Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human to swan; Caladrius – white bird with healing powers; Chalkydri – heavenly creatures of the Sun
The shmoo (plural: shmoos, also shmoon) is a fictional cartoon creature created by Al Capp (1909–1979); the character first appeared in the comic strip Li'l Abner on August 31, 1948. The character created a fad that lasted into the 1950s, including merchandise, songs, fan clubs, and appearances on magazine covers.
No bones of the limbs or other parts beyond the skulls and teeth have been attributed to Dinopithecus, so it is impossible to know its mode of locomotion for certain. However, as a papionin of very large size, it most probably spent a significant amount of time on the ground and moved quadrupedally.
Though Borges conducted research for the book, he also fabricated sources and invented details (and in the case of the peryton, a whole creature). As translator Andrew Hurley writes, "The nature of Borges’ erudition, creativity, and sense of fun is such that it has been simply impossible to ferret out all the originals, where originals in ...
It is reprinted in many modern anthologies, such as The 2nd Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories and The Penguin Book of Horror Stories. An anthropomorphic depiction of Death which looks like a skeleton in a black robe appears in almost all volumes of Terry Pratchett's fantasy series Discworld, including five novels where he is the lead ...
The first known description of the bonnacon comes from Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia: . There are reports of a wild animal in Paeonia called the bonasus, which has the mane of a horse, but in all other respects resembles a bull; its horns are curved back in such a manner as to be of no use for fighting, and it is said that because of this it saves itself by running away, meanwhile ...
Noodle (c. 2008 – December 2, 2022) was a pug who gained popularity in 2021 after appearing in a series of TikTok videos titled "Bones or No Bones". [1] Noodle was honored by the New York State Senate in November 2021 for his positive impact on society [2] and was the subject of a children's book published the following year.
Rock Jaw escorts Smiley and Fone higher into the mountains, followed by the opossum children who befriended the Bones in the initial volume. Knowing that Rock Jaw hates interlopers in his territory, the "possum kids" and their raccoon friend Roderick lure the two stupid Rat Creatures to distract Rock Jaw; but Roderick refuses to leave without his friends of other species, and Rock Jaw rejoins ...