"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Ever since we started telling stories, mythical creatures have fascinated and terrified humans with their ...

Every state in America has its own local legends, and thanks to Barbara Davidson, we now have an illustrated guide to the ...

Minoan Genii are mythological creatures influenced by Egyptian deities, showing how Bronze Age Mediterranean civilizations ...

Some of the wildest legends may actually be rooted in reality. Ancient people didn’t have science textbooks, just bones in the dirt and stories passed around the fire, and sometimes, those stories ...