What mythical creatures live in caves?

Here are a few: * Dragons. Fafnir, a lindworm from Norse Mythology, is such an example. * Trolls. Also from Norse Myth. * Grendel & Grendel's Mother. From Beowulf, their lair was a cave under a lake. * Grootslang. read more

Literally meaning cave-dweller, this term can refer to a vast number of creatures, such as cavemen or the Dungeons & Dragons race of the same name. The Thriae. They were three nymph sisters (Melaina, Kleodora and Corycia) that protected the sacred springs of the Corycian Cave. read more

Trapped deep underneath the surface and left to evolve in isolation for thousands of years, cave animals are some of nature's most bizarre and fascinating creatures. Scientists call them "troglobites," and some species are so rare that they consist of a handful of individuals in a single cave. read more