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In #European #Mythology and #Folklore, the #Basilisk is one of the most #poisonous #monsters. It is a #snake said to be hatched by a #cockerel from the egg of a #serpent or #toad. It is know as the "King of Serpents"
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason #TMM #MM
In #Egyptian #Mythology, the #Sphinx was more of a symbol than an entity It was a guardian figure, the protector of the #pyramids, the scourge of the enemies of #Ra It represented the pharaoh and the #pharaoh's divine power
#keepingClassicsalive #MM #TMM #Spooktober #spookyseason
@Michael_Lambda Chihuahua, they are small and snappy- though can be cute- I can imagine Persephone carrying a puppy cerberus around in her purse.
We are at the cusp of #ScorpioSeason In #GreekMythology #Orion said he would kill every animal The goddesses #Artemis, #Leto and #Gaia sent a scorpion to kill him #Zeus put the #scorpion in the #heavens after it won the battle as #Scorpio
#keepingClassicsalive #constellation #MM
A #sphinx is a #monster with the head of a human and the body of a #lion with the wings of an #eagle. In #GreekMythology, the sphinx asked #riddles and ate those who got them wrong and was defeated by #Oedipus.
#keepingClassicsalive #Spooktober #spookyseason
10. #Mermaid
An aquatic #creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish from many #myths and #Folklore. They often ate men they lured to them, similar to #Sirens
#FairyTaleTuesday 11/11
9. #Banshee
a female #spirit in #Irish #folklore who heralds the #death of a family member, usually by #wailing, #shrieking, or keening.
#FairyTaleTuesday 10/11
6. #Typhon
was described as a grisly monster with 100 #dragon heads who was conquered and cast into the #underworld by #Zeus
#FairyTaleTuesday 7/11
5. #echidna
a #monster, half-woman and half-snake, who lived alone in a cave. She was the mate of the fearsome monster #Typhon and was the mother of many of the most famous monsters of #GreekMythology
#FairyTaleTuesday 6/11