Creatures from your culture
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Creatures from your culture
i would like you to add mythological creatures from your culture to this thread,and write a short description about them. here is creature from lithuanian mythology. its called a serpent king.it is said if you meet this giant serpent and help him with something or be pure hearthed it will give you his crown,but if you want to steal his crown he will send his minions after you.sometimes he gives his crown for giving him a bowl of milk.
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I relocated this from the WoG forum, as this appears it will be a general mythology topic, and therefore not appropriate for the WoG forum.
Best we can do here is the fabled jackalope -- a rabbit with a rack. I have not heard any inspiring stories other than claims that it sings country western songs.
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be scared, be very scared, here in Australia we have the terrifying Drop Bear
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A drop bear (or dropbear) is a fictitious Australian marsupial supposedly related to the koala.
Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above. They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders, and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake or haggis hunting
Stories of drop bears are often told to unsuspecting foreign visitors to illustrate Australian deadpan humour. It is suggested that doing ridiculous things like having forks in the hair or Vegemite or toothpaste spread behind the ears will deter the creatures. Such precautions are lent credibility by the fact that Australian Magpies can be deterred from attacking by wearing sunglasses on the back of the head.
from Wiki
A drop bear (or dropbear) is a fictitious Australian marsupial supposedly related to the koala.
Drop bears are commonly said to be unusually large, vicious, carnivorous koalas that inhabit treetops and attack their prey by dropping onto their heads from above. They are an example of local lore intended to frighten and confuse outsiders, and amuse locals, similar to the jackalope, hoop snake or haggis hunting
Stories of drop bears are often told to unsuspecting foreign visitors to illustrate Australian deadpan humour. It is suggested that doing ridiculous things like having forks in the hair or Vegemite or toothpaste spread behind the ears will deter the creatures. Such precautions are lent credibility by the fact that Australian Magpies can be deterred from attacking by wearing sunglasses on the back of the head.
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I could mention some but being a Greek you probably know them all 
Anyway I'll give it a try:Typhon
He was a monster powerful enough to scare all Gods into fleeing and even managed to capture Zeus and remove his sinews to avoid further battles.He had 100 snake-like heads that produced a thundering roar when he spoke,two powerful wings,with feet like a huge serpent's tail.
Rather formidable,no?
Anyway I'll give it a try:TyphonHe was a monster powerful enough to scare all Gods into fleeing and even managed to capture Zeus and remove his sinews to avoid further battles.He had 100 snake-like heads that produced a thundering roar when he spoke,two powerful wings,with feet like a huge serpent's tail.
Rather formidable,no?
I, for one, am dying to find out what colour they paint Michael's toenails.
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Well,there is some humour behind your drop bearstefan.urlus wrote:not a patch on my drop bear!!!
while my typhon has a symbolic meaning.Good thing is you can exploit the myth of the drop bear to your benefit 
Damn,the way they attack their prey reminds me of the good old ACME way 
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Hmm most of my legendary creatures are animalistic in nature (though I sadly don't know all the details). They are from Native American culture and are based on 'normal' creatures. Like the fox, the bear, ect. The fox is a trickster and illusionist and such. We just take from other cultures to be honest. Though we do have a 50' tall blue ox... lol. So for cultural creatures I can't really add any.
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When I visited Koala Bear park near Melbourne, there were signs that said "Watch for Falling Bears". It seems that in the park they got to eat all the eucalyptus that they wanted, which made them so high they couldn't hold onto the branches.
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