Mythical Creature Posts

Use this as a quick reference to past Mythical Creature Posts by topic! If they don’t have a hyperlink yet, they may be planned for a future post, so be sure to check back!


Origins of Witchcraft Series

Goddesses of Witchcraft

Hecate (Hekate) – Roman/Greek

Circe – Greek

Diana (Artemis) – Roman/Greek

Medea – Greek

Freyja (Freya) – Norse

Cerridwen (Welsh)

Brigid (Celtic)

Nicneven (Scottish)

Isis (Egyptian)

Al-Uzza, Al-Lat & Menat (Arabic)

Ixchel (Mayan)

Xiwangmu (Chinese)

Orunmila (Yoruba/African)

Nicneven (Nicnevin), Cailleach, and the Fairy Queen of Elphame (Scottish)

Locations of Witchcraft

Salem, Massachusetts – USA

Rollright Stones & Stonehenge, England

Sedona, Arizona – USA

Zuggaramurdi, Spain

Witchcraft Tools and Spells

Origins of Witchcraft

Superstitions

Differences between Magic and Magick

Fear of Number 13

Spilling Salt

Black Cat Crossing Your Path


Creatures of Earth and Sky

D’Jinn (Genie) – Islam

Elves

Fairies

Pixies

Griffin

Hippogriff

Pegasus

Dryad

Neried

Firebird

Will O’ The Wisp


Sea & Water Creatures

Kelpie

Selkies

Mermaid


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Creatures on the Dark Side

Vampires

Werewolves

Ghouls (Ghul)

Wendigo

Zombie

Troll

Draugar

Golem

Furies (Erinyes)

Harpies

Gorgon/Medusa

Saytr


Holiday Favorites

Valentine’s Day – Cupid

New Year’s Eve/Day – Baby New Year

Christmas – Santa Claus

Samhain & Halloween – Harvest Holidays Part 1

All Saints Day & Day of the Dead – Harvest Holidays Part 2

Ghosts, Spirits, Apparitions and the Like

Ghosts, Spirits, Apparitions, and Spectral Lights

Other Goddesses, Gods and Characters from Myth

Athena – Goddess of War

Arachne – The First Spider

Morpheus – God of Dreams

Pandora – The First Woman

The Underworld

Tiresias