Imaginary+Creatures

= =  **We read "The Hobbit" by J. R. Tolkien and were interested in the imaginary creatures in the story. We did a little research and discovered a whole world of creatures wild and wonderful. We're guessing you've heard of some of these but are willing to wager there are some that are new to you, too. Check out our definitions and drawings and remember your positive comments are welcome** **!**
 * = [[image:Cyclops2.jpg width="218" height="226" align="center"]]

||= CYCLOPS
 * a type of giant with one eye in the middle of it's forehead ||=  ||
 * = [[image:hobbit2.jpg width="223" height="289" align="center"]]

||= HOBBIT
 * little person who lives in middle earth ||=  ||
 * = [[image:krakon2.jpg width="229" height="236" align="center"]]

||= KRAKON
 * a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway ||=  ||
 * = [[image:gnome2.jpg width="245" height="254" align="center"]]

||= GNOME
 * a small imaginary creature who only exists in fairy tales, portrayed as a hunchback with a long white beard guarding treasure ||=  ||
 * = [[image:thunderbird2.jpg width="240" height="257" align="center"]]

||= THUNDERBIRD
 * a large eagle like creature that can control lightning,thunder and rain ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:dragon2.jpg width="227" height="239" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">DRAGON
 * a rare reptile with wings and it breathes fire ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:mermaid2.jpg width="236" height="248" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">MERMAID
 * the upper body of a woman and the bottom half is scaly like a fish ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:unicorn2.jpg width="288" height="195" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">UNICORN
 * an imaginary creature thats like a horse with a horn in the middle of the forehead ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Pegasus2.jpg width="283" height="197" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">PEGASUS
 * a big, beautiful mythological winged horse whom carries the thunderbolt of Zeus ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:fairy2.jpg width="204" height="266" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">FAIRY
 * someone small and with magical powers ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:goblin2.jpg width="200" height="288" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">GOBLIN
 * a tiny mischievous evil creature that lives in mines ||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> [[image:Troll2.jpg width="222" height="284"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">TROLL
 * a troll is a dwarf looking like creature that lives in caves, hillls and under bridges ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:ogre2.jpg width="232" height="225" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">OGRE
 * a hideous giant or monster that eats people ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: center;">[[image:witch2.jpg width="228" height="279"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">WITCH
 * an old ugly woman that believes to have magic powers ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:leprachaun2.jpg width="184" height="276" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">LEPRECHAUN
 * a dwarf or sprite ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:centaur2.jpg width="265" height="230" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">CENTAUR
 * a imaginary creature that has a head, arms and a stomach of a man and legs and the body of a horse ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:yeti2.jpg width="207" height="261" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">YETI
 * a human like creature witch is found in the snow regions of the Himalayas

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:wizard2.jpg width="220" height="288" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">WIZARD
 * a strange man with magical powers ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Nucklavee.jpg width="279" height="272" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">NUCKLAVEE
 * a sea monster with poisonous breath that is afraid af runing water. ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Giant.jpg width="223" height="276" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">GIANT
 * a vey strong, large man ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Knight.jpg width="206" height="280" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">KNIGHT
 * a mounted soldier back in the middle ages ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:tengu.jpg width="311" height="247" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">TENGU
 * a half human and half bird kidnapper that lays tricks on woodcutters ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:elf.jpg width="192" height="257" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">ELF
 * a small, mischievious fairy ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:cerberus.jpg width="306" height="247" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">CERBERUS
 * a three headed dog who guards the Greek God Hades ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Kelpie.jpg width="359" height="201" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">NUCKLAVEE
 * a Scottish water horse ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> [[image:Minotaur.jpg width="304" height="264"]] ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">MINOTAUR
 * half man, half bull ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Kappa.jpg width="272" height="230" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">KAPPA
 * a Japanese river dragon with the head of a monkey, the shell of a turtle the feet of a frog ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:scan0013.jpg width="306" height="229" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">HIPPOGRIFF
 * a creature resembling a griffin but having the hind end of a horse ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * = <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Griffin.jpg width="306" height="190" align="center"]]

||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">GRIFFIN
 * a creature with the head and wings as an eagle and the hind end and body of a lion ||= <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Princess.jpg width="239" height="299" align="center"]]

|| <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">PRINCESS
 * a female member of a royal family || <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Phoenix.jpg width="230" height="263" align="center"]]

|| <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">PHOENIX
 * a mythical bird || <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Genie.jpg width="210" height="246" align="center"]]

|| <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">GENIE
 * a spirit often appearing in human form || <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Brownie.jpg width="224" height="287" align="center"]]

|| <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">BROWNIE
 * a tiny good-natured brown elf || <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;"> ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">[[image:Chinese_Dragon.jpg width="339" height="181" align="center"]]

|| <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; text-align: left;">CHINESE DRAGON
 * a kind, helpful creature that is a sign of good fortune ||  ||