constructed rooms or locations throughout a traditional house. Each traditional household would have contained at least one figurine representing a favored Larēs, and this would be an object of worship, to which sacrifices and other offerings were given. Different Larēs rule over different domains, some protecting roads, and some protecting families.
Lúchorpáin

Lúchorpáin - Lurking on the coastlines of Ireland and Britain, these aquatic faeries are often confused with leprechauns because of their similar names and genetic relations. They will drag foolhardy travelers into the cold water and attempt to teach them lessons by creating ordeals. However, they must grant a person three wishes if they are captured.
Kogukhpuk

Kogukhpuk - Known from the North American Inuit folklore of Canada and Greenland, these tusked monstrosities resemble bulbous frog-like beasts with enormous tusks, and are said to have once roamed the Earth freely, before relocating to deep underground either by their own volition or at the command of a powerful shaman. If they are exposed to sunlight, they will die instantly, and so are almost never seen on the surface, but can still cause earthquakes and cave-ins with their unending digging.
Naujakuksualuk

Naujakuksualuk - Found around the cold seas of North America and Greenland, these enormous birds were mentioned in the folklore of the Inuit people and resemble massive seagulls. They have been known to snatch human victims up suddenly and take off with them, attempting to bring them back to their nests, and can only be killed by piercing their skin using a knife.
Ma Peek

Ma Peeks or Winged Horses appear not only in Himapan stories but also make their appearances in other cultures as well ike the legend of Pegasus in Greek mythology, Winged horse in old chinese tales.

Although descriptions about various winged horses may be different from one culture to another, one thing remains the same and that is all winged horses are equipped with a set of bird like wings and able to fly with great speed. Ma Peek is one of the Himapan creatures that combines the characteristics of a bird and a horse together. Other magical beasts in Himapan tales that inherit this type of mix are Durong Puksin, Haymara Ussadorn, and Ussa Dorn Vihok.
Libahunt

Libahunt - Depicted in traditional tragic plays from their home European country of Estonia, these werewolves are usually the daughters of innocents that are accused of being witches and executed. Ironically, their heritage leads to them being ostracized and exiled from local communities, but they will only transform if they are treated badly by other people, thus making their condition a self-fulfilling prophecy.
K'uh-Lung

According to Chinese mythology, K'uh-lung dragons are not born of calcium carbonate type eggs but rather jeweled eggs; they are created from seaweed. Similar to many other types of dragons the k'uh-lung remains in the Kaio-lung stage throughout their life. They have webbed feet, more flipper-like than clawed paws. The K'uh-lung are entirely aquatic being and cannot fly.
Kapre

Kapre - Dwelling in the forests and woodlands of the Philippines, these tough-skinned faeries are mostly nocturnal, and are well-known for carrying cigars or lit matches in their hands. They have sometimes been said to fall in love with human companions, and then follow them throughout their lives. If they are threatened, they will transform into trees, and if those trees are cut down then the creatures will become vengeful.
Mu

**Mu** is a legendary lost continent. The term was introduced by Augustus Le Plongeon, who used the "Land of Mu" as an alternative name for Atlantis. It was subsequently popularized as an alternative term for the hypothetical land of Lemuria by James Churchward, who asserted that Mu was located in the Pacific Ocean before its destruction. Archaeologists assign assertions about Mu to the category of pseudoarchaeology. The place of Mu in literature has been discussed in detail in *Lost Continents* (1954) by L. Sprague de Camp.

Geologists dismiss the existence of Mu and the lost continent of Atlantis as physically impossible, arguing that a continent can neither sink nor be destroyed in the short period of time asserted in legends and folklore and literature about these places. Mu's existence is considered to have no factual basis.
Mouros

Mouros - Dwelling deep underground across Portugal and Europe, these diminutive faeries are said to have originally lived above ground, but to have been forced into their subterranean home upon the arrival of humans. They spend most of their time mining for gems and gold, but are sometimes seen on the surface when they steal food from local human villages. Because of the nature of their lifestyle, they often come into conflict with the cuélebre.
Leraje

Leraje - Clad in green hooded garments, these strange demons resemble elves or faeries, and often carry bows with which they can inflict gangrene on their victims. They enjoy striking up conflicts in human populations, and are known for their terrifyingly accurate marksmanship. Any humans who are struck with their arrows will immediately start to decay and putrefy all over their body.
Fulad-Zereh

Fulad-Zereh - Inhabiting heavy suits of steel armor, these flying Middle Eastern demons are known to swoop down on isolated villages and kidnap human women, and are often found around dark magic users and faeries. Due to an ancient spell placed on the first individual of their species, they can only be killed by a specific blade, that has long since been lost to time.
Monaciello

