- The Centaur Compendium - http://www.cc.gatech.edu/aimosaic/students/centaur/compendium/
Origins of the centaur, and links.
- Mystical Creatures - http://members.tripod.com/~waterdragon/
Covers lore and legend for a whole range of creatures such as dragons, unicorns, and faeries of different types.
- Dinornisia - http://www.dinobirds.com/dinornisiapage.html
Illustrated sketch of some large flying creatures present in stories of the ancient cultures of the world.
- The Gryphon Pages - http://www.geocities.com/gryphonpages/
Comprehensive information on the gryphon, a fabulous creature part lion and part eagle.
- Jackalopes! - http://junior.apk.net/~mnovak/jackalopes/
Pictures and bibliography on this fictitious animal, first imagined by cowboys.
- Lair of the Last Phoenix - http://www.angelfire.com/ab2/thelastpheonix/
Brief information on fabulous creatures such as the phoenix and the dragon, with artwork.
- Phoenix's Lair - http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/8952/phoenix.html
Details the phoenix from several different cultural angles.
- Fantastic Zoology - http://www.hum.au.dk/romansk/borges/vakalo/zf/
A graphical interpretation of J. L. Borges' "Book of Imaginary Beings", covering fabulous creatures from folklore and literature.
- Spirits - Magickal and Mundane - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/spirits_magickal_and_mundane
Spirits of the mystical and real worlds, including faeries, apparitions, ghosts, and beings from the otherworlds.
- The Animal Realm - http://members.tripod.com/~animalspirit1/index.html
Site for were beasts, dragons, Jar Jar Binks and Ewoks.
- Terra Star - http://www.angelfire.com/trek/dolphindreams/
Contains information on dolphins, mermaids, fairies, angels and the Living Goddess.
- Mysts of Darkness - http://www.vampyra.com/
Exploration into the darker side, such as vampires, witches, werewolves, demons and halloween.
- Monstrous - http://www.monstrous.com/
More than 200 monsters that haunt our history and culture, including aliens, vampires, and demons.
- The Swan Maidens - http://www.primitivism.com/swan-maidens.htm
Essay by Sabine Baring Gould offering a cross-cultural overview of swan maidens.
- Mythical Monsters - http://www.herper.com/ebooks/titles/Mythical.html
Legends and folklore concerning dragons, sea serpents, unicorns, and the Chinese phoenix, by Charles Gould (1886) (PDF files).
- Karasu Tengu - http://kardev.com/karasu_tengu.htm
Brief account on tengu (Japanese crow spirits).
- Tanuki - http://www.onmarkproductions.com/html/tanuki.shtml
Japan's shape-shifting and mischievous racoon-dog spirit.
- Mythical and Fantasy Creatures - http://www.mythcreatures.50megs.com/
Brief descriptions of creatures such as dragons and vampires, and of several deities.
- Centaur - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur
Short encycopedia article on centaurs.
- Gryphon - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryphon
Short encyclopedia article on gryphons.
- Jackalope - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackalope
Short encyclopedia article on jackalopes.
- Phoenix - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix
Short encyclopedia article on the phoenix.
- Tengu - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu
Encyclopedia article on appearance, behavior and origins of the Japanese spritis known as tengu.
- Little Vision Tricksters - http://www.biroz.net/words/spooks.htm
An exploration of tricksters, elves and spirits at the fringe of the human imagination.
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