Horned Creatures
A single-horned horse-like creature whose horn was said to purify poison.
What is a Unicorn?
These half-human sea folk are famous for beauty, ocean lore, and sometimes luring sailors.
What are mermaids?
A winged horse from Greek mythology, often linked to heroes and the heavens.
What is Pegasus?
This large, hairy North American cryptid is famous for footprints and blurry photos.
What is Bigfoot?
This egg-laying mammal has a duck-like bill and a beaver-like tail.
What is a platypus?
This Greek monster with a bull’s head and a man’s body lived in the Labyrinth of Crete.
What is the Minotaur?
This Scandinavian sea monster is said to drag ships under the waves with giant tentacles.
What is the kraken?
Part lion, part eagle—this creature is famous for guarding treasure and sacred places.
What is a griffin?
A winged cryptid tied to 1960s sightings in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
What is the Mothman?
This animal changes color, texture, and even though it can be upwards of 6ft and over 100lb it can fit through a hole as small as a quarter.
What is the octopus?
These horned, goat-legged nature spirits of Greek myth are known for revelry and wild places.
What are satyrs?
In Greek myth, this many-headed sea serpent battled Heracles as one of his Labors.
What is the Hydra?
This enormous legendary bird in Middle Eastern tales was said to lift elephants.
What is the roc?
Reported in the Himalayas, this shaggy, man-like cryptid is famous for massive footprints in snow
What is the Yeti?
This “walking hot dog” amphibian is famous for regrowing limbs, organs, and even parts of its brain.
What is an axolotl?
This Japanese ogre/demon is often depicted with horns and a massive iron club (kanabō).
What is an oni?
In Norse myth, this gigantic serpent encircles the world in the sea, and its release is foretold to signal Ragnarök.
This giant serpent is also the child of Loki.
What is Jörmungandr?
In Greek myth, this winged creature with a woman’s face and a bird’s body was known for snatching food and tormenting the wicked.
What is the Harpy?
A terrifying Australian cryptid said to ambush from trees in the outback.
What is the Bunyip? or Drop Bear instead
This creature, also known as a water bear, has 4 pairs of legs, and can survive intense radiation, dehydration, pressure, and extreme temperatures.
What is the Tardigrade?
This Scottish horned “water horse” is said to have a single spiraled horn and loves tricking hunters.
What is a kelpie?
In Scottish and Irish folklore, these seal-people can shed their skins to walk on land, but if someone steals the skin, they may be trapped ashore.
What are selkies?
In Norse legend, these winged warrior women choose who falls in battle and escort the worthy to Valhalla.
What are Valkyries?
A Puerto Rican cryptid said to attack livestock and leave them mysteriously drained.
What is the chupacabra?
This beetle fires a boiling chemical spray from its abdomen as a defense, like a tiny flamethrower.
What is a bombardier beetle?