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#originalcharacter From my project, Saltwater & Rivershells! They’re technically jaculus, in terms of what they’re called, but they definitely vary from the medieval idea of what a Jaculus is.
It's #Smaugust! Here's one of the dragon concepts I created for @DinoDonInc and the @houstonzoo. The Amphipthere was also known as "Jaculus", or "javelin", due to its propensity to launch itself tail-first at an enemy, impaling them with extreme prejudice. #smaugust2020
"Ἀεὶ Λιβύη φέρει τι καινόν" - #Aristotle, '#HistoriaAnimalium'
#Africa #Libya #history #Classics #Medieval #animals #nature #folklore #cryptids #monsters #Greek #mythicalcreatures #Cynocephali #Dragons #Blemmyes #Catoblepas #Jaculus #PresterJohn