The Adaro is half human; half fish much like that of a merfolk. They are said to live in the Sun and travel to earth by rainbows. Adaro's are said to travel around the oceans on waterspouts. Unlike merfolk, Adaro are not friendly they attack humans by shooting them with flying fish. --SEPARATOR-- Brownies are invisible brown elves or household goblins who live in farmhouses and other country buildings within Scotland. While the members of the household are asleep they go about doing labours for the house owners. Brownies are protective creatures and become attached to the families if the family move the Brownie will move with them. If a Brownie is treated badly by the family or is offered payment the Brownie vanishes without trace. Children because of their innocent nature can only see Brownies, though this does not prevent the Brownies from helping adults. --SEPARATOR-- The Calygreyhound is a creature from medieval heraldry; it has the body of a deer, the claws of an eagle on its forelegs and the hooves of an ox on its hind legs. The Calygreyhound is meant to symbolise swiftness. --SEPARATOR-- The Chinese Fox looks like a typical fox but has a life span between 800 and 1000 years. The Chinese fox has special powers, when it strikes it tail on the ground it can ignite fires. The it is also said that the Chinese fox can see into the future. This animal is a polymorph (can change its shape at will). The Chinese fox often appears as an old man, young girl or an academic. The Chinese fox is a trickster and a sly animal it's thought to be a bad omen to see such an animal. Chinese foxes can be found around graveyards because the souls of the dead can relocate into the body of the fox. --SEPARATOR-- The Crocotta is offspring of a wolf and a dog that can be found in Ethiopia. The Crocotta was said to be able to break anything with its teeth and can eat anything. It is now thought that this creature is in fact a Hyena as they are scavenging canine creatures that live in this part of the world. --SEPARATOR-- A Dire wolf is a large wolf, which are usually portrayed as been much more vicious than a normal wolf and also more intelligent. Dire Wolves are usually black though dark greys are popular as well. There is a second description of a dire wolf that says that a dire wolf is a giant wolf that has been brought back from beyond the grave to hunt. Dire wolves tend to hunt in packs like there wolf relatives; a dire wolf can often be found leading packs of normal wolves. --SEPARATOR-- Doppelganger means double walker which in normal terms is a duplicate of another person or creature. A doppelganger does not necessary have a blood relationship with its double. A doppelganger may therefore be either an astral projection or a ghost. Examples of doppelganger can be found in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". --SEPARATOR-- A Gorgon is a terrifying creature, they look similar to a human apart from its legs are replaced by a snakes tail, and that the hair of these creatures is made up of snakes. The gaze of a gorgon can turn its victim to stone if only it you look the gorgon in their eyes. The Gorgon comes from Greek mythology; there were three the first was Medusa who was a mortal gorgon, who was slain by Perseus who killed her by using the reflection that she cast onto his shield. Medusa had two sisters Sthens and Euryule who were immortal. --SEPARATOR-- s Gremlins are spirits of tools and machinery. They are thought to be responsible for mishaps and breakdowns with tools and equipment. Each house has a Gremlin which entered the house as an occupant of a household appliance. Originally Gremlins were friendly towards mankind and helped engineers and inventors build things but when these people took all the credit the Gremlins were insulted and from that point on they work against us. --SEPARATOR-- The Gulon is mythical creature from Scandinavia, it has the front half of a lion the rear half of a hyena and the bushy tail of a fox. The creature is said to be vicious and has the sharp claws of the lion to attack with. It has been used as a symbol of gluttony. --SEPARATOR-- The Haunt are dog like creatures, they are usually black. Males have two deep set red eyes and female's two dark blue eyes. They live in caves deep in mountains and can live with little food and water. Every full moon the males come down into nearby cities and towns to hunt. They have Poisonous saliva and claws that can drip with poison. The HauntThese creatures of the darkness come down from the mountain,Hunting for prey, For they need to feed I hear them growling, Scratching at the door,With their powerful legs they chase you till death,And a powerful jaw crushes your bones, Fangs and claws drip with a poison touch,They hide in the darkness,Ebony fur As black as night, Eyes as Red as fire, They lurk the streets, And stalk the lost But then dawn breaks and the sun rises, They bound to the distance, back to the caves. Poem by Ben --SEPARATOR-- Hellhounds look like a well-built canine with rusty red fur. Hellhounds have glowing red eyes which a used to terrify prey their eyes also enable them to see in the dark. Hellhounds stand about four and a half foot in height. Hellhounds have the ability to breathe fire. They are very aggressive beasts and are expert hunters. They have a pack structure like wolves. --SEPARATOR-- Howlers are four legged dog like creatures. They are furless but have tough skin. They are equipped with long claws, and are covered in hard spikes along its back. They live in dark places and are often associated with evil. They are intelligent creatures that haunt in packs like wolves. There tactic for taking down prey is to charge it as a pack then back away then charge it again, they do this until the prey has succumbed. --SEPARATOR-- Jack Frost is an elfish creature who personifies crisp, cold weather. Jack is said to leave patterns in the autumn leaves and the patterns in the frost that are left on windows. It is thought that Jack Frost comes from Norse mythology as Jokul who was the cause of icicles. --SEPARATOR-- Lamia's are a cross between an attractive human and a lion. The body part is lion, with a human torso rising from where the lions head would be, they look not unlike centaurs but lion instead of horse. Lamias are evil and cruel creatures that get pleasure in causing pain and suffering. Lamias have the magical ability to drain knowledge from those that they attack. --SEPARATOR-- A Leprechaun is a small sprite that lives in farmhouses or wine cellars. Like Brownies they aid humans and accomplish small labours for them, they ask humans for supplies and furniture in return they give objects that bring luck and fortune. Leprechauns are described as merry little fellows that dress in old-fashioned green clothes with buckled shoes and they wear a red cap. They are known as fairy cobblers, as they make shoes for other elves. They never make a pair of shoes they only make one. Popular belief is that a leprechaun possesses a treasure, which a human can obtain if they succeed in capturing one, which is very difficult. Leprechauns are mainly found in Irish folklore but do appear in other countries. --SEPARATOR-- s Pixies or Piskies are small people who live on the dons and moors of Cornwall and Devon in the South of England. According to the myths Pixies were originally druids who resisted Christianity that they resisted the influences and the Pixies grew smaller. Another myth tells us they were a race of people who were not good enough to go to heaven but nor were they bad enough to go to Hell and were doomed to walk the earth forever. Pixies are known to steal horses and make nocturnal trips on them over the moors. Pixies like to trick humans such as throwing objects around the house. Pixies are hardworking; they work in the fields the entire night to earn some food. --SEPARATOR-- Snotlings are the smallest of the greened skinned races. Orcs & Goblins use them as slaves for simple tasks as they are not intelligent creatures at about the same size of a Gnome. They are not a threat on their own to other creatures. They realise this so they form gangs that again can attack a target with numbers. --SEPARATOR-- The Vegetable lamb or otherwise known as Tartary, Barbary Lamb or Barmotez comes from Hebrew legends. The Vegetable lamb is a lamb like creature that is grown from a tree, it remains attached to the tree and they eat the foliage in the area around the tree once there is no food left they die of starvation. The Vegetable lamb is a delicacy the meat from it is meant to taste of fish, its blood that is like honey. Its bones were used in rituals to give humans the power of foresight (predicting the future). --SEPARATOR-- The Ahuizotl originates from Central America; it is a creature that is half human, half monkey, with a hand at the end of its tail. The Ahuizotl was actually a creature that lived in the water; it snatched people which approached close to the water's edge, or sometimes attacked fishermen on their boats. The Ahuizotl was a much-feared creature due to its fondness of eating human flesh. --SEPARATOR-- The Basilisk is the mythical king of the serpents. The basilisk is born from a spherical yolkless egg, which was laid by a seven-year rooster and hatched by a toad. According to the legends there are two species of Basilisk. The first is a creature that burns everything it approaches the second kind can kill every living thing with a mere glance. Both species are so evil that their breath wilts vegetation and can crack stones. A Basilisk is a highly poisonous creature. It was though the only way to kill a Basilisk is by holding a mirror In front of its eyes, the moment the creature sees itself in the mirror it dies of sheer fright. The basilisk had natural enemies the weasel was immune to the Basilisks glance, and if the Basilisk should here a cock crow it would be killed instantly. --SEPARATOR-- The Bayard is a talking horse; it was given to the four sons of Aymon by Charlemagne. The Horse had the ability to elongate its back to accommodate all four of the sons; the Bayard also had great speed. --SEPARATOR-- The Bicorne is a mythical creature is part Panther part cow that is fat from overeating. The Bicorne feeds on virtuous husbands. From the creatures description it is saying there are lots of men that a virtuous because this creature is well fed. The Bicorne's counterpart the Chichevache is thin this feeds on virtuous wives suggesting that the women were not very faithful to their husbands. --SEPARATOR-- The Bunyip is a mythical beast from Australia. It originates from the Aboriginal culture. It is a vicious amphibious creature; it is said to have the appearance of a large seal. IT is greatly feared as it preys on humans, particularly the more tender flesh of women and children. --SEPARATOR-- The Camelopard is the spotted offspring of the mother of a camel and father of a leopard. It is though now that this creature the Camelopard is in fact the Giraffe. --SEPARATOR-- The Catoblepas or Catoblepe originates from Ethiopia, it is said to live near the spring that is the source of the River Nile. Its name comes from Greek which translates to "that which looks downwards". The Catoblepas is four legged beast with a bull like appearance, it has a long mane that falls across its head, and the beast's body is covered in hard scales. The Catoblepas seems a lethargic creature standing around grazing but any living creature that meets its eyes falls dead on the spot. It is said to have a poisonous breath that it can expel which causes loss of sight, voice and leads to convulsions and eventually death. --SEPARATOR-- The Centicore is a four legged beast with two long straight horns that are extremely sharp. It uses these horns much like spears. The Centicore is horse like in appearance but with a chest of a lion and ears that grow in its mouth. The Centicore horns can move and usually has only one facing forward the other is laid across its back. --SEPARATOR-- The Chichevache is a cow with human face, this mythical beast is thin, and this creature fed on obedient and faithful wives. The Chichevache is thin this feeds on virtuous wives suggesting that the women were not very faithful to their husbands The counterpart Bicorne is fat which it is saying there are lots of men that a virtuous because this creature is well fed. --SEPARATOR-- A Girallon is a close relation to the gorilla they are large creatures that are highly aggressive and territorial. The main difference between a Girallon and a gorilla is that the Girallon has four arms, to the gorillas two. Girallons are white or pale grey in colour, about 8ft in height. Girallons attack anything that enter territory, they tend to live in small packs, with a dominant male been the packs leader. --SEPARATOR-- The Humbata comes from Sumerian Epic, where Gilgamesh encounters this creature. The Humbata has the head and horns of a bull and the paws and the body of a lion and the talons of a vulture. --SEPARATOR-- The Icthyocentaur has the torso, arms and head of a human, the tail of a dolphin and the forelegs of a horse or lion. This is the aquatic version of a centaur. --SEPARATOR-- The Karakadon is a bull like creature that has a single curved horn growing from its forehead, much like that of a unicorn. The creature strikes terror into other creatures with its breath and thunderous bellow. --SEPARATOR-- Minotaur's are powerful beasts that are half bull, half-human. They are savage creatures, which can use simple weapons such as clubs and large axes. They stand around 8 foot in height their furs are often dark brown in colour but can be black and lighter browns. They are often said to have large bellows. The origin of the Minotaur lie within Greek mythology where a Minotaur was kept in a labyrinth at Knossos until Thesus killed it. They have been featured in many fantasy novels such as the Chronicles of Narnia and also appear in the fantasy role-play games. --SEPARATOR-- Ogres stand twice as tall as a human and are strongly built with large muscles. Ogres are not highly intelligent creatures but they are not stupid and nor are they evil creatures. They tend to rely on brawn rather than brains. Ogres are good fighters and other races try to recruit them as mercenaries for armies. Ogres don't really care for whom they fight for as long as the moneys good and that they get a good fight. --SEPARATOR-- The Pegasus comes from Greek mythology it is a winged horse. The Pegasus classically has a white hide. Poseidon with Medusa brought Pegasus forth, when Persus cut off Medusa head the Pegasus flew out. Pegasus's are known to be stubborn but intelligent creatures. --SEPARATOR-- The Sasquatch is better known as Bigfoot, Sasquatch comes from North America. The meaning of the name which comes from the native American word that means "Hairy Man". The Sasquatch is a large ape like creature that is thought to measure up to about 7 foot in height. It has long ape like arms with a flattened nose and is covered in a thick matt of hair. It is though that these creatures live in caves in the vast forests of North America. The first reported sighting for the beast was in 1811, since then there have been many hundreds of sightings. The Native Americans had seen this beast before that date. Many expeditions had set out to search for Sasquatch but has never found evidence for its existence. --SEPARATOR-- Troll Trolls are monsters that come from Scandinavian myths and Nordic fantasy. Trolls are called Trows in myths from the Shetlands. Trolls are not especially intelligent and are often associated with an element. The most common description of Trolls is a tough ugly creature with tough rock like skin. Trolls have the powers to regenerate even if hacked apart. The only way to stop a Troll regenerating is burning the monster. Trolls diet is unusual, as they will eat anything including metal, bone, wood and rocks. The stomachs of trolls contain very powerful digestive acids. This has led Trolls to an unpleasant form of attack of vomiting over their target; this is an extremely painful attack. Sometimes Trolls use basic hand weapons such as clubs or large stones. --SEPARATOR-- A Unicorn is not unlike a war-horse; it has heavy cloven hooves, the main difference in appearance is that it has a single central horn on its forehead. Unicorns are intelligent creatures. Unicorns like to use their horn as a lance when charging the enemy. Unicorns are a magical creature, which means they can dispel magic that is targeted at them. The horn of a Unicorn is said to have great healing powers. They are often seen to be pure white or grey in colour, though have been known to show the same