Hi, it’s Katrina! From ferocious ghost hounds that will bite your head off, to loyal dogs who will wait 20 years for you to return, here are 10 legendary and mythological canines from around the world.

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10. Orthros
Orthros, also sometimes called Orthrus, or Orthus is a two-headed, serpent-tailed canine monster of Greek mythology, and being a guard dog runs in his blood. He’s the brother of Cerberus, the multi-headed dog who guards Hades (the otherworld), and you can kind of see the resemblance.

9. Black Shuck
The Black Shuck is one of many huge, ghostly black dogs of folklore from the British Isles. The black dog appears at night and has black, mangy fur, glowing eyes, and foams rabidly at the mouth as he wanders the coastline and countryside of Norfolk, Suffolk, and the northern parts of Essex.
Black Shuck is evil and a symbol of death. They are bigger than normal, sometimes as big as a horse!

8. Cadejo
El cadejo is a supernatural canine primarily of Central American folklore, and is also present in some South American folklore. It’s a large, shaggy canine, sometimes as big as a cow, with goat hooves and sparkling red eyes. In some regions, it’s more bull-like in appearance.

7. Raiju
A Raijū is a legendary creature of Japanese mythology who represents the embodiment of thunder and lightning in animal form and whose cry sounds like thunder. He often appears as a white and blue wolf and makes loud rumbling sounds. In some stories, he’s a dark wolf-like creature, with long, sharp claws and a ferocious face.

6. Garmr
Garmr, or Garm, is a dog or wolf of Norse mythology and a destructive force of the underworld. References to him are infrequent and vague, so little is known about him. Records show that during the Viking Age, Garm was the greatest among canines, similar to the way Odin ranked among gods and Yggdrasil among trees.

5. Axehandle Hound
The axehandle hound is a frightening dog with origins in the U.S. states of Wisconsin and Minnesota. It resembles an ax-shaped dog with a head shaped like a blade and a long, slender body, like a handle, with short, stubby legs. So you would think that a scary hound would be after your fresh meat, but this doggie’s diet consists solely of discarded and unattended axe handles.

4. Gelert
Gelert is a legendary dog of the village of Beddgelert in northwest Wales. According to the story, the 13th-century king Llewelyn (kluh- wellen) the Great came home from hunting and discovered that his baby was missing. Gelert was in the house near the overturned cradle. His mouth was smeared in blood, and so was the floor.

3. Pesanta
The Pesanta is an enormous canine of Catalonian folklore in Spain. It’s heavy, hairy, and black with steel paws, which it swipes toward anyone who gets in its way without hesitation. There are holes in the paws, however, which prevent the monstrous animal from grabbing onto anything and stealing it.

2. Argos
In Homer’s Odyssey, Argos was Odysseus’s loyal dog, who was known for his speed, strength, and superior tracking skills. His owner left him behind in Ithaca to fight in Troy. After ten years of combat and an additional decade struggling to get home, Odysseus finally made it back to Ithaca.

1. Aralez
Aralez are dog-like creatures and are among the oldest spiritual beings of Armenian mythology. They lived in the sky or on the snow-capped volcanic peak of Mount Massis, which is known today as Mount Ararat and is located in modern-day eastern Turkey near the Armenian border.

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