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Mythical Creatures Around the World

Dragons, unicorns and other creatures from legends and stories.

63 cardsGrades K–2, Grades 3–5, Grades 6–8#mythology#creatures#legends

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  • Dragon (European)Creature
    A huge winged reptile that breathes fire and guards treasure
  • Dragon (Chinese)Creature
    A long, wise, lucky water dragon without wings
  • UnicornCreature
    A white horse with one spiral horn
  • PhoenixCreature
    A bird that bursts into flame and is reborn from the ashes
  • GriffinCreature
    Half eagle, half lion
  • PegasusCreature
    A winged horse from Greek myths
  • CentaurCreature
    Half human, half horse
  • MermaidCreature
    A sea person with a fish tail
  • MermanCreature
    A male sea person with a fish tail
  • SirenCreature
    In Greek stories, sea beings whose songs lured sailors
  • SphinxCreature
    A lion with a human head, known for riddles
  • MinotaurCreature
    Half man, half bull, in the Labyrinth
  • CyclopsCreature
    A giant with one eye
  • HydraCreature
    A many-headed serpent
  • MedusaCreature
    A woman with snakes for hair
  • CerberusCreature
    A three-headed dog guarding the underworld
  • ChimeraCreature
    A mix of lion, goat and snake
  • KrakenCreature
    A giant sea monster from Norse tales
  • TrollCreature
    A big, grumpy creature of Scandinavian stories, often under bridges
  • ElfCreature
    A magical, long-lived being of northern European folklore
  • DwarfCreature
    A short, strong miner and smith in legends
  • GiantCreature
    A huge person in many folk tales
  • OgreCreature
    A giant that eats people in tales
  • GoblinCreature
    A small, tricky creature in folk tales
  • FairyCreature
    A tiny magical being with wings
  • PixieCreature
    A playful fairy of English folk tales
  • LeprechaunCreature
    An Irish fairy shoemaker who hides a pot of gold
  • BansheeCreature
    An Irish spirit whose wail warns of trouble
  • SelkieCreature
    A seal who can take human form in Scottish and Irish tales
  • KelpieCreature
    A Scottish water horse spirit
  • Loch Ness MonsterCreature
    A legendary creature said to live in a Scottish lake
  • Bigfoot (Sasquatch)Creature
    A giant hairy creature said to live in North American forests
  • YetiCreature
    A snowy mountain creature of the Himalayas
  • ThunderbirdCreature
    A giant bird that makes thunder in many Native American stories
  • JackalopeCreature
    A tall tale rabbit with antlers
  • KitsuneCreature
    A Japanese fox spirit with many tails
  • TenguCreature
    A Japanese bird-like spirit with a long nose
  • KappaCreature
    A Japanese water imp who loves cucumbers
  • OniCreature
    Japanese ogres
  • TanukiCreature
    A Japanese raccoon dog spirit that can change its shape
  • QilinCreature
    A Chinese creature that looks like a mix of deer and dragon
  • FenghuangCreature
    The Chinese phoenix
  • GarudaCreature
    A bird king in Hindu and Buddhist stories
  • NagaCreature
    A serpent being in Hindu and Buddhist stories
  • GaneshaCreature
    The elephant-headed Hindu god
  • HanumanCreature
    A monkey hero in the Ramayana
  • Djinn (genie)Creature
    A being of smokeless fire in Middle Eastern stories
  • RocCreature
    A giant bird in Arabian tales
  • AnansiCreature
    A spider trickster in West African and Caribbean stories
  • Baba YagaCreature
    A witch in Slavic tales who lives in a hut on chicken legs
  • FirebirdCreature
    A glowing magical bird in Russian tales
  • GolemCreature
    A clay figure brought to life in Jewish folklore
  • WerewolfCreature
    A person who turns into a wolf in tales
  • VampireCreature
    A legendary being who drinks blood, from old folktales
  • GhostCreature
    The spirit of someone who died, in stories
  • MummyCreature
    A wrapped body in Egyptian stories that comes to life in movies
  • BasiliskCreature
    A legendary serpent king whose gaze was deadly
  • CockatriceCreature
    A creature with a rooster head and serpent body
  • HippogriffCreature
    A creature with a horse body and eagle head, from old romances
  • ManticoreCreature
    A Persian creature with a lion body, human face and scorpion tail
  • WyvernCreature
    A two-legged dragon in European heraldry
  • JabberwockCreature
    A creature in a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll
  • SnarkCreature
    A made-up creature in a poem by Lewis Carroll

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