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The Book of Imaginary Beings was written by Jorge Luis Borges with Margarita Guerrero and published in 1957 under the original Spanish title Manual de zoología fantástica ("Handbook of fantastic zoology"). [1] [3] [4] It contains descriptions of mythical beasts from folklore and literature.
Anqa – Giant mythical female bird similar to a phoenix. Ani Hyuntikwalaski – Lightning spirit. Ankou – Skeletal grave watcher with a lantern and scythe. Anmo – Ritual disciplinary demon from Iwate Prefecture. Antaeus – Giant who was extremely strong as long as he remained in contact with the ground.
Betobeto-san – Invisible spirit which follows people at night, making the sound of footsteps; Bhūta (Buddhist and Hindu) – Ghost of someone killed by execution or suicide; Bi-blouk – Female, cannibalistic, partially invisible monster; Bies – Demon; Bigfoot (American Folklore) – Forest-dwelling hominid cryptid.
A theater play from Peruvian-Brazilian actor Enrique Diaz [4] Part of the legend is narrated in the movie The Old Place from Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville. A Bao A Qu, an EP from the Japanese band Boris (2005). A creature in the manga MÄR (2003–2006). [5] A Bao A Qu, the Lightless Shadow, a monster from the cardgame Yu-Gi-Oh! [6]
Denglong, a mythical creature that acts as messenger between heaven and earth. Dilong; Dog in Chinese mythology; Dragon (zodiac) Dragon King; Dragon turtle, mythical creature with head of a dragon and body of a tortoise which symbolises courage, power, and success.
A young farmhand attempted to kill the creature for its treasure, but ended up befriending the dragon. Spanish / Hispanic dragons Coca: A mythical ghost-monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in many Hispanic or Spanish speaking countries. The Cucuy is a male being while Cuca is a female version of the mythical monster.
In the series, they are described as being mostly small creatures, with the fear they engender in those they stalk being a defense mechanism. [ 8 ] In 2016, the official Harry Potter themed site Pottermore by J. K. Rowling released a new story about the wizarding school Ilvermorny, which featured a hidebehind.
The 1863 edition of this book featured an illustration by Louis Le Breton, depicting a creature with five legs radially arranged. [5] Neil R. Jones' 1937 story "On the Planet Fragment" features aliens dubbed the Disci, which are shaped like wheels, with limbs around the circumference. One of their methods of locomotion is a "rolling motion like ...