Mysterious creatures 2024, September

This story began with a small snake that lived in the Libyan desert many centuries ago. People were unreasonably scared of the unusual way of moving the snake - very fast, practically on one tail, with their heads held high

Reading ancient legends and traditions, we very often wonder how far human imagination can reach. Let's take a Basilisk for example

In London in 1960, quite by accident, during the renovation of an orphanage building, the builders discovered an entrance to the dungeon, which was carefully walled up so that not a single soul could enter it

More than 2,000 years ago, a creature called a basilisk was represented in the ancient world as just a malicious snake of the Libyan desert

One of the greatest attractions in Rome is its famous Catacombs (Catacombe di Roma). They originated during the early Christian period. In total, the Eternal City has more than 60 different catacombs with a length of 150-170 km

This type of lizard, close to iguanas, is quite widespread in nature. A huge mouth, wrinkles around the eyes, a long jagged ridge stretching along the back, and a growth behind the back of the head make this creature look like ancient prehistoric dinosaurs

More than 2,000 years ago, a creature called a basilisk was represented in the ancient world as just a malevolent snake of the Libyan desert

An unusual phenomenon was demonstrated to scientists by a young Spanish woman Monica Tejada. With her blue eyes staring at the bending of metal objects, the Researchers placed steel wire in a sealed glass jar

Legends about Basilisk are present in every nation of the world. Each of the ethnic groups considers their legends to be true and history. Myths about the Basilisk, they tell about a monster who instilled fear in ancestors and turned to stone anyone who did not look at

Basilisk: Detail of an Ancient Fresco

Previous part: Animal-like people and humanoid animals Mythological griffins (vultures) - winged monsters with a lion's body and an eagle's head. Their other kind has the head of a lion and the body of a snake

"Basilisk this is the king of snakes. People, seeing him, run to save their lives, for he is able to kill with only his scent

Of all the cruel creatures, the manticore is perhaps the most bloodthirsty and dangerous. She has the body of a lion, a human face, blue eyes and a voice like the sound of a pipe

This mysterious story about a hairy monster that persecuted the inhabitants of an ancient castle in Ireland became known back in the 1930s

The unicorn is one of the most ancient mythological animals. But until now, these amazing creatures live on the pages of books and in numerous films and cartoons

It first appeared somewhere in the Middle East about five thousand years ago

Since time immemorial, a person is afraid of two things - large predators and various poisonous creatures. And if you combine the sources of both these fears in one being? Moreover, to attribute to the new "breed" a tendency towards cannibalism

Everyone knows stories about unicorns from childhood - fabulous creatures of the past, who lived during the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. The unicorn served as the personification of power, a force that opposes the forces of darkness, maintaining balance in the universe

At the word unicorn, our imaginations skyrocket

Unicorn - one of the most common mythical representatives of the animal world. It can be seen in some folk tales, legends and myths. Most often, he personifies repentance, chastity, purity of the soul. It also serves as the emblem of the sword

In Mongolia, they are trying to unravel the origin of the mysterious traces that periodically appear on the shores of the local lake Khyargas-Nuur. A group of Russian researchers visited the reservoir last summer

The pagan nymph to this day owns three springs located in one of the Belarusian forests. The village of Gamarnya in the Mogilev region is cut off from large roads by a dense forest, in one of which a person does not feel very comfortable

“At that moment the fish emerged, exploding the ocean surface, and fell heavily back into the sea

Mythical creatures, in which the upper part of the body is like that of a woman, and the lower part with a fish tail, are called mermaids among the Slavs, and sirens, undines and other names among other peoples

Since ancient times, many magicians have been dealing with the creation of a homunculus - artificial person endowed with consciousness

In July 1984, our team of speleologists arrived at one of the caves in the mountains in the North Caucasus. A tent camp was set up near the entrance. At night, on the eve of the descent into the cave, one of ours disturbed the whole camp

In Greek myths, the Phoenix bird resembles an eagle with red and golden feathers. For many centuries she managed to amaze the imagination of people with her amazing qualities - reborn from the ashes after self-immolation and live an unusually long time

An American couple recently observed a very strange phenomenon over their hometown of Montrose, Colorado

There are many legends about this fantastic bird, in which the image of one of the most beautiful creatures on earth appears before us. Phoenix bird - a symbol of death and immortality, combustion and constant rebirth

The peculiarity of the image of the firebird is that the fire here is not just alive, it has a mind

Indeed, why is there such a bird in the ancient legends of the American Indians, among the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom, among the inhabitants of the Nile delta and in the Urals? Under what names is it disguised among different peoples, and does it have a real prototype?

Vampires have become extremely popular characters in modern popular culture. In many ways, this popularity arose thanks to the novels of the "vampire" theme by Stephenie Meyer

Most often, fairies are portrayed as small humanoid creatures that can fly and are surrounded by sparkling halos

Greek and Roman mythology is so prevalent in Western culture that most people have never heard of the polytheistic pantheon of other cultures

The story was told by a girl with the initials JR, she wrote a large letter to the American monster researcher Lon Strickler, and later he contacted her and asked about the details

Eight stingray-like birds hovered over Philadelphia, the most populous city in Pennsylvania, on August 30, 2017

They probably still remember the terrible forest fires that blazed in Russia. The memories of their consequences have not yet cooled down. Smoke from burning forests was carried by the wind for thousands of kilometers, covering cities and villages with a dense gray veil

Tells a resident of Great Britain with the initials "SB". According to him, this story began with a half-forgotten memory from childhood, and with the questioning of relatives turned into something ominous

Alaska is known for its many lakes. One of the largest is Lake Iliamna - the lake is of glacial-tectonic origin. It is currently a popular tourist destination

In the legends of many peoples there are references to intelligent creatures similar to people who live under water. In European folklore they were called mermaids, undines, in Ancient Greece - sirens, but in Rome - naiads