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I dont know too much about the mythical folk you mention asmy interests are almost solely about Chinese/Asian spooks. Pharaonic crowns show the asp to represent the kings power. Have you ever seen a three-headed dog in a movie or read about one in a book? goblins these European creatures can be very short or human-sized, and they are as ugly as they are mean. It is tolerated around villages, where mutual respect keeps it and humans apart. 6 Mythical Monsters - History (eds.) Chimeras often have a lions body. Nuttall, Z. Thank you so much for sharing! It stretches across the Niagara Escarpment from Niagara to Tobermory. A fabulous treasure awaits discovery in Sardinia. He is known by many names Dont you mean Federico Garcia Lorca in the duende entry though? It can cause blindness by breathing in a victims eyes. The last died in the early 1900s in a Zoo. What a wonderful list! Top 10 Terrifying Mythological Creatures That way you can create them just the way you need them. btsan the btsan are fierce sky spirits in Tibet that look like red hunters riding red horses. ), Sirens vs. Mermaids (Differences & Are They The Same? John Murray, London. Livingstone, D. (1857) Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa. Dragons Fire-breathing dragons have their place in mythology as strong and dangerous creatures. unicorns I dont really need to explain these medieval fantasy creatures. This may have some relation to ancient religious beliefs and mythic patterns, and esoterically dragons have been linked with the belief in earth energies and chthonic subterranean forces. I need to edit and make that more clear . It can freely transform (among other things) into a beautiful woman often set out to seduce males, and eat their liver or heart (depending on the legend). 29, pp. Its venom is instantaneously deadly, and known symptoms include web-like strands in the urine. There are reddish stripes on the head. kaches in Armenian tales, these mean spirits hide in rocks and trap and torture humans. Dragons can fly, breathe fire, and are extremely powerful, strong, and intelligent creatures.