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Bai Ze – A creature from Chinese mythology with the head of a human and the body of a cow with six horns and nine eyes. Catoblepas - One version of the creature in Gustave Flaubert's The Temptation of Saint Anthony depicts it with the head of a wild boar and the body of a black African buffalo. Criosphinx – A Sphinx that has the head of a ram.
Sandman – Man who puts people to sleep and brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of sleeping humans. Satyr, satyress – Humanoid beings or nature spirits with goat-like features such as horns and hooves. Seelie – Scottish term meaning "happy" or "blessed", used in several fairy names.
Since 1856 the figure of Baphomet has been associated with the Sabbatic Goat illustration by Éliphas Lévi, [7] composed of binary elements representing the "symbolization of the equilibrium of opposites": [1] both human and animal, both masculine and feminine, combined in metaphysical unity. Lévi's intention was to symbolize his concept of ...
Goats produce about 2% of the world's total annual milk supply. [62] Dairy goats produce an average of 540 to 1,180 kg (1,200 to 2,600 lb) of milk during an average 284-day lactation. [63] The milk can contain between around 3.5% and 5% butterfat according to breed. [64] Goat milk is processed into products including cheese [65] and Dulce de ...
In humans, the pupil is circular, but its shape varies between species; some cats, reptiles, and foxes have vertical slit pupils, goats and sheep have horizontally oriented pupils, and some catfish have annular types. [3] In optical terms, the anatomical pupil is the eye's aperture and the iris is the aperture stop.
Ghaddar, a dog- or goat-like devil, mutilating the genitalia of men, expected to live in the desert. (Devil) Ghilman, also called Wildān are the perpetually youthful attendants in Jannah. (Human) Ghoul, shape-shifting jinni, who lurks on travellers, their scream leads them away from their path and then consumes their flesh. (Genie)
It resembles an ox or goat, with thick dark fur covering its body, bright eyes, and a single long horn on its forehead. It has great intellect and understands human speech. The xiezhi possesses the innate ability to distinguish right from wrong, and when it finds corrupt officials, it will ram them with its horn and devour them. It is known as ...
Chupacabras can be literally translated as 'goat-sucker', from chupar ('to suck') and cabras ('goats'). It is known as both chupacabras and chupacabra throughout the Americas, with the former being the original name, [ 3 ] and the latter a regularization .