Mythological Creatures

That video of it eating a fish is particularly interesting.  It shows pretty clearly that the shark doesn't swim around with the top part of the mouth sticking out like it is often depicted, but that it thrusts it out to catch its prey.  Thanks.

An "Aigrette" 5thC BC-4thC BC, a lion-gryphon, from Takht-i Kuwad, Tajikistan. Oxus Treasure, British Museum

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Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

Gushtasp Slays The Dragon, from Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah, early 1440s

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Gushtasp Slays The Dragon, from Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah, early 1440s

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Illustrations of Persian Costume & Soldiers

Vraelomon said:

Just read a fascinating summary of my Russian avatar!

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Nice. A human eater. It seems like they were very common after the ice age but only among populations that were not group hunters (hunters that formed hordes of multiples of 10, 100 and 1000 and planned and hunted mammoths mostly)

The last ice age? I think there were 4 of them, but I might be mistaken, Primitive History was never my strong point.

Sadly Unpublished http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-great-mystery-atlas-book-that-got.html

http://karlshuker.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/the-aziwugum-inuit-dog-with-scales-from.html


CRYPTOZOOLOGY IN THE VATICAN

http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2013/06/cryptozoology-in-vatican.html

http://lj.rossia.org/users/marinni/344356.html?thread=9079076


Takeshi Yamad, Rogue Taxidermist

funny Wolpertingers

How cute!

Does folklore count in here?

In that case : Spring-Heeled Jack.

To my understanding, Spring Heeled Jack was more of an Urban legend than folklore, or even a maniac and unarrested criminal figure.

mythological fantasy illustrations
from the back covers of "Finding Out"
by  (Angus McBride) !!!

http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/03/finding-out-36-cryptozoologicalmytholog.html


Volume 15 Issue No 11 - Dragon
Volume 15 Issue No 12 - Unicorns


Volume 16 Issue No 01 - Sirens as Mermaids
Volume 16 Issue No 02 - Gryphons
Volume 16 Issue No 03 - Sea Serpent
Volume 16 Issue No 04 - Phoenix
Volume 16 Issue No 05 - Harpies
Volume 16 Issue No 06 - Satyrs
Volume 16 Issue No 07 - Nymphs
Volume 16 Issue No 08 - The Wild Hunt
Volume 16 Issue No 09 - Hippocampi
Volume 16 Issue No 10 - Bunyip
Volume 16 Issue No 11 - Tokoloshe
Volume 16 Issue No 12 - Maero


Volume 17 Issue No 01 - White Buffalo
Volume 17 Issue No 02 - Cailleach-Bheur
Volume 17 Issue No 03 - Midgard Serpent
Volume 17 Issue No 04 - Morrigan
Volume 17 Issue No 05 - Werewolf
Volume 17 Issue No 06 - Thunderbird
Volume 17 Issue No 07 - Centaurs
Volume 17 Issue No 08 - Gnomes
Volume 17 Issue No 09 - Little People
Volume 17 Issue No 10 - Lamassu
Volume 17 Issue No 11 - Sphinx
Volume 17 Issue No 12 - Cyclopses


Volume 18 Issue No 01 - Paul Bunyan and Babe
Volume 18 Issue No 02 - Chinese Dragon
Volume 18 Issue No 03 - Minotaur
Volume 18 Issue No 04 - Huitzilopochtli (Aztec Hummingbird God)
Volume 18 Issue No 05 - Amemit (=Ammut)
Volume 18 Issue No 06 - Leshy
Volume 18 Issue No 07 - Naga King
Volume 18 Issue No 08 - Domovoi
Volume 18 Issue No 09 - Poleviks
Volume 18 Issue No 10 - Tarasque

Pretty nice and atmospheric paintings, thanks

Paul Bunyan! 

I remember a Simpsons episode where homer was Paul 

Mosin Nagant, is it okay to discuss folklore/urban legends here? 

Tarrasque looks so sad So do the bunyip and the unicorns. The Lahmassu clearly does not intend to take **** from anyone.