We
all know about dragons, mermaids, and unicorns, but there are plenty of
other fantastical beasts handed down through the centuries that don’t
get much as love today. Yes, our ancestors had documented bestiaries
full of half-understood animals illustrated by people who had never seen
them, beasts with unbelievable powers, and made-up creatures from scary
tales. Have you ever heard of a Gorgon?
The Gorgon
may look like a harmless, scaly cow, but don’t be fooled. “It eateth
deadly and poysonfull hearbs, and if at any time he see a Bull, or other
creature whereof he is afraid… sendeth forth of his throat a certaine
sharpe and horrible breath, which infecteth, and poysoneth the air above
his head, so that all living creatures which draw the breath of that
aire are greevously afflicted thereby.”
Also read about the Ravenna, the Manticora, the Su (no relation to the
Snoo or the
Shmoo) and
more at Atlas Obscura.
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