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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
A tribe of British fairies who jealously guard the blackthorn bushes
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According to the folklore of the northern counties of England, spirits, whistling signs of trouble and death
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According to Estonian folklore, a bogeyman living in a well, which was used to scare children
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A bird which burns itself in pyre and from ashes new bird is born
Visits: 67907; comments: 50, last — korg, 06-23-2022 at 08:11
According to Jewish folklore, a huge fish, the companion of Leviathan
Visits: 5983; comments: 9, last — Адонис, 01-01-2008 at 09:44
A heraldic beast with the body of a camel and the head of a donkey or goat
Visits: 17331; comments: 1, last — korg, 05-02-2017 at 11:45
Latest Stuff
Our site chronology
04-20-2024 — 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
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