Beyond Mythology | American Monsters

WENDIGO: (CANADA)

No Comments 07 February 2010

Chronicled for generations in Inuit and Canadian Indian legends, these vicious, phantasmal half-breeds are said to be the recipients of a cannibalistic curse.

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AMPHISBAENA: (GREECE)

No Comments 04 February 2010

This exceedingly poisonous species of serpent, reputed to be the progeny of Medusa, is said to have venomous heads at either end of its elongated, worm-like body.

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BAKU: (CHINA – JAPAN)

No Comments 04 December 2009

Read more about this monster in HYBRID-BEASTS

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This Griffon-like native of North Africa was worshiped as a god by the ancient Egyptians and was said to bear the head and wings of a hawk blended with the muscular torso and razor sharp claws of a large, feral feline.

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AMMUT: (EGYPT)

No Comments 04 December 2009

Known to the ancient Egyptian’s as “The Devourer of the Dead,” this strange animal was regarded by the pharaoh’s high priests to be a feminine demon whose job it was to judge the virtue of the deceased by weighing their heart against a feather.

WENDIGO: (CANADA)

AMPHISBAENA: (GREECE)

BAKU: (CHINA – JAPAN)

AXEX: (EGYPT)

AMMUT: (EGYPT)

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