variation as normal horses. In some mythology unicorns can only be tamed by females that are pure of heart. --SEPARATOR-- The Yale is a four legged beast from Ethiopia and India its colour is a tawny brown or black. It is about the size of a horse; it looks much like a deer but has the lower jaws of a boar with its tusks. The Yale has movable horns that it can control. The Yale can move a single horn forward to use as in a lance like fashion, the other horn moves out of the way to protect it. If one horn is damaged in a fight it moves the other horn in to place to resume the attack. The Yale is seen in British heraldry it is ones of the Queens beasts and is featured on the arms of Christ's college, Cambridge University. --SEPARATOR-- Anima is a term from Jungian psychology referring to a male's collective unconscious which represents the feminine aspect. Incarnations of this include the males own mother. An example of this is seen in Final Fantasy X where an Aeon (summoned creature) called Anima which represents the spirits of Seymour's mother whom had become a Fayth. If the creature is representing females male side is called Animus. --SEPARATOR-- The Chimera originates from Greek mythology, and is characterised as a creature with the head of a lion, body of a she-goat and the tail of a dragon. The Chimera can also depicted, although not in the Greek mythology to have three heads one of that of a lion, a ram and a dragon. The Chimera occasionally is depicted as a creature with wings that are of a great eagle. In Greek mythology the Chimera is the child of Typhon and Echidna. --SEPARATOR-- The Cockatrice is a snake like creature, which has a pair of great wings that are seen to come from that of a great eagle or that are leathery wings like a dragons. Characteristics of a Cockatrice are that it has glowing red eyes with black pupils. Cockatrice has a magical gaze that it can petrify an attacker to stone. --SEPARATOR-- The Cyclops is from Greek mythology and was originally storm gods Brontes (Thunder), Sterops (Lightening), and Arges (Thunderbolt). They are noted for only having one eye in the centre of their foreheads and been giants many times the height of man. They were great smiths and helped the Greeks. It was said that they fashioned Zeus's lightning bolt. Eventually the Cyclops was seen as a cannibalistic and brutish they were feared and shunned. --SEPARATOR-- Giants are oversized humanoids that are featured in much folklore, and appear in such mythology as Norse, and Greek. Giants are often seen as earth's elder race. A Giant's characteristics traditionally make then to be brutish and hostile. They are seen to feed on cattle, sheep and human or anything living that is smaller in size. Giants normally are seen to be solitary although the Greek titans formed communities. A well-known giant is Blunderbore who lived in a huge castle in a cloud; he was defeated by a boy called Jack (from the fairy tale Jack & the beanstalk). --SEPARATOR-- Stories of giant ants that range in size from fox size to the size of elephants. The stories were reported to have come from India. The Giant Ants guard earth and the gold they dig out of it. Giant ants can detect the approach of inbound creatures and they swarm out of there burrows they catch and devour any intruders. It is thought though today that these beasts were not but Marmots which translate from Persian to mountain ant. --SEPARATOR-- Giant crabs are seen as large monsters in far of countries they in fact are oversized crabs. Although the origins for these giant crabs may not be so mythological or made up as crabs have a rare ability is that they don't really die from old age if protected and in the right environment they can keep growing. Large crabs have been found that are over a metre in width (which in its self is huge compared to ones you see on the beach about 2-8cms in width). In times when we humans didn't pollute the sea as much and these crabs had all the time to grow, you never know. --SEPARATOR-- Giant scorpions are oversized scorpions in varying proportions. The largest scorpions today are about 25cm in length that is big for an arachnid. These oversized creatures are a terrifying, with their two big pincers and a deadly stinging tail and their ability to scurry up walls. These creatures would never have existed because Insects and Arachnids are limited to size by their biology and how they respire. --SEPARATOR-- Giant spiders are an oversized variant of the common spiders that we all know about, spiders have always had that terror value as people have seen them to be creepy and that they produce large webs to catch their prey. Anything that gets caught in the sticky web the spider comes and grabs them and drains them of their fluid. Spider characteristics are that they have eight legs, they can walk on most surfaces including upside down on the ceiling. They produce webs and that sometimes have a poisonous bite. Oh and spiders can jump. --SEPARATOR-- The Griffin or Griffon is a legendary creature, that's head, beak and wings come from that of a great eagle, the body is that of a lion or a tiger and on occasion it has a tail of a scorpion the front feet often in talons. A Griffin is a fierce and deadly creature tearing its prey apart with its huge beak while pinning its prey to the ground with one of its talons or paws. The origin of the Griffin is unknown but its though to be somewhere in the Middle East as this is where early paintings and sculptures by the ancient Assyrians, Babylonians and Persians. In more recent times the Griffin is often seen on churches as gargoyles and on shield heraldry. The Griffon is the symbol shown on Vauxhall cars in Great Britain. --SEPARATOR-- The Hippocerf is a mythical creature, which is half horse and half deer. This creature represents indecision. --SEPARATOR-- The Hippogrif is legendary animal that is half Griffin and half horse. The forequarters and head is that of the griffin that would be the father's half and hindquarters would be of its mother a filly. The Hippogrif is a ferocious creature. The Hippogrif is often found in ancient Greek paintings but it was more largely seen in medieval times. --SEPARATOR-- A Lammasu has the body of a lion the wings of a giant eagle and the face of a human. Lammasu's are said to be noble creatures that look after those that are good. They prey on those creatures that are evil. They are strong creatures they can easily take down larger creatures with its lions claws. --SEPARATOR-- The Manticore is a vicious creature which comes from Asia. The Manticore is a lion like creature that's head has some human likeness; it has a tail which is sometimes depicted as a tail of a scorpion or a tail that fires poisonous darts. The Manticore sometimes is depicted having leathery wings. In Asia where the creature stalks through the forests in search of humans, it attacks first by using poison to render the victim immobile. After been immobilized the victim then can be devoured; bones, clothes, possessions the lot, so the Manticore leaves no trace. There are other descriptions of Manticore that don't fit the above patterns, Manticore's can move around in prides and they kill for the sake of killing and leave there prey behind to be found. --SEPARATOR-- The Sphinx is seen in two cultures, the Egyptians used the Sphinx as a statue, which had the body of the lion and the head of a human, and sometimes the sphinx had wings. Sphinxes were built to honour their kings who the head was normally a portrait of. The Greeks who visited Egypt much later gave the name Sphinx to these structures. The Greek sphinx was a creature of death and destruction and bad luck. The Sphinx was portrayed as a female creature as a winged lion with a feminine head, and sometimes a snake tail. The Sphinx was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna. The Sphinx is sometimes seen as the guardian of temple entrances. --SEPARATOR-- A Taurus is a ferocious creature that is made up of a bull that has wings, they tend to be brightly coloured. A Taurus appears in the zodiac star signs though there it does not feature wings. --SEPARATOR-- Titans are huge human creatures that are about twenty five foot in height. They are powerful creatures that are intelligent. They dress in flowing clothing. Titans have there own cultures and gods. Titans originate from Greek mythology. --SEPARATOR-- s Black Orcs are physically biggest and strongest of the related green skins species their skin is much darker green in skin tones than that of Orcs, Goblins and Hobgoblins. Black Orcs are more intelligent as well are often seen to be leading the Orc tribes, they tend to be better armed than other Orcs so they wear heavier armour and carry around larger weapons. Black Orcs tend to be much better organised and infighting within a tribe does not succumb to petty squabbles. Other Orcs tend not to squabble when black Orcs are around either because they don't want to be picked on by their bigger cousins. --SEPARATOR-- s Centaurs come from Greek mythology and were said to have inhabited the region of Magnesia and Mount Pelion in Thessaly, the Foloi oak forest in Elis, and the Malean peninsula in southern Laconia. These creatures are part human part horse. They have the torso and head of a human with the body of a horse. Centaurs followed Dionysus the wine god that is why centaurs are known for drunkenness and carrying off young maidens. Though female centaurs, called centaurides or centauresses, are not mentioned in early Greek literature and art, they do appear occasionally in later antiquity. --SEPARATOR-- s / Dark Elves The Dark Elves or Drows are the same as there high elf cousins a tall noble looking race with pale skin and are slender but unlike High Elves which are masters of light magic's, dark elves practice dark sorcery, and have become very adept at it. Dark Elves live in great cities made of dark stone. Dark Elves are constantly at war with their High Elf kin. They use masterly crafted weapons but they carry repeating crossbows, which seem to be unique to them. Dark Elf females that follow the path of sorcery are called Witch Elves and are a warrior sisterhood. Dark Elves always seem to where dark colours such as blacks, deep purples and dark blues. --SEPARATOR-- Dryads come from Greek Mythology and are female spirits of nature, which preside over the forests. A dryad is born with a certain tree species and a particular tree, which she watches over. If the tree is destroyed then the Dryad perishes alongside the tree. Dryads punish mortals that somehow damage the trees. --SEPARATOR-- Dwarves are a short, Muscular race, that the males and females look alike as both have beards, and in dwarfs beards mean a lot. Dwarves live deep beneath the mountains and have mined themselves vast strongholds beneath theses mountain peaks. Dwarves are immensely strong and resilient they have broad hands and feet. Dwarves are known to be stubborn and un-forgetting. Dwarves respect the following things; Age, Wealth and skill. Dwarves favour axes as a weapon but compared with other races dwarfs have embraced technology and use a variety of weapons that are more advanced than others of the ancient races. Dwarves will use pistols, cannons, flame cannons. Dwarfs like the Elves take pride in their work and their axes show immense craftsmanship. Dwarves have a hate of Goblins & Orcs who have raided there strong holds many a time and took away their wealth. Dwarves also distrust Elves due to an ancient war that was fought between them. --SEPARATOR-- Fairies come in all sorts of guises some look like Goblins, a typical fairy is a tiny human like creature that is 12 inches high, and has delicate wings on its back. These creatures tend to be friendly with humans but humans rarely ever see them. Fairies tend to have specific purposes like the tooth fairy that goes round collecting teeth that are placed under pillows and swaps them for some money. Sometimes fairies are guides to lost people. --SEPARATOR-- (Also Jinn and Djinn) The Genie comes from Arabian folklore and is a supernatural fiery creature. They can be both good and evil creatures; evil ones are said lead humans astray. In popular western culture Genies are often seen as been concealed with old lamps, which when rubbed genie appears out of them, the reason given is that they have been trapped inside the lamp by an evil sorcerer. This description comes from the western translation of "The Book of One Thousand and One Nights". Genies often grant wishes as well to the person that frees them from the lamp, commonly this is three wishes that the Genie can grant. --SEPARATOR-- Gnomes are a very small humanoid race, which are not physically different to humans other than they are only about 1 to 2 feet high. Gnomes are classically seen as protectors of the natural world, often they are portrayed as little men with beards who tend to the garden. Gnomes are also seen as adventures wanting to discover the world they often join parties of adventuring heroes. Gnomes can prove useful due to their height and sometimes turn to a life of crime. --SEPARATOR-- Goblins vary in size but are smaller than Orcs or Hobgoblins. They are a green skinned race, which have pointy ears. Goblins have sharp pointy teeth. They look thin and scrawny. Goblins sometimes are seen as more intelligent than their cousin Orcs, but are often bullied by their bigger and tougher relations. Goblins form tribes, in which the biggest and hardest goblin is the leader. Goblins are often seen in company of Orc tribes. Goblins use a varying array of weapons well anything they can lay their hands on. Goblins are seen to ride wolves into battle, in which case these tend to be the vanguard of an Orc & Goblin army. --SEPARATOR-- Elves are a tall, slim and regal built race. They are seen as a noble race, and tend to be beautiful or handsome in appearance. Elves are a paled skinned race. Elves are strong and agile in comparison with humans and are often seen as more intelligent and wiser. Elves have a longer life span than humans do. Elves build refined weapons that are seen as master craftsmanship by other races. They use Swords, bows and lances mainly they don't like using crossbows or gunpowder weapons. --SEPARATOR-- Hobgoblins are close relations to Orcs and Goblins. They are distinctly taller than Goblins but not as muscular as Orcs. Hobgoblins are renowned for been cowardly and sneaky. They have green skin like their cousins and large k9 teeth with hooked noses and pointy ears. Hobgoblins use a varying array of weapons and like goblins they ride large wolves into battle. --SEPARATOR-- Merfolk are a mythical race which have grown from sailors tales, told across the world. Merfolk are basically human but have a fish's tail, they are able to breath underwater. Merfolk are said to be beautiful and that many Mermaids (female Merfolk) have fallen in love with sailors that they have rescued. Merfolk tend to carry Tridents (three headed spears) as weapons. They are said to be able command creatures in the sea, and ride upon seahorses. --SEPARATOR-- s Nymphs are creatures that inhabit the most secluded and peaceful areas of the world, close to a pure water source e.g. a spring. Nymphs are a peaceful race they hate evil and ugliness. They try to avoid conflict and they flee if challenged. When the situation is desperate a nymph will defend themselves by using their abilities to blind or confuse there attacker using there magical powers. Nymphs look a lot like humans apart from they have pointy ears like elves, they are nature's embodiment of physical beauty. Nymphs are ever young they are charming graceful and intelligent. --SEPARATOR-- Nymphs Orc's are green skinned creatures with large sharp K9 teeth and pointy ears. They are taller than humans are but Orc's are broader and more muscular. Orc's have larger heads than humans but have thicker skulls and they have smaller brains. Another biological feature of Orc's is their ability to suffer large wounds that wound almost certainly kill humans or other races. They seem to possess a remarkable regenerative & immune system. Orc's are an aggressive race that forms tribes or war bands. Sometimes these war bands rally together to form mighty armies. Orc's are savage fighters and preferred tactics are to attack in large hordes. Orc's use varying weapons to fight with depending on the intelligence within a particular tribe. Savage Orc's which is a tribe that inhabit forests are poorer developed and tend to use clubs and simple weapons to attack with and do not use armour. A more advanced tribe would be equipped forged weapons and armour. Orc's use an unusual mount to get them around quickly