Winged Horses and Wingabeasts (A Guest Post by Janalyn Voigt)
August 17, 2012I’ve tweaked my blog schedule this week to participate in a blog tour for Janalyn Voigt, whose epic fantasy novel DawnSinger released several months ago….
Category: Mythic Creatures
Like Trees Walking
June 6, 2012“The first tree she looked at seemed at first glance to be not a tree at all but a huge man with a shaggy beard…
Favorite Mythic Creatures
May 7, 2012Since Friday’s post was quite serious, I thought it was time for something fun. Most fantasy readers and writers have at least passing familiarity with…
Mythic Creature: The Alphyn
March 7, 2012Name: Alphyn or Alpheyn Appearance: A stocky creature, the alpyhn blends characteristics of lions and wolves with unique features of its own, its long, knotted…
Mythic Creature: The Yale
January 18, 2012Name: Yale or eale or centicore Appearance: Roughly the size of a hippopotamus or a large horse, the yale borrowed features from beasts as diverse…
Mythic Creature: The Balaur
October 10, 2011Dragons and dragon-like creatures appear in almost every mythos in the world, each with unique traits and lore befitting the culture from which they sprang….
Mythic Creature: The Njuggle
June 13, 2011Name: Njuggle, Nuegle, Noggle, Nuggle, Nuggie Appearance: An amphibious creature, the njuggle appeared in the form of a horse or pony with a greenish mane…
Mythic Creature: The Yeti
May 11, 2011In the midst of deep wilderness, a strange form loomed, obscured by snow and trees. Travelers stumbled upon footprints, far larger than those left by…
Mythic Creature: The Siyokoy
April 15, 2011Legends of merfolk occur in almost every sea-faring culture, tales of alluring mermaids possessing deceptive beauty, mighty mermen summoning destructive storms, and diminutive merchildren holding…
Mythic Creature: The Chimera
March 9, 2011Name: Chimera or Chimaera Appearance: Awkward in appearance, the chimera possessed three heads–that of a lioness, goat, and snake. The lioness head came first, sometimes…