My parents and my sister were interested in seeing all kinds of things, but I was interested only in looking at the dinosaurs. As I stared up at the massive creatures' skeletons, I imagined myself living in the time of the dinosaurs. [underlined = changes made to...
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Mythical Origins of the Orc Creature Orc mythology goes back much further than Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, however. Orc-like creatures in epic poems of the past likely served as the foundation that inspired orcs in modern literature and media. For example, in the 8th-century ...
Dragon, in the mythologies, legends, and folktales of various cultures, a large lizard- or serpent-like creature, conceived as evil in some traditions and as beneficent in others. In medieval Europe, dragons were usually depicted with wings and a barbed
Long, in Chinese mythology, a type of majestic beast that dwells in rivers, lakes, and oceans and roams the skies. Originally a rain divinity, the Chinese dragon, unlike its malevolent European counterpart (see dragon), is associated with heavenly benefi
Heaven was visualized mythically as the divine cow on whose back the sun god withdrew from earth; as the falcon-headed god Horus whose glittering eyes formed the Sun and Moon; or as the goddessNutarching over the earth. A happyafterlife, however, could take place in any number of locations...
Sasquatch is a large, hairy, humanlike creature believed by some people to exist in the northwestern United States and western Canada. It seems to represent the North American counterpart of the Himalayan region’s mythical monster, the Abominable Snowma
’ This interesting point is the change in meaning through the arrangement of the images. If the three creatures were not standing in an orderly manner, they could become rough and aggressive to anyone approaching them. From theaestheticpoint of view, three such images could not be arranged ...
Cueva de las Manos is an archaeological site comprising a stunning collection of cave art, perhaps best known for featuring more than 2,000 black, white, red, yellow, and purple stenciled handprints dating back more than 9,000 years. There are also depic