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Anguane are mythical creatures in Ladin folklore, which are traditionally depicted as cloven-footed water nymphs with beautiful faces and long breasts. [1] [2] [3] They were said to have carried their children in baskets held on their backs, and to have been able to throw their breasts over their backs to nurse these children. [4]
Named after the Persian mythical creature. Marker: DNA sequence Dead Space: The human colony on planet Aegis discovered an alien Marker, which contained complex and powerful DNA sequences that enabled dead cells to revive. Unfortunately, one of the scientists working on the DNA sequence dropped the dish containing the engineered cells.
The tiyanak (also tianak or tianac [1] Tagalog:) is a vampiric creature in Philippine mythology that takes on the form of a toddler or baby. Although there are various types, it typically takes the form of a newborn baby and cries in the jungle to attract unwary travelers.
2. Medusa. Origin: Greek. Medusa is one of the most powerful mythological figures of all time. She had the power to petrify a person with a single glance—and we mean quite literally turn a ...
The rabbit test became a widely used bioassay (animal-based test) to test for pregnancy. The term "rabbit test" was first recorded in 1949, and was the origin of a common euphemism, "the rabbit died", for a positive pregnancy test. [4] The phrase was, in fact, based on a common misconception about the test. While many people assumed that the ...
The Legend of Churel supposedly originated from Persia where they were described as being the spirits of women who died with "grossly unsatisfied desires". [4]In South-East Asia, the Churel is the ghost of a woman who either died during childbirth, while she was pregnant, or during the prescribed "period of impurity".
As night fell across Thailand, a pregnant creature with a “golden” tail emerged from its hiding spot on a rocky hill. The “colorful” animal set out in search of food; or at least, it tried to.
A creature called a snallygaster appears in the 2018 Bethesda game Fallout 76. [13] It bears little resemblance to the creature of legend and is described in the game as a failed genetic experiment. The Snallygaster is a Blended Whiskey produced by Dragon Distillery of Frederick, MD and released in 2018.