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In the Solway Firth, a mermaid fell in love with a sailor whom she rescued when his ship ran aground. She slipped a gold ring on his finger and promised to return to him, but after many years of waiting, he died, alone.



Arthur Rackham

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2023-01-24

The tale "Julnar of the Sea" tells of a Persian king who falls in love with a new concubine, described as having a face like the moon & long black tresses. The concubine, Julnar, reveals she's a mermaid princess from an underwater kingdom.

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Unicorns for
Because one is never enough…

Images are mine x

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2023-01-18

Prince Bertram the Bad by Arnold Lobel.

A nasty little prince hits a witch with a slingshot, and she turns him into a dragon. But later, when the witch is frozen in the snow, Bertram redeems himself with his fire breathing abilities.

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Eventually his own daughter was selected. About this time Saint George passed by and learned of this dire situation. With the help of the princess, they tamed and vanquished the dragon. But not with out some questionable decisions along the way.
🖼️Reilly Brown

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2023-01-18

The legend of Saint George features a Dragon that devastates a city. To keep the dragon satiated, the king decreed a daily raffle to offer a random youth to be a sacrifice to the dragon.
🖼️Ksenia Kaverina

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2023-01-18

The Untold Stories of a Water is a magical tale about friendship, supporting one another and recognising the qualities in yourself and others. The story is written by Carmen Cardashian

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In The Last Unicorn, dragons and unicorns are mortal enemies, but what if it doesn't have to be that way? https://t.co/4HwSpPjjrV

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The kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk is a creature said to lurk in the Bering Sea. It is described as either as a orca that can transform that can turn into a wolf or a whale with wolf like features.

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Alice, the Gryphon and the Mock Turtle
by A E Jackson and Tove Jansson

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There is a legend that there was once a large lake where the in opens today. But one day, on the advice of a mountain gnome, a charcoal burner set out to penetrate deep into the earth, where a was guarding a great treasure.
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Cipactli is a crocodile-like creature whose dead body was used to shape the sky and the earth. (Source: The Fifth Sun: Aztec gods, Aztec World by Burr Cartwright Brundage).

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The Hippogriff was a winged horse that had the claws and head of an eagle. It was an elusive creature that had the ability to fly at very high altitudes for very long distances. The hippogriff was the only known relative to the Griffin.

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Dragons also feature prominently in alchemical prints.

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The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature said to inhabit the forest of Pine Barrens in South Jersey. It is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations.


🎨Teratophoneus

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2023-01-17

According to Welsh lore Llyn Cowlyd had three mythical beasts associated with it; the water horse, the water bull and the Owl of Cowlyd. https://t.co/0lcAWKmhK8

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2023-01-17

To relieve the peasants from the the Duke of made them built a huge, strong tower at the limits of the swamps. Fearless knights hid there, and a stout bull tied to a chain with barbs was presented as a bait. Soon the winged Lindworm
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In Batak star lore of North Sumatra, Orion constellation is called Hala Na Godang; a dragon so big its head reaches the sky and its tail the earth, and the stars of Orion's Belt represent its three giant eggs. 1/3


📷: Rogelio B. Andreo

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A grew up in the swamp around the beautiful lake near in and fattened itself on horses. When nothing was left to devour, this mighty creature ate himself through a rockslide, leaving a gorge, where his bite marks still can be seen. https://t.co/Qydkyh5v8u

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