Every country in the world has its own special connection with mythical creatures. Now all the most famous mythical creatures have been put together in one amazing map.

Worldwide list of mythical creatures

The SavingSpot website from CashNetUSA is responsible for a worldwide list of mythical creatures. In the past, they illustrated a map showing the most famous mythical creatures in each US state, but due to their success, they decided to expand the project.

The first step was to compile a long list of mythical creatures. The researchers "ranked them based on their overall Google search results using the search terms" [Earth] + [Mythical Creature]. The resulting map shows the most famous mythical animals in the world.

The results show that there are several countries that share their favorite mythical animal. This means that the researchers had to look for fine details of what made the animal different in each country. Sometimes the differences are only apparent in the change in color or design.

Many creatures on the list of mythical creatures are likely to be familiar to you, such as unicorns, elves, and dwarves, but exploring the map can inspire you to learn about other creatures.

North America

The most famous mythical creature in USA is Sasquatch, alias Bigfoot, a creature that cryptozoologists have been trying to find for more than two centuries. Bigfoot has reportedly been seen several times, captured in a photograph, traces have been found. However, we are still waiting for concrete and demonstrable proof of its existence.

North America

Canadian a more aggressive mythical creature called Wendigo is at the top of this country's list. Algonquian legends claim that Wendigo, which translates as "an evil spirit that devours mankind," eats human flesh to survive the winter.

Another spooky mythical creature on the map of North America is called the Death Bat camazotzwhich prevailed in Guatemau, and could have been inspired by the now extinct, vampire bat.

camazotz

The highest the mythical creature of Nicaragua is also associated with death. He is a strange being called La Carretanagua - described as a ox car, which is powered by a skeleton and pulled by phantom bulls.

South America

In the list of the most famous mythical creatures of South America we find the mentioned La Tunda. Colombian stories they say that this mythical creature hunts down men guilty of infidelity and children who behave badly. Although La Tunda is able to change shapes and look like the child's mistress or mother, the victims could identify her by looking at her feet - one of them is replaced by a wooden support.

V Peru rules Muki as the most famous mythical creature. This is a small creature with glowing eyes, also known as the "Lord Down". He is said to enter into contracts with miners to get rich, but the miner then pays with his life.

The most famous mythical creature Paraguay it is scarier at first glance, but it can be less deadly. It is Teja Jaguar - a lizard that has seven dog heads and the ability to shoot fire from its eyes. Despite this terrifying ability, Teju Jagua is said to be "mostly harmless" because it eats fruit and honey rather than human flesh.

Teja Jaguar

Africa

Pineapple is popular spider creature, which ranked first in several African countries. He is a deceiver who makes a mistake in many popular legends. Anansi, who is often portrayed as half human, half spider, is smart, sometimes kind, but also mischievous. Many stories say that he deceives animals into doing things that benefit him.

Another creature that is at the top of the list of mythical creatures in several African countries is Nandi bear. He appears at night and is said to be aggressive when frightened. The red-haired bear is said to be responsible for crushing the skulls of people who tried to catch it in Kenya and Rwanda.

Namibian flying snake may be a favorite of SavingSpot researchers. They described it as a "typical mythical animal" - slippery, up to 25 feet long, wingspan 30 feet, bioluminescent ridge, horns, inflatable neck and wild roar. He is believed to roam the Karas region, eating livestock and scaring farmers.

Namibian flying snake

Evropa

Baba Yaga is a popular mythical creature in Slovakia, Russia, Poland and several other European countries. The ugly Baba Yaga is a double figure in Slavic folklore. Sometimes she is a mother and other times she is an evil villain who eats people.

Dragons are another preferred mythical animal in Europe and England, Wales, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, San Marino and Italy. These lands have this creature at the top of their list of mythical creature searches. Wales even pictured this animal on the national flag.

One of the mythical creatures on the list of Europe that you may be less familiar with is huldufollk Iceland. Huldufólk are also sometimes translated as elves. They are said to look similar to Tolkien's Middle-earth elves, but without pointed ears. Several legends tell of their ability to give happiness or destruction to people, depending on whether the person who meets them helps them achieve the task or refuses to help.

Huldufollk

Middle East and Central Asia

The most famous mythical creatures on The Middle East and in Central Asia they are Jinn. Jinn can be masculine or feminine in appearance, and although they are believed to live in another world, they can attach themselves to inanimate objects and travel around our world. They can be good, bad or even neutral in stories.

Egyptians they have a rich history of mythical beings, but the most sought after are griffin. This powerful and majestic creature has the head and wings of an eagle and the body, tail and hind legs of a lion - it is a combination of the king of birds and the king of animals.

Iran has another bird-like hybrid creature on his mythological creature list - Simurgh. Simurgh has a peacock body and a lion's claws. This is a very old and wise creature, which is said to have witnessed the destruction of the world three times.

Simurgh

The rest of Asia and Oceania

Dragons in their snake form They are popular mainly in China, Hong Kong and North and South Korea. Mermaids are also popular here.

The power of legendary creatures

It is possible that the above creatures are nothing more than a figment of human imagination, but it is also possible that they may be inspired by the description of real animals and beings that have appeared on our planet. Whether these mythical beings actually existed or not, this map of mythical creatures reminds us of the continuing power of legends and myths in culture.

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