The Mythical Monster Map shows forty five Monsters from across the world.
The Mythical Monster Map allows you to learn about the world’s astonishing-looking Monsters which are linked to country customs and stories in legends. The background Map provides the country and cultural context for each of the Monsters and is available in a number of sizes: A0, A1 & A2.
Colouring in and Glow in the Dark Maps
These different versions of the Mythical Monster Map shows forty five Monsters in line drawing or Glow in the Dark.
Mythical Monster Glow in the dark Map
The Mythical Monster Glow in the dark Map shows 45 monsters that once night falls appear to come to life in the dark.
Mythical Monster Colouring in Map
The Mythical Monster Map Colouring in Map shows 45 monsters in a line drawing and allows you too choose your own colours.
Behaviour varies from Monster to Monster: some are threatening some are helpful to humans and some have magical powers.
The Monsters exhibit a variety of characteristics: from the strong but unintelligent Troll of Scandinavia to the benevolent and extremely powerful Azure Dragon of China to the beautiful, magical forest-dwelling woman Madremonte of Colombia. The body shape and colours and dynamic poses help to highlight the individual characteristics of each Monster.
“I love the pictures of the scary monsters and the map helped me understand which countries they come from! My favourite is Wendigo”
Sam Reilly (aged 7, London, UK)
The Monster Map has a description of each Monster’s country of origin and of their characteristics.
Each creature’s description is clearly labelled with a matching silhouette to correspond with the colour illustration on the map. The background Map provides the country and cultural context for each of the Monsters and is available in a number of sizes: A0, A1 & A2. The large format map can be bought as a print, a laminated version or a framed picture.
Mythical Monsters are an expression of people's fears and hopes and also linked communities to the supernatural world.
The Monsters have provided the material for story-telling by generations of people, about another world beyond the human one.
“I liked the pretty ones that look like princess such as Maria Makiling and Madremonte, but my favourite is the evil baby Toyol. I didn’t realise there were some many different monsters around the world.”
Iris Taylor (aged 9, Melbourne, Australia)
Mythological monsters teach us a great deal about different cultures and societies in different countries.
The characters of the monsters reflect the beliefs, suspicions and perceptions held by people in the past. The Monsters were an expression of their fears and hopes and also linked communities to the supernatural world. The Monsters have provided the material for story-telling by generations of people, about another world beyond the human one.
