In Italian, the word for a motorcycle racer is centauro, a centaur, the mythical animal that is half-man, half-horse. In italiano i motociclisti si chiamano " centauri ", figure mitologiche, metà uomo e metà cavallo. OpenSubtitles2018.v3 Led by the newly resurrected Hippolyta and her...
in turn, gave rise to the Chinese saying,ren xin bu zu she tun xiang(人心不足蛇吞象), which translates as “Man’s greed is worse than the snake that swallows elephants.”
a Greek mythological creature with the body of a man and the head of a bull, was known to dwell in the Labyrinth, where it was kept to prevent its ravenous appetite from consuming humans. Trolls, as mentioned inNordic folklore, are often depicted as cunning beings living under bridges or ...
half-donkey (or bigger than a donkey), and had wings. Oddly enough, eastern sources like Persian and Indian art depict the Buraq to have a humanoid visage and peacock tail, but early-Islamic traditions mention no such specific
LuxembourgGnomeDwarfish, subterranean goblin or earth spirit who guards mines of precious treasures hidden in the earth.A small, physically deformed (usually hunchbacked) creature resembling a dry, gnarled old man MaltaGiantBeings of human appearance, prodigious in sizeGiants vary in size, but are ...
Shapeshifters - Humans who can willingly take the form of an animal while maintaining their consciousness. Sirens - Man-eating beautiful women whose song compels men to them. Sphinx - The half-human, half-lion that forces those it meets to answer its riddles, or die. ...
As Christianity started to spread around the island of Ireland, the beliefs of animal worshipping, including the idea of Pookas being Gods, started to vanish gradually. Like many other supernaturalpaganbeings, the myth of the Pookah was unacceptable to the new faith and was subsequently vilified...
The animated film Shrek would have you believe that ogres are secretly gentle beings with layers of emotion, but don’t let your guard down around them! Where to find one: in Oscar Wilde’s short story, “The Selfish Giant”, we learn that the titular character has returned from visiting...
Brown Man of the Muirs -Protector of wild beasts. Brownie -His territory extends over the Lowlands of Scotland and up into the Highlands and Islands all over the north and east of England and into the Midlands. With a natural linguistic variation, he becomes the BWCA of Wales, the Highland...
We've all heard tales of Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, and other scary, mythical beings. In fact, some have even claimed to have seen Bigfoot right here in Colorado. However, a lesser-known mythical creature is probably even scarier than Bigfoot and has a long history of terrorizing ...