New Bestiary, the encyclopedia of imaginary beings

New Bestiary

Welcome to New Bestiary, the encyclopedia of imaginary beings. The word ‘bestiary’ itself comes from Middle Ages. Bestiaries were compendiums of beasts many of which never really existed.

Today there are many modern bestiaries such as Jorge Luis Borges’s Book of Imaginary Beings and many others. Our goal is to create online encyclopedia of ancient and modern imaginary beings based on reliable sources. The major part of New Bestiary is Russian only for the time being. The list of articles in English can be found here.

We are fully aware that such ultimate mission is impossible but we’re trying our best and welcome you to join our journey.

Map of imaginary beings

Map for bestiary tourists, indicating places where we can meet mythological creatures, or at least monuments to them :)

Recent articles

According to Albanian folklore, a female ghost or phantom wearing the coarse shroud or thick cloak
Article by: KOT; 03-13-2024 / 03-13-2024 at 11:02
Visits: 246; without comments
According to the folklore of the Bicol people inhabiting the southeastern part of the Luzon island in the Philippine, a peaceful and friendly giant
Article by: KOT; 02-21-2024 / 02-21-2024 at 01:25
Visits: 577; without comments
According to folklore of Shetland islands, malicious sea monster, that drags boats to the deep in its deadly embrace
Article by: KOT (ru); 08-23-2019 / 12-22-2023 at 03:27
Visits: 10497; without comments
Monkey-like river-dwelling hairy kappa type yōkai found throughout the Shikoku and Chūgoku regions of Japan
Article by: Matthew Meyer (en), Алкэ (ru); 03-09-2016 / 12-22-2023 at 03:24
Visits: 9555; comments: 3, last — Алкэ, 11-12-2018 at 07:07
According to the folklore of the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve, invisible house spirits who spin beautiful linen fabrics at night for a piece of cake
Article by: KOT; 12-07-2023 / 12-22-2023 at 03:19
Visits: 1269; without comments
According to folklore of the Hottentots from the Kalahari (Namibia), terrible cannibalistic creatures with eyes on their feet
Article by: KOT; 12-09-2017 / 12-22-2023 at 03:18
Visits: 15108; comments: 1, last — korg, 06-23-2022 at 07:36

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Our site chronology

03-19-2024 — Your appearance on the site

25.10.2012 — the new bestiary took its rightful place on the main domain

04.01.2008 — the first stone was laid in the construction of a new bestiary

07.11.2005 — new address is Bestiary.us

22.09.2004 — new address is Bestiary.ru

22.03.2004 — we started the forum

07.03.2004 — "Encyclopedia Of Mythical Creatures" moved to Bestiary.com.ru

27.07.2003 — "Encyclopedia Of Mythical Creatures" first appeared online at x-zoo.narod.ru

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