Monaciello - Resembling diminutive monks or priests, these tiny faeries are related to brownies and other household helpers, and are known to use networks of tunnels under Italian cities to give out gifts to those who need it most. Despite their kindness to the needy, they have been known to play harmless mischief and annoying pranks on those who are cruel or corrupt.
Murghi-I-Adami

Murghi-I-Adami - Described as resembling fabulous peacocks with human-like faces and the ability to speak human languages, these beautiful Middle-Eastern birds are known from the lore of the Islamic faith. There are only two individuals in existence, and they can often be seen sitting together and talking about a subject which will be subjectively fascinating to the listener. They were apparently born in the Garden of Eden (Jannat `Adn) but were exiled along with Adam and Eve.
Nihniknoovi

Nihniknoovi - Mentioned in the Kawaiisu mythology of North America, these enormous birds resemble massive hawks, and are known to carry human victims away with the intent of exsanguinating their bodies into the nearest body of water before devouring their drained corpses. They usually build their nests in mountainous regions, and are sometimes locally referred to as 'man-carrying birds' because of their striking method of hunting. The etymology of their name is not clear.
Ieles

Ieles - Resembling large, bipedal cats at first glance, these monstrous faeries are known from European folklore, and lurk at crossroads or fountains where they will attack and drain the blood of any humans they find. Although they are capable of causing all manner of sicknesses in humans, they have sometimes been known to fall in love with particular people. They have a fondness for music, and it seems that they may be predatory vampiric nymphs of some kind.
Ittan-Momen

Ittan-momen is a long, narrow sheet of cloth normally used to make clothes, but reanimated with the spirit of a tsukumogami. They are native to Kagoshima, and can be seen flying through the sky at night, occasionally attacking people.

Ittan-momen attack by wrapping their bodies around a person’s face and neck, strangling or smothering them to death. As far as tsukumogami go, they are fairly malicious and often dangerous or deadly instead of simply mischievous.
Kobold

Kobold - Household faeries, these ugly creatures are found in German homes, where they perform domestic tasks and chores, though will play malicious pranks if neglected or annoyed. They can also sometimes be found in mines and caves, where they set up homes and settlements of their own, and can often be heard laughing loudly from above ground. They can shapeshift in order to blend in with human populations, and can also turn into glowing balls of fire to attack potential threats.
Jimplecute

Jimplecute is the name given to a fearsome critter most notably described by folklorist Vance Randolph, in We Always Lie to Strangers (1951). According to Randolph, the jimplecute is a sort of ghastly phantom, resembling a prehistoric monster, what, under the cover of darkness, attacks travelers on lonely moon-lit roads. The savage reptile has an insatiable vampiric appetite, which may only be quenched by the lifeblood of its victims. The jimplecute lunges out, unsuspectingly, at passersby, and, seizing them by the jugular, it proceeds to drain them of all vital fluid.1 Thus, the jimplecute (Verbumfalsus incomprehensibilis) joins the ranks of snallygaters, chupacabras, vampires, and other blood-sucking monsters. The previous synopsis is one often retold, although usually repeated verbatim from Randolph, as anyone who has ever attempted to find any other information on the jimplecute will assuredly testify. For, apart from Randolph’s details, virtually nothing is known of the aptly-named terror a way down south in Arkansas.

Still, as any diligent researcher will attest, there was oddly enough, to say the least, a newspaper entitled The Jefferson Jimplecute based out of the Lone Star State from the city of the same name, that is Jefferson not Jimplecute!

As gloated in its byline, "Independent in all Things--Noutral [sic] in Nothing," The Jefferson Jimplecute was a paper true to its name, if, of course, anyone knew what its name meant. Certainly, plenty have inquired but to little avail. There was a reader of Billboard magazine, L. Verne Slout, of Vermontville, Michigan (not confusing at all), who, in 1944, penned a letter to the periodical’s “Collectors’ Corner” inquiring to the origin of the term. The author of the section, Fred P. Pitzer, frankly admitted, “Here is a query that stumps us.“ Pitzer cast much doubt as to whether any other readers had an answer but posted Slout’s inquiry nonetheless.

Slout noted that The Jefferson Jimplecute allegedly once displayed “a sort of dragon or some such animal with several tails and many legs, which, perhaps, might be a Jimplecute” astride the newspaper’s title line. One can be assured as to the veracity of this statement. Slout attributed this piece of information to the all-knowing “they,” as in “they say.”

Moreover, Slout highlighted the ambiguity of the term’s meaning and origin, but he did concede one possible explanation. Slout elaborated that the term may have originally applied to “the ornate scroll work on circus band wagons and floats.”2

Scrollwork refers to the decorative process of illuminating something with a series of winding, intricate floral-like patterns. Such designs appear as if to radiate naturally outward from a fixed point and provide a sense of elegance to what would otherwise be unused, blank space. Scrollwork starts with a single curvature that is repeated to create a succession of markings coming together to form an elaborate and ornamental design.
Kraisorn Rajasri

Vividly described in the story of Wessandon as a powerfully built, graceful lion with red mane, red lips, red tail tip, and red paws.

