The Druk is often seen holding orb-shaped jewels in each of its claws as a sign of wealth. Appearance: A serpent-like dragon with whiskers like a carp fish and 4 arms with 4 curved talons adorning each claw.Friendly OR Dangerous?: Friendly and helpful to those in the agriculture business.They're also said to travel around on Rainbows, which is pretty awesome. Abilities: They have the ability to conjure rain and moisture wherever they go, and help with the watering/growth of crops.Appearance: Spirits of the dead (who lived good lives) that appear in human-like figures in the sky made out of clouds.Friendly OR Dangerous?: Friendly Thunderbird sidekick. ![]() The Haietlik also has the ability to spit lightning bolts at its enemies, and they swim around in the depths of the Sea so that whales and fish are never too far out of reach for fishermen (or as snacks for the Thunderbird). Abilities: An ally and weapon of the Thunderbirds (it lives within its feathers), it is usually thrown by the Thunderbird in battle like a dart due to the piercing shape of its head.Appearance: A serpent creature with a 'mane' of white feathers, a long dagger-pointed head, red/black scales with a yellow underbelly, and 2 flippers for limbs.Friendly OR Dangerous?: Super friendly and protective to good-natured people.Thunderbirds control the Upperworld and protect humans from evil creatures such as the giant Horned Snake from the Underworld. It is also said they can shapeshift into a human form. This consequently gives the Thunderbird the ability to conjure storms at will, make rain fall from the sky, and create tempestuous gusts of wind. Abilities: Power, strength, and the ability to generate thunder and lightning with the clap of its gigantic wings.Appearance: A sacred spiritual being in the form of an enormous eagle-like bird with bright feathers and sharp talons.If you'd like to save this blog post on Air/Weather elementals for future reference, you can easily pin this to your Pin Board by clicking the below: Read on to discover all of the tempestuous beasts/spirits/magical beings found in mythology and folklore from across the world! Google what a tanuki is - you won't be disappointed□). Or Harpies, most notably seen as the 'brides of Dracula' in Van Helsing.īut others you may have never heard of before, such as the Nue - a Japanese monkey-tanuki-tiger-snake hybrid beast that has the ability to turn into a dark cloud and brings nightmares, misfortune and illness wherever it goes. ![]() The Qilin, most notably seen in Shang Chi - "that's a weird horse" as described by Trevor Slattery. ![]() This includes the Thunderbird, most notably seen in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. You'll be able to recognise some of the breezy beasts and spirits on this list, as they commonly make appearances in fantasy genre films/TV shows/books/etc. However, that's definitely not always the case, especially with terrifying spiritual beings such as the Japanese Yūrei and Yōkai.Īllow me to guide you through the different types of Air & Weather mythical creatures found in our worldwide ancestral mythology, and why you would never want to cross paths with some of them. That's what I'd imagine the life of a mythical Air/Weather creature to be like. To be weightless and feel the breeze as the sunrise casts a golden glow over your skin. Oh, what it would be like to live among the clouds and the skies. 10 min read Photo by Pero Kalimero / Unsplash.
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