Answer Me This: Favorite Mythical Creature?

Answer Me This. We are hoping this will help our friends get to know us a just a tad bit better. 

A question will be asked and answers will be given by both Ash and Jenn. We hope you enjoy getting to know us outside of the bookshelves.

What is your favorite mythical creature?

Mythical Creature Noun: A monster renowned in folklore and myth. Aka Mythical being

Mythical Being Noun
An imaginary being of myth or fable.

Ash-

Oh I have many. Many many many favorites. There are just too many wonderful ones.

Some of my favorites are...

Unicorns.

Unicorns are beautiful, majestic, magical, amazing creatures that represent all things light and purity. 

The unicorn is a legendary creature that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. ... In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard) - Found via Wikipedia.

Mermaids.

Mermaids are such amazing creatures. They are beautiful and seductive.

In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide, including the Near East, Europe, Africa and Asia. Found via Wikipedia

Fairies

Fairies are adorable and magical and can sometimes be quite the trickster.

A fairy is a type of mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore, a form of spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural. Wikipedia

Dragons
Dragons are such badass beautiful creatures. How can anyone not love them?

A dragon is a large, serpent-like legendary creature that appears in the folklore of many cultures around world. Wikipedia

Jenn:

Okay, so this is hard for me. I love everything magical or mythical or fantastical. But Some of my favorites.... Well my number one favorite is the Fae. Now the Fae has so many different types and myths I wouldn't be able to get into all of them. Although Michael did a great post last week on the Fae, check it out if you like. (He has a new feature made for this discussion. Every week he focuses on a mythical creature or monster.)  

The Fae I like are the tricksters, the impossible, the dark, the twisted. I just love those evil Fae. Of course I want them to have a heart too.. just may take a bit to find it.  I actually have a fairy tatoo behindmy left ear. 

Another one of my favorites are the Elves. I love evles... like Lord of the Ring Elves. They are pretty huh!!!  I personally would be more of a tree elf or forest elf or earth elf. Something of that realm.

Elf: An elf (plural: elves) is a type of human-shaped supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. (from Wikipedia)  In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves seem generally to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them.

I also really like the griffon. I mean mix between a lion and eagle. Kind of cool. They are just beaituful and magesctic and all that great stuff. They were fun to ride in Wolrld of Warcraft too. 

Griffin: The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Greek: γρύφων, grýphōn, or γρύπων, grýpōn, early form γρύψ, grýps; Latin: gryphus) is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and an eagle's talons as its front feet. Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle the king of birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. The griffin was also thought of as king of all creatures. Griffins are known for guarding treasure and priceless possessions (from Wikipedia) 

So I am half fae, half elf and I have a griffon friend that takes me everywhere. I am a trickster who lives in a tree in the forest, and I have magical abilities. Also my Griffin, whose name shall be Larry, guards all my treasures. 

Really though. Unicorns, Gnomes, Mermaids..... I could go on and on.



So what is your favorite mytical creature?