Paddler
In the early 1940s, near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Lake Monsters—or at least reports of them—began to show up in Lake Pend Oreille. Typically, the sightings…
Author: Lux Ferre
Onza
For centuries reports of a large mystery cat have come out of the Sierra Madre Occidental range in northwestern Mexico. The Aztecs, who called it…
Olgoi-Khorkhoi
OLGOI-KHORKHOI A mysterious, deadly creature called Olgoi-Khorkhoi, also known as the Mongolian death worm, reportedly lives in the Gobi Desert. Sounding like a mini-version of…
Ogopogo
The monsters of Lake Okanagan, British Columbia, are known both as Ogopogo and by their native name, naitakas. They were first encountered by Indians and…
Nittaewo
The country of Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, is said to have once housed a small, hairy tribe of people called the Nittaewo, first…
Wurusemu
Wurusemu was a Hittite goddess, later known as the goddess Hebat. Wurusemu was the primary goddess in the region of Arrina, where she bore the…
Vodianoi
In Slavic myth and folklore, the vodianoi is the unpredictable, dangerous king or spirit of water, particularly of freshwater. As a water spirit, the vodianoi…
Sius
Sius was the Hittite sun god and was sometimes additionally listed as king of the gods. He was a god of justice and an ally…
Kumarbi/Kumaris
The Hittite god Kumarbi was considered the father of all gods. Sometimes equated with the Sumerian god Enlil, Kumarbi is described as bearing a staff…
Illuyankas
lluyankas was a dangerous Hittite dragon being. Illuyankas defeated the Hittite storm god, Teshub, in a battle at Kiskilussa, in what is now Turkey. Seeking…
