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<blockquote data-quote="Wippit Guud" data-source="post: 1352909" data-attributes="member: 720"><p>Here's a few more...</p><p> </p><p><strong>Leucrocotta</strong> - Indian myth, described in the 4th century as "a wild beast of great swiftness, the size of the wild ass, with the legs of a stag, the neck, tail, and breast of a lion, the head of a badger, a cloven hoof, the mouth slit up as far as the ears, and one continuous bone instead of teeth; it is said, too, that this animal can imitate the human voice."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Bahamut</strong> - Not even a dragon, but a giant fish that holds up the world. "God made the earth, but the earth had no base and so under the earth he made an angel. But the angel had no base and so under the angel's feet he made a crag of ruby. But the crag had no base and so under the crag he made a bull endowed with four thousand eyes, ears, nostrils, mouths, tongues, and feet. But the bull had no base and so under the bull he made a fish named Bahamut, and under the fish he put water, and under the water he put darkness, and beyond this men's knowledge does not reach."</p><p> </p><p><strong>Tritons </strong>- Greek myth of "Ichthyocentaur" (centaur fish), human down to their waist, and then a fish's body.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Lemure</strong> - Roman myth. The souls of evil men who roamed the earth.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Peryton</strong> - Roman myth, half-deer, half-bird, but they cast the shadow of a man. They lived in Atlantis, and it was prophisized they would destroy Rome </p><p> </p><p><strong>Salamander</strong> - Greek. Not the big snake guy, but the Salamader was the spirit of elemental fire to alchemists.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Zaratan</strong> - First voyage of Sinbad, and in a lot of other stories (ilands that sink in the the ocean because they're big animals are popular), although most call it a whale and not a turtle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wippit Guud, post: 1352909, member: 720"] Here's a few more... [B]Leucrocotta[/B] - Indian myth, described in the 4th century as "a wild beast of great swiftness, the size of the wild ass, with the legs of a stag, the neck, tail, and breast of a lion, the head of a badger, a cloven hoof, the mouth slit up as far as the ears, and one continuous bone instead of teeth; it is said, too, that this animal can imitate the human voice." [B]Bahamut[/B] - Not even a dragon, but a giant fish that holds up the world. "God made the earth, but the earth had no base and so under the earth he made an angel. But the angel had no base and so under the angel's feet he made a crag of ruby. But the crag had no base and so under the crag he made a bull endowed with four thousand eyes, ears, nostrils, mouths, tongues, and feet. But the bull had no base and so under the bull he made a fish named Bahamut, and under the fish he put water, and under the water he put darkness, and beyond this men's knowledge does not reach." [B]Tritons [/B]- Greek myth of "Ichthyocentaur" (centaur fish), human down to their waist, and then a fish's body. [B]Lemure[/B] - Roman myth. The souls of evil men who roamed the earth. [B]Peryton[/B] - Roman myth, half-deer, half-bird, but they cast the shadow of a man. They lived in Atlantis, and it was prophisized they would destroy Rome [B]Salamander[/B] - Greek. Not the big snake guy, but the Salamader was the spirit of elemental fire to alchemists. [B]Zaratan[/B] - First voyage of Sinbad, and in a lot of other stories (ilands that sink in the the ocean because they're big animals are popular), although most call it a whale and not a turtle. [/QUOTE]
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