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Various places have been associated with the Giants and the Gigantomachy. As noted above Pindar has the battle occur at Phlegra ("the place of burning"), [78] as do other early sources. [79] Phlegra was said to be an ancient name for Pallene (modern Kassandra) [80] and Phlegra/Pallene was the usual birthplace of the Giants and site of the ...
Reachisey is a mythical animal, with the head of a lion, a short elephantine trunk, and the scaly body of a dragon. It occurs at Angkor Wat in the epic bas reliefs of the outer gallery. Rompo is a mythological beast with the head of a hare, the ears of a human, a mane, a slender body, the front arms of a badger, and the rear legs of a bear. It ...