Hello folks, I recently wanted to expand my knowledge on mythical creatures to use in writing stories. I seem to gravitate to the more common creatures like fairies, oni, giants, angels, tengu etc.
I think it might be because of a lack of knowledge, which is why I would like some sort of encyclopedia about mythical creatures.
So far I'm interested in:
Michael Dylan Dylan Foster
Pandemonium and Parade: Japanese Monsters and the Culture of Yokai
Katharine Briggs
The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (Routledge Classics)
M. Belanger
The Dictionary of Demons: Names of the Damned
Any other suggestion about either better or more extensive resources on those topics, or about other cultures like german, korean etc would be appreciated
by PokemonGerman
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I’d recommend looking into Jorge Luis Borges’ Book of Imaginary Beings! It covers creatures from all different cultures and mythologies, really interesting read.