they use giant ferocious Boars. These make good attacking cavalry. --SEPARATOR-- The Ratmen are mutated race that originate from rats, which fed upon some source of mighty magical power. They are the same height approximately as goblins. Ratmen are sneaky and rely on stealth to attack using underground tunnels. Ratmen are quick, they can be carriers for all sorts of diseases which the ratmen themselves seem to be immune to. --SEPARATOR-- A Satyr or Faun are intelligent creatures that are found in the wild places of the world it is sad. They indulge in food and drink and romance. A satyr is a horned man with the legs and feet of a goat. The hair that grows on these creatures is usually chestnut brown. The hooves tend to be jet black in colour. Satyrs are mischievous by nature and like to play tricks on others. They have a natural talent for music; they often carry Pan Pipes to play their magical tunes on them. --SEPARATOR-- Troglodytes are humanoid reptilian creatures they have basic intelligence. They stand about 5ft in height, have a basic humanoid shape, they have three fingers and a thumb. The skin is tough leathery and they have lizard like tail and talons on their feet. Their skin pigment tones have the ability to change colour to match their surroundings much like that of a chameleon. Troglodytes are a feudal race having warring tribes. They have very basic technology; they construct crude weapons such as flint axes and javelins. They are ferocious creatures that hunt down other creatures for meat. They were said to raid human settlements to capture the young for food. --SEPARATOR-- Wood Elves are similar to High Elves and Drow they are a slender noble race with pale skin and often pointed ears. Wood elves live deep with the forests and are guardians of the natural world. Wood elves work with the forest they try not to damage the forest like other races do. Wood elves are extremely agile, there main method of attack is the bow, but they will use hand-to-hand fighting. Wood elves like to use stealth as there are fewer of them compared to the High Elves and Dark Elves. Wood Elves prefer not to wear armour this allows them to move more rapidly through forests though they tend to wear fabrics in greens and browns to match in with their surroundings, this helps them to move around unnoticed. --SEPARATOR-- Alan are Half Human, Half bird like creatures that originate from the Philippines. They live within the forests and spend much of there time hanging upside down from trees. This is due to that they have the fingers on feet and hands have toes on the tips. They are mischievous in nature but are friendly to humans and some legends refer to them bringing up children that have lost their parents. --SEPARATOR-- The Anka is a gigantic Arabian bird that can live over 1700 years in age. The wingspan of the Anka is said to be the breadth of five elephants. --SEPARATOR-- The Bar Juchne is another enormous bird with a huge wingspan. This bird is similar to the Roc. This bird is mentioned in Hebrew texts and one incident is written about when an egg fell from its mountain nest, it felled 300 trees and caused flooding in 600 villages. --SEPARATOR-- The Benu comes from ancient Egyptian mythology. It is a bird that was born at creation and was worshiped at the city of Heliopolis. It is a heron like bird with a crest of two long feathers that come from the rear of its head. The Benu is reborn each day after its journey through the night. The Benu is associated with the gods of the sun; it accompanies the souls of the dead on the boat of Ra on its journey through the underworld. The Benu was the first creature to come from the sea at creation and the first piece of land it stood on a temple was built this is said to be Heliopolis. It is thought that the Benu bird is much like that of the Phoenix. The Greek Historian Herodotus visited Egypt and described the bird that the priests showed him as the western bird Phoenix. --SEPARATOR-- The Feng-Huang is the Chinese equivalent of the Phoenix. The Feng-Huang lives with the sun. The Bird has the head and comb of a pheasant and the feathers of a peacock. The bird has three legs not two. The plumage blends the five colours and the song of the bird is a harmony of five notes. A male of this bird is the Feng the female is the Huang. --SEPARATOR-- The firebird (Zshar-ptitsa) comes from Russian folklore it is a miraculous bird, its feathers shine silver and gold, its eyes sparkle like crystals. The firebird is a nocturnal bird as at night this bird illuminates the land that it flies over. It is said that a feather from its tail can light up a dark room. The firebird eats golden apples. When the firebird sings it is said that pearls would fall from its beak. The firebird was also able to heal the sick and cure the blind by its chants. --SEPARATOR-- The Garuda or Garida is an ancient bird, which is similar to that of the Roc, it could block out the sun with its wings and could pick up elephants in its talons. The Garuda has a beak like that of an wings of a bird of prey, the head was white in colour and the wings scarlet and the body was a golden yellow colour. It was sometimes called the bird of life. The Garuda was the feared enemy of the Nagas. --SEPARATOR-- Great eagles are fantasy creatures that are normally based on the golden eagle, but there size much greater, with wing spans of six or seven meters across. These birds are often seen as allies of good and are associated with the High Elves and Wood Elves. They act as information carriers and they are sometimes seen as sentient creatures with high intelligence. --SEPARATOR-- Harpies have two descriptions their origins both lay within Greek mythology. The first description is that Harpies are beautiful winged maidens; the second is that they are winged monsters with the head of an ugly old crone that had sharp talons. Both descriptions were seen to do the same thing, which was that they carried people off to the underworld and inflicting punishment upon them and ultimately death. --SEPARATOR-- The Hsigo come from Chinese mythology and are in fact monkeys with bird like wings. They are much like the monkeys seen in the film Wizard of Oz. --SEPARATOR-- The Peryton lived in Atlantis, it is a large flying creature with the antlered head and legs of a dear with the wings and body of bird. The Peryton casts a shadow of a man until it kills one. When an earthquake destroyed Atlantis the Peryton took to the air and were seen flying above the Pillars of Hercules. --SEPARATOR-- The Phoenix is a mythical bird that is associated with the Egyptian sun god Ra and the Greek sun god Apollo. The Phoenix lives in Arabia, near cool oases. The Phoenix each morning bathes in the pool and sings beautiful bird song. There can only be one Phoenix a live at any one time. When the Phoenix feels its old and it's time to die, the Phoenix builds a nest then settles on it then sets it on fire. The Phoenix burns to death in the flames. From theses flames a new Phoenix emerges. The Phoenix symbolises immortality, resurrection and life after death, because of this it's often seen on sarcophagi and tombs. --SEPARATOR-- The Roc is a legendary gigantic bird from Arabian legends. These birds were so big that they could carry off elephants for food. The Roc is featured in various stories of the "Thousand and One Nights" and they have also featured in historical texts of Marco Polo on his travels. --SEPARATOR-- The Simurgh lives on the tip of Mount Alburz in Persia. The Simurgh is an all-knowing bird with the powers of reason and speech. It is said to have had a discussion with King Solomon about Philisphy. The Simurgh is a very large bird its feathers are said to have curative powers. The Simurgh was said to have nested in the tree of knowledge. --SEPARATOR-- Stymphalids are similar in appearance and size to Cranes. They are man eating birds which their beaks and claws are made of brass, that can pierce armour. Their feathers are also made from brass which they can fire at men like arrows. They are said to have come from the marshes in Arcadia. Hercules as one of his twelve labours was to rod the marshes of Stymphalids he did this by using brass rattles that scared the Stymphalids into the air where Hercules shot then down with arrows. Some of the Stymphalids escaped to the island of the war god Ares, where Jason and his crew encountered them on their way to collect the Golden Fleece. Jason's crew scared them off by banging their swords against their brass shields. --SEPARATOR-- The Thunderbird lives among the clouds in the sky. The Thunderbird is a monstrous sized bird that is so big it can take whales within its talons. When the Thunderbird beats it wings they crackle with lightening and rumble with thunder. Arrows of lightening flash from its eyes. The Thunderbird comes from Native American mythology. --SEPARATOR-- The Ziz is a mythical bird mentioned in the book of Psalms. It is of enormous size much like that of the Roc. It wings are so vast it can block out the sunlight. The Ziz is the protector of small birds and it is said without the Ziz the small birds would have died out many years before. The Ziz is said to be one of the meats served at the humanities last meal. --SEPARATOR-- An Assassin Vine is a semi-mobile plant that collects its own nutrients by capturing other creatures and depositing their remains near their roots. The main vine of a fully-grown plant is about 20ft in length and 5 inches in thickness, smaller vines shoot off from the main vine stem. The assassin vines fruit resembles that of wild grapes, but have tougher skins and are poisonous to human and larger mammals. The Assassin vine entangles its prey if they happen to wander into the plant. The Assassin vine automatically reacts to constrict around the ensnared animal. The vine will constrict its victim to death. --SEPARATOR-- Treemen are ancient fantasy creatures that protect the forests of old. Treemen are gigantic tree looking like creatures they have trunk like legs and have great branches for arms. They have a tough woody skin. Treemen have a fear of fire as this can do much damage to them and their forest homes. Treemen tend to have hatred towards those that go around chopping down the biggest and oldest of trees. --SEPARATOR-- s Black dragons can be found in marshes and underground cave networks. Black dragons are cunning and evil tempered. They usually side with evil. Black dragons are sometimes known as skull dragons due to their deeply set eye sockets. The dragons have black or very dark grey scales that are glossy when young and with age become duller. Black dragon's smell of rotting vegetation and stagnant water. Black dragons preferred diet is fish and shellfish they do eat other animals but they like to let these animals once killing rest in stagnant ponds first before eating some days later. Black dragons like to collect coins as there treasure. Black dragons preferred attack method is to ambush their target by making use of their surroundings and vegetation as cover. Black dragons have two different breath attacks. The first is an acid breath attack, which is used to dissolve and blind its attacker/prey. The second breath attack is an oily black smoke attack which can be used to choke its attacker/prey. Dragons are magical creatures and have the ability to cast spells black dragons are able to perform the following spells. Darkness - this causes the local area to become dark. Insect Plague - causes a plague of insects to attack an area. Corrupt water - this spell can stagnate water. Charm reptiles - This allows the black dragon to control weaker reptiles to do its bidding. --SEPARATOR-- s Blue dragons live in temperate and warm desert environments also they can be found underground. Blue dragons are very territorial. They are well adapted for digging into sand and soft soils. Blue dragons have frilled ears and a large single horn on their snout. Blue dragons vary in colour from dark blue to light blues; their scales are polished. Blue dragon's scales crackle as they built up static energy. Blue dragons like to soar high above the deserts; Blue dragons like to collect gems as treasure they are particularly attracted by sapphires. They eat red meat, which they usually cook first before eating. Their attack methods involve attacking from the sky and diving on their target or burrowing into the sand and wait for the prey to come to them and attack quickly catching there target unawares. Blue dragon's breath attack has a lightening breath attack. As dragons are magical creatures the blue dragon is able to cast the following spells. Create/destroy water Sound imitation. Blue dragons are able to cast this to allow them to imitate other creature's sounds or speech. Illusionary terrain the dragon is able to create images of terrain that appears to be there but is not. --SEPARATOR-- s Brass dragons live in deserts, plains and in temperate regions. Brass dragons are talkative beasts, they like to gather information. The scales of brass dragons are brown when young as the dragon matures the scales become brassy. Brass dragons exhibit large head plates, which extend to protect their back of the head and upper neck. Brass dragon's eyes resemble that of molten metal. Brass dragons like to bask in the strong warm sun of the desert. Brass dragons will consume almost anything. Brass dragons have dextrous tongues, this is what allows them to talk a lot and to be able to speak many languages, and they also use their tongue to collect dew. Brass dragons fight with Blue dragons over territory as they share the same environments. Brass dragons would rather talk than fight, if lesser creatures won't talk to them, the brass dragon uses it breathe attack with is a sleeping gas, to put the creature to sleep. Then burying it up to its head in the ground so it has no other option than to talk to the dragon. Brass dragons are magical creatures and have the following magical abilities; Suggestion - the dragon is able to assert some control of another creature by using powers of suggestion. Control wind - The brass dragon is able to control the window to a greater or lesser extent, the skill improves with age. Control weather - Brass dragons have some power to control the local weather, the area is relative small in which they can do this over and the effectiveness increases with age. --SEPARATOR-- s Bronze dragons live in temperate and warm aquatic climates as well as underground. Bronze dragons are inquisitive creatures they like to observe other creatures acting about their daily routines and business. Bronze dragons do this by using a skill called polymorphying, which allows them to assume the appearance of other living creatures. Young bronze dragons scales and skin tones are yellow tinged with green, as the dragon grows older its colours deepen and develops into a bronze tone. Bronze dragons are well adapted to swimming and can breathe underwater unhindered. This swimming adaptation is due to their diets as bronze dragons mainly eat marine or freshwater creatures and aquatic plants. Bronze dragons dislike killing attackers and would rather bribe or force them away magically. Bronze dragons are armed with two types of breath attack, the first been a lightening breath attack which they can electrocute there attacker the second is a gas breath that repulses the attacker away. Bronze dragons are magical creatures and are able to cast the following spells. Fog cloud - dragon is able to bring down a cloud of fog to confuse and disorientate its attackers. Control weather - The dragon is able to control the weather in the local area. --SEPARATOR-- s Copper dragons are huge six limbed beasts, which live in temperate and warm desert climates as well as inhabiting underground cave systems. Young Copper dragons start of as a rusty brown colour as they grow older the scales becomes coppery. Copper dragons have turquoise eyes. Copper dragons are intelligent creatures that like to test other creatures with riddles and jokes. Copper dragons are good-natured creatures, though they will guard their wealth closely. Copper dragons are excellent climbers and jumpers. They will eat almost anything thought their favourite food is giant scorpions. Copper dragons attack with two breath attacks. The first of these is an acid breath, which blinds and dissolves its attacker, prey. The second breath weapon is a sleeping gas used to knock out attackers prey. --SEPARATOR-- s Gold dragons will live in any climate. Gold dragons are associated with the side of good. Gold dragons are seen to be graceful and wise creatures, they dislike injustice and foul play, and often take it upon themselves to put