SourceBaku
The composite creature called upon to consume an evil dream.
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SourceBendigeid Vran
The giant king who becomes a bridge for his army and leaves a protective head behind.
The Mabinogion, Guest’s 1877 edition
SourceBirds of Rhiannon
Three birds whose song holds the surviving companions of Branwen’s story in an enchanted interval.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceCastell Coch’s Eagle Guardians
Two great eagles guarding an iron chest beneath the castle in a treasure legend.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Cerberus in the Third Circle
The three-throated guardian among the gluttonous souls beneath ceaseless cold rain.
Dante, InfernoSourceCŵn Annwn
Otherworld hounds whose cries can foretell a funeral route.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Dragon King of Lake Biwa
The ruler beneath Lake Biwa who seeks Hidesato's protection against a centipede in Davis's tale.
Japanese heroic legend, Davis retelling
Dragon of the Golden Lotus
The formidable speaker who exchanges wisdom with the Buddha in Davis's Golden Lotus legend.
Buddhist legend, Davis retellingSourceElfin Milk-White Cow
An otherworldly cow whose abundance ends when people try to kill her.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceFad Felen
A golden-featured monster that Sikes reads as a legendary image of plague.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceGast Rhymhi
A princess living in wolf form with two cubs before her restoration in an Arthurian tale.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Geryon, the Image of Fraud
A reassuring human face joined to a dangerous composite body at the descent into fraud.
Dante, Inferno
Goblin of Oyeyama
The mountain goblin king defeated by Raiko and his companions in Davis's account.
Japanese heroic legend, Davis retellingSourceGoblin Spider
The disguised visitor whose webs and hidden influence afflict Raiko in one of Davis's spider legends.
Japanese heroic legend, Davis retellingSourceGwyllgi
The Dog of Darkness, a huge mastiff apparition with fiery red eyes.
Welsh folklore, Wirt Sikes
Jatayu
The aged bird who defends Sita and dies after reporting her abduction.
Indian traditions, Nivedita and CoomaraswamySourceKappa
The water creature whose power and promises are explored in Davis’s river tales.
Japanese legends, Davis retellingSourceOxen of Hu Gadarn
Mighty oxen whose struggle draws a monstrous lake creature from its hiding place.
Welsh folklore, Wirt SikesSourceSamebito
An exiled inhabitant of the Sea Dragon’s palace whose tears become jewels.
Japanese legends, Davis retellingSourceShojo
Red-haired sea beings and their sacred sake in Davis’s tale of Koyuri.
Japanese legends, Davis retelling
SourceThe Gryphon of Dante’s Procession
The two-natured creature drawing the triumphal car.
Dante, Purgatory and Paradise
The Harpies of the Thorny Wood
The nesting creatures whose feeding opens the transformed trees to lamentation.
Dante, Inferno
The Minotaur at the Broken Descent
The enraged guardian at the steep passage into the seventh circle.
Dante, InfernoSourceThe Salmon of Llyn Llyw
The ancient fish that carries Arthur’s searchers to Mabon’s prison.
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