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Peteu
Variations: Peteu de Vergisson, Bête Faramine, Oiseau de Vergisson, Esiau de Vregesson, P’teu, Pteu The picturesque town of Vergisson, in France’s Saône-et-Loire, was once home to the Peteu. This was a...
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Stella
Variations: Sea Star Stella, or the sea star, derives its name from its unusual appearance that resembles a painted star. Much like its namesake, a stella is so hot that it burns, liquefies, and...
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Romŝiwamnari’
Variations: Romŝiwamnare’ The Romŝiwamnari’ are forest and cave demons, known to the Šerente people of Tocantins, Brazil. They look like large birds with flabby, flightless bat’s wings, armed with...
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Traîcousse
Variations: Trécouche The Traîcousse, also known as Trécouche (pronounced tré-coutche) is a vile creature that can be found lurking in the ponds and waterways of the Southwestern Ardennes and the...
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Sverðhvalur
Variations: Sverdhvalur, Sword-whale, Swordwhale; Sverðfiskur, Sverðfiskar, Sverðfiskr (Sword-fish); Sverðurinn (Sworder); Brúnfiskur, Brún-fiskur (Brown-fish); Sveifarfiskur (Crank-fish); Slambakur...
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Dwarf
Variations: Dvergr, Dvergar, Duergr, Duergar (Old Norse); Dvärgher (Old Swedish); Dweorg, Dweorh (Anglo-Saxon); Twerg (Old High German); Dökkalf, Dökkalfar, Svartalf, Swartalf, Svartalfar, Swartalfar...
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Prester
Variations: Presteros, Torridus (Torrid), Dipsas (Thirsty) The Prester, “bellows-swelling”, “swollen veins”, or “inflater”, is a deadly species of asp found in the deserts of Libya. Its name is...
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Sāmm-abraṣ
Variations: Sāmma-abraṣ, Abraṣan (dual); Sawāmm-abraṣ, Sawāmm, Biraṣa, Abariṣ, Abariṣa (plural); Borṣ-sāmm, Abu Braiṣ, Abu Breiṣ, Borṣ, Wazaghah, Gecko [Guest art courtesy of the talented Iguanamouth!...
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Mastopogon
Variations: Aegomastus, Egomastus; Houperou, Huperus (erroneously?) The first appearance of the Mastopogon (“breast beard”), also called the Aegomastus, is as a nameless “strange fish” observed by...
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It
Shetland is home to a number of creatures, some malevolent and some benign, but the most disconcerting of all is the entity known only as It. Nobody can agree on what It looks like, and It has never...
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Marool
Variations: Angler-fish, Carrachan, Devil-fish, Keddle-man, Kethrie, Kettach, Kilmaddy, Marmaid, Mareillen, Marsgum, Masgum, Meermaid, Merlin-fish, Molly Gowan, Monk-fish, Plucker, Shoemaker,...
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Pareas
Variations: Parea, Parias, Paruas, Pharias, Parous, Baron, Pagerina, Anguis Aesculapij, Aesculapian Snake The Pareas is briefly mentioned in the Pharsalia’s catalogue of Libyan serpents. It always...
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No entry today
No entry today – author is at a conference. Have a great weekend and see you on Monday!
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Carcolh
Variations: Lou Carcolh (erroneously) The French town of Hastingues, it is said, is built over an enormous cave honeycombed with entrance tunnels. Deep within that cave dwells the Carcolh (“snail”),...
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Usilosimapundu
Variations: Ugungqu-kubantwana, Ugunqu-kubantwana Usilosimapundu, “the rugose beast” or “the nodulated beast”, is a creature of superlatives. There are hills and mountains on his vast body, with rivers...
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Colôrobètch
Variations: Colô Rodje Bètch, Colô Rotje Bètch, Clô Rotje Bètch, Colôrobètche, Colaurobètch, Colaurobètche, Colau-rodje-bètch, Corobètch, Routge Bètch Bogeys represent a variety of childhood fears –...
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No entry today
No entry today – still sorting things out over here. Have a good Friday! Yes, pun intended.
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Jaculus
Variations: Iaculus, Jaculare; Sagitta (Latin); Acontia, Acontias, Saetta (Greek); Cafezati, Cafezasi, Altararat, Acoran, Altinanti (Arabic); Orchilanne (Turkish); Saettone (Calabria and Sicily); Ein...
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Important developments
You may have noticed a recent decline in posting at ABC. Truth be told, I’m just not into it anymore. There’s no real point in updating constantly, and besides for all intents and purposes I’m just...
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In case it wasn’t obvious
The last post was an April Fools’ joke. We will return to our regular programming.
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