these things right. Young gold dragons start out with dark yellow scales and skin tones, as the Dragon ages the scales become more golden. Gold dragons are often accompanied by loyal guards, which can be made up of many types of animals, but often giants. Gold dragons prefer to use spells in combat rather than physical fighting. Gold dragons have two forms of breath attack; the first of these is a fire breath that burns attackers/prey. The second breath attack is a gas that weakens opponents. Gold dragons are highly magical creatures and are able to perform the following spells. Cloud Kill Fireball - a ball of magical fire Fire Shield - a wall of fire used to protect the dragon Shield - an invisible wall of energy to protect the dragon Sleep - the dragon is able to put his enemies asleep Stinking cloud - cloud of foul gas Slow - reduces the speed of the dragons attackers --SEPARATOR-- s Green dragons are aggressive in nature and will attack without provocation. They have spiky crest that run down their spine. As Green dragons get older there green colour lightens. Green dragons live in forests and are sometimes known as forest dragons. Green dragons have a distinct smell of chlorine about them. Green dragons will eat near enough anything, but there particular favourite are Elves with Sprites a close second. As said before green dragons will attack with little or no provocation. It does not matter on the size or the ability of the creature. Green dragons enjoy terrorising their prey. Green dragons breath attack is a corrosive acid breath. This dissolves and blinds their attacker/prey. Green dragons also have the ability to breathe underwater. Green dragons are magical creatures and have the following magical abilities Planet growth - green dragons are able to cause plants to grow much quicker. Command plants - the green dragon are able to control plants. Suggestion - Green dragons are able to use suggestion to control other lesser creatures. --SEPARATOR-- s Red dragons or fire dragons as they are also known are greedy beasts they are after treasure to increase their hoards. They are red in colour, though their wings tend to be grey in colour. Red dragons live in the mountains, in large cave networks deep under the surface. They have a Smokey odour about them; Red dragons like to perch on mountains to view their territory. Red dragons are meat eaters and their preferred prey is humans or young elves. Red dragons often persuade village elders into regular sacrifices of young virgin maidens to them. Red dragons are confident creatures they tend to dive into their attacks without thinking, though they will normally only attack creatures weaker than themselves. Red dragons prefer to attack with their claws rather than use their breath weapon so not to damage any treasure that their prey might be carrying. Red dragons have a fire breath attack, and dragons are immune to fire. Red dragons are magical creatures and have the following magical abilities Locate object - the dragon has the ability to locate treasure using its magical abilities Suggestion - the dragon is able to assert some control of another creature by using powers of suggestion. A well-known red dragon is Dewi (which is the name of the Dragon on the welsh flag). --SEPARATOR-- s Silver dragons live in temperate and mountainous regions as well as in underground caverns. Silver dragons are cheerful creatures. They have the ability to polymorph, which means that they can assume shapes of other animals. They use this skill often disguising themselves as kind humans, as this is a silver dragon's preferred company. Young Silver dragons start out in colour as blue-grey skin tones and scales, which become silver with age. Silver dragons prefer to live on seclude mountain peaks, this often brings them, into conflict with red dragons that also live in these regions. Silver dragons are highly skilled in the air. Silver dragons have two breath attackers, the first been a freezing breath that freezes the attacker/prey. The second breath attack is a paralysing gas cloud. Silver dragons are magical creatures and there are able to control the weather with the magic. --SEPARATOR-- s White dragons are the least intelligent of the dragons they are simple predators, they lack the intelligence of other dragon species. White dragons are often smaller than the other dragon types. White dragons have white scales, they have a crest on their head. White dragons live in cold climates, where there is permanent snow. They live underground in icy caves. White dragons like to collect gemstones and are particularly fond of diamonds. White dragons will eat anything that comes along, it uses its breath attack, which is a blast of cold, which freezes its target, and the dragon often eats its prey frozen. White dragons have natural enemies in their environment, which are frost giants who hunt white dragons for food and armour. White dragons prefer swift assault on their prey either by swooping down on their prey or by bursting up from below. White dragons have the ability to walk on ice without and the difficulties that a lot of creatures do. White dragons are magical creatures and have the following magical abilities Freezing fog - the white dragon can call on a cloud of freezing fog Icy Wind - the dragon can cause gusts of icy winds Wall of ice - The dragon can creature a wall of ice --SEPARATOR-- s The Chinese Dragons are different from those that originate in western culture. The dragon in china is powerful but benevolent ruler of the earth, sky and sea. It is one of the four spiritual animals and Chinese dragons are said to bring good fortune. Chinese dragons are different in description in classic western dragons they have a horse like head with two horns from behind their ears. They have long whiskers that come away from its muzzle. They have thick scaly hides like that of western dragons. They have four taloned legs but Chinese dragons don't have wings though they are still able to fly. Their bodies are long and snake like. Chinese dragons play with a ball of light known as the sacred pearl; this is thought to be the source of the dragon's power. There is a place in the sky called the jade tablet; this contains the number of the dragons. Chinese dragons develop over a number of years they begin as small water snakes, and grow through their lives. Chinese dragons have the power to polymorph (change their shape). Lung is a named Chinese dragon and he is the ruler of the sky. It is said that Lung has the head of a camel, horns of a deer and the ears of an ox, the eyes of a devil, the neck of a snake, the belly of a clam, fish scales and eagle's talons and paws of a tiger. Lungs breath is said to form the clouds. There are other Chinese dragons that rule the weather, rain, thunder, lightning and the wind. Other Chinese dragons rule the oceans and the earth. A dragon named Chiao is the supreme Dragon of the earth. --SEPARATOR-- The dragons of Joppa are from around the southern and eastern Mediterranean. Two of these dragons are known as the most famous monsters of legend. The first of these beasts was of the sea the second a creature of foul disease ridden swamps. The first called Cetus was a dragon that the Greek god Poseidon called from the sea to ravage the country of King Cepheus. Waters flooded his lands and Cetus ate his people. King Cepheus consulted the great Oracle and was told the only way to stop the dragon was to sacrifice his daughter Andromeda, to Cetus. As the legend goes the hero Perseus was returning home after slaying the Gorgon Medusa when he saw from afar Andromeda bound to a rock. As the dragon Cetus approached Andromeda, Perseus landed on the dragons back and drove his sword repeatedly into Cetus and slew the dragon, freeing the kingdom and winning himself a wife. The second dragon at Joppa is from the accounts of English knights on the crusades they told of St George's battle with a dragon. St George was returning home when he came across a maiden in distress. She was the Princess of the kingdom chained to a post in the marshes. When the dragon emerged from the swamp to eat the princess George attacked driving his lance through the dragons opened jaws. Through this act George converted the local villages to Christianity. George became the patron saint of England. --SEPARATOR-- The dragon called the Tararque was from the Rhone Valley in Southern France. This dragon does not display standard dragon features the monster had six legs the head of a lion the paws of a bear and a scaly body with a barbed tail. The creature's body was covered in sharp spikes. The dragon was said to sink ships that navigated the Rhone and killed those that travelled to close to the river banks. --SEPARATOR-- Western Dragon In the west the dragon or known otherwise as the Drakon in Greek and Draco in roman the British refer to it as the Drake. Western dragons have the characteristics that many of the typical fantasy dragons do. They have four taloned feet, a pair of wings that are like that of a bat. Their heads have a crest and a beard underneath their chin. Some have horns or antlers. They have tough scales; their stomachs are like that of crocodiles. Western dragons come in varying sizes from small fox size to huge many times bigger than elephants. They come in a variety of colours and have some kind of breath attack most usually fire. Western dragons have barbed tongues. It is said that the blood of these western dragons have powerful healing properties and the blood also allows the understanding of other languages. Western dragons have s gem in there head known as the Draconce or Dragon-stone it is a brilliant red it is said to have curative powers. --SEPARATOR-- In northern European countries the Worm (Wyrm or Wurm) is found. It is one of the most ferocious dragons. They live deep beneath the earth, and they guard gems and treasure such as gold. These dragons are huge and usually wingless they are covered in thick hard scales that are said to be like the strength of steel. They often are fire breathers. Worms take vengeance on those that steal from their hordes. One of the best known worms was the nemesis of the warrior king Beowulf. Beowulf slew the dragon but at the cost of his own life. The legend says that Beowulf was buried with the Worm's treasure. --SEPARATOR-- The Amphishaend is a Greek serpent which its name translates to "goes both ways" This creature is serpent with dragon like heads at each end of its body. It is said to have been spawned by the blood of the dead Gorgon medusa as Perseus carried the head across the desert. It is said while one head sleeps the other is awake watching. The Amphishaend has a highly poisonous bite that can quickly kill its victim. The Amphishaend can move both ways. --SEPARATOR-- Crick are snake like beasts they have a snake like body. Their head is nothing like a snake it is made up of a sharp bird like beak which is surrounded by four tentacles, which have suckers on. Cricks are stealthy underground predators; they can grow up to about 3 foot in length which tentacles up to about 2 foot in size. Cricks are an ambush predator they wait for their prey to come to them, they then lash out with their tentacles and ensnare their prey before constricting its victim to death, then eat its prey at leisure. --SEPARATOR-- The Hydra is from Greek mythology and was an offspring of Echidna and Typhon. The hydra is a many-headed serpentine creature. The number of heads a hydra has varies from 5 up to hundred. Nine head is the most common amount that hydras are usually given. One of the heads of the hydra cannot be harmed at all by any weapon. If any of the other heads that were cut off would grow back. Sometimes some of the Hydras heads can breathe fire. The teeth from a hydra are meant to have magical properties and it is said that a hydras teeth can raise skeletons from beyond the grave. --SEPARATOR-- Nagas originate from India they are serpents of the waters. These creatures take different forms some are all serpent with many heads others have serpent tails and the upper body is human others are human looking but with a snakes head. Nagas are guardians of treasure hidden with the earth. It is said they are able to control the weather. There are different types of Naga Hidden Nagas - Guardians of treasure in the earth Water Nagas - they live in springs, river & lakes and have palaces of gold, rubies and emeralds Divine Nagas - Are of the sky they form the clouds Heavenly Nagas - they guard the temples of the gods --SEPARATOR-- The Rainbow serpent comes from the Aboriginal culture. It is striped with all the colours of the sky, it is a huge limb less serpent that lives in the ocean and creates the waves when it moves. During the rain these creatures drink the moisture out of the atmosphere. The Rainbow serpent is also seen in West Africa and is there said to be the creator of all other creatures and the god Mawu rode on its back. --SEPARATOR-- The salamander is a small four legged dragon though it may be small it is powerful. This little lizard like creature creatures body is so cold it extinguishes flames at will. It's also highly poisonous. Salamanders are said to live in volcanoes where the heat is great. --SEPARATOR-- The Serpent of Koshi is a gigantic Japanese serpent with eight heads and eight tails. Each head has two red eyes; the size of the beast was large enough to cover eight hills and valleys. It was so large that trees and other vegetation grew upon its back. The serpent liked to eat young maidens one every year until the eighth year where a the serpent was slain by a knight that lured the serpent to drink rice wine which sent the beast to sleep then the knight cut off the serpents eight heads. --SEPARATOR-- Wyverns are similar to dragons, they do not have six limbs as dragons they only have four wings and hind limbs. They have scaly skin like that of dragons. Wyverns have venomous tails that it can poison its prey with. Wyverns are quick monsters using their long neck to quickly attack its prey, like a snake would. They are rarely seen to breathe a flame, though some texts do include it. --SEPARATOR-- The Aspidochelone or otherwise known as the Asp turtle or the shield turtle is a gigantic monster. It uses deception, it lives in the oceans, its shell when sleeping is out of the water and can be easily mistaken for that of a small island. There are a few reports of these beasts the first was by Alexander the great in India. A group of his most trusted men went out to an island that was said by locals to have a hoard of a dead king. The island sank within an hour of the men landing upon it. A few days later Alexander saw the huge tusked beast that they had thought was land. Sinbad also encountered one on his adventures. Sinbad and his crew had lit a cooking fires on a small island, when suddenly the island shook the monster awoke and dived under the surface Sinbad and some of his men didn't make it back to the boats and were dragged under with the pull of the beast diving. Sinbad was later washed ashore a real island. There is also another report of one of these creatures from a group of Irish monks on a sea voyage to America they wrote that they had encountered a creature, which looked like an island but vanished under the waves of the sea. --SEPARATOR-- The Bahamut is a monstrous fish that comes from Muslim traditions it is said to float in the oceans, a giant bull rides upon its back and upon the bull there is a mountain of rubies. Upon the mountain there is an Angel over which are Earth seven heavens and seven hells. --SEPARATOR-- The Dendon is a gigantic black fish that comes from Arabian legend it is said that if the fish comes into contact with humans whether it is sight sound or touch it will die. --SEPARATOR-- The legendary sea monster was horrifying according to stories it was a huge, many armed, creature could reach as high as the top of a sailing ship's main mast. A Kraken would attack a ship, wrap their arms around the hull and capsize it. The crew would drown or be eaten. What is amazing about the Kraken stories is that there is evidence that these creatures exist. The early evidence about Kraken, from Norway in the twelfth century, refer to a creature the size of an island. In 1752, when the Bishop of Bergen et al wrote his The Natural History of Norway he described the Kraken as a "floating island" one and a half miles across. The Bishop of Bergan noted "It seems these are the creature's arms, and, it is said, if they were to lay hold of the largest man-of-war, they would pull it down to the bottom." As time past Kraken stories bring the creature down to a smaller, but still monstrous, size. The