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RavenThe Raven has roots far back in myth and tradition, despite being a very real creature. Many myths concern humans shape shifting into ravens, and their cunning and intelligence are well known.
SwamfiskThe swamfisk is a predator from norse lore, which attracts smaller fish to feed on by coating its skin with pheromones of rot and decay.
Black TamanousA cannibal spirit, the Black Tamanous was overlooked when evil-bringers were banished from Earth.
ThelgethThese hairy, headless, man-eating monsters form a tribe in North America, and are born to virgins performing unnatural acts, according to Navajo lore.
Biast Na SrognigThe 'beast with one horn' is a Hebridean sea borne unicorn.
GwyllgiHolding its territory along unfrequented roads, this monstrous black canine stalks lone travelers of Wales, and sometimes even attacks them.
TezcatlipocaThe god of the sun and wind in Aztec and Toltec lore, Tezcatlipoca could take the shape of an ocelot or jaguar. He was split into one form for each direction, and was conquered by west, Quetzalcoatl, and became Ursa Major. His emblem, and the meaning of
ElandThe Eland was borne to life from the discarded shoe of Kwamang-a, the spirit of the rainbow, which Mantis, the Kalahari's god of food, rubbed with honey until the Eland was grown.
Gytrash
This sinister fairy from northern Britain can at night take the shape of a horse, donkey or a web-footed dog. It has large bowl-shaped eyes and splashing can be heard when it walks. Usually lurking for unwary travellers, some have helped lost people.
Added 2007-08-27
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