Mythic Creatures

• A catch-all treatment of monsters from classical mythology, including: chimera (chimeras, chimerae), griffons, unicorns, minotaurs, sphinxes, and the like, originating in folklore and classical mythology of Greece, Rome, Egypt, and other ancient civilizations.

Description

Here are some possible options for alternative interpretations of mythic creatures, especially useful for Cthulhu Invictus (Supplement), Cthulhu Dark Ages, Mythic Iceland, and the like, and also suitable for sword-and-sorcery role-playing in a Lovecraftian setting (e.g., Pathfinder (rpg)):

Griffon, Chimera, Basilisk, Sphinx

• Culverin (basilisk)
• Cthulhu, Star-Spawn of Cthulhu (chimera)
• Byakhee (chimera)
• Typhonian Beast (sphinx)
• Gnoph-Keh (unicorn)

Sea Serpent

• Cthulhu
• Dagon and Hydra
• Deep One
• Lloigor
• Dinosaur
• Dark Sargassum

Dragon

• Dragon
• Cthulhu
• Lloigor
• Dagon and Hydra
• Shantak
• Hunting Horror
• Byakhee
• Snallygaster
• Dinosaur

Trolls, Giants, Ogres

• Giant
• Troll
• Sasquatch
• Alskali (Cyclops)
• Dinosaur
• Nagaae

Orcs, Goblins, Wild Men

• Frazetta Man (Gnophkeh, Voormi, etc.)
• Faerie
• Troll
• Elemental
• Dero
• Martense Kin
• Serpent Man
• Dark One
• Crawling One
• Worms of the Earth (race)
• Swine Folk

Faeries, Dwarves, Elves, Goblins

• Faerie
• Changeling
• Dark One
• Crawling One
• Frazetta Man
• Troll
• Dero
• Mi-Go Hominids
• Martense Kin
• Mi-Go
• Serpent People, Spawn of Yig
• Miri Nigri
• Rat People
• Grey Alien
• Goatswood Gnomes

Hybrids and Halflings

• Halfling
• Deep One
• Ghoul
• Faerie
• Frazetta Man
• Troll
• Dero
• Worms of the Earth (race)
• Spawn of Yig
• Spawn of Nyogtha‎‎
• Son of Yog-Sothoth
• Fosterling of the Old Ones

Minotaur

• Troll (Giant, etc.)
• Sasquatch
• Halfling

Satyrs

• Faerie
• Frazetta Man
• Troll
• Ghoul
• Serpent Man
• Worms of the Earth (race)
• Son of Yog-Sothoth
• Men of Leng
• Gof'nn Hupadgh Shub-Niggurath

Mermaids, Sirens, Water Nymphs, Naiads, Rusalka

• Deep Ones
• Spawn of the Green Abyss
• Yuggs, Yuggya
• Children of Chaat
• Servants of Gloon
• Faerie
• Ghoul

Undead

• Zombie (includes Skeletons, Liches, Mummies, and the like)
• Ghost
• Dark One
• Crawling One
• Spawn of the Winds, Wendigo

Vampires and Flesh-Eating Ghouls

• Nioth-Korghai
• Vampire
• Werewolf
• Ghoul
• Colour Out of Space
• Crawling One
• Petesouchi (an Egyptian-themed crocodilian "werewolf")

Demons and Other Spirits

• Demon or Devil, Satan
• Kandarian Demon
• Elemental
• Angel
• Ghost
• Yithian
• Shadow Person
• Spectral Hunter
• Larvae of the Other Gods
• ...or, any of the other mythic creatures above, as well as any of the Mythos races, might be considered "demons"

Carnivorous Plant

• Carnivorous Plant
• Vile Fungus
• Triffid
• Body Snatchers
• Gn'icht' Tyaacht
• Tree-Men of M’bwa
• Breath-Death
• Kudzu
• Hell-Plant
• Red Weed, Martian
• Plant Man, Martian
• Death-Vine of Xiclotl

Associated Mythos Elements

• Settings:
  • Cthulhu Invictus (Supplement)
  • Cthulhu Dark Ages
  • Mythic Iceland