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Loch Ness Monster
The Loch Ness Monster is said to be a large aquatic animal
which looks like a plesiosaur like reptile, reportedly seen in
the waters of Lochness, Scotland. Reports of the mysteri-
ous creature date back to the 6th century.
Mythical creatures are animals
and beasts that are believed to
be real even though there isn't
enough evidence to support
their existence. They gained
popularity through literary cir-
culation and folk lore.

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Mermaid
The mermaid is a legendary aquatic
creature of the sea with the head and
torso of a human female and the tail
of a fish. In some cultures the Mer-
maid was considered to be a sea
Goddess and the earliest of mermaid
stories comes from Assyria around
1000 BC. The sound of a mermaid
singing will enchant men and cause
them to walk off their ships or run
them aground.
Mongolian Deathworm
The Mongolian death worm is be-
lieved to live in the Gobi Desert and
supposedly looks like a bright red
worm with spiked projections at
both ends of its body. It is attracted
to the colour yellow and touching
any part of it results in instant death.

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Sea Serpent
Sea serpents come in all
shapes and sizes and are
either fully or partly ser-
pentine. Sightings date
back hundreds of years.
Although there have
been many reported
sightings, there is still no
physical evidence of
their existence.
Abaddon
Abaddon means destruc-
tion, ruin, and perdition.
The word Abaddon, is also
used to refer to the places
of the dead. Abaddon is
described as the king of
the bottomless pit and of a
plague of locusts that
resemble war horses with
crowned human faces and
having women's hair, lions'
teeth, locusts' wings, and
the tail of a scorpion.

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Leviathan
The Leviathan is one of the seven
princes of hell according to Christian
faith. The word has become synony-
mous with any large sea monster or
creature that supposedly lives in the
Mediterranean sea and that has eyes
which emit a great amount of light.
Centaur
In Greek mythology, the Cen-
taurs are a race of creatures that
have the torso of a human and
the body of a horse. It is believed
that centaurs would fight
against any evil.

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Yeti
The Abominable Snowman,
or Metch-Kangmi in Tibetan,
is a huge, hairy creature that
walks upright and haunts the
snow-capped peaks of the
Himalayas.
Cyclops
Cyclops are a race of giants that
are characterised by a single eye
in the middle of their foreheads. It
is said that three cyclops that
were rescued from Tartarus, a
dungeon underneath the under-
world, by Zeus and together
forged the god's thunderbolt.

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Minotaur
In Greek mythology, a minotaur is a giant human with the
head of a bull. He is the son of a Pasiphae and a magical
white bull that was sent to king Minos by Poseidon. Be-
cause of his aggressive nature, king Minos constructed a
gigantic labyrinth in which he imprisoned the Minotaur.
The End.
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