Mythical Creature Encyclopedia

A living archive of dragons, phoenixes, krakens, and beyond. Read ancient lore, trace sightings, and discover shimmering legends brought to life.

Peer-reviewed Lore Interactive Glyphs Cross-era Sources

About Mythica

Curated by scholars and storytellers, Mythica blends verified citations with living folklore. It is a nexus where maps, glyphs, and whispered tales converge.

Scholarly Citations

Inline references connect legends to source scrolls and field notes.

Illustrated Glyphs

Embedded sigils render safely in-browser using vector wards.

Temporal Layers

See how stories evolved from bronze-age carvings to modern logs.

Audio Pronunciations

Hear names as spoken by keepers and coastal captains.

Creatures

Select a creature to open its lore dossier.

Fire

Dragon

Ancient keepers of embered hoards, their wings write thunder across mountain spines.

Air

Phoenix

Feathered comets that unspool into ash and dawn, knitting time into a circle.

Sea

Kraken

Cathedral-deep minds with arms like storm ropes; their wake is a library of bubbles.

Sky

Griffin

Half eagle, half lion; the first law of borderlands, scribbled in claw and crown.

Grove

Unicorn

Moonlit healers whose horns thread sweetness through poisoned woods.

Stone

Basilisk

Stone-breath kings with eyes that persuade granite to remember it could be sand.

Why Scholars Choose Mythica

Meticulous structure meets mythic wonder.

Lore Graph

Trace relationships between creatures, regions, and symbols.

Sighting Map

Interactive heatmaps of verified sightings across eras.

Dossiers

Concise profiles with rituals, ecology, and protections.

Glyph Scanner

Hover to reveal protective wards embedded in text.

Whispers from the Field

Trusted by archivists, sailors, and night-watchers.

Mythica is the only compendium that maps dragon vows to volcanic strata. It reads like poetry, cites like a journal.

Archivist Elowen • High Scriptorium

When a phoenix nested on our mast, Mythica's rituals kept our crew blister-free and blessed with early dawns.

Captain Rook • Glasswind Fleet

Its basilisk entries saved an entire quarry. We negotiated with mirrors instead of making statues.

Sage Marius • Guild of Stone

From the Archive

Recent dispatches from our scribes.

Field Study8 min read

Tracing Dragonfire in Ancient Glass

Volcanic sand bears signatures of wingbeats. We found quench swirls that match oath-cadence in hoard coins.

Ritual6 min read

When Phoenix Ashes Bloom

Seven hours after immolation, sprinkle dew on the ash-ring. What rises is not a chick but a chorus.

Mariner Log5 min read

Echoes Beneath: Songs of the Kraken

Hydrophones caught hymns that align with trade winds—proof that routes hum back.

Contact the Keepers

Questions, sightings, or archival requests—send a raven below.