Folklore creatures in 3D.

225 entries have an original procedural 3D model made for the Mythscribe World Builder. Open an entry to read its sources and view the model.

These models are modern interpretations built with a procedural folklore creature kit. They are not historical sources, sourced illustrations or evidence for the traditions described, and they are not counted in image coverage.

• AfancMedieval Welsh narrative · Europe
• AlicantoNorthern Chilean mining folklore · South America
• Alla ZingiPersian tale beings · Asia
• AmikiriJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• AmmitAncient Egyptian judgment imagery · Africa
• AmphisbaenaLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• AoyeShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• AspidocheloneOld English Christian animal allegory · Europe
• Bagatur-Ssedkiltu (Princess Goldfrog)Mongolian and Kalmouk tale figures · Asia
• Baku in Hearn’s accountJapanese traditions in Hearn’s Kottō essays · Asia
• Basilisco chiloteChilote oral traditions; Chiloé archipelago, Chile · South America
• BasiliskClassical Mediterranean and European literary traditions · Europe
• BehemothBiblical creatures: Book of Job · Asia
• BennuAncient Egyptian funerary and solar traditions · Africa
• BibiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Big Bird DanNorwegian collected tales of Asbjørnsen and Moe · Europe
• BingfengShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Black and white rams below the wellKúnos–Bain Turkish tale beings · Asia
• Black Bull of NorrowayScottish fairy tale in Jacobs’s Anglicised retelling · Europe
• Black ShuckNorfolk and neighbouring East Anglian apparition traditions · Europe
• Bo of Mount ZhongquShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• BoitatáBrazilian regional fire-serpent narratives · South America
• BonnaconLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• BotuoShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Bulgasari (불가사리)Korean legendary beings · Asia
• Caballo marino chiloteChilote oral traditions; Chiloé archipelago, Chile · South America
• CadejoGuatemalan and wider Central American storytelling · North America
• CaladriusLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• CamahuetoChilote folklore · South America
• Cat sìthScottish Gaelic accounts collected by Campbell · Europe
• CatoblepasGreek and Roman animal-writing traditions · Europe
• CentaurAncient Greek narrative and artistic traditions · Europe
• CerberusAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• ChampalakKúnos–Bain Turkish tale beings · Asia
• ChangyouShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ChenghuangShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ChimeraAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• Chinese dragonChinese dragon traditions and imperial art · Asia
• ChupacabraPuerto Rican reports and later American adaptations · North America
• Colchian DragonAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• CongcongShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• CrocottaLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• Cù sìthScottish Highland and Hebridean collected traditions · Europe
• CulebrónHistorical Chilean regional accounts, especially Coquimbo · South America
• Cŵn AnnwnWelsh regional folklore · Europe
• DapplegrimNorwegian collected tales of Asbjørnsen and Moe · Europe
• DongdongShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Dr. Turtle of The Rabbit’s EyesKorean tales as retold by Griffis · Asia
• DragonAnglo-Saxon and medieval European literature · Europe
• Dragon of the Four Skilful BrothersGerman collected wonder tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · Europe
• Dragon that preys on the Simurgh’s nestPersian tale beings · Asia
• DuhuiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Earless in Kúnos and BainKúnos–Bain Turkish tale beings · Asia
• EikþyrnirOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Elfin Cow of Llyn BarfogWelsh regional folklore · Europe
• Emerald Anka in Kúnos and Bain’s Turkish talesKúnos–Bain Turkish tale beings · Asia
• ErshuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Erymanthian BoarAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• FáfnirOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Fei of the Eastern MountainsShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Feishu of Mount TianchiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Feiyi bird (肥遺)Chinese textual creature traditions · Asia
• Feiyi serpentShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• FenghuangChinese literary and decorative traditions · Asia
• FenrirOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Fire Eagle on the Road to PohjolaKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• Fountain fish that shelters the Stag-Prince’s sisterKúnos–Bain Turkish tale beings · Asia
• FūriJapanese yōkai: Sekien’s illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Gangi-kozōJapanese yōkai: Sekien’s illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• GarmrOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Giant Ox of KarjalaKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• Gold-digging antsHerodotean Greek travel narrative about India · Europe
