During these snowy winter months in the
northeastern U.S. my thoughts turn to the opposite climate - hot dry
Since I am designing several humanoid
races for my YA fantasy series similar to elves, fairies, dwarves,
goblins, trolls, werewolves, vampires and mermaids, I need to
research as many mythological humanoids as I can. The Djinn, a
favorite humanoid of Arabic and Muslim cultures, are a great source
of ideas.
I find the overlap between the role
the Djinn fill in Middle Eastern mythology intriguingly similar to
the role filled by elves in Northern European mythology.