The Kraisorn Rajasri belongs to the group of pure lions. The Kraisorn Rajasri is a solitary animal and able to communicate with others of its kind through a variety of sounds, including roars and grunts.

It feeds mainly on large animals. With a large, broad head, and heavily muscled quarters, the lion is a perfect hunter. It hunts mostly on the ground, stalking or ambushing its prey and able to consume large animals like deer, mule, or horse in a single meal.
Ndogbojusui

Ndogbojusui - Pale skinned nature spirits usually taking on the forms of hairy humanoids with long beards, these West African faeries live in mountainous areas during the day, but will descend to the plains and bushlands at night to seek out and harass lone travelers or hunters. They are capable of using magic, manipulation and other forms of deception to lure their human victims deep into the surrounding jungles, leading them further and further until they die of exhaustion.
Muscaliet

The muscaliet a body like a hare, but smaller. Its legs, feet, and tail are like those of a squirrel, but the tail, while held in a squirrel-like manner, is larger. It uses the strength in its tail to jump from tree to tree. Its head is rounded, its ears small and weasel-like, and its nose long and pointed like a mole. There is a tooth sticking out of its mouth on either side, like a boar’s tusks, and it has bristles around its snout like the bristles on a boar’s back.
Manaul

Manaul - Known for creating natural disasters by playing large-scale tricks on groups of elementals, these enormous birds soar through the skies of the Philippines, and were apparently originally divine rulers of birds who were turned into monstrous beings after they became wicked. One of their previously-described tricks is said to have resulted in the formation of the Philippines islands, after sky elementals threw rocks down at the sea.
Malenti

Malenti - Resembling aquatic elf-like beings, these creatures are actually mutated children of the sahuagin that are exiled from their society because of their humanoid appearance. They use their elfish features to infiltrate the communities of other aquatic faeries, sometimes for nefarious purposes, though sometimes just out of loneliness. The first mention of their existence came in modern fantasy literature, much like that of their Sahuagin brethren.
Jãs

Jã, Jãs , Jans or Janas are spirits, a kind of fairy from popular Portuguese folklore.

These beings are spinner spirits of the house. To those who make an offering, leaving a piece of linen and a cake at night in the hearth, they leave in the morning a linen cloth spun as thin as the thickness of a hair. But if you leave only the linen and forget to leave a cake, the linen appears in the morning all burnt. It was customary for people of old to say that their ancestors had sheets spun by the Jãs.

From the root euskara jainkosa (goddess), jainko (god).
Kraken

The **kraken** (/ˈkrɑːkən/) is a legendary sea monster of gigantic size and cephalopod-like appearance in Scandinavian folklore. According to the Norse sagas, the kraken dwells off the coasts of Norway and Greenland and terrorizes nearby sailors. Authors over the years have postulated that the legend may have originated from sightings of giant squids that may grow to 13–15 meters (40–50 feet) in length. The sheer size and fearsome appearance attributed to the kraken have made it a common ocean-dwelling monster in various fictional works. The kraken has been the focus of many sailors passing the North Atlantic and especially sailors from the Nordic countries. Throughout the centuries, the kraken has been a staple of sailors' superstitions and mythos.
Landvættir

Landvættir - Mentioned in the mythology of Iceland and other Germanic or Norse countries, these shapeshifting nature elementals usually inhabit rocks or trees, and are responsible for maintaining the fertility and growth of the flora and fauna around them. They are thought to be related to faeries due to their similar behaviour, and are found in numerous areas of natural beauty. Before Christian settlers arrived in their habitat, the local people used to worship them and offer sacrifices.
Knocker

Knocker - Enigmatic cave-dwelling faeries, these beings are related to goblins and kobolds, and enjoy mimicking the sounds that human miners make using their pickaxes. It is from these noises that they get their name, and it has been observed that the creatures sometimes use sounds of increased volume to warn miners of impending collapses and disasters. They seem to do their own mining at night, though it is unclear what they are looking for.
Leontophone

Name: **Leontophone** (Leontophonos, Leophontes)

Origin: Medieval bestiaries

Description: is a small animal that is deadly to lions. To be killed, the lion need only bite the leontophone. Though, in a proper ritual, the leontophone's flesh is burned and its ashes are sprinkled on a piece of meat, which is placed at a crossroad; if a lion eats even a small amount of the tainted meat, it dies. The ancients considered this method a 'happy arrangement', since both lions and leontophones die in the process; from this, one can safely assume that not only were lions considered dangerous, but leontophones may have been considered pests.
Ratchet Owl

