Legends

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  1. 2. a frightful she-dragon, from the waist up, she is a gorgeous woman. Her lower body, however, is that of a dragon. She also has a massive scorpion tail raging with venom. Snakes always gather around her ankles. Her long fingernails are curved and they alone can do significant damage with just one swipe.
  2. 5. contained all the knowledge of the gods.
  3. 9. harmless enough but this was one woman no one wanted to meet. A cousin of the banshee in Irish folktales, this creature heralded death.
  4. 10. the god of the wind and storm, and could command the natural elements of the earth.
  5. 12. referred to as the Headless Horseman - is a type of Fae originating from Irish folklore. This sinister being appears as a man or a woman riding upon a black horse, but the rider has no head upon their shoulders.
  6. 14. a three-headed hellhound that guards the gates of Hades.
  7. 15. the sun god, often regarded as the most important of all Egyptian gods.
  8. 16. a mythical creature with the head of a human, a falcon, a cat, or a sheep and the body of a lion with the wings of an eagle
  9. 17. said to be the nurse of the infant god Horus. With the help of his mother Isis, they protected Horus from his treacherous uncle, Set, when they took refuge in the swamps of the Nile Delta.
  10. 19. said to be a fairy in Irish legend and her scream is believed to be an omen of death. The scream is also called ‘caoine’ which means ‘keening’ and is a warning that there will be an imminent death in the family and as the Irish families blended over time.
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  1. 1. the goddess of truth, justice, and morality.
  2. 3. a bird reborn from ashes
  3. 4. water horse is a malevolent water spirit in Scottish mythology.
  4. 6. a kind of a cross between serpents and dragons, were strong across that region.
  5. 7. one of the most legendary mythical creatures of all time.
  6. 8. possibly the most important god in Mesopotamian mythology.
  7. 11. an ancient Egyptian god who had many roles around death.
  8. 13. famous for being half-bird, half-woman.
  9. 14. the winter goddess who created the mountains and hills that speckle the Scottish Highlands.
  10. 18. a genre within Japanese film. In these films, you're sure to find a giant, mythological creature attacking major cities while militant forces are deployed. Sound a little bit like Godzilla?
  11. 20. often depicted in some form of a woman and a bird.