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Z is for "Zeus" a god of greek mythology. Zeus is the king of gods, he lives with the other gods on the mount olympus. He is the god of thunder and sky. His parents are Chronos, the titan of time, and Rhéa, the titan of nature. He have several brother...
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Y is for "Ypotryll" a beast from heraldic folklore. Ypotryll is a assembly of various beast. He have the tusked head of a boar, the body of a camel, the legs and hooves of an ox and the tail of a snake or a dragon.
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X is for "Xing Tian" a chinese giant. Xing tian is a giant, who give battle to the gods. He lost his head during the battle. But he didn't give up the fight. He used his nipples as eyes and his bellybutton as mouth. His arms was an axe and a shield. His...
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W is for wolf as in the tale "The wolf, mother and child". "The wolf, mother and child" is a tale from Jean de La Fontaine. Near an isolated house, the wolf was waiting for is feast next to the door. He saw a lot prey, as turkeys, lambs or sheep. At this...
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V is for "Valkyrie" as in scandinavian mythology. A valkyrie is a warrior virgins, who cames on the battlefield, in order to guide the souls of vanquished warrior in battle to the palace of the god Odin, the Valhalla. She is wearing an armor, a helmet...
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U is for "Umibozu" as in japanese folklore. The umibozu is a sea spirit. They cause shipwrecks against those who dare to speak to them. The japanese word "Umi" means "sea" and "bozu" means "buddhist monk", reflects the appearence of the spirit. They are...
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T is for "Troll" in scandinavian mythology. Trolls are supernatural creatures who lives in cave or forest. They live in family in their home cave. They are considerated by scandinavian people like dangerous, ugly and slow minded. They also are depicted...
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S is for "Satyr" as in greek mythology. A satyr is an hybrid creatur half men with horse-like features, like horse tail or horse ears. In olders representations they had also horse legs and little horns on their head.. The satyrs form the "dionysian procession"...
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R is for "Raven mocker" as in cherockee mythology. Raven mocker is an evil spirit, he steals life of old and dying people. They are depicted as wizened old man or women, half humans and crow. Theire screams means that semone gonna die soon. They feed...
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Q is "Quetzalcoatl" the feathered snake, in aztec mythology. Quetzalcoatl is a god for central america civilizations as aztec, maya or toltèques. He is one of the creator gods. For the aztecs, as is name indicates, is a feathered snake or dragon, who...
