What's your favorite Mythological/Fantasy creature or person?

[WayneLigon]

Creature: Griffon. Very cool looking, very dangerous and interesting. Close runner up: the unicorn.

Person: Cernunnous, Robin Hood, possibly Jason and/or the winged guys that adventured with him.

 

[fusangite]

Saint Christopher, before the Catholic Church started sanitizing him in the late medieval period. In the early legends of him, he was a 9' tall dog-headed man who lived for 200+ years before being martyred after losing a debate to the Emperor Decius. (Because he couldn't speak but could only bark.)

I've always been baffled by D&D's reluctance to include fairly standard medieval legendary creatures like the cynocephali (dog-headed men) who were a staple of Roman and medieval encyclopedias.

As for Loki, I have a different favourite story than Teflon Billy does. I like the one where Odin, Thor and Loki go to Utgaard to fight Loki. I hate it when people clean up Norse mythology to make it sound too rational.

 

[mythusmage]

As for Loki, I have a different favourite story than Teflon Billy does. I like the one where Odin, Thor and Loki go to Utgaard to fight Loki. I hate it when people clean up Norse mythology to make it sound too rational.

Different Loki. Our Loki was sometimes referred to as "Hearthfire Loki". The giants' Loki was "Wildfire Loki". Loki on the giants' side at Ragnarok may have come about because of just such a confusion.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

Odin is awesome. There are a lot of other people and critters in mythology that I like but Odin beats them.

 

[JRRNeiklot]

Hey fellow ENWorlders,

I got into a discussion with a good bud of mine, and we start talking about common/favorite mythological/fantasy creatures (or specific people).

Now, I'm wondering - what are yours?

Peterson

Zoot.

 

[Aikuchi]

Lady White snake