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The Famous Mythical Creatures in the World

Not only mythological tales fascinated us but also popular mythical creatures. Mythology stories have been around for many centuries. The fiction authors beautifully portrayed many coolest mythical creatures and brought life to the story. Many of our ancestors strongly believed in mythical creatures and even thought that the world was created by them. Here we’ve gathered the most famous mythical creatures in the world that had many deadly powers. 

Mythical Creatures around the World

Bigfoot

Bigfoot is a popular mythical creature in American and Canadian folklore tales. Bigfoot is also called Sasquatch, it is a hairy creature and quite similar to humans. Even now some people believe that Bigfoot lives in North America. Many people have spent their lives searching for Bigfoot. 

Leprechauns

Leprechauns are one of the coolest mythological creatures and they originated in medieval Irish folklore. They are said to be a small, diminutive human-like creature who likes to be in solitude. 

Bigfoot Is Believed to Be In ______
  • A. North America
  • B. South America
  • C. Russia
  • D. Europe

The word “Leprechauns” comes from the Greek word meaning small body. Leprechauns are said to be the cobblers and bankers of the fairy. Leprechaun’s Day is celebrated on May 13.

Medusa

Medusa is one of the powerful and popular mythical creatures. Medusa is very famous in Greek mythology, she had the face of a woman and poisonous snakes on her head instead of hair. She has the power to turn anyone into stone if they look at her. Medusa is the daughter of the god of the sea, Phorcys, and Ceto, the female sea god. 

Vampire

There are many famous vampires in popular culture but Count Dracula from Bram Stoker tops the list. Count Dracula is one of the most iconic characters in literature and Stoker is reportedly modeled after Romanian prince Vlad Tepes. This famous mythical creature has been featured in old, new, and contemporary movies. 

Zombies

Zombies are mythical creatures that originated from Haitian folklore. The ancient Greeks feared the uprising of the dead so they buried people with stones on top of the body to prevent them from coming out from their graves. This paved the way for this famous mythical creature. Zombie folklore originated in the 17th century and it is most commonly found in horror and fantasy genre works. 

Dragon

Dragon is one of the most popular mythical creatures around the world. Dragon is famous in the folklore of many cultures including in India, China, and America. Some traditions believed Dragon as god where other traditions associated it with Satan. It is a large lizard or serpent-like powerful creature and it was created by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod.  

Mermaid

Mermaid is one of the beautiful mythical creatures that captured the hearts of many people throughout history. Mermaids are said to be half-human and half-fish creatures and their origin is traced back to ancient Babylon. According to Irish folklore, mermaids can transform into humans and can also marry humans. 

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