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Monsters Abominable Snowman enigmatic yeti of the Himalayas. [Tibetan Lore: Wallechinsky, 443] gigantic monster with 100 arms, 50 heads. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Wheeler, 5] small creature with monkey hands and feet, a hand at the end of its long tail. [Mex. Myth.: Leach] part hippopotamus, part lion, with jaws like a crocodile’s. [Egypt. Myth.: Leach] two-headed monster, either scaled like a snake or feathered; one head remains awake while the other sleeps. [Roman Myth.: White] jackal-headed god. [Egypt. Myth.: Jobes, 105] hundred-eyed giant who guarded Io. [Gk. Myth. and Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses] spirit with one nostril, a large projecting front tooth, and webbed feet. [Irish Folklore: Briggs, 14] lizard supposed to kill with its gaze. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Handbook, 93] one has ten horns, seven heads, and ten crowns on the horns; the other has two horns and speaks like a dragon. [N.T.: Revelation 13:1,11] Asian monster with bull’s head and horse’s body, and fatally incendiary excrement. [Gk. & Rom. Myth.: White] its head is a lump of sugar, its wings are made of thin slices of buttered bread, and its body is a crust. [Br. Lit.: Lewis Carroll Through the Looking-Glass] the three Hecatoncheires (or Centimani), giants each having 50 heads and 100 arms. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 118] cruel thunder-maker of the three Cyclopes. [Gk. Myth.: Pan finder, 47; Jobes, 251, 400] has thorny hair and ears, knifelike leg bones, and a branched tail. [Am. Folklore: Botkin] fire-breathing giant monster. [Rom. Myth.: Kravitz, 49]
misshapen “missing link.” [Br. Lit.: The Tempest] half goat, half fish. [Gk. Myth.: NCE, 450] the traditional founder of Athens was half man, half serpent. [Gk. Myth.: Hamilton, 393] three-headed watchdog of Hades. [Gk. Myth.: Avery, 270] Poseidon’s daughter; monster of the deep. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey; Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] mythical creature: goat-lion-dragon; vomited flames. [Classical Myth.: LLEI, I: 325] half-serpent, half-cock; kills with glance. [Heraldry: Brewer Dictionary, 243] Poseidon’s sons, each with one eye in the center of his forehead. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey] devils shown as cat-headed men with horns and hooves. [Pers. Myth.: Barber & Riches] half nymph, half snake; never grew old. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 85] frightful wolf, grew sinisterly in size and strength. [Scand. Myth.: LLEI, I: 328] monster created from parts of corpses. [Br. Lit.: Frankenstein] celebrated monster with three united bodies or three heads. [Rom. Lit.: Aeneid] monsters with serpents for hair and brazen claws. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 114; Gk. Lit.: Iliad] giant in human shape; lives in a murky pond. [Br. Lit.: Beowulf] fabulous animal, part eagle, part lion. [Gk. Myth. and Art: Hall, 143; Ital. Lit.: Purgatory] foul-smelling creature; half-vulture, half-woman. [Gk. Myth.: Mercatante, 212–213] fabulous marine creature; half fish, half horse. [Rom. Myth. and Art: Hall, 154] offspring of griffin and mare. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso] seven-headed water snake; ravaged Lerna, near Argos. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Hall, 149] frightful burbling monster with flaming eyes. [Br. Lit.: Carroll Through the Looking-Glass] the Face of Glory, depicted as a lion’s head, without body or limbs. [Hindu Myth.: Barber & Riches]
giant snakelike sea creature. [Dan. Folklore: Merca tante, 194–195] dragon who guarded the Apples of the Hesperides. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 145] scaly, four-legged, hermaphrodite creature. [Br. Folklore: Briggs, 260–262] frighteningly powerful sea serpent. [O.T.: Job 41; Psalms 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1] “Nessie”; sea serpent said to inhabit Loch Ness. [Scot. Folklore: Wallechinsky, 443] the only mortal Gorgon. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 161] monstrous serpent that encircles the earth. [Norse Myth.: Leach, 723] beast with bull’s head and man’s body. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 714] turtle with a calf’s head, hooves, and tail. [Br. Lit.: Lewis Carroll Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland] semi-divine beings with serpent bodies and human heads of terrible and ferocious aspect. [Hindu Myth.: Leach] Scandinavian sea monster; whence, “Old Nick.” [Br. Folklore: Espy, 44] terrible beast in Nastrond; gnaws ashtree, Yggdrasil. [Norse Myth.: Wheeler, 259] siren-like water-sprite, sometimes fish-tailed, that lured men to drown. [Teutonic Myth.: Barber & Riches] fabulous amalgam of dragon, camel, and lion. [Heraldry: Brewer Dictionary, 782] monstrous sea creature; devours human beings. [Ital. Lit.: Orlando Furioso] two-headed dog; brother of Cerberus. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 186] huge serpent which sprang from stagnant waters after the Deluge. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 227] serpent-headed leopard that emitted loud noises. [Br. Lit.: Malory Le Morte d’Arthur] white bird of enormous size. [Arab. Lit.: Arabian Nights, “Second Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor”] half man, half beast with eyes of fire. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Handbook, 947] giant hairy hominid said to lurk about the Pacific Northwest. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 601]
half beautiful maiden, half hideous dog. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey; Rom. Lit.: Metamorphoses] half-woman, half-bird, enticed seamen to their death with song. [Gk. Myth.: Benét, 934] number of the blasphemous beast with seven heads and ten horns. [N.T.: Revelation 13–14] head and breasts of a woman, body of a dog, and wings of a bird. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 246; Gk. Lit.: Oedipus Rex] hundred-headed beast killed by Jovian thunderbolt. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 1111] tallest of the giants; his arms and legs ended in serpents. [Gk. Myth: Benét, 1034] a man transformed into a wolf. [Eur. Folklore: Benét, 1082] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| A glance at a geological map will show that whatever truth there may have been of the actuality of such monsters in the early geologic periods, at least there was plenty of possibility. The other statues, those of the monsters and demons, cherished no hatred for him, Quasimodo. In a moment my hand was on the lever, and I had placed a month between myself and these monsters. |
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