• Golden GooseGerman collected fairy tales; Grimm collection, Margaret Hunt translation · Europe
• Gotoku-nekoJapanese yōkai: Sekien’s animated objects · Asia
• Great Stone Flame EaterKorean tales as retold by Griffis · Asia
• GriffinAncient Greek reports and later European art · Europe
• Gudiao (蠱雕)Chinese Shanhaijing beings · Asia
• Gui of Mount JigongShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• GullfaxiOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• GullinburstiOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Hakutaku / Bai ZeJapanese yōkai: Sekien’s illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• HeiðrúnOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Heiké-gani in Hearn’s accountJapanese traditions in Hearn’s Kottō essays · Asia
• Heluo fishShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• HihiJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• Hiisi’s Fire HorseKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• HippogriffAriosto’s Orlando Furioso and its artistic reception · Europe
• HræsvelgrOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Huan (mouthless sheep, 䍺)Chinese Shanhaijing beings · Asia
• Huan of Mount YiwangShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• HuanshuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Hundred-Eyed Serpent of Pohjola’s PortalKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• HydrusLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• HyōsubeJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• IjapaYoruba storytelling · Africa
• Iku-Turso in the Sampo VoyageKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• Ilmarinen’s Forged EagleKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• Imok (rain-bringing imugi)Korean legendary beings · Asia
• Iron man on the road to Erlik’s palaceMongolian and Kalmouk tale figures · Asia
• ItsumadeJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Jabučilo (Yaboutchilo)Serbian selected collected traditions and heroic narratives · Europe
• JackalopeAmerican West; Douglas, Wyoming folklore · North America
• JaculusRoman epic and Latin bestiary traditions · Europe
• Jiliang (吉量)Shanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Jishin-uwoJapanese tales in Griffis’s English retelling · Asia
• KamaitachiJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• KappaJapanese river-being traditions · Asia
• KawausoJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• KelpieScottish Lowland water-horse traditions · Europe
• KeukegenJapanese yōkai: Sekien’s illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• KitsuneJapanese fox traditions and shrine associations · Asia
• KrakenNorwegian sea-creature reports and English poetic reception · Europe
• Kui of Liubo MountainShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• LadonAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• Laidly Worm of Spindleston HeughNorthumberland ballad-derived legend in Jacobs’s retelling · Europe
• Lambton WormCounty Durham legend in Jacobs’s Henderson-based retelling · Europe
• LeiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• LeileiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Lernaean HydraAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• LeucrocottaLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• LiliShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Lin of Mount YijuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• LinglingShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Little Fatima’s yellow cow motherPersian tale beings · Asia
• Little Red-Cap’s WolfGerman collected fairy tales; Grimm collection, Margaret Hunt translation · Europe
• LobizónArgentine Litoral, southern Brazilian and Paraguayan popular traditions · South America
• LongzhiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• LuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• LushuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Manman birdShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ManticoreGreek descriptions associated with Persian and Indian travel accounts · Europe
• MengjiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Mester Stove Worm in Dennison’s AccountOrcadian sea narratives recorded by Walter Traill Dennison · Europe
• Minogame in Hearn’s garden essayJapanese traditions in Hearn’s historical accounts · Asia
• MinotaurAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• Mula sem cabeçaBrazilian headless-mule traditions · South America
• NekomataJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Nemean LionAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• NíðhöggrOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Nine Peahens of the Golden Apple-treeSerbian collected tale: The Golden Apple-tree and the Nine Peahens · Europe
• NingyoJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• NobusumaJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• NozuchiJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• NueJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Old Timber TopKorean tales as retold by Griffis · Asia
• Old White WhiskersKorean tales as retold by Griffis · Asia
• OrthrusAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• ParanderLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• PegasusAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• PhoenixGreek and Roman accounts of an Egyptian-associated bird · Europe
