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Gegenees
The Gegenees are from Greek myth. They are massive humans with six arms. Their name means “earthborn.” They attacked Jason and the Argonauts along with Heracles and lost that fight. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Giants and Humanoids in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United States, McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers, 2016.
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Gavres Hairy Alien
The Gavres Hairy Alien was a creature sighted in Gavres, Morbihan, France on October 20, 1954. The witness was a 23-year-old woman named Marie C. She was closing the shutters of her home and she saw a red-orange light hovering over a nearby road. From the light there was a thin beam of light pointing straight down and five beings appeared from it. These beings stood 1 to 1.2 meters in height, were covered in russet red hair, their heads had no hair and all had pig-like noses. These beings approached and entered the witness’s house and walked in line, all making three turns around the witness. She started screaming…
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Gashadokuro
Gashadokuro are Japanese Yōkai. They are giant skeletons that walk around at night. After hundreds of people die and rot without funeral rites, the many bones gathered in their restless anger to turn into this. They are recognizable by the sound of chattering teeth, but don’t always make noise. They sneak up on people traveling alone at night, catch their victims, crush them in their hands and bite off their heads. They cannot be killed but eventually wear out over time. Citations: Meyer, Matthew. The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons: A Field Guide to Japanese Yōkai. United States, Matthew Meyer, 2015.
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Garson Martian/Garson Invaders
The Garson Aliens were sighted in Garson Ontario on July 2, 1954. They were sighted by a miner named Ennio LaSarza. He saw a UFO hovering 25 feet off the ground like a helicopter. The center of the ship was described as a square with a telescopic protrusion. The ship could also supposedly move twenty times faster than a jet. Three aliens emerged from this ship and fixed LaSarza in place with a hypnotic gaze, eventually knocking him out. They indicated, through telepathy, they had interest in atomic energy and mines, and conveyed some message so horrible LaSarza refused to repeat it. He described the aliens as over twelve feet…
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Garkain
The Garkain is from Australian Aboriginal Myth. They are hairy, man-sized bat hominids with massive black wings and sharp teeth. They have been more recently described as humanoid bats with canine heads. They roost in trees and wait for traveling people to pass underneath who they then eat. They have a stench strong enough to make someone pass out. They live in inaccessible areas like caves but go to forests and swamps to hunt. Some of these creatures are believed to live around the area of the Liverpool River. They can be killed with normal weapons. Citations: Bane, Theresa. Encyclopedia of Beasts and Monsters in Myth, Legend and Folklore. United…
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Ganiagwaihegowa
Ganiagwaihegowa is a monster from myths of the Seneca people. He was a man-eating bear with no hair and human skin, who was only vulnerable on the soles of his feet. He tormented people in the underworld, but was killed by Hadentheni and Hanigongendatha. They shot his feet to kill him, and then cut up and burned his body. Citations: Sullivan, Irene F., and Gill, Sam D.. Dictionary of Native American Mythology. United Kingdom, Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Gangi Kozō
The Gangi Kozō is a yokai from Japanese mythology. They are described as monkey-like creatures covered in hair with hair on their heads in a style called Okappa, which was once common with children. They have webbed hands and thin sharp teeth similar to files. They are thought to be related to the Kappa, and some even believe that Kappa transition into mountains spirits when the seasons change, and the Gangi Kozō is the intermediary between these two forms. They live on riverbanks and eat fish. When fishermen encounter these creatures, they are supposed to leave their largest and cheapest fish as an offering. Citations: Meyer, Matthew. The Book of…
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Ga-Gorib
The Ga-Gorib is from the Khoikhoi people. It was a murderous creature that sat on the edge of a pit with a rock on its forehead. When people would pass, it would challenge them to throw the rock at its forehead. If they accepted, the rock would ricochet and kill the thrower. It was killed by Heitsi-Eibib. He refused to throw the stone at its forehead, then snuck around the Ga-Gorib and threw the rock at its head behind its ears which pushed him into the pit. Another version of the story told of the hero chasing it around the pit until it slipped and fell in. In yet another…
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Ga-Git
The Ga-Git is a demonic creature from the Haida Native Americans. They are formed when a man survives a canoe wreck and then swims back to shore. They then go off into the woods and live off berries, moss, and roots. They remove their clothes and gain super strength and the ability to fly, after which they fully transform. They have a human body with black fur, and taloned hands and feet. They continuously make a rumbling growl, attack anyone they see while hunting at night, and constantly smell like rotting meat. They can breathe on a person’s face to make them quickly undertake the same transformation. They can shape…
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Azure Dragon/Green Dragon/Qinglong/Seiryu/Seryu/Shōryū/Meng Chang
The Azure Dragon is a creature that was initially a Chinese symbol and was later adapted into Japanese myth. It is one of the Shijin along with the Vermillion Bird, White Tiger, and the Black Tortoise. It is connected to the East, the colors blue and green (because there wasn’t always a clear distinction between the two), wood and spring. It was thought to represent new life and was connected to the Kamo-Gawa River. It was depicted as a long serpentine dragon with no wings, that was blue, green, or turquoise color, occasionally with a red or black mane. It has the associated mansions (these being associated with the phases…
