Fabulous Beasts

animal appeared Astolpho basilisk beautiful believed bestiary bird Boddhisatva body Buddha Buddhist carried century Charlemagne Chimera China Chinese Chinese dragon Christian claws cockatrice creature dance dead death demon described dragon king earth East Egypt Egyptian elephant emperor evil existence fabulous beasts feathers fish flames Ganesha Garuda gods gold Greek gryphon Hanuman head heaven hero hippogriff horn horse human immortal India Japanese ki-lin Kraken land legend lion live magic maiden makara mankind mermaid Monkey monster moon mountains myth nagas nagini nature nest never night original palace phenix Physiologus poison possessed Prester John priest river Rogero Saint George salamander sculpture sea monk seems seen senmurv serpent shape ship simurg Siva snake sometimes Sphinx spirit stone story strange symbol T'ien Kou tail temple tengu Thothmes thought told travelers treasure tree Ulisse Aldrovandi unicorn wealth Western dragons wings woman worship Yoshitsune Zál