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Az’-i-wû-gûmki-mukh’-ti
Variations: Az’-i-wû-gûm Ki-mukh’-ti, Walrus Dog Az’-i-wû-gûmki-mukh’-ti, the “Walrus Dog”, can be found roaming the rugged coastlines of Alaska. While not walrus-like, it lives with herds of walrus...
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Bonnacon
Variations: Bonasus, Bonasos, Monassos, Monops; Bison, Maned Bison, European Bison, Aurochs, Urus, Urus Bonasus The Bonnacon’s range extends from Scythia in the east to Bulgaria, Macedonia, and Germany...
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Devouring Gourd
Variations: Devouring Pumpkin; Sala Fruit (possibly) Not all swallowing monsters are animals. In Bantu folklore, gourds and pumpkins have the potential to grow into vast, devouring creatures. Such...
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Nauthveli
Variations: Nauthvalur, Nautshval (Ox-whale); Nautfiskur (Ox-fish); Kýrhvalur (Cow-whale); Fjósi (Byre-whale); Baulhveli (Bellow-whale); Búrhvalur, Sperm Whale The Nauthveli or Nauthvalur (“Ox-whale”)...
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Whowie
Variations: Whowhie The Whowie was the terror of the Murray River in the Riverina district of Australia. He was like an enormous goanna, about twenty feet long, with six goanna legs and a huge...
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Qiqirn
Variations: Quiquern The Qiqirn is a huge dog of Inuit folklore. It is hairless except for its mouth, feet, and ear and tail tips. The mere presence of a qiqirn around men or dogs causes them to suffer...
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No entry today
I want to apologize for the lack of an entry today. I had hoped to be able to juggle real life with updating ABC, but unfortunately real life finally caught up with me. And it hurt. Therefore there...
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Lamia
Variations: Lamiae (pl.); Empusa, Empousa, Empuse, Empusae (pl.); Mormo, Mormolykiae (pl.); Gello, Gelloudes (pl.); Lilith Lamia, “shark”, “dangerous lone shark”, or “great white shark” (following...
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Important announcement
As recent posts may suggest, I’m currently at a point in my life where I’m getting overwhelmed by the amount of coursework I should be doing. Unfortunately, ABC is taking up that time as well, and it’s...
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Tsemaus
Variations: Tsemaus, Chemouse, Narhnarem-tsemaus, Snag, Supernatural Snag, Tsem’aus, Tcamaos, Tca’maos, Tidewalker, Ts’um’os, Tsamaos, Kanem Ktsem’aus; Weegyet, Wi’git The Tsemaus (“Snag”) or...
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Chonchón
Variations: Chonchon, Chonchoñ, Chon Chón, Chuncho, Chucho, Chuchu, Chaihue; Chonchones (pl.); Cocorote, Corocote (Venezuela); Cuscungo (Ecuador); Tecolote, Telocote (Mexico) The Chonchón is a bird of...
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Rukh
Variations: Rokh, Rukhkh, Roc, Ruc; Griffon, Griffin, Gryphon The lineage of the Rukh (or, less correctly, Roc) is an ancient and venerable one, with tales of enormous birds stretching back into...
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Katthveli
Variations: Katthvalur, Kettuhvalur; Kattfiskur (Cat-fish); Kisa (Kitty); Bísill (Feline); Sea-cat The Katthveli (“Cat-whale”), is one of Iceland’s many evil whales or “illhveli”. It is generally...
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Păl-raí-yûk
Long ago, the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers were far warmer than they are today, and the winters shorter, with the snow melting and the birds returning as early as February. This allowed for large...
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Caladrius
Variations: Charadrius, Caradrius, Caladres, Kladrius, Icterus, Galgulus, Stone-curlew The Caladrius is a miraculous healing bird, believed to range from Europe to Jerusalem. It is generally believed...
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Skoffín
Variations: Skoffin; Skuggabaldur, Finngalkn, Fingal; Urdarköttur, Naköttur; Modyrmi The Skoffín is one of a complex of Icelandic fox-cat hybrids with a lethal gaze, combining the cunning of the fox...
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Barcädžy Calh
Variations: Wheel of Balsæg/Barsæg/Barsag/Balsag/Marsug/Father Ojnon, Thinking Wheel, Cutting Wheel When Soslan or Sosryko, greatest of the Nart heroes, was born, his mother had him dipped in magical...
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Abúhukü
Variations: Abúhuwa (pl.) The victims of the Abúhuwa, the rainforest demons of the Cubeo people of the Colombian Amazon, are easily recognized. An abúhukü will cut a hole in the skull before sucking...
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Taumafiskur
Variations: Taumhveli (Bridle-whale); Taumur, Taumi (Bridle, Striped One); Stóri-hnýfill (Big Shorthorn) The Taumafiskur, or “bridle fish”, is one of the many illhveli – the “evil whales” of Iceland....
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Xi
Variations: Xi-Rhinoceros; Xiqu (potentially); Si, Si-Rhinoceros (potentially) Among the wildlife to be found on Cauldron Mountain, Mount Min and Pray-and-Pass Mountain is the Xi. It is like a black...
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