Live Poll: Favorite Fantasy or Mythological Creature

https://www.google.com/search?q=Wolpertinger&sclient=gws-wiz

@Breumaster​ 

I'll try to find a similar image and add it to the list!

@Vandurath​ 

I wish you a good luck with that. The legendary Wolpertinger are mythical creatures only in Bavaria. In the Munich Naturkundemuseum (Museum of Natural Science), they even have an own section, where taxidermists made exponates for. But they are mostly unknown in the rest of the world. It's a very Bavaria-specific specialty

@Breumaster​ 

I found some video here titled "Wolpertinger" with a poster in which says Wolpertingers and a picture of a Wolpertinger (though not really sure if it's the true Wolpertinger, since it's just a rabbit with horns and wings)... That is basically THE ONLY picture of a Wolpertinger that is not a rabbit picture... I'm probably gonna use that one:

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls4111873902/mediaviewer/rm3443357440/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

@Vandurath​ 

"Just a rabbit with horns"

Exactly that is what Wolpertinger are. Just read the wikipedia-site. If you don't trust the lik, enter "Wolpertinger" in Wikipedia.

It first appeared in 18th century in Bavaria. Some taxidermists made fun and mixed bodies of rabbits, owls or other animals with bodyparts od other animals. So there is a rabbit with horns and maybe wings. My father took me to the Naturkundmuseum when I was 6 y.o.a. that these are animals that only seldom can be found in the woods, because they are so shy and hide. He mocked me with that and let the part away that they are only bxponates, put together by taxidermists. It had the positive effect that walked through the woods with open eyes and saw very much more of nature than other kids of my age.

@Breumaster​   A rabbit with horns?  Well, in the Southwest of the United States, we have a mythical beast that we call a "Jackalope."  It is a cross between a jack rabbit and an antelope (basically a rabbit with a deer's rack of horns).  I'm sure that you can find pictures with Google.

We also have a mythical beast here called a "chupacabra."  It literally means "goat sucker."  Everyone disagrees on what they look like, but they were featured in a really, really low budget movie called "Chupacabra vs the Alamo."  Other low budget movies to have this creature are:

Chupacabra Terror

The Torch, The Adventures of Chupacabra

The Legend of the Chupacabras

Chupacabra Territory

El Chupacabra

The Legend of Chupacabras

Legend of the Chupacabra

Chupacabra

Amityville Chupacabra

and a bunch of others.

I honestly didn't know about the existence of all of these movies until just now when I tried to look up Chupacabra vs the Alamo and all of the other titles popped up.

The picture is from Amityville Chupacabra  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38345764/mediaviewer/rm151234562/?ref_=tt_ph_1

@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

I have the feeling that the Mystic figures like chupacabra, jackelope, goat sucker etc. also derive from the "Old World", just changed a little. 

Look, the last years Hollywood found a new trend: Krampus! Krampus originates from the Alpine region, particularly from what is now Austria and southern Bavaria; related traditions can also be found in parts of Slovenia, South Tyrol, and other Alpine regions.

Halloween has a somewhat clearer origin than Krampus: it can be traced primarily to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which was celebrated more than 2,000 years ago in Ireland and other parts of the Celtic regions of the British Isles.

Bigfoot and Sasquatch essentially refer to the same legendary creature, but they have different linguistic and regional origins.

Sasquatch originates from the traditions and oral histories of Indigenous peoples along the Pacific coast of North America, particularly in what is now British Columbia (Canada) and Washington State. The English word “Sasquatch” derives from a term in an Indigenous language of the region.

Bigfoot is the later, more widely used English/American name. The term became particularly popular in the 20th century through reports and newspaper articles about alleged large footprints in the Pacific Northwest.

The fact is that legends and myths often travel from one culture to another and change along the way. The Wolpertinger has been part of Bavarian folklore since the 18th century.

@Breumaster​ 

So it is only rabbit with horns, I read the Wikipedia page and then googled if there are some movies/TV shows featuring a Jackalope (as Jalapenoman mentioned), since I read that they're similar. And then it said that a Wolpertinger usually has a body of a squirrel/other animals. So that's not right! 

