Chinese mythology merely fantastic types of the bestiary sort. Sometimes the dragon is considered part of this category, related to it, or the ruler of all the swimming and crawling folk. This may include the giant marine turtle or tortoise Ao, the Bashe snake reputed to swallow elephants, a nine-headed snake monster reminiscent of the hydra known as Xiangliu, and the White Serpent from the novel "Legend of the White Snake". Various birds are found in Chinese mythology, some of them obviously based on real birds, other ones obviously not, and some in-between. The Crane is an example of a real type
Welsh mythology in popular culture Welsh mythology in popular culture This is a list of elements of Welsh mythology that have appeared in popular culture. Afanc, a lake monster: Arawn, king of the otherworld realm of Annwn: Arianrhod, daughter of Dôn, important in the Four Branches of the Mabinogi: Blodeuwedd, wife of Lleu Llaw Gyffes: Cantre'r Gwaelod, legendary ancient sunken kingdom: Although not as famous as Atlantis, with which it has been compared by some modern authors, Cantre'r Gwaelod has featured in fiction with a Welsh flavour, notably the alternate universe Louie Knight series. In the satirical parody "Aberystwyth Mon Amour", a group of Druids