Mythical creatures

Creatures and people that don't exist outside of myth, legend and comic books.

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A is for Alien

An alien is someone or something from another place that doesn't belong here. An alien might be a person from another country, or they might be a creature from another planet.

A is for Angel

An angel is a messenger from a divine being. They are usually drawn as a person with wings. The picture is an imagining of an angel on the way to work.

C is for Chimera

A chimera is a mythical beast of Greek legend, represented in natural history texts with the body and head of a golden lion, a horned mountain goat's head emerging from its shoulder, and a venomous serpent for a tail.

C is for Cupid

Cupid is a cherub. Cupid carries a bow and arrow, and when he shoots people they become passionate and full of love.

D is for Dragon

A dragon is a kind of large reptile that does not actually exist - it is mythical. Dragons are often described as having wings, four legs and are able to breathe fire. The picture is of a dragon as imagined by AI.

E is for Elf

An elf is a mythical or fantasy creature, usually depicted with pointed ears. Elves live in forests, have some magical powers and are prone to mischief on humans.

F is for Fairy

A fairy is a tiny imaginary creature that is usually depicted as a small, pretty girl with wings. Fairies often have magical powers and can sometimes grant wishes.

G is for Gargoyle

A gargoyle is an ugly, even grotesque, ornamental water spout, usually found on extremely old buildings before gutters and downpipes were used. Gargoyles are ugly so they scare off evil spirits.
Ugly statues that are not water spouts are called chimeras.

G is for Ghost

In stories, a ghost is the spirit of a person who has died. You might dress up like a scary ghost for Halloween.

G is for Giant

A giant is a very big person or animal that you can read about in storybooks.

Some large varieties of animals have giant in their name, like a giant anteater.

L is for Leprechaun

A leprechaun is a kind of Irish fairy. Leprechauns are usually little, older men wearing a green suit. Leprechauns make mischief, and store gold in a pot at the end of the rainbow. They are said to be able to grant wishes.

M is for Mermaid

A mermaid is a mythical creature that is half woman and half fish.
A male mermaid is a merman.

S is for Santa Claus

Santa Claus is also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas or Kris Kringle. On Christmas eve he visits all the good children of the world and brings them presents.

T is for Troll

A troll is an ugly mythical creature that lives in a cave or under a bridge.

U is for Unicorn

A unicorn is a mythical creature that resembles a white horse with a horn in the center of its forehead. Unicorns were said to have many powers, such as being able to cure disease and purify water.
It is said that unicorns could only be captured by a virgin.

V is for Vampire

Vampires are a mythical creature which is said to exist by drinking people's blood. They are said to only come out at night as daylight can destroy them. It is also said they can only be killed by a stake through the heart, or by a silver bullet. A vampire has no reflection, so they cannot be seen in a mirror.

W is for Witch

A witch is someone, usually a woman, that practises magic. Witches are often seen as practising bad magic that can curse people or make them sick. Some witches are good. These witches are called white witches. It is generally thought that witches can use their magic with various techniques to see into the future. A male witch is sometimes called a warlock.