Popular myth character costume ideas for Cosplay and Halloween
When it comes to Halloween and cosplay, there are endless costume possibilities. But sometimes, you want to dress up as something truly unique. If you're looking for some inspiration, why not consider one of these mythical characters? Whether you want to be a seductive siren or a powerful goddess, there's a costume option for you. So take a look at these ideas and get inspired to create your own mythological masterpiece.
Siren Head Costume
Siren Head’s costume is black leggings and a black top. Use EVA foam, acrylic paint, and cone-shaped Styrofoam to create Siren Head’s body.
Lord Shiva Costume
Lord Shiva’s costume is a caveman tunic, drop earrings, beaded necklaces and bracelets, and a snake necklace. He is also known for having long hair and bringing along a trident.
Area 51 Alien & Prisoner Costume
The alien in Area 51 takes great attention thanks to it's cool dual-entity part of an alien carrying a human. Another variation features an alien wearing a prison outfit.
Mothman Costume
Mothman’s costume is a black bodysuit, long black wings, black feathers, long black antennae, and red sunglasses.
Candy Fairy Costume
Candy Fairy's costume can easily be recreated with a colorful corset and skirt. Then pair it with a rainbow striped pair of socks as well as pink shoes! Add a pink wig and fairy wings to the outfit
Candy Corn Witch Costume
Candy Corn Witch costume consists of a white off-shoulder top paired with a corset. Wear a layered or playered black and orange skit, too. Complete the costume with striped socks and a candy corn-inspired witch's hat.
Kevin (Up) Costume
Kevin’s costume is a royal blue shirt, a yellow and red tutu skirt, and a peacock headband. Kevin is a mythical bird that Russell and Carl meet on their adventure.
Hades (Disney's Hercules) Costume
Hades’ costume is a dark grey shirt, black fabric, black sandals, a skull brooch, and a blue wig.
Muses (Hercules) Group Costume
If you’re looking for a simple yet regal group costume for you and your friends, go Grecian with the muses from Hercules. The Muses’ costumes consist of a white Grecian dress, white heels, and brunette hair.
Leprechaun Costume
The Leprechaun costume can be recreated with a white inner shirt, vest, and matching green jacket and pants. Complete the look with high socks, black shoes, and the iconic green top hat.
Succubus Costume
Feeling frighteningly flirty? Then, a succubus outfit is perfect for you. You’ll need a black top, a black mini skirt, black heels, and a black pair of wings.
Minotaur Costume
The Minotaur costume involves a faux fur jacket with shoulder gear paired with fuzzy pants or gladiator-style pants. Then get a bull head and arm guards to complete the look.
Centaur Costume
Centaur costume isooking like a half-man, half-horse creature. You’ll need to make a frame out of PVC pipes, cardboard, caster wheels, and brown fur fabric.
Rainbow Unicorn Costume
Rainbow unicorns costume is a white shirt, a rainbow tutu, and a unicorn horn headband, and you’re good to go!
Sasquatch Costume
Sasquatch costume looks like a tall, muscular, ape-like creature that can easily reach up to nine feet in height. It is covered head to toe in dark fur and has extraordinarily large feet.
Bigfoot Costume
Bigfoot's costume is composed of a furry or fuzzy top and pants in brown or black. Pair it with monster hand gloves and shoes.
Persephone Costume
For Persephone costume, you can wear a black and red Greek gown, black and red flowers, black heels, and a black lipstick.
Joseph & Virgin Mary Costume
Virgin Mary costume is a long white tunic topped with a light blue cover, a white fabric belt, a white head scarf, and wooden sandals.
Baba Yaga Costume
Baba Yaga costume is a black medieval tunic topped with a long maxi dress, a head scarf in Russian style, a skull necklace, and chicken feet shoes.
Athena Costume
Athena costume is a long white dress, a chest plate, gantlets, a shoulder cover, a belt, leg guards, a Roman warrior helmet, and sandals.
Egyptian Goddess Isis Costume
Isis costume is a scale dress, wings, golden bracelets, golden armbands, a golden necklace, a golden belt, golden shoes, and a sun-disk headpiece.
Hercules and Megara Costume
Hercules costume is wearing a brown gladiator-type of costume with a blue cape. Megara costume is a simple purple Grecian dress with gold buttons strategically placed in some areas.
Artemis (Hooded Huntress) Costume
Artemis costume is a short white toga, olive leaves headband, golden sandals & waist belt and bow & arrow prop as weapon.
Aphrodite Costume
Aphrodite wears a white revealing toga topped with a golden halter tank top, a golden olive branch, a golden necklace, golden arm bands, a golden belt, nude stockings, and golden shoes.
Hera the Greek Goddess Costume
The god and goddess wear a white Toga, a golden crown, golden gauntlets, a golden belt, and golden sandals.
Zeus the Greek God Costume
The Greek god Zeus costume is a Toga, a golden crown, golden gauntlets, a golden belt, and golden sandals.
Jeff the Killer Costume
Jeff the Killer’s costume is simple his clothing or shoes, but his known for his incredibly creepy and horrific face.
The Wendigo Costume
Mostly depicted as thin, reinforcing their gluttony and ravenous state. Wendigos are said to be the representation of both cold and famine as well as greed and excess.
The Krampus Costume
The Krampus costume is hairy beast pants, leather fabric shirt and signature mask.
Jack the Ripper Costume
Jack the Ripper’s costume is wearing a dark respectable suit popular in the 1880s, a sinister black cape, and a bloody knife in one hand.
Medusa Costume
Medusa costume a black Greek-style gown and golden sandals. For accessories, she wears a golden arm cuff, golden earrings, and golden necklace.
The Slender Man Costume
The Slender Man costume is a black suit jacket on top of a white shirt with a black necktie, black pants, and black shoes.