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New Bestiary, the encyclopedia of imaginary beings
New Bestiary
Welcome to New Bestiary, the encyclopedia of imaginary beings. The word ‘bestiary’ itself comes from Middle Ages. Bestiaries were compendiums of beasts many of which never really existed.
Today there are many modern bestiaries such as Jorge Luis Borges’s Book of Imaginary Beings and many others. Our goal is to create online encyclopedia of ancient and modern imaginary beings based on reliable sources. The major part of New Bestiary is Russian only for the time being. The list of articles in English can be found here.
We are fully aware that such ultimate mission is impossible but we’re trying our best and welcome you to join our journey.
Map of imaginary beings
Map for bestiary tourists, indicating places where we can meet mythological creatures, or at least monuments to them :)Recent articles
A type of nightmare demon that strangles people, known from the folk beliefs of the inhabitants of the areas around Sanok and Krosno, towns in southeastern Poland
Visits: 94; without comments
According to the japanese folklore, dangerous shape-changing yōkai which live in bamboo groves and can stretch to become extremely tall
Visits: 123; without comments
According to a Maltese superstitious belief, a zombie-like beast with long hair and curved nails, shambling through the streets late at night on Christmas eve
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According to the folklore of the Maltese island of Gozo, a "phantom queen" who sneaks into houses on New Year's Eve, bringing either good luck or misfortune to families — depending on the home maintenance and cleanliness
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According to Belarusian folk beliefs, a creature living in a hut, invisibly wandering at night on the walls and lulls children to sleep with its barely audible melodious singing
Visits: 23775; comments: 5, last — korg, 06-24-2022 at 08:29
In classical Persian texts, a half-man, half-horse creature who lives in the far west and sings enchanting songs that cause all living beings to lose consciousness
Visits: 187; without comments
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Our site chronology
02-21-2025 — Your appearance on the site
25.10.2012 — the new bestiary took its rightful place on the main domain
04.01.2008 — the first stone was laid in the construction of a new bestiary
07.11.2005 — new address is Bestiary.us
22.09.2004 — new address is Bestiary.ru
22.03.2004 — we started the forum
07.03.2004 — "Encyclopedia Of Mythical Creatures" moved to Bestiary.com.ru
27.07.2003 — "Encyclopedia Of Mythical Creatures" first appeared online at
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