Kraken is most likely to be a not a single creature but either one of these two living creature's known today as the Giant Squid and the Colossal Octopus would fit the many descriptions. The squid is seen to be much more aggressive and more likely to come to the surface. Giant squids are significantly less then a mile and a half across, they are large enough to grapple with a sperm whale. On three confirmed occasions in the 1930's giant squids attacked ships. The reasoning behind the attacks is thought that the squids thought that the hull of the boat moving through the water was in fact a sperm whale. There have been witness accounts such at the following. In 1965, a Soviet whaler watched a battle between a Giant squid and a 40ton Sperm whale. In this case neither were victorious. The strangled whale was found floating in the sea with the squid's tentacles wrapped around the whale's throat. The squid's severed head was found in the whale's stomach. In the times when the sailors were reporting these giant sea Kraken they were sailing in wooden ships that were often not greater in length of 100ft, so a giant squid hundred feet in length would have been able to wrap its tentacles around the vessels and turn it over. Giant squid theories on how big can they grow to has been subject to many scientific discussions. Estimates based on damaged carcasses range up to one hundred feet. One piece of evidence indicates they might grow even larger. A night during World War II a British Admiralty trawler was lying off the Maldive Islands in the Indian Ocean. One of the crew, A. G. Starkey, was up on deck, alone, fishing, when he saw noticed within the water. "As I gazed, fascinated, a circle of green light glowed in my area of illumination. This green unwinking orb I suddenly realised was an eye. The surface of the water undulated with some strange disturbance. Gradually I realised that I was gazing at almost point-black range at a huge squid." Starkey walked the length the of the ship finding the tail at one end and the tentacles at the other. The Trawler was over one hundred and seventy five feet long. The Colossal Octopus there is some evidence that, in the deep sea, their lives an unknown species of octopus that can grow to over a hundred feet across and weigh 10 tons. The octopus is a distant cousin of the squid and both belong to a group of animals called cephalopods. Both are invertebrates, that is they have no backbone, and each have multiple arms, lined with suckers, that allow the creatures to hold fast to prey or other objects. Both are fairly intelligent, with large dark eyes. Both are carnivorous. Squid have ten arms, though, while the octopus has only eight. Squid are also thought to spend most of their time in the mid-waters while the octopus is a bottom dweller using its arms to move from rock to rock. Finally, while the squid has a reputation for aggression, the octopus has a more shy and retiring disposition. Not those octopi are entirely harmless. When angered they can be dangerous to both swimmers and divers. With their strong, long arms they can hold a man underwater until he drowns. Only one colossal octopus carcass has ever been found and it was, and still is, surrounded in controversy. The story starts in November of 1896 when two boys cycling along the beach south of St. Augustine, Florida, came across the body of an enormous creature that had been washed up by the tide. Dr. DeWitt Webb, a local amateur naturalist, took an interest in the remains. After an examination of the mutilated and decaying body he believed that he'd discovered the carcass of a huge octopus. The portion of the creature that remained, the body minus the arms, was eighteen feet in length and ten feet wide. Parts of tentacles, unattached to the body, stretched as long as 36 feet with a diameter of 10 inches. Dr. Webb estimated weight at four or five tons. Realising this was an important find Webb wrote to Yale Professor Addison Verrill, a leading expert on cephalopods, about the creature: "You may be interested to know of the body of an immense Octopus thrown ashore some miles south of this city. Nothing but the stump of the tentacles remains, as it had evidently been dead for some time before washed ashore." Based on photographs sent by Webb, Verrill concluded that the creature was indeed a colossal octopus that might have had a diameter of one hundred and fifty feet when living. Strangely enough, despite the importance of the find, Dr. Verrill, nor any other scientist, travelled to St. Augustine to view the carcass in person. Webb finally sent Verrill a sample of the tissue of the creature preserved in formalin. Verrill was surprised to find it had the appearance of blubber and abruptly changed his mind stating that he now believed the creature was a whale and that the arms were not associated with the body. The whole matter would have rested like that if it hadn't been for Forrest Wood, the director of Marine Studios in Florida. Wood came across an old news story about the monster and discovered that Webb's sample was still stored at the Smithsonian Institution. Wood persuaded the Smithsonian to let Dr. Joseph Gennaro, of the University of Florida, to take some of the samples for analysis. Gennaro immediately recognised that the material was not blubber and examination under a microscope showed the tissue was more similar to octopus than whale or squid. Further tests later confirmed this conclusion. So it seems that Webb was right and Verrill changed his mind too quickly. The scientific community has not yet accepted Gennaro's conclusions and it may take another beached carcass to settle the matter. --SEPARATOR-- A Leviathan is a giant water Serpent that lives in the seas. It is a huge monster that is hundreds of meters long, it attacks ships with ease, crushing them and eating the crew. --SEPARATOR-- The Azeman originate from South America. They take the form of a human female during the day but at night they transform into a bat. The Azeman fed by draining the blood of their victims. Azeman are obsessed with counting, and if seeds are scattered on the floor she will stop to count them all. It is though that some of the modern vampire lore comes from the Azeman, which are South American versions of the European vampires. --SEPARATOR-- Banshees are restless spirits of evil witches and females. Their spirits live on in the material world, because they fear to cross into the void because they will face punishment for their deeds. The Banshees appearance is varied they are usually seen as a skull with hair and a flowing dress; they float above the surface of the ground. As banshees are ethereal creatures like ghosts they have the power to move through walls. Banshees are well known for their howls of despair this howl of the banshee is meant to bring death to those who hear it. --SEPARATOR-- The Bogeymen are malevolent ethereal creatures from children's folklore. Bogeymen can be either really evil or trouble makers that in truth are harmless. Bogeymen are a type of shape changer, they can move objects and cause disruptions. Bogeymen tend to haunt a family much like a ghost, in some cases they become friends with the family and play with the children. The Bogeymen tend to harm those that are liars or someone that commits evil acts. The Bogeymen are vague in appearance this is due to their ethereal state and that they are shape changers, in a general appearance they resemble a puff off dust. It is thought that the story of the bogeymen comes from Indonesia where "bugis" which were pirates in these parts. Sailors from England and France brought stories back anglicising them telling their children "If you're bad, the bugisman will come and get you!" and over time the word was changed to Bogey. --SEPARATOR-- A Bogie is a mischievous but harmless spirit that lives in darkness. They can be found livings inside anything as long as there are areas of darkness. Bogies favour places where people store goods which they no longer use, so a dusty attic can harbour a number of bogies. Bogies try to be stealthful but by nature they are clumsy. They amuse themselves by hovering behind a persons back creating a feeling of uneasiness, and removing the blankets on the bed during a cold night. --SEPARATOR-- Ghosts are spirits of the dead who are trapped in our world because they cannot go and rest. Normally these creatures cannot be controlled, but powerful liches vampires and necromancers are said to be able to control some of these spirits. Ghosts are ethereal creatures this means that they can move through solid objects, ghosts can not be harmed in fighting only by laying the spirit to rest by exorcism or using blessed weapons. There are many different categories of ghosts. --SEPARATOR-- Ghouls were once men but they are cannibals, and over the years they have developed into pack hunters they still look human but they have sharper teeth and nails. Ghouls also apparently have a green tinge to their skin. They like to overpower their victims with sheer numbers. --SEPARATOR-- Jack O'Lantern Jack was a farmer who was lazy but also quick-witted. One day while Jack was sitting under a tree in at the side of a field the Devil came to Jack to tempt him, but Jack tricked the Devil into climbing the tree. The Devil soon realised he was stuck up the tree, the Devil had to ask Jack for help. Jack agreed to help the devil on one condition that Jack would not be allowed into Hell. The Devil could not refuse as he was stuck, he agreed reluctantly. Jack helped the Devil down. Eventually Jack died, and went straight to hell, but the Devil kept his word and would not let him in. So Jack travelled to Heaven, Jack had not been a good man during his life and they would not let him into Heaven either. Jack was sent back to earth where Jack hollowed out one of his gourds and made a lantern out of it. Jack was forced to wander the world trying to find somewhere he can stay. This is why the pumpkins carved into faces come from for Halloween, as they are supposed to hold souls of those that can't enter Hell or Heaven. Though many people think they are there to ward off evil spirits. --SEPARATOR-- A Knocker is a type of Kobold. They live deep in mines and are good-natured spirits, which point out to miners where the rich veins are by using knocking sound, thus this is where they get the name. Although they are friendly spirits they like to play strange tricks on them. They change their faces to scare them or perform strange dances. The miners must leave part of their food for the Knockers or they become mad and that would be bad luck. The Knockers originate from Cornwall but they are also known as Coblynau or Buccas in Wales. --SEPARATOR-- Liches are once living powerful necromancers and have become powerful enough to live on after death as a Undead necromancer or Liche. Liches tend to be powerful evil creatures who are stronger now they are Undead than they were when they were alive. They have the power to command the dead to do their biddings. --SEPARATOR-- Mummies are long dead pharaohs and nobles from the Egypt or the Three Niles area, they are bound up in a process called mummification in preparation for the afterlife. Their tombs were often cursed, and it is said that if the tomb is disturbed the mummy will come back to life to seek out the person who disturbed the tomb. Mummies have been featured in many fantasy and horror stories two recent films "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns" have an example of one such evil mummy. --SEPARATOR-- A Necromancer is an evil wizard who practices in the necromancy. Necromancy is the power over the world of the dead. Their powers enable them to raise corpses from the ground to create armies of Skeletons and Zombies. Necromancers steal the life-force from other living creatures to extent their own and to increase their strength and toughness. Sometimes this power is also known as Voodoo. --SEPARATOR-- Nightmares or Skeletal steeds are undead horses they are one of the greatest aids to the undead. These are the bodies of great war-horses that are brought back to the unlife by necromantic powers. Nightmares unlike mortal horses have the ability to move through terrain that might be blocking their path they can move through walls and dense vegetation with ease. --SEPARATOR-- Skeletons are fallen creatures that have been summoned from beyond the grave normally of fallen warriors on battles of long past. Skeletons can remember of their past but are faint memories. They are reanimated by dark magic powers. Skeletons follow their master's orders without question Necromancers, Liches or Vampires usually command them. Skeletons have also risen from, the teeth of a Hydra (see mythical beasts section) to do their bidding for their mistress, as written in the Greek legend Jason and the Argonauts. Hordes of Skeletons can also be seen in the film "Evil Dead III - The Army of Darkness". --SEPARATOR-- s Vampire bats in fantasy terms are large bats that suck the blood out of animals to survive. They are associated with the Undead, due to it is said that they are under the control of Vampires. --SEPARATOR-- Modern culture has brought the vampire to become one of the most famous or infamous monsters of the night. The following lists the most popular of modern vampire lore. Vampires are dead or "Undead" Vampires are usually long dead aristocrats from Europe They can only come out at night as sunlight sets them alight They drink blood by biting people on the neck using fangs They can turn themselves into bats They fear garlic Vampires can be burnt by holy objects such as a cross or holy water, which wounds caused by such objects cannot be healed. They have to sleep in their native soil. Usually in their coffin that they were buried in They turn anyone that they bite but they do not drain them fully of their blood They can be killed by a wooden stake through the heart. Can be killed by decapitation This list is based on recent culture and has little to do with actual vampire mythology. According to vampire lore from Eastern Europe vampires didn't actually bite people, most vampires were peasants, they have no association with bats. Holy items have no effect and there is no need for their native soil. Most ancient vampire lore refers to vampires been more ghost like, their body stays in its tomb while the spirit or ethereal form can move freely. A stake through the heart did little only cremation of the body was the only safe way to kill a vampire. The only two modern vampire lore's that feature is the fear of sunlight and fear of garlic. Most of the modern vampire comes from a single literature source which is Bram Stokers Dracula novel, based very loosely on a Transylvanian Prince Vlad Tepes or otherwise known as Vlad the Impaler who was a local hero in the war against the Turk's. In reality a real vampire is a predatory ghost who kills to prolong its own life. It is not necessary to be bitten to become a vampire, you could have practised sorcery, be excommunicated by the church or commit suicide, or finally be a werecreature. It was believed that a vampire would first kill members of its own family then friends and neighbours before striking out against anyone within its area. Also these vampires cannot cross running water the same as ghosts and non-holy objects can wound them. --SEPARATOR-- Were creatures are cursed people, that change on a full moon to the Were creature that they are. The most commonly known of Were creatures are Werewolves, there are also Werebears and Werefoxes and many other were creatures. You can become a Were creature if you are bitten by a Were creature and survive the attack. There is no known cure for been a Were creature. They fit into the undead category as people who are were creatures do sort of become immortal, they can only be killed by a silver bullet to the heart, though a silver arrow or sword will work as well. --SEPARATOR-- Wights are not unlike skeleton warriors but they are fallen lords, dukes and such nobles who have been placed in a barrow and which their battle gear and wealth was stored with them. These barrows are protected by powerful enchantments. These nobles are more powerful than skeletons and are normally found leading groups of skeletons or zombies. --SEPARATOR-- Winged Nightmare Winged nightmares are monsters that had wings brought back to life such as Griffons, Hippogrifs and Manticores. These creatures are much harder to raise from beyond the grave compared with the normal nightmares. --SEPARATOR-- Wraith or Shadows were once people who practised dark magics. These people tried to extend their life for many hundreds of years but the result