Category / GODS AND MONSTERS
Gods and Monsters #1
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Adlet is a Native American legendary creature, half man, half dog…. ALL awesome. As the story goes a young…
Gods and Monsters #3
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Caipora (Kay-pour-a) is a mischievous forest dweller from the mythology of the Brazilian Guaraní and Tupí people. It is usually depicted…
Gods and Monsters #11
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Krasue is a South-East Asian vampiric floating head! (Mouthful) In Thai mythology, the Krasue was a Khmer princess who was sentenced to death by fire,…
Gods and Monsters #5
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com Encantado is a Portuguese word that roughly means, “the enchanted one”. However in Brazilian it refers to a creature that can shape shift between…
Gods and Monsters #12
Today, the Lynx is simply known as just a large and generally un-domesticated wildcat, but it played a part in the mythological traditions of the Greek, Norse and North Americans. It has been…
Gods and Monsters #13
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com | edjbrown.tumblr.com Meretseger was the patron goddess of tomb builders, particularly in the Valley of the Kinds region. She was known as a merciful but also vengeful goddess…
Gods and Monsters #6
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Fuath are a breed of water dwelling creatures from Gaelic mythology in Scotland. They have been spotted in many bodies of water from…
Gods and Monsters #4
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Dodomeki is the female ghost of a pickpocket whose arms are covered in eyes. Japanese in origin, the dodomeki was featured in Toriyama…
Gods and Monsters #2
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Blemmyes were a real life nomadic tribe that lived in Northern Africa in an area south of Egypt. They…
Gods and Monsters #8
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Humbaba has the face of a lion, “When he looks at someone, it is the look of death … Humbaba’s roar is a…
Gods and Monsters #7
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Gamayun is a Russian bird of folklore that represents wisdom and knowledge. She is often depicted as having the head of a woman.…
Gods and Monsters #9
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Iku-Turso is a sea-monster and sometimes God of War in Finnish mythology. His description is somewhat vague ranging between “the bearded one”, “he who lives…
Abi’s Gods and Monsters #2
A Japanese demon called a Futakuchi-onna. Wiki syas: A futakuchi-onna (二口女?, lit. “two-mouthed woman”) is a type of yōkai or Japanese monster. They are characterized by their two mouths – a normal one located on her face and second one…
Abi’s Gods and Monsters #1
The Gorgon, Medusa, surrounded by some of her victims. The first in a monthly series inspired by the mythologies of multiple cultures. The first three will be Greek but I am also…
Gods and Monsters #10
Artist: Ed J Brown Project: Gods and Monsters Website: edjbrown.com Blog: edjbrown.tumblr.com The Jenu is a cannibalistic hairy giant, that shares some (albeit little,) resemblance to the Yeti, Sasquatch or Bigfoot of American fame. The Jenu is a part of Mi’kmaq…
