Greeks
This big cat was strangled by Hercules, as no arrow or blade could pierce its pelt.
What is the Nemean Lion?
This four-legged creature came in several variations on a theme, all possessing similar bodies, but could have the head of a human, a ram, or an eagle, among others.
What is a Sphinx?
These warrior women would choose the worthy slain for Valhalla.
What are Valkyries?
The goddess of the sun, supposed ancestor to the Royal Family of Japan.
Who is Amaterasu?
This winged serpent was known by many names in several different Mesoamerican cultures, such as Kukulkan in Mayan mythology. In Aztec religious practice, he notably did not require human sacrifice of any kind.
This labyrinth lurker was born to the Queen of Crete after an inadvisable liaison with a sacred bull.
What is the Minotaur?
This (very popular) god of mummification would weigh the hearts of the recently deceased. If the heart was heavier than a feather, it was impure, and this god would toss it to ravenous crocodiles.
Who is Anubis?
This plant unifies all the various planes of existence.
What is the World Tree, Ygdrassil?
These yokai are noted for their tricksy personalities and enormous testicles.
What are tanuki?
This god of deception was also known as "Smoking Mirror."
Who is Tezcatlipoca?
This goddess keeps the home fires burning, and in some stories is said to have willingly given up her seat among the Big 12 to a later addition.
Who is Hestia?
This ibis-headed god of knowledge was said to have invented hieroglyphics.
Who is Thoth?
These birds would fly across the earth and report back to Odin on a daily basis.
Who are the ravens Huginn and Muninn?
These maneaters are known for their violent tempers and their studded iron clubs.
What are Oni?
This god of deformities and twins is the namesake for an amphibian and a breed of hairless dog.
Who is Xolotl?
This goddess's recurrent empty nest syndrome is said to cause autumn and winter.
Who is Demeter?
This god of the underworld was chopped into pieces and tossed into the river before he assumed his current position.
Who is Osiris?
This god of justice had his hand chewed off by the great wolf Fenrir.
Who is Tyr?
These sickle-wielding wind weasels were the inspiration for the Pokemon Sneasel.
What are Kamaitachi?
The god of war and the sun, and the patron god of the Aztec people in particular. Associated with hummingbirds.
Who is Huitzilopochtli?
This god's death was supposedly proclaimed to a group of passing sailors in the early decades of the Common Era.
Who is Pan?
This god has the head of an animal that Egyptologists to this day haven't been able to identify with complete certainty.
Who is Set?
This great golden boar was the companion of the god Freyr.
What is Gullinbursti?
This god of thunder is often depicted playing the drums.
Who is Raijin?
This owl demon was associated with plague and death; for this reason the call of the screech owl was considered a very ill omen.
What is the Tlacatecolotl.