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June
2005 features
books and links about
Mythical Creatures |
Encyclopedia
Mythica: Bestiary
"In the European Middle Ages a bestiary was a collection of
stories, each based on a description of certain qualities of an
animal, plant, or even stone. Often illustrated, the earliest known
bestiary dates from the 9th century. The entries can be found in
the other mythology and folklore areas but are ordered here for your
convenience." This section contains an alphabetical listing
of mythological creatures.
The
Bestiary Project
"The following accounts come from all over and do not form a comprehensive
list... They fall into a handful of specific categories, some of which are easy to explain and some difficult. There are wonder tales from medieval bestiaries, alegorical in nature: about asps, beavers, hedgehogs. There are tall tales of far countries and the animals that flourish in them: vegetable sheep and monopods, flying serpents and cinnamon trees..."
Shadowlands Mysterious Creatures
& Cryptozoology
"Here are just a few of the many unknown, undiscovered, mysterious animals that are out there. There are many remote parts of the world where humans rarely travel through that can hide a species that hasn't been discovered yet."
Trolls
Created by John Botofte, a web site dedicated to Scandinavian trolls
featuring information about different types of trolls, answers to
questions about trolls, troll seasons, troll painters and images,
troll links and books.
Bigfoot?
Fact or Fantasy
Presents arguments and evidence on both sides of the Bigfoot
legend. Includes a list of state-by-state sightings, audio and
video, articles and newspaper accounts, and a Bigfoot bibliography.
Bunyips
A website about the mysterious Australian creature from the National
Library of Australia. Features aboriginal stories, educational
materials, fun and games, evidence, and more.
Strange
Science: the Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
"Ever wonder how people figured out there used to be such things as dinosaurs? Curious about how scientists learned to reconstruct fossil skeletons? The knowledge we take for granted today was slow in coming, and along the way, scientists and scholars had some weird ideas. This Web site shows some of their mistakes, provides a timeline of events, gives biographies of a few of the people who have gotten us where we are today, and lists resources you can use to learn more."
Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real
"An Animal Planet special that imagines dragons as real animals and supposes that all the human myths about dragons recall a time when people really did encounter these fantastic beasts."
Description from yahoo.com.
Cottingley
Fairies
Dedicated to the Cottingley Fairies. Read a detailed account of the
story with a focus on the people, places and events which helped fool
generations.
Greek &
Roman Mythical Creatures
Includes brief description about the following mythological creatures:
Centaur,Cerberus, Chimaera, Cyclopes, Giants, Gorgons, Griffin, Hydra,
Minotaur and Pegasus.
Gnome
Sweet Gnome: Protecting against the threat of garden gnome theft is no
small undertaking
An article from the sfweekly.com. Discusses the history of
gnomes and examines the plight of gnome keepers against the the Liberation Front for Garden Gnomes.
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