Japanese Mythology
Greek Mythology
Aztec & Mexican Mythology
Fictional Creatures
Creepy Creatures
100
Gods, spirits and phenomena based on elements of the landscape and forces of nature. Live in the Shinkai realm (a mirror realm of our world).
What are kami? or What is/are yokai?
100
Three kinds of these creatures - weaponsmiths, shepherds, & builders - but you usually only see one; original source of heavenly weaponry
What are the Cyclops?
100
Translates into "feathered serpent"; had anthropomorphic forms as a human and animal; worked with Huītzilōpōchtli to bring order to the first world by creating the sun, fire, and the first humans
Who is Quetzalcoatl?
100
Name is a combination of the Japanese words for gorilla and whale; created for media; started as a villain and has become a hero who defends humanity
Who/what is Godzilla?
Combination of the Japanese words gorira ("gorilla") and kujira ("whale").
100
An unnaturally thin & tall faceless creature that was said to terrorize and abduct children; created by Edward Knudsen (under the name Victor Surge)
Who/What is Slender Man?
200
Dog gods, spirits, or demons that could possess humans with unstable emotions.
What is an Inu Yōkai? or What is an Inugami?
200
Sometimes seen with hundreds of heads, and was the guardian on Earth to the entrance to the Underworld.
What is the Hydra?
200
Brightly colored folk-art sculptures created by Pedro Linares after a drug-induced hallucination sleep; spirit guides after death; as seen in Coco
What is an Alebrije?
200
Created for a movie of the same name; three types but all related to nature; live in underground homes built into the sides of mountains or hills
What are Hobbits? or What are Dwarves?
200
Creatures created for the purpose of scaring people - fakelore; some are based on mythology; controlled by a foundation
What is an SCP? or What are Creepypastas?
300
Goddess of the Sun whose name translates into "shrine from heaven"; named Ancesstress of the Imperial House - meaning all people in her bloodline had the right to rule
Who is Amaterasu?
300
The front half is an eagle and the back half was a horse; extremely fast and ridden by magicians & knights; fight to the death to defend their nest.
What is the Hippogriff?
Double Jeopardy! Bonus points if you can name & describe their parent!
300
Translates into "skirt of snakes"; mother of the gods, sun, moon, stars, and Huītzilōpōchtli (god of war) - created from a ball of hummingbird feathers but her children thought it brought shame to the family
Who is Cōātlīcue?
300
Based on the bard Taliesin who was born with magical powers; usually described as an old man with a beard but sometimes seen as a young man who cannot control his powers
Who is Merlin (Ambrosius)?
300
A fictional space entity that was a combination of an octopus, dragon, and humans; created by H. P. Lovecraft
What is Cthulu?
400
Translates into "to hide or conceal" or "a soul/spirit of the dead"; described as huge troll or ogre-like creatures; wicked souls would transform into them after death and cause trouble or torture humans in Jigoku (Hell)
What are Oni?
400
Created by Hephaestus and sent to Earth for Epimetheus as punishment for what Prometheus did.
Who is Pandora? or What is Pandora's Box?
400
Translates into "weeping or wailing woman"; original story said she drowned her own children in a rage; ghost that mourns her drowned children on waterfronts
What/Who is La Llarona?
400
Comes from the Scottish words meaning "dwelling" and "limb of tree"; normally a peaceful creature but protective of their tree; used in lockpicking and could be inspired by the rashnovik plant - could unlock anything
What is a Bowtruckle?
400
Translates from Japanese into "woman-spider" - thought to lure people with a disguise and wrap them in her webs.
What/Who is the Jorōgumo?
500
The name translates into "thunder animal or beast"; the body is composed of lightning but can take on the form of many animals; said to sleep in people's bellybuttons and lightning will be shot at him to wake him up.
What is Raijū?
500
Translates into "warriors" or "to make war"; daughters of Ares (war) and Harmonia (peace); a tribe of brutal warrior women that fought to bring peace to the world; based on female Scythian warriors
Who are/were the Amazons?
500
Warriors who would take on an animal persona in order to capture prisoners for sacrifice. Weapons were made with obsidian glass and wood.
What were Jaguar (Ocēlōtl) or Eagle (Cuāuhtli) spirit warriors?
500
Seen as the Queen of the Fairies, then as a healing traveler, and now as an evil sorceress. Either given powers by a fellow wizard or sorceress or born with them.
Who is Morgan Le Fay or Morganna?
Given powers by Merlin or Lady of the Lake.
500
Translates from Japanese into "death bringer or spirit"; thought to invite humans towards death; originally were not "creepy" but were a natural part of life & death
What is the Shinigami?