was not what they expected all that is left of them is a soul that is deprived of substance and which the persons mind has been driven mad by its most hideous fears. Wraiths are ethereal creatures so they can move through solid objects, their faces are tortured souls and the presence of a wraith brings terror and they are noted for and area of extreme coldness around them. Holy or blessed weapons can only harm Wraiths. --SEPARATOR-- Zombies are corpses brought back to unlife by various ways depending on the text. Zombies fall under two groups those caused by a virus or bacteria that causes the infected person to die then come back as an animated person with a craving for flesh. These type of Zombies are seen in computer games like Resident Evil, and in most zombie films. The other type of Zombies are those that are raised by evil magic. This usually involves a necromancer or some other spell caster. Voodoo magic is also associated with Zombies. There have been reported cases of Zombies wandering around on the streets due to Voodoo magic. --SEPARATOR-- Elementals Air elementals are swift and agile creatures they appear as amorphous shifting clouds. Darker parts of the swirling mass give the form of eyes and mouth. Air elementals attack swiftly; they can form tornados and whirlwinds to lift its target into the air then dropping it from a height. --SEPARATOR-- Elementals Earth elementals are strong and tough by nature, they are all brawn. Their appearance often resembles a stone humanoid, its colour and toughness depend on what sort of earth rock was used to summon the elemental. Earth elementals are slow and smash their targets to bits they also have earthquake attacks to damage the target. --SEPARATOR-- Elementals Fire elementals are fast and agile; they are like a fiery humanoid or a sheet of flame. They can set objects alight with their touch. Fire elementals are weak against water attacks. They attack their targets either physically touching its target or by launching balls of fire at them. --SEPARATOR-- Elementals Ice Elementals are swift and powerful creatures, they appear as humanoids made of solid ice. They attack with a chill attack that drains the life out of the target. They also can attack with spears of ice that it can fire at its target. Ice elementals are weak against fire attacks as they melt away into a pool of water. --SEPARATOR-- Elementals Water elementals appear as a ferocious wave, they are often powerful and ferocious elements. Water elementals can't venture very far away from a water source. Water elementals attack firstly by drenching their target this is very effective at damaging fire based creatures. The second attack is using a vortices or whirlpools to drown creatures underwater assuming that the creature is an air breathing organism. --SEPARATOR-- Am-Heh is a minor Egyptian god of the underworld he is said to live in the lake of fire. Am-Heh is also known as the "Devourer of the Millions". He is often depicted as having the head of a hound. --SEPARATOR-- Ammut is the Egyptian beast with the head of a crocodile, a lion's body and the rear end of a hippopotamus. This beast is the eater of the dead. Ammut has a function in the Hall of Double Justice of Osiris, when the hearts are weighted against the feather of truth, those that fail the test are devoured by Ammut. --SEPARATOR-- Amon first came to prominence as the God of Thebes in Upper Egypt, where he was worshipped as a fertility deity. Amon grew in significance to become the God who looked after the most magnificent of the Pharaohs. Amon became known as the "Egyptian King of Gods". Amon was part of the Theban Triad, along with Mut and Khonsu. Amon was often depicted wearing a head-dress surmounted by two plumes, or sometimes with the head of a ram. In the second millennium BC, Amon had become the supreme God of the entire of Egypt and was recognised with the sun God as Amon-Re, although Re continued to have his own separate following. Worship of Amon spread beyond Egypt into Ethiopia and Libya. Amon's wife was Mut whose son was called Khonsu. --SEPARATOR-- Anubis also known as Lenpw by the ancient Egyptians is the deity of funerary. The meaning of Anubis is unknown. Anubis was originally the lord of the dead before Osiris. Anubis is represented by an unknown animal of canid origin, which we believe is most likely to be that of a jackal or a wild dog. Anubis is black in colour this is a symbolic colour to represent him being the deity of funerary. Anubis parentage is unknown, this conflicting evidence for who his mother & father were. The name of Anubis is often seen on tombs, as he was the protector of the physical body after death. Anubis is thought to have had a daughter called Qebhwt. --SEPARATOR-- Apep was the enemy of Ra, the supreme God of the Egyptian pantheon. He was a terrifying serpent who symbolised chaos and destruction. Each day, as the sun God, Ra, crossed the sky in his boat, Apep would viciously attack the vessel. During a total eclipse, he was believed to have swallowed it whole. Despite his fierceness, Apep never gained total victory over his enemy, although at the same time, he himself was never believed to have been completely conquered. The reddening of the sky at dusk was said to demonstrate that the serpent had been overcome by the sun's strength. --SEPARATOR-- Apis also known as Hapi, was one of Egypt's sacred animals which was a black bull. Apis was worshipped at Memphis where his temple lay opposite that of the great creator God, Ptah. Apis was believed to be the reincarnation or 'glorious soul' of Ptah, who was said to have inseminated a virgin cow in the form of fire, and to have been born again as a black bull. Apis was let loose in the courtyard attached to his temple, and the priests would use his movements as a means for farseeing the future. --SEPARATOR-- Atum is the primeval Sun god and creator of the world. Atum is represented by the setting sun. He was the first substance in Egyptian mythology who emerged out of the primeval waters. Atum created the deities Shu & Tefnut from his spit and semen. Atum is the head of the Ennead cult. He was represented by the black bull Mnewer, who bore a sun disk between his horns. Atum is depicted as an old man, but he also appeared as a snake, Scarab and a Mangust (which is the crown that Pharaohs wore) . His sacred animals were snake, Bull, lizard and ichneumom. Atum is also known as Tum & Temu. --SEPARATOR-- Bast is an Egyptian goddess she is represented by a feline. She is the Egyptian goddess of pleasure. --SEPARATOR-- Geb was the Egyptian God of the earth, was the brother and consort of Nut, and the eldest son of Shu and Tefnut. Geb was said to grieve continuously for having been parted from his beloved Nut, and his distress was said to cause earthquakes. Geb was usually regarded as a beneficent deity who provided humanity with crops for their fields, and who healed the sick. Geb was usually depicted as a bearded man, often seen lying under the feet of Shu. Geb was sometimes coloured green to indicate that vegetation was believed to grow from his body. Occasionally he was accompanied by a goose or portrayed as a bull. Geb, the "Father of the Gods" and Nut were said to have fathered Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Seth. --SEPARATOR-- Hathor was the Egyptian sky Goddess, and daughter of the sun God, Ra. She was usually represented as a cow. The Goddess of joy and love, dance and song, she looked after mothers and children. She nurtured the living and carried the dead to the underworld. There she refreshed them with food and drink from a tree. The Eye of Ra was identified with Hathor. When Ra grew old, humankind began to plot against him. Hearing of this, this enraged God decided to send the divine Eye, the terrifying, burning power of the sun, to slaughter them. The Eye took the form of Hathor who, as the lioness Sekhmet, or the "Powerful One", threw herself at all the wicked men and women and killed them in a massive bloodbath. Eventually Ra decided that enough carnage had been inflicted, and he called an end to the slaughter. Only by Ra's intervention was Sekhmet prevented from destroying humanity. In order to put an end to Sekhmet's relentless slaughter, Ra drenched the battleground in thousands of jugs of beer mixed with pomegranate juice. The bloodthirsty Sekhmet drank the bright red potion, believing it was blood, and became so inebriated that she ceased her attack and was transformed back into the beautiful Hathor. In tribute of the event, great jugs of beer and pomegranate juice were drunk annually on Hathor's feast day. --SEPARATOR-- Horus, there is more than one Horus deity. The first Horus the younger how is the son of Osiris, Horus later avenged his father's murder. Horus is the deity of the sky and solar symbology. Horus sacred animal is the hawk. Horus the elder was a creator god and was a falcon that flew up into the sky at the beginning of time. Horus the elder is sometimes depicted as a brother to Osiris, Seth, Isis & Nephthys. Horus's city was Letopolis. His eyes are thought to be the Sun & the moon, and that on the night of a new moon when neither are present in the sky Horus is blind. --SEPARATOR-- Imhotep whose name translates to "He Who Comes in Peace" was a sage and scholar attached to the court of the ancient King Zoser whom ruled Egypt in the third millennium BC. Imhotep, a great architect, as well as an astronomer and scientist, designed and oversaw the construction of the first pyramids. Until then, rulers had been buried in underground chambers. Imhotep's Step Pyramid in Saqqara was the first monumental stone building ever constructed. The sage was also credited with ending a seven-year famine by advising the king to make offerings to Khnum, the God who controlled the floodwaters of the Nile. Imhotep gradually came to be celebrated as a God. According to some writings, he was the son of the great God Ptah, and provided the high priest of Ptah with a son. He is usually depicted as a priest with a shaven head. He was also the patron of doctors. --SEPARATOR-- Khonsu the moon god was the son of Amon and Mut. The main temple at Karnak is dedicated to him. --SEPARATOR-- Maat was the Egyptian Goddess of truth, justice and harmony. A daughter of the sun God, Ra, she ruled over the judgement of the dead in the throne room of Osiris. Each person, when they died, had to appear before the 42 judges of the dead and declare whether they were innocent or guilty of numerous crimes. The soul of the dead person would be weighed on a pair of scales against the Goddess, represented by a single ostrich feather. The scales were held by the God Anubis, and their verdict was recorded by Maat's consort, the moon god Thoth. If the heart was weighed down by crimes, the terrifying female monster Ammut, part crocodile, part hippopotamus, part lion, would devour the dead person. However, if the deceased had lived "with Maat in his heart", and was thus pure and virtuous, they became a spirit, and could live with the Gods to fight against the serpent Apep. --SEPARATOR-- Min was an ancient Egyptian God, with a flail raised in his right hand. On his head he wore a crown decorated with two tall, straight plumes. He was worshipped as the God of roads and protector of those who travelled through the desert. Min was also a God of fertility and growth, and a protector of crops. His main feast was known as the Feast of the Steps. Seated on his step, the God received the first sheaf of the harvest. --SEPARATOR-- Mnewer is the sacred black bull of Helioplis, and was worshiped as a god for its virility and its oracles. Mnewer was seen as an emissary of Re the Sun god, this is represented with a disc between its horns. In rituals and celebrations in honour of Mnewer deceased bulls were embalmed and buried at Heliopolis. Mnewer is sometimes spelt Mnevis. --SEPARATOR-- Neith, was the great mother of the Egyptians, she was originally the local Goddess of Sais, situated in the Nile delta of Lower Egypt. Neith was a warrior Goddess and a Goddess of the home. As a Goddess of war, who was believed to march into battle ahead of the soldiers, her symbol was a shield with crossed arrows. She was often said to be the mother of Sebek, the crocodile God, and was also thought to have created the terrible cosmic serpent Apep by spitting into Nun, the watery abyss. --SEPARATOR-- Nekhbet was the vulture Goddess of Upper Egypt. Nekhbet was often depicted with her wings outspread holding the symbols of eternity in her claws. Nekhbet was widely regarded as a mother Goddess who looked after the ruling Pharaoh, along with Wadjet, the cobra Goddess of Lower Egypt. --SEPARATOR-- Nephthys the "friend of the dead" she is associated with funerary rituals and was a guide to the newly deceased, and was there to comfort the relatives of the deceased. Nephthys is associated with the bird the Kite. Nephthys was the daughter of Nut and sister to Isis & Osiris and sister consort of Seth. --SEPARATOR-- Nun according to Egyptian mythology, was the personification of the watery abyss that existed at the beginning of time and which contained the capability for all of life. According to one Egyptian creation myth, these formless, chaotic waters contained four pairs. Num and Naunet, Kuk and Kauket, Huh and Hauhet, Amon and Amaunet. These pairs, known as the Ogdoad, symbolised the primeval waters. Eventually the four pairs formed an egg in the waters of Nun and out of the egg burst a fabulous bird, or according to some versions of the story, air. This bird was a manifestation of the creator God. Nun was depicted as a man standing in water, his arms raised to support the boat of the sun God. --SEPARATOR-- Nut is the ancient Egyptian sky goddess and one of the Ennead of Heliopolos. She is the daughter of Shu & Tefnut. Nut was the force that separated the forces of Chaos from the ordered world. Nut was portrayed as a naked woman covered with stars that were painted on. Her symbol is often seen on sarcophagi, as she represented resurrection of the dead. --SEPARATOR-- Osiris was the Egyptian god of the Underworld, he was worshiped as a resurrection, fertility and god of vegetation. He was married to Isis the sky goddess. He was the father to Horus. His brother Seth who imprisoned him in a chest and cast it into the river Nile murdered Osiris. This chest was eventually washed ashore and a tree grew up around the chest. The tree was later uncorporated into a pillar in a palace. Isis who had been searching for Osiris found this chest in the pillar with Osiris body in it, Seth came and chopped the body into bits and scattered it across Egypt. Isis aided by her Sister Nephthys gathered up the pieces of Osiris, once they had done this they were so overcome by grief they spent time crying in sorrow. Re heard there crying and took pity on them, he sent Anubis and Thoth to help, they mummified Osiris and but his body in a sarcophagus, that had a lion's head on. Isis changed into the form of a kite and fanned breath back into Osiris. Osiris was not allowed to spend time in the world of the living anymore so was sent to the underworld to judge the souls of the dead. --SEPARATOR-- Ptah was the God for Memphis, the old capital in the north of Egypt where the Pharaohs were crowned. Ptah priests believed he created the world, although he probably originated as a fertility God. In the third millennium BC, he came to rank third in the divine hierarchy after Amon and Ra. Ptah was believed to be the inventor of the arts, designing and having built secular buildings as well as overseeing the construction of temples. Ptah is usually depicted wearing a close-fitting linen wrap and skullcap, and holding the sceptre of dominion. --SEPARATOR-- Re is the god of the Midday sun. He created Shu and Tefnut. Re is also known as Ra & Rai , he has said to be one who created humankind. It is said that each day he travels though the sky on a barque. And each night he travels though the underworld, fighting the monster Apep who tries to prevent the sun god from rising again the next day. The gods Seth and Mehen are sometimes depicted as aiding Re in his fight each night. It was said that when a pharaoh died he goes and joins Re`s entourage. Re is usually portrayed as a man with the head of a falcon, crowned with a sun disc. --SEPARATOR-- Seb is the son of Shu and Tefnut, Seb is the Egyptian Earth god. This was a contrast as at that time most earth gods were female. With his wife who was his sister Nut he had the following children Osiris, Isis, Seth and Nephthys. Seb is also known as Geb or Keb. Sebs sacred animal was the goose. Sebs skin was either black or dark green. The black represented the