Fantastic Beasts

A legendary creature from Welsh tradition depicted as very large and intelligent birds, often considered to be related to the griffin. It is symbol of pride and blindness. The name derives from the Welsh words adar ("bird"), llwch ("dust"), and gwin ("wine"). Later, in medieval Welsh poetry, the phrase Adar Llwch Gwin came to describe all types of raptors including hawks, falcons, and brave men. Appearance: Adar LIwch Gwin is described as a giant bird, similar in appearance to the Griffin (a mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion). In some documents, this bird is also described with a long snake-like tail. Personality: Not only is it a proud species, this creature is also known for its ability to understand every physical language, is intelligent but always blindly follows what its owner orders. Their purpose is servitude. There is a claim that they make very good spiritual companions. Legend: In the early 6th century,

Gozuryu is a dragon that is said to have lived in a lake in Fukasawa, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture at that time. After changing his mind, he is also called Five-headed Dragon Great God. Appearance: Its appearance is that of a giant dragon with five heads. Personality: Initially, it was a cruel, ferocious dragon that harassed the villagers around where it lived. Then it was tamed and turned into a hill. Intelligence: It has high intelligence, can communicate with humans and animals. Interactions: The dragon is probably a metaphor for the water of a violent local river that is still notorious for its floods. Its five heads were probably four of the river’s tributaries plus the mouth of the river. The descent of the goddess may have been inspired by aerial phenomena such as the passage of a large meteor. Legend: The villagers were plagued for a period of a thousand-some years by a destructive, five-headed dragon (Gozuryu:五頭竜) that had its lair in a nearby lake. Aware of their suffer

The Aitvaras is a species of flying dragon found in the mythology of the Baltic Regions, specifically Lithuania and Latvia. It is also known by other names, such as Atvaras, Damavykas, Pūkis, Sparyžius, Koklikas, Gausinėlis, Žaltvikšas, and Spirukas, and is identical to the Latvian Pukis.  It often represented as supernatural luck-bringers and sometimes trickster spirits. Aitvarai are also described as household spirits, little demons, family guardians, goblins, and nature spirits. When injured, an Aitvaras need only touch the earth to heal itself.  Appearance: An Aitvaras is an enigmatic and curious being that can take on many forms,  usually based on its current environment.   As a species, Aitvaras have varying descriptions. One reason is that they were renown for their ability to transform, or take on different shapes, depending on their environment.  Another is that they appear across many different cultures; for example, the Aitvaras is sometimes described as a goblin in Lithuani

The Peluda in Spanish, or La Velue (‘The Hairy One’) originally in French, is a mythical reptilian monster that lives in the upper reaches of the Huisne River , and came out to terrorize the populace as far as the city of La Ferté-Bernard during the High Middle Ages, or perhaps more accurately the 15th century during the Late Middle Ages. It is closely related to the Terrestrial Dragon. It slso known as The Shaggy Beast, or La Velue, a legendary dragon from La Ferté-Bernard that shot deadly quills from its back. Appearance: Peluda has a reptilian body, four rather short legs like a turtle, a dragon’s head, and a long neck like a snake’s neck. On its back was a row of feathers extremely thick and sharp like a porcupine, but much larger. Its tail is long and barbed like a scorpion’s tail. Peluda’s body is quite large, at least more than fifteen meters long. The French sources tells that the beast was serpent-headed and serpent-tailed, ox-sized with an egg-shaped body covered in “long gre

Apep, also called Apopis, Apepi, or Rerek, ancient Egyptian demon of chaos, who had the form of a serpent and, as the foe of the sun god, Re, represented all that was outside the ordered cosmos and was thus the opponent of light and Ma’at (order/truth). Appearance: He appears in art as a giant serpent. Apep was first mentioned in the Eighth Dynasty, and he was honored in the names of the Fourteenth Dynasty king ‘Apepi and of the Greater Hyksos king Apophis While in most texts Apep is described as a giant snake, he is sometimes depicted as a crocodile. The few descriptions of Apep’s origin in myth usually demonstrate that it was born after Ra, usually from his umbilical cord. But Apep was commonly believed to have existed from the beginning of time in the waters of Nu of primeval chaos Personality: It is a powerful, cruel creature that symbolizes chaos and darkness Intelligence: undefined Legend: Ra was the solar deity, bringer of light, and thus the upholder of Ma’at. Apep was viewed a

Korean folk mythology states that most dragons were originally imugis (Korean: 이무기; RR: Imugi), or lesser dragons, which were said to resemble gigantic serpents.  Appearance: Imugi is a small dragon, shaped like a python. Another explanation states that Imugi has the form of a sea dragon, but has no legs, small horns, and cannot fly. The Imugi are far inferior to the Dragons in both physical and magical aspects. According to other accounts, Imugi was a primeval dragon Personality: They are large, benevolent, python-like creatures that live in water or caves, and their sighting is associated with good luck. Intelligence: They are also not very intelligent, and are considered the bottom class in Dragon race society. Legend: Korean folk myths say that most dragons were originally Imugis. There are a few different versions of Korean folklore depicting imugis aspiring to be full-fledged dragons. Koreans think that an Imugi can become a real dragon, or yong or mireu, if it catches a Yeouiju

Name 天龙,Tianlong Other names Celestial Dragon  Type Long dragon; god Size Tremendous Capacity Full power of dragons Color ??? Subtype(s) The heavenly dragon Parents ??? Children long Activity cycle ??? Diet ??? Origin Chinese mythology Terrain Heaven According to some sources, Tianlong is the first and only dragon born with the universe, later giving birth to other dragons. It is the strongest dragon possessing all the abilities of dragons, and is the ancestor of dragons. However, many other popular sources claim that Tianlong literally meaning is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology, is a divine flying dragon in Chinese mythology, is the guardian god of heaven.  True to the meaning of its name, Tianlong is a divine dragon that spends its entire life within the heavens. Its purpose is to guard the palaces of the Jade Emperor as well as his treasures. Tianlong Dragons look like ordinary five-clawed dragons but can be much larger, stronger, more powerful in comb