The Wendigo of Native American lore, the Sphinx of ancient Egypt, the Kraken said to terrorize the ocean — discover these and ...

Flintica is a fantasy artist and creature designer on a mission to mystify nature, inspire dreaming, and raise awareness of ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

If there were any contender for a real-life equivalent to the Oliphaunts of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth, it would be ...

The human obsession with frightening creatures has given rise to ancient tales of dragons and werewolves, as well as to the ...

Let's discover these mythological creatures. The Griffin, a lion-eagle hybrid, likely originated from Protoceratops fossils in Central Asia, inspired ancient myths of creatures. Historical reports ...

Some creatures of ancient Slavic daemonology, like vampires and strigoi have gone on to earn some worldwide notoriety – and even became part of popular culture. Slavic mythology, by contrast, remains ...

The creatures are no bloodthirsty heathens ... As the Romantic movement swept across Europe in the 19th century, ancient mythology found itself in vogue, as did an appetite for beauty, heroism ...

And now, they are set to appear on a new Royal Mail stamp collection featuring mythical creatures and fabled figures from UK folklore. Other stamps will include the Loch Ness Monster, Cornish ...

A world of myth and artistry awaits at The National Gallery this spring with the rare unveiling of the Carracci Cartoons. On ...