Kelpies are shapeshifting water spirits from Scottish mythology that can take the form ... no beast is more iconic than the red dragon (y ddraig goch); it’s the country’s national animal ...

Two-legged or four, fire-breathing or shape-shifting, scaled or feathered, dragons fascinate people across the world with their legendary power. This shouldn’t be surprising. Long before ...

From Asia to Europe, South America to Africa—and even the United States—stories about dragons pervade mythology. Some of these dragons are said to bring luck, while others feast on humans ...

Two-legged or four, fire-breathing or shape-shifting, scaled or feathered, dragons fascinate people across the world with their legendary power. This shouldn’t be surprising. Long before ...

Like his whole world of Middle-earth, J. R. R. Tolkien drew deeply on real mythology to create the dragon. In fact, some of the roots of Middle-earth lay with his childhood love of dragons ...

Celtic mythology is comprised of legends and lore ... yet no less intriguing, shapeshifters. Another shapeshifting aquatic creature from Scotland is the selkie, which can switch between seal ...

Emily Zarka does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...