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X is for Xixi Zhu Yi
In Chinese mythology, it was believed that eating the ten-finned Xixi Zhu Yi would cure jaundice.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-20

U is for Unicorn
In the Middle Ages, cups which were allegedly made from the horn of a unicorn were highly valued by nobility as a protection against poisoned drinks.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-17

S is for Scylla
In Greek mythology, Scylla was a sea-monster who haunted the rocks of a narrow strait opposite the whirlpool of Charybdis.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-15

R is for Redcap
Popular in Border folklore, the redcap) is a malevolent goblin that is well-known for soaking his cap in the blood of his victims.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-14

P is for Pegasus
Pegasus, in Greek mythology, was a winged horse who sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-12

O is for Orthros
In Greek mythology Orthros was the two-headed serpent-tailed dog who famously guarded the cattle of the giant Geryon before being slain by Heracles.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-11

L is for Loch Ness Monster
Affectionately known as “Nessie”, the Loch Ness Monster was first ‘officially’ photographed in the Scottish Highlands in 1934.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-08

J is for Jackalope
In North American folklore, if you want to catch a jackalope it can be enticed with whiskey. 🥃

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-06

I is for Imp
Imps are small devil-like creatures which are seen as being more mischievous than evil.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-05

H is for Hippocampus
The hippocampus - half horse and half fish - was the steed of two most important deities of the Greek and Roman mythology, Poseidon and Neptune.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-04

E is for Erymanthian Boar!
In Greek mythology, the Fourth Labour of Heracles was to defeat the Erymanthian Boar.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-05-01

C is for Chimera!
In the Iliad, Homer referred to the Chimera as “a thing of immortal make, not human, lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle.”

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-04-29

A is for Aigikampoi

Half-fish and half-goat, this creature was used in ancient Mesopotamian culture to represent Enki, the god of water.

Artwork (c) Lizzie Cavanagh

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2020-04-27