colour of the fertile Nile mud, and the green represented the colour of the living plants. It is also believed that Seb as well as being the Earth god he also was the guard on the gateway to Egyptian heaven imprisoning wicked souls so they couldn't ascend there. --SEPARATOR-- Sebek/Sobek, the Egyptian crocodile God, was represented either as the reptile itself or as a man with a crocodile's head. Sebek was sometimes regarded as the son of Neith, the great mother and warrior Goddess. --SEPARATOR-- Sekhmet comes from Egyptian mythology and is the goddess of vengeance. --SEPARATOR-- Set is the Egyptian equivalent to the devil. --SEPARATOR-- Seth is the Egyptian god of Chaos. He was also the god of War, Deserts, storms and foreign countries. Seth was also known as Set, Setekh, Setesh, Sutekh, and Seti. As the god of storms he controlled sandstorms, but as the god of dessert he was meant to protect the caravans that travelled from city to city. Seth was on conflict with his brother Osiris, Seth killed his brother and scattered his remains across Egypt. Seth is a part of the Ennead of Heliopolis, he is the son of Seb & Nut. His consort was a Semitic goddess Astarte. Seth replaced Horus as the tutelary deity of the pharaohs, when they found out that Seth had murdered Osiris, Horus was restored to power. A war followed between Horus & Seth, during this time Seth tore out Horus' left eye, Seth sustained injuries by Horus and lost his foreleg and testicles. Horus emerged victorious from the war and became the rightful ruler of the Kingdom's of Upper and Lower Egypt. Seth was forced to return Horus' eye. Seth was then killed by Horus (though not in all accounts). In one of the other accounts Seth was sent to live with the Sun God Re, where he became responsible for storms and cloudy weather. Seth is connected with the following sacred animals, Jackal, Gazelle, Donkey crocodile and hippopotamus and the pig. --SEPARATOR-- Shu the Egyptian God of air, was the male half of the first divine couple. Shu was created when the supreme god Ra, spat or sneezed him out of his mouth. His consort was Tefnut, Goddess of moisture, who was created, in the same fashion. Father of Geb, the earth, and Nut, the sky, he separated his two children by pushing Nut upwards with his arms. He is often depicted as supporting the sky. --SEPARATOR-- In Egyptian mythology Tefnut is the goddess of moisture. Together with her lover Shu she was produced by Re from his own body by masturbation. Tefnut is the mother of Seb and Nut. --SEPARATOR-- Thoth comes from Egyptian mythology and he was the god of magic. --SEPARATOR-- Wadjet was the cobra Goddess of Lower Egypt. Wadjet was normally depicted as a cobra about to strike, although she sometimes she appeared as a lioness. In the myth that relates to how Isis brought up her child from Horus in secret, Wadjet appears as the young God's nurse. Both Wadjet and Nekhbet were believed to protect the Pharaohs. --SEPARATOR-- Balder is the god of light, joy, purity, beauty, innocence and reconciliation. He was the son of Odin & Frigg, he married Nanna, and they had a son called Forseti. Balder was killed by a dart made of mistletoe, it was thrown by Hod his twin brother, the dart had been made by Loki who had tricked Frigg into telling him what would harm Balder, whom the gods though was invincible. His body was placed in a crimson cloth and placed on his ship the Ringhorn, besides him they lay the body of his wife Nanna who died of a broken heart. Hod was put to death for his part in the crime and Loki was chained to boulders. After the final battle both Balder & Hod will be reborn. --SEPARATOR-- Bor is the son of Buri, he married Bestla a giantess, who was the daughter of Bolthorn the frost giant. They had three children who became the first gods Odin, Vili and Ve. --SEPARATOR-- Fenrir also known as Fenris-wolf he is the son of Loki and Angrboda the giantess. He is the brother of Hel and the Midgard Serpent. Fenrir was vicious and blood thirsty. Fenrir was so dangerous that the other gods bound Fenrir in chains; Fenrir repeatedly broke the chains until the gods made a magical invisible chain called Gleiphr. In the Ragnarok Fenrir breaks free from the chain and will devour everything however Fenrir is killed after killing Odin as Vidor Odin's son stabs him. --SEPARATOR-- Forseti is the god of justice, he is the son of Balder and Nanna. Forseti rules in a magnificent palace called Glitnir which also serves as the court of justice. Forseti's palace had a roof of silver and columns of gold. --SEPARATOR-- Frigg is one of the goddesses at the forefront of Norse mythology. She was the wife of Odin. She is the patron of marriage and motherhood, and the goddess of love and fertility. --SEPARATOR-- Garm was the Norse dog that guarded the gate into hell. Garm has four eyes he is very fierce and vicious and is splashed in blood. --SEPARATOR-- Heimdall is the god of light, he was born at the worlds end and was raised by the forces of nature. Heimdall has golden teeth which leads to his other name Gullitani, which means "Gold Tooth". Heimdall is the watchman and guards the Bifrost the entrance to Asguard. At the final battle the Ragnarok he will kill his enemy Loki, but will die himself from the wounds Loki inflicted. --SEPARATOR-- Hod is the blind god of darkness and winter and is the son of Odin & Frigg. Hod unintentionally killed his brother Balor by throwing a dart made of mistletoe into his heart; mistletoe was the only object that could harm him. Hod was put to death for this deed. --SEPARATOR-- Idun is a goddess and is the goddess of eternal youth. She is married to Bragi the god of poetry. Idun protects the golden apples of youth. When the gods feel that old age is coming upon them, they collect an apple from Idun to become young again. --SEPARATOR-- Loki is the son of giant Farbauti and giantess Lacfey. He is regarded as one of the Aesir. Loki can assume many forms; Loki is handsome and friendly but has an evil nature. He is crafty and malicious he gradually grows more evil and is responsible for the death of Balder. Loki was punished for the death of Balder and was put into chains that where connected to large boulders. On the day of Ragnarok, he will break his chains and lead the giants against the gods. --SEPARATOR-- Njord is the god of winds, sea and fire, he is supposedly brings good fortune at sea and in the hunt. Njord is one of the Vanir. When the Vanir make peace with the Aesir his children Freya and Freyr are given to the Aesir. --SEPARATOR-- Odin was the chief divinity of the Norse pantheon, and the first of the Aesir. Odin is the son of Bor & Bestla. Odin is called the Alfadir, which translated means the "all father". With his wife goddess Frigg he is the father to Hod, Balder & Hermod, with the goddess Jord he is the father of Thor and with the giantess Grid he is the father of Vidar. Odin is the god of war and death, but alongside that he was also the god of poetry and wisdom. Odin can make the dead speak to reveal their wisdom. News is brought to Odin by Huginn and Muninn Odins Ravens. Odin has a spear called Gungnir that never misses, his eight footed steed Sleipnir carries him into battle. Two wolves Freki and Geri accompany Odin. On the day of the final battle the wolf Fenrir kills Odin. --SEPARATOR-- Thor is the god of thunder; he is the son of Odin and Jord. He is married to Sif a fertility goddess and Thor has a mistress the giantess Jarnsaxa and had sons Magni and Modi and daughter Thrud by her. Thialfi who is the messenger of the gods aids Thor. Thor is most popular of the Norse gods he was the protector from forces of evil. Thor unlike Odin didn't require human sacrifices. Thor rides his chariot during a thunderstorm his chariot is pulled by two goats Tanngrisni and Tanngnost. Thor carries a war-hammer Mjollnir. On the day of Ragnarok he will kill the Midgard Serpent but die from its poison. The day Thursday is named after him. --SEPARATOR-- Tyr was the precursor to Odin, Tyr had to make way for Odin, Tyr by then was considered to be Odins son. Tyr inspires courage and heroism in battle. Tyr has only a left hand as the wolf Fenrir bit off his right hand. Tyr uses a spear, which is the symbol of justice. In the final battle the hound Garm (the guardian of Hell) will kill Tyr but Garm will be killed in the process. --SEPARATOR-- Acan is the Mayan god of wine. --SEPARATOR-- Acat is the Mayan god of tattooers. --SEPARATOR-- Ac Yanto is the Mayan god of White men. He is the brother of the creator God Hachacyum. This god is of the latter Mayan culture when the European immigrants forced their way into the area. --SEPARATOR-- Ah Bolon Dz'acab is a fertility god in Mayan culture. This god also has been associated with rain and thunder. --SEPARATOR-- Ah Cancun is the mayan god of hunting and protection of animals. --SEPARATOR-- Ah Ciliz is the Mayan god of solar eclipses. He is said to devour the sun during an solar eclipse. In between eclipses he is said to have served the sun god at his table. --SEPARATOR-- Ah Cuxtal is the Mayan god of birth, and is responsible for the safe delivery of the baby when born. Ah Cuxtal translates to "Come to life". --SEPARATOR-- Ah Hulneb is the Mayan god of war, associated with the city Cozumel. His name translates to "he the spear thrower". --SEPARATOR-- Ah Kin is the Mayan sun god, he is the youthful suitor of the Monn goddess Acna. Ah Kin is feared as the bringer of droughts, but protects mankind from the evil powers associated with darkness. At night he is carried through the underworld on the back of the god Sucunyum. Ak Kin was worshipped at sunrise, incense was often burnt at these rituals. Ah Kin means 'he of the sun' --SEPARATOR-- Ah Peku is one of the Mayan thunder gods. He is though to live upon the top of hills and in storms he climbs into the clouds to produce the thunder. --SEPARATOR-- Bolon Tika is a collective term for a group of 9 deities of the Mayan underworld. Though they are not individually clearly defined. --SEPARATOR-- Buluc Chabtan is the Mayan god of war. He is associated with human sacrifice and often depicted with a black line encircling the eye with an line coming from it down the cheek. --SEPARATOR-- Cacoch is a Mayan creator god. According to the texts he is said to have created the water lily and from that lily sprang all the other deities of the Mayan Pantheon. --SEPARATOR-- Chac is the one of the Mayan rain gods he was worshipped a lot at local villages and farms, he is said to have taught mankind about agriculture. He was worshipped as the god of thunder, lightening, rain, bread and smallholdings. Later on Chac was separated into 4 Chac deities representing different areas of his original worship. Often Frogs and tortoises are seen as sacred animals to Chac. --SEPARATOR-- Chac Uayab Xoc is the Mayan fish god, also known as the 'great demon shark'. He feeds off the bodies of drowned fishermen, but ensures that the fishermen have good catches. --SEPARATOR-- Chamer is one of the Mayan gods of death, he appears as a skeleton dressed in white clothes. He is said to carry a scythe with a blade made of bone. He is the consort of Xtabai. --SEPARATOR-- Chaob are the Mayan wind gods there are four each representing the four directions. It is written that they will bring about the end of the world with earthquakes, tempests when the last of the Lacandon people die. Two of these wind gods are named Hunaunic the east winds and Chikinkuh is the god of west winds. --SEPARATOR-- Chibirias is one of the Mayan earth goddesses she is the consort of the creator god Itzam Na and she is the mother of the Bacabs (Four Mayan attendants associated with the four compass points). Chibirias is said to have painted the earth. She is associated with weaving and is seen as the patroness of weavers. --SEPARATOR-- The Chiccan are giant reptile deities of rain in Mayan culture. They have cold blood and are said to have evolved from snakes. They are said to live at the bottom of deep lakes and are said to churn the waters up which then rise into the sky as clouds. --SEPARATOR-- Chul Tatic Chites Vaneg is one of the creator gods from Mayan culture. He is said to be the creator of man. The name Chul Tatic Chites Vaneg translates to 'Holy Father creator of man. It is thought maybe that this Mayan god came about after Christians had settled in the area and their god was translated into Mayan. --SEPARATOR-- Cit Chac Coh Cit Chac Coh is one of the Mayan gods of War. He is often associated with a Red puma. --SEPARATOR-- Cizin is one of the Mayan gods of Death. He is the most important of the gods of death. Cizin is said to burn the souls of the dead. He is said to burn the mouth and the anus first when the soul complains he douses it with water, then he burns the soul until there is nothing left. Cizin is depicted of having a skull for a head, with his ribs and spine often showing. His body is painted black and yellow (Yellow is the Mayan colour of death). --SEPARATOR-- Colop U Uichkin is one of the Mayan sky gods said to live in the sky. The name translates to 'tears out the eye of the sun'. --SEPARATOR-- Cum Hau is one of the Mayan gods of Death. --SEPARATOR-- Ih P'en is a Mayan fertility god. This deity is associated with the growth of plants and is the consort of the goddesses Ix Kanan. He is also the god of family life. The practice of sacrificing of turkeys and chickens at the time of sowing seeds for the crops was because of Ih P'en. --SEPARATOR-- Ikal Ahau is one of the Mayan death deities, he is said to live in a cave during the day but at night he prowls attacking people and eating the raw human flesh off there bones. --SEPARATOR-- Itzam Cab is one of the Mayan earth gods he is the god of fire. He is depicted as that he has firewood as thighs, and flames for a tongue. --SEPARATOR-- Itzam Na is one of the main Mayan gods. He lives in the sky and sends the rain. Itzam Na is also the god of medicine and a fire god. The Maya believed that the world was housed within a vast house that the walls and roof were formed by four huge iguanas. Crocodiles were often thought to be a personification of the god and sacrifices of people were made to them. --SEPARATOR-- Ix Chebel Yax is a Mayan mother goddess and is also the goddess of weaving. --SEPARATOR-- Ix Chel is a Mayan moon goddess she is also the goddess of child birth, medicine and rainbows. She is a consort of the sun god. Small figurines of Ix Chel were often placed under the beds of women in labour. --SEPARATOR-- Ix Kanan is a Mayan vegetation goddess. Ix Kanan is the guardian of the bean plant. She is the consort of Ih P'en. --SEPARATOR-- Ixtab is the Mayan goddess of suicide victims. --SEPARATOR-- Kabrakan is a Mayan earthquake god and the destroyer of mountains. --SEPARATOR-- Kakupacat is a Mayan war god, he is said to have a shield of flames which he uses to protect himself. --SEPARATOR-- Kucumatz is the supreme Mayan god who created all things out of itself, often compared with Kukulcan a Mayan Creator God. --SEPARATOR-- Mam is the Mayan god of evil. He is a much-feared deity who lives beneath the ground. Mam is often depicted as a scarecrow sat upon a stool. Mam is the equivalent of Satan in Christian faith. --SEPARATOR-- Manohel-Tohel is one of the Mayan creator gods. He was the creator of mankind, giving mortals a body and a soul. --SEPARATOR-- Menzabac is a Mayan weather god, he is also the god of fevers and the Keeper of good souls. --SEPARATOR-- Ohoroxtotil is one of the Mayan creator gods. He is the creator of the sun and the god that made the world habitable by destroying the jaguars, which infested the surface. --SEPARATOR-- Oxlahun Tiku is the collective name for a group of thirteen Mayan sky gods. --SEPARATOR-- Poxlom is the Mayan god of disease he is seen as a star in the night sky. He is also seen as a fertility god and is often depicted been a hunter, a doctor or a fisherman. --SEPARATOR-- Totilma'il is the creator being from Mayan mythology. Totilm'il is an androgynous (sexless) person who represents the source of creation. --SEPARATOR-- Tzultacah is a group of Mayan Thunder gods. The Tzultacah group of deities that combine the features of earth and rain gods. They have snakes as servants these are dispatched to punish man for his sins. --SEPARATOR-- Yum Kaax is a Mayan vegetation god. Yum Kaax is concerning not only with the growing and harvesting but husbandry (raising of animals). Is depicted as a youth and wearing a head dress with a ear of corn in. --SEPARATOR-- Zipakna is a Mayan earthquake god. He is often coupled with Kabrakan. Zipakna the creator of mountains, which are, destroyed Kabrakan the destroyer of mountains. --SEPARATOR-- Abdiel is from Arabic beliefs, he