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Creatures of myth
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Abraxas
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Atropos
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Basilisk
The Basilisk: (from the Greek βασιλίσκος basilískos, “little king;” Latin regulus) … said to have the power to cause death with a single glance.
From Wikipedia: Woodblock print of a basilisk from Ulisse Aldrovandi, Serpentum, et draconum historiae libri duo, 1640
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Buraq
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Centaur
Female centaur by Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)
To learn more about Rodin and explore his artwork, check out his page on Artsy.
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Cherubim, Cherub
| From Wikipedia | http://www.bible-history.com |
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Chimera
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Cerberus
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Cockatrice
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Echidna
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Erinyes
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Gorgon
Harpy
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Hippocamp
Jörmungandr
In Norse mythology Jörmungandr is the world serpent and the middle child of the giantess Angrboða and Loki.
From Wikipedia: “The children of Loki” (1920) by Willy Pogany
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Lamassu, shedu
From lamassu : is an Assyrian protective deity, often depicted with a bull or lion's body, eagle's wings, and human's head. In some writings, it is portrayed to represent a female deity. A less frequently used name is shedu (Sumerian: dalad; Akkadian, šēdu; Hebrew: שד) which refers to the male counterpart of a lamassu.
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Medusa
Minotaur
Orthros or Orthrus
From Wikipedia: Orthrus is a two-headed dog who is a doublet (“brother”) of Cerberus, both whelped by the chthonic monsters Echidna and Typhon.
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Putto, Putti
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Seraphim, Seraph
From Wikipedia : Literally “burning ones”, the word seraph is normally a synonym for serpents when used in the Hebrew Bible. A seminal passage in the Book of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-8) used the term to describe fiery six-winged beings that fly around the Throne of God crying “holy, holy, holy”. This throne scene, with its triple invocation of holiness (a formula that came to be known as the Trisagion), profoundly influenced subsequent theology, literature and art. Its influence is frequently seen in works depicting angels, heaven and apotheosis. Seraphs are mentioned as celestial beings in an influential Hellenistic work, the Book of Enoch, and the Book of Revelation. Tradition places seraphs in the fifth rank of ten in the Jewish angelic hierarchy and the highest rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy.
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Scylla
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Sphinx
The Sphinx - Body of a lion, human head.
| Taken from http://www.artrenewal.org Francois-Xavier Fabre (Francois Xavier Fabre) (1766-1837) Oedipus and the Sphinx Oil on canvas |
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Typhon
Typhon was traditionally identified with the Egyptian Set (Seth)
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Valkyrie
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