RATCHET OWL: A sort of sensitive scamp that shields its sight from shining sunlight by slowly spinning it skull in sync with the shimmering sun. The owl's outlook is ordinarily obverse of the orb. At midnight, it moves its melon to its median and maneuvers in any mundane manner. In the morning, it motions in the methodical means mentioned.
Jinshin-mushi

In Japanese folklore the gigantic dragon-headed beetle and KAMI, jinshin-mushi (“earthquake beetle”), is responsible for causing earthquakes with its subterranean movements as it burroughs. It is said to be covered in scales, to have ten hairy legs ending in claws and a dragon like head, with horns and beard.
Laumė

Laumė - Dwelling close to riverbanks and lakes in Slavic countries such as Lithuania, these one-eyed nymphs are usually seen wearing fine clothing, and are able to weave light and energy together to produce rainbow-like structures. However, they will become hostile if they come into contact with male humans, and will tickle or pinch them to death before eating their bodies.
Jo-gä-oh

Jo-gä-oh - Mentioned in the folklore of certain Native American tribes, these small faeries inhabit caves and rocky outcrops beside rivers, and enjoy playing catch with humans that they see. They are mostly protective spirits, and are in charge of ripening the fruit as the seasons change, as well as guarding the entrance to the Underworld.
Kirke Nisse

Kirke Nisse - Not even remotely benevolent despite their church habitat, these small Danish faeries, these manipulative gnomes have an extreme greed for money and wealth. Members of their species that wear white clothing are indifferent towards human life, though those in black suits will seek to extinguish it, so that their churches get more money from funeral expenses.
Menghuai

"There is a beast dwelling here at Bright-tower Mountain whose form resembles a porcupine with red bristles. It makes a sound like a wild cat and is called Menghuai. It can repel evil forces. According to Guo Pu's encomium, the Menghuai was depicted in the Illustrations of Frightening creatures." - A Chinese Bestiary; Strange creatures from the Gudieways through mountains and seas, translated by Richard E. Strassberg
Kropemann

Kropemann - Found in the Réiden district of Luxembourg, these European boogeymen are thought to be related to water spirits and other faeries, and are known to manifest in rivers and lakes across the country, protecting their environment from those who seek to disturb it, thus acting as elemental guardian spirits. They are said to use enormous hooks to capture children who stray too close to the water, either drowning them or taking them to their damp and dark lairs.
Konrul

Akin to Garuda and other supernatural birds such as phoenixes, these Turkish creatures have copper feathers and faces similar to those of dogs, and are large enough to carry off and eat elephants. They usually make their nests in areas with plenty of water, and feed their young using milk from mammalian breasts. Burning feathers taken from the bodies of these creatures will summon an individual of the species.
Ielle

Ielle - Usually appearing as strikingly beautiful faeries dancing in secluded forests or bathing in isolated ponds, these seductive Romanian ultraterrestrials have a hypnotic effect on men in their vicinity. They are incredibly powerful, burning the ground and scorching the foliage around them when they dance, and abducting all those that see them or attempt to copy their dances. If they are not appeased on specific days of the year, they can cause all those that hear their singing to become mute.
Icegedunk

From the area around Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, this is a strange species of terrestrial pinniped, with small ears and muscular torso tapering into a slender midsection. Its body terminates in a bizarre, rear-wheel-like appendage, which provides them locomotion. Unfortunately, locals claim these creatures are on the verge of extinction.
Inifri Duir

Inifri Duir - Living inside massive, ancient oak trees and fiercely protecting the flora and fauna that share their woodland habitat, these British ogre-like faeries are usually neutral towards human contact, though will become wrathful if their trees are cut down or coppiced. If this happens, they will shapeshift into the forms of human traders and sell passersby poisonous fungus disguised as delicious cakes as revenge.
Mapolians

**THE MAPOLIANS**

    Once soft-treading moccasins passed through the aisles between the tall trees of the North Woods, for, long before it became the home of the old guides and other woodsmen and the hunting and fishing ground of pleasure seekers from the cities, this part of the country was the home and hunting ground of the red men.

    They were the first to gather the sweet sap of the maple tree, which we know as maple sugar and maple syrup. The Indians tapped the trees, putting in wooden spouts, and caught the sap in birch bark buckets, which they sewed with strong roots, sealing the seams with pitch from the pine tree.

    Among themselves they spread the legend that at night little winged creatures come out to fly around the “sugar bush.” These kind little “Mapolians” as the woodsmen call them when they retell the story, put in the maple flavoring which the Indians were so fond of.
Mbói Tu’i

The Mbói Tu’i is a huge snake with a parrot’s head that comes from Guarani mythology. While he’s not overly fond of humans, he protects aquatic animals, acting as a guardian of the wetlands.

Mbói Tu’i has a blood-red forked tongue and a vicious stare that frightens those who look into his eyes. While his body is covered in scales, his head is covered in feathers. His screech terrifies people from miles away.