• Pike of Tuoni’s RiverKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• PúcaIrish tales in Croker’s selected edition · Europe
• PythonAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• QeytasPersian tale beings · Asia
• QilinChinese literary and artistic traditions; selected Korean girin ceramic witness · Asia
• QinyuanShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• QiqueShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• RatatoskrOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• RedcapScottish and English Border castle traditions · Europe
• RocSindbad voyage narratives and Arabic marvel literature · Asia
• Ruru (獳如)Chinese textual creature traditions · Asia
• Salamander (bestiary)Latin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• SatoriJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• ScolopendraGreek imperial animal writing · Europe
• ScyllaAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• SelkieOrkney and Shetland seal-person traditions · Europe
• Seven-headed Dragon (The Two Brothers)German collected wonder tales of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · Europe
• Shangfu (𪁺𩿧)Shanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Shu fishShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ShuimaShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• SimurghPersian Shāhnāmeh tradition · Asia
• SköllOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• SleipnirOld Norse Eddic traditions; medieval Icelandic literary witness · Europe
• Soria Moria Castle TrollsNorwegian collected tales of Asbjørnsen and Moe · Europe
• Speaking Straw Ox in Carrick’s TaleRussian picture-tale adaptation in Carrick/Forbes English edition · Europe
• Sphinx (Egyptian)Ancient Egyptian royal imagery · Africa
• Sphinx (Greek)Ancient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• Star prince in frog formKorean tales as retold by Griffis · Asia
• Stone goats guarding Naran’s caveMongolian and Kalmouk tale figures · Asia
• Stymphalian BirdsAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• SuikoChinese textual learning in Japanese yōkai illustration · Asia
• Swan of TuonelaKalevala selected epic creatures; Finnish and Karelian-derived compiled tradition · Europe
• TanukiJapanese yōkai: Sekien illustrated witnesses · Asia
• TarasqueProvençal Christian hagiographic tradition · Europe
• TenguJapanese mountain and Buddhist narrative traditions · Asia
• TessoJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Teyú of Teyú CuaréAlto Paraná river narratives collected by Ambrosetti · South America
• The Four-Winged Horse of the Deathless QuestRomanian tales in Kremnitz/Percival’s 1885 English edition · Europe
• The Shachihoko of Jingu’s FleetJapanese tales in Griffis’s English retelling · Asia
• The Twelve-Headed Dragon of the Poison WellRomanian tales in Kremnitz/Percival’s 1885 English edition · Europe
• The Woodpecker FairyRomanian tales in Kremnitz/Percival’s 1885 English edition · Europe
• Three-footed turtles of the Kuang RiverShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Three-Headed Loch Beast (Sea-Maiden)Scottish Gaelic tale in Campbell/Jacobs transmission · Europe
• Tianma of Mount MachengShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• TrollNorwegian oral tales in Asbjørnsen and Moe’s collections · Europe
• TsuchigumoJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• TulouShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Twrch TrwythMedieval Welsh narrative · Europe
• TyphonAncient Greek literary and mythographic traditions · Europe
• UnicornMedieval western European bestiaries and art · Europe
• UriskScottish Highland collected traditions · Europe
• Ushi-oniJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• WairaJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• Water-bullScottish Highland collected traditions · Europe
• Wenyao fishShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• WerewolfSelected Roman, Breton and Norse literary traditions; later European compilation · Europe
• Wooden garuda of Five to OneMongolian and Kalmouk tale figures · Asia
• Xiao of Mount LiangquShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• XiejuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Xixi fishShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• XuanguiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• YaleLatin Christian bestiary tradition; selected English manuscript · Europe
• YamabikoJapanese yōkai: Sekien's illustrated encyclopedias · Asia
• YingruShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Yong (顒)Shanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Youyou of the ShanhaijingShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Yu of Mount GuoShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Yuan of the Northern MountainsShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhengShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhuShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhuhuaiShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhujianShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhuruShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• ZhuyanShanhaijing creatures · Asia
• Zouwu (騶吾)Shanhaijing creatures · Asia