is the Lord of slaves and slavery. --SEPARATOR-- Aclahayr Is the fourth hour of Nuctemeron. Aclahayr is meant to be a genius spirit. --SEPARATOR-- Adad or Addu that comes from Babylonian and Hittite cultures is their god of the storm. --SEPARATOR-- Adramalech comes from Samarian. This demon is the commander of Hell and the chancellor of infernal regions. Adramalech was worshiped in Assyria where children were burnt at his altars. --SEPARATOR-- Ahazu a demon of the night. --SEPARATOR-- Astrate is a female demon and she is the Queen of spirits of the Dead. --SEPARATOR-- Babael is the keeper of graves. --SEPARATOR-- Baphomet was the God of the Templars, they worshiped him like Satan. The Templars are thought to be one of the earliest sects of demon worshipers. Although Knights of Templar worshiped the sacred feminine and followed Christ's teachings. They cherished the balance between male and female, black and white, the western equivalent to yin and yang though the Catholic Church has been trying to brand them as demon worshippers. The above definition is likely to have come from that Anti-Templar movement. --SEPARATOR-- Barbetos is the Duke of Hades. --SEPARATOR-- Eblis a god of fire comes from Mohammedan. --SEPARATOR-- Ifrits are evil, hideous spectres, which come from Arabic cultures. They also feature in Persian and Indian mythology where they are called Genies. Also associated with Jinns and Divs of Persia. Recently shown as a fire elemental in the Final Fantasy Games. --SEPARATOR-- Lucifer come from Roman mythology and is the bringer of light and is an Air elemental. Lucifer is a separate demon from Satan the two are completely different. --SEPARATOR-- Mara comes from Buddhist culture and is a demon that tries to dam the soul. --SEPARATOR-- Mephistopholes Mephistopholes, Mephisto from Greek mythology is the light shunner. He is the counterpart of Lucifer. --SEPARATOR-- Metzti comes from Aztec mythology and is the goddess of night. --SEPARATOR-- Mictain from Aztec mythology is the god of death. --SEPARATOR-- Moloch was the sun god of the Cannites in old Palestine. Moloch or Molekh in the 8th-6th century BC, was the centre of child sacrifices this was done to renew the strength of the sun. Moloch is represented as a huge creature with the head of a bull. Statues of Moloch were made out of bronze, these statues were hollow so a fire could be lit within. This gave the bronze statue an eerie glow. The children were sacrificed by placing then in the statues outstretched armies and the child would be burnt to death. --SEPARATOR-- Nina from Babylonian mythology is the serpent goddess. --SEPARATOR-- Shiva comes from Hindu culture and means the destroyer. Shiva has recently been seen in computer games of the Final Fantasy series where Shiva is an Ice elemental. --SEPARATOR-- T'an-mo is the Chinese devil of desire. --SEPARATOR-- Tezcatlipoca originates from Aztec culture, and is the Aztecs god of Hell. --SEPARATOR-- Aphrodite is the goddess of love, desire and beauty. In addition to her natural gifts she has a magical girdle that compels anyone she wishes to desire her. There are two accounts of her birth. One says she is the daughter of Zeus and Dione. The other goes back to when Cronus castrated Uranus and tossed his severed genitals into the sea. Aphrodite then arose from the sea foam on a giant scallop and walked to shore in Cyprus. She is the wife of Hephaestus. The myrtle is Aphrodite's tree. She is associated with the dove, swan, and the sparrow. --SEPARATOR-- Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto. He has a twin sister whom is Artemis. Apollo is the god of music, and plays a golden lyre. He is also an archer, far shooting with a silver bow. Apollo is also god of healing who taught man medicine. Apollo is also seen as the god of light. Apollo is the god of truth, and he must always tell the truth meaning that he can never lie. One of Apollo's more important daily tasks is to harness his chariot with four horses and drive the Sun across the sky. Apollo is famous for his oracle at Delphi. People traveled to it from all over the Greek world to divine the future. Apollo was associated with the laurel tree and the crow is his bird, he is also associated with the dolphin. --SEPARATOR-- Ares is the son of Zeus and Hera. He was disliked by both of his parents. Ares is the god of war. Ares is considered to be murderous and bloodstained but, also a coward. When caught in an act of adultery with Aphrodite her husband Hephaestus is able publicly ridicule him. Ares bird is the vulture and his animal is the dog. --SEPARATOR-- Athena is the daughter of Zeus. She sprang full grown in armour from his forehead, so has no mother. Athena is fierce and brave in battle but, only wars to define the state and home from outside enemies. Athena is the goddess of the city, handicrafts, and agriculture. It is said she invented the bridle, which permitted man to tame horses, the trumpet, the flute, the pot, the rake, the plough, the yoke, the ship, and the chariot. Athena is the embodiment of wisdom, reason, and purity. She was Zeus's favourite child and was allowed to use his weapons including his thunderbolt. The city of Athens is named after her. Athena is associated with the olive tree and owl is her animal. Athena is a virgin goddess. --SEPARATOR-- Artemis is the daughter of Zeus and Leto. She has a twin brother Apollo. She is the lady of the wild things. Artemis is the huntsman of the gods and the protector of the young. Like Apollo she hunts with silver arrows. Artemis is associated with the moon. She is a virgin goddess, and the goddess of chastity. She also presides over childbirth, which may seem odd for a virgin, but goes back to causing Leto no pain when she was born. She became associated with Hecate. She is associated with cypress tree. All wild animals are scared to her, especially the deer. --SEPARATOR-- Hades is the brother of Zeus. After the overthrow of their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Poseidon, for shares of the world. Hades had the worst draw and was made lord of the underworld, ruling over the dead. Hades is a greedy deity who is greatly concerned with increasing his subjects. Those who are calling increase the number of dead are seen favourably. The Erinnyes are welcomed guests. He is exceedingly unwilling to allow any of his subjects leave. Hades is the god of wealth, due to the precious metals mined from the earth. Hades has a helmet that makes him invisible. He rarely leaves the underworld. Hades is in personality unpitying and terrible, but not capricious. His wife is Persephone whom Hades abducted. Although he is the King of the dead but, death itself is represented by another god, Thanatos. --SEPARATOR-- Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. Hephaestus is the only god to be physically ugly and is also lame. Accounts as to how he became lame vary. Some say that Hera, upset by having an ugly child, flung him from Mount Olympus into the sea, breaking his legs. Others that he took Hera's side in an argument with Zeus and that Zeus flung him off Mount Olympus. He is the god of fire and the forge. He is the smith and armourer of the gods. He uses a volcano as his forge. He is the patron god of both smiths and weavers. He is kind and peace loving. His wife is Aphrodite. Sometimes his wife is identified as Aglaia. --SEPARATOR-- Hera is Zeus wife and sister. She was raised by the Titans Ocean and Tethys. She is the protector of marriage and takes special care of married women. Hera's marriage was founded in strife with Zeus and continued in strife. Zeus courted her unsuccessfully. He then turned to trickery, changing himself into dishevelled cuckoo. Hera feeling sorry for the bird held it to her breast to warm it. Zeus then resumed his normal form and taking advantage of the surprise he gained, raped her. She then married him to cover her shame. Once when Zeus was being particularly overbearing to the other gods, Hera convinced them to join in a revolt. Her part in the revolt was to drug Zeus, and in this she was successful. The gods then bound the sleeping Zeus to a couch taking care to tie many knots. This done they began to quarrel over the next step. Briareus overheard the arguments. Still full of gratitude to Zeus, Briareus slipped in and was able to quickly untie the many knots. Zeus sprang from the couch and grabbed up his thunderbolt. The gods fell to their knees begging and pleading for mercy. He seized Hera and hung her from the sky with gold chains. She wept in pain all night but, none of the others dared to interfere. Hera's weeping kept Zeus up and the next morning he agreed to release her if she would swear never to rebel again. She had little choice but, to agree. While she never again rebelled, she often intrigued against Zeus's plans and she was often able to outwit him. Most stories concerning Hera have to do with her jealous revenge for Zeus's infidelities. Her sacred animals are the cow and the peacock. Her favourite city is Argos. --SEPARATOR-- Hermes is the son of Zeus and Maia. Hermes is Zeus's messenger. Hermes is the fastest of all the gods. He wears winged sandals, a winged hat, and carries a magic wand. Hermes is the god of thieves and commerce. He is also the guide for the dead to go to the underworld. Hermes invented the lyre, the pipes, the musical scale, astronomy, weights and measures, boxing, gymnastics, and the care of olive trees. --SEPARATOR-- Hestia is Zeus's sister. She is a virgin goddess and does not have a distinct personality. Hestia plays no part in myths. Hestia is the Goddess of the Hearth, the symbol of the house around which a new born child is carried before it is received into the family. Each city had a public hearth sacred to Hestia, where the fire was never allowed to go out. --SEPARATOR-- Poseidon is the brother of Zeus. After they had overthrown their Father Cronus he drew lots with Zeus and Hades, another brother, for shares of the world. His prize was to become lord of the sea. He was widely worshiped by seamen. He married Amphitrite, the granddaughter of the Titan Oceanus. At one point he desired Demeter. To put him off Demeter asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. So to impress her Poseidon created the first horse. In some accounts his first attempts were unsuccessful and created a variety of other animals in his quest. By the time the horse was created his passion for Demeter had cooled. His weapon is a trident, which can shake the earth, and shatter any object. He is second only to Zeus in power amongst the gods. He has a difficult quarrelsome personality. He was greedy. He had a series of disputes with other gods when he tried to take over their cities. --SEPARATOR-- Zeus overthrew his Father Cronus. Zeus then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god and his weapon is a thunderbolt, which he hurls at those who displease him. Zeus is married to Hera, but is famous for his many affairs. He is also known to punish those that lie or break oaths. --SEPARATOR-- Cronus was the ruling Titan who came to power by castrating his Father Ouranos. His wife was Rhea, there children were the first of the Olympians. Cronus to insure his safety he ate each of his children as they were born, until Rhea, unhappy at the loss of her children, tricked Cronus into swallowing a stone, instead of Zeus. --SEPARATOR-- Gaia is the Titan Earth goddess; she mated with her son Ouranos to produce the remaining Titans. Gaia seems to have started as a Neolithic earth-mother worshipped before the Indo-European invasions that eventually lead to the Hellenistic civilization. She had an Oracle at Delphi she was later superseded by other gods is also known by Demeter. --SEPARATOR-- Hyperion is the Titan god of light, the father of the sun, the moon, and the dawn. He is the consort of Thea and he is the father of Helios and Selene. --SEPARATOR-- Iapetos is one of the sons of Ouranos and one of the Titans. He is the father of Atlas and Prometheus. --SEPARATOR-- Oceanus or Okeanos is the Titan god of water unending stream of water encircling the world, together with his wife Tethys produced the river gods and the ocean nymphs. --SEPARATOR-- Mnemosyne was the Titan of memory consort of Zeus and the mother of nine Muses of Helicon. --SEPARATOR-- Rhea was the wife of Cronus and the daughter of Ouranos and Gaia he made it a practice to swallow their children. To avoid this, Rhea tricked Cronus into swallowing a stone, saving her son Zeus, she is also recognised in Rheie in roman mythology. --SEPARATOR-- Tethys was the wife of Oceanus she is the daughter of Ouranos and Gaia. Together they produced the rivers and the ocean nymphs. --SEPARATOR-- Themis was the Titan of justice and order; she was the mother of the Fates and the Seasons. She is the daughter of Ouranos & Gaia she was a consort of Zeus and mother of Horae and Moires. --SEPARATOR-- Heracles was the son of Zeus and Alcmene and is the best known of the Greek heroes also known as Hercules in Roman mythology. The name Heracles means "Hera's Glory". Heracles came to be as Zeus needed a mortal champion in the war against the giants, he fathered Heracles with Alcmene the Theban queen. It was intended that Heracles would become the ruler but Hera frustrated Zeus's plans and Heracles become the slave of Eurystheus the king of Tiryns. Heracles then was struck by madness in the course of this Heracles killed his wife and their three sons. To atone for his terrible deeds he undertook what is known as the twelve labours of Heracles. These labours were; The killing of the Nemean lion which could not be harmed by arrows Heracles beat it with bare hands and a wooden club. The battles against the Hydra at the swamps of Lerna. He had help from his nephew Iolaus. Heracles had to capture the Ceryneian hind Heracles captured the Erymanthian Boar which roamed the country of Arcadia Cleaning of Augeas stables. He had vast herds of animals and there was much dung. Heracles achieved this by diverting the path of a river to wash the stables out. Heracles had to remove the Stymphalian birds from Peloponnese, Heracles scared them away with a rattle which the goddess Athena made specially for Heracles. On the Island of Crete Heracles had to track down the Bull and capture it and take it back to Tiryns, where he set it free. Heracles had to subdue the man-eating mares of Diomedes he achieved this after he fed them there masters flesh. Heracles had to fetch the girdle of Hippolyta from the Amazon queen To capture the cattle of Geryon. To bring back the golden apples of the Hesperides. The final test was to go to the underworld and bring briefly back to Tiryns three headed hound Cereberus. For completing his tasks Heracles gained immortality, none of the other heroes ever gained this honour. Heracles death on earth was caused by the Centaur Nessus who gave the heroes second wife a poisoned garment or Heracles to wear. Heracles realizing that his death was near consulted the Oracle at Delphic which told him to build a funeral pyre in Thessaly. When the time came Heracles climbed atop of the pyre and Zeus sent a bolt of lightening and lit, and Heracles took his place amongst the gods. --SEPARATOR-- Perseus was the son of Zeus and Danae the daughter of Acrisus the king of Argos. Danae had been locked in a bronze tower as a prophecy had said that if she had a son he would kill Acrisus. Zeus visited her as a golden shower in the tower and Perseus was born. Acrisus then terrified by this event placed Danae and the child in a wooden chest and cast it into the sea. Zeus ensured that the chest was protected and it drifted to the shores of Seriphos where Perseus grew up among the fishermen there. Perseus was given the task by the local ruler Polydectes to fetch the head of the gorgon medusa an extremely dangerous task. Perseus was aided on his task by the goddess Athena. First Perseus visited the three old hags who shared a single eye. Perseus grabbed the single eye and forced them to tell him about the gorgons. Most importantly they told him how to direct the glance from medusa's eyes. Perseus also received some gifted from some nymphs, a cap of invisibility, some winged shoes and a bag for medusa's head. Perseus slew medusa and stowed her head in the bag. On his way home he used the head to good use saving the maiden Andromeda from a sea monster, Perseus married her. Perseus returned his magical equipment to Hermes the messenger god. Arcrisus had fled to Larissa upon his return to Argos. The prophecy was for filled when Perseus was asked to compete in the games at Larissa and his discus accidentally hit an old man in the crowd whom was Arcrisus and killed him.