I'm a large hairy, bipedal humanoid creature who lives in the Pacific Northwest of the US. My famous nickname refers to a large part of my anatomy.
I live in the snowy altitudes of the Himalayas and am often depicted in popular culture as a large white-furred, ape-like or bear-like creature.
I'm a flying biped that roams the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. They even named a hockey team after me.
I am a fearsome hare with antlers, and my image can be found on postcards across the American West.
In Scotland, Ireland, and the Faroe Islands, I am the subject of tales about a seal that sheds its skin while on land and becomes a seductive man or woman.
I'm a shapeshifting blood-drinker that often takes the form of a bat.
Though my mythology varies by region, I am a human who shapeshifts into the form of a wolf, by choice or by curse.
In the Americas, descriptions of my appearance vary, though I'm often described as a large spiny reptile. I'm known for sucking the blood out of livestock.
Despite my single, long horn, I am considered a personification of purity and grace that can only be captured by a virgin.
I'm a large fire-breathing lizard that is one of the most popular creatures in story and art. Dance with me?
I live in the depths of a Scottish lake and have managed to elude all attempts to verify my existence.
In Jewish myth, I am an anthropomorphic creature made of mud. In my most famous incarnation, I protected the Jews of Prague from attack.
Folktales and literature have depicted me as a small grotesque, greedy creature, but David Bowie portrayed our king on film, which was pretty awesome.
There's a pot of gold at the end of my rainbow, and if you catch me, I'll grant you three wishes in exchange for my freedom.
I live in a cave, isolated from humans, and am considered dangerous. Or at least very annoying when I post comments on the internet.
I am death personified, often depicted as a skeleton or hooded figure with a scythe. Don't fear me.
Are you suddenly feeling sleepy? You didn't see me sprinkling my magical dust into your eyes while you watched that late-night movie.
I am a supernatural being that has been written about for centuries, though recently some of my race have been hired to make toys at the North Pole.
I'm a bright red worm about a meter in length that lives in the Gobi Desert. I can kill you with an electrical charge or by spewing acid at you.
I'm a supernatural being often depicted as a very small winged creature, though I can also be the size of a human. Poets often write of me.
As an earth-dwelling creature, I have become associated with gardens. And, oddly enough, a travel website.
I'm the flickering light you see at night over bogs and marshes. Am I a sprite or fairy? Or swamp gas or ball lightning?
As a long-lived bird that occasionally regenerates, I have become a symbol of renewal and resurrection.
In Ireland, my appearance - either as a disheveled old hag or a beautiful woman - heralds a death, and my shrieking will send shivers down your spine.
In Arabic and Islamic myth, I am a creature with free will, made of smokeless fire, neither angel nor demon. You ain't never had a friend like me.
I was spotted in West Virginia in the 1960s, flying from tree to tree. Witnesses were freaked out by my large white wings and glowing red eyes. Am I really just a heron?
Odds are your parents threatened that I would 'get you' when you misbehaved as a child.
In the British Isles, a sighting of my glowing eyes is regarded as a portent of death, inspiring plotlines in the Sherlock Holmes and Harry Potter.
I am a shapeshifter who inspired one of the most famous ballets. If you snatch my feathery garment while I am bathing, I will be unable to fly away.
I look like a human, but I am taller and stronger. Much, much taller. Think you can take me down with a slingshot?
I'm a large, hideous humanoid monster with cannibalistic tendencies, and I'm often the villain in fairy tales. Or the hero in one movie series.
I'm not the human child you thought I was, as I was swapped out as an infant by my supernatural parents.
Amongst the Native American tribes of the West, I am a large supernatural bird capable of creating storms with the beating of my enormous wings.
I sit on the cliffs above the Rhine and lure men to their deaths with my song.
I'm a spirit known for causing loud disturbances and moving objects. Though my name comes from the German language, I've been reported worldwide.
Do you really think that I, a reanimated human corpse, am capable of causing an apocalypse?
To the Inuit, I am an orca that comes onto land and takes the form of a giant wolf to hunt humans.
I am a tall, beautiful woman who appears on snowy nights in Japan, my pale skin and white kimono almost invisible. My gaze can strike fear in the heart of mortals.
To some Native Americans, I am a human turned into an emaciated monster associated with greed, gluttony, and cannibalism.
I'm a fifty-foot-long monster that lives in Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, though skeptics have claimed that my humps are really just logs.
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