Seems like Germany and Southwest USA have a lot of interesting mythical animals (although I knew that)... Here, in Serbia, there aren't many interesting creatures... The vampire originated from here, and there's a creature called "Ala". There's no literal translation, but it's a dragon-like creature with more heads. They're always in Serbian fairytales instead of dragons. I always wondered why is that (it may be because dragons are usually good and the Ala is evil). There is also Vila (fairy, except usually extremely selfish, chaotic and mean). And Drekavac, a creature that screams through the night and sometimes described as a ghost of a child.

@Vandurath​   I read something many years ago about the origin of the vampire.  In the legends, it seems that vampires have pale skin, are afraid of bright lights, fear water, and attempt to bite people or animals.  THe author of this work said that this may have been a middle ages way of explaining people with rabies (who have pale skin, are afraid or bright lights and water, and attempt to bite people or animals).  Vampires as a way of explaining rabies?  Interesting and very plausible and possible theory!

@Vandurath​ 

The vampire originated from here

Cool, I never knew that. I guess I associated their origin with Romania because of Vlad Dracula (Vlad the Impaler).

I'd not say only Germany, but whole of Europe had much legendary and/or mythical creatures.

Banshees

vampires

Nessie

Leprechaus

Witches (Wicca/British Islands)

Fairies

Unicorns

All these derive from different countries in Europe. I wouldn't count Leprechauns, Nessie or Banshees to Germany. At all I'm first European, second German. Love the guys aroud us. We need us! I love all 27. That's because I met people from all these countries and got aquainted to know  some people from a few of these countries. France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Hungary, Poland, U.K. (join back to us, guys!), Romania, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium, etc ... and shout out to Serbia (decide for the right).

@Jessica​ 

Yes, that is indeed interesting, and I also associated it with Romania, but it turns out it's from Serbia and regions around it! The word "vampire" also originated from around here (it is basically spelled "vampir" in Serbia).

@Vandurath​ 

It may come from border shift. Romania and Serbia are sharing a broad border at the Carpathian Mountains. It may be that - a few centuries ago - the borders were not that what they are today. I guess it's mostly counted to today's borders. 

@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

Thanks, added Ogre with The Hobbit picture. I have the Griffin and also will add Satyr as soon as I find the image.

Fairies, Dwarfs and Unicorns. ;)

@Breumaster​ 

I know, unicorn is already on the list, but what about a faun?:

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0457430/mediaviewer/rm1226745344/

or leprechaun?:

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0107387/mediaviewer/rm52972288/

@TheOldJalapenoman​ 

All three added, thanks.

Wyvern

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt1331335/mediaviewer/rm3431875585/

Hydra

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt34577313/mediaviewer/rm98810114/

Medusa

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0814255/mediaviewer/rm1123000065/

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0800320/mediaviewer/rm3981669377/

Cyclope

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0047630/mediaviewer/rm431902721/

Sorry, I didn't see that you already have a Medusa on the list. The image is dark, so it is not so visible.

@Breumaster​ 

Added all of those. Thanks! ;)

Scorpius

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0800320/mediaviewer/rm2998835201/

A kraken

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt19838566/mediaviewer/rm55297794/

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt19838566/mediaviewer/rm20760578/

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0800320/mediaviewer/rm2895124736/

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0800320/mediaviewer/rm438143489/

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0800320/mediaviewer/rm404589057/

Godjira

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt23289160/mediaviewer/rm2058704129/

@Vandurath​ 

You're welcome. :D

@Breumaster​ 

In the movie 'Leviathan', the depicted a leviathan like this:

https://www.imdb.com/de/title/tt0097737/mediaviewer/rm2789874433/

Where's the wolf? Do you have a werewolf on the list?:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082010/mediaviewer/rm1136001280/

@Breumaster​ 

Forgot about the werewolf, I added direwolf yesterday. Added!

@Breumaster​ 

Just saw you got the same kraken twice: #15 and #31

@Breumaster​ 

Thanks, changed the image and added all your suggestions above.

@Vandurath​ 

Good list. :D

@Vandurath​ 

Please edit #20: Cyclops

@Jessica​ 

My bad! I suggested Cyclope, wihle it is cyclops in English.

@Jessica​ 

Corrected.

@dan_dassow​ 

Thanks.