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One-horned beast depicted in ceramic model from Northern Wei period (386–534) In modern times, the depictions of qilin have often fused with the Western concept of unicorns. Qilin ( 麒麟 ) is often translated into English as "unicorn"; the Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi describes qi as single-horned, [ 8 ] and it can sometimes be ...
It derives from the Greek word μονόκερως (monokerōs), a compound word from μόνος (monos) which means "only one" / "single" and κέρας (keras) (neuter gender), which means "horn". The monoceros was first described in Pliny the Elder 's Natural History as a creature with the body of a horse , the head of a stag (minus the ...
Aeternae – Saw-horned monster. Afanc – Lake monster (exact lake varies by story). Agni – God of fire and sacrifices. Agathodaemon – Spirit of vinefields and grainfields. Agloolik – Ice spirit that aids hunters and fishermen. Agogwe (East Africa) – Small, ape-like humanoid.
Stone of Scone (also Stone of Destiny), an oblong block of red sandstone. (Matter of Britain) Sledovik, a sacred stone venerated in Slavic and Finnic pagan practices. (Slavic paganism) Lia Fáil (also Stone of Destiny), a stone at the Inauguration Mound on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland. In legend, all of the kings of Ireland were ...
According to legend, the xiezhi, was a single-horned sheep or goat [b] which had power to divine the guilt or innocence of a person. Gao Yao, the minister of justice for the legendary Emperor Shun employed the beast during criminal proceedings, and he would command the sheep to ram (head-butt) the accused. The beast would ram the guilty, but ...
This is the third hoard of coins to be found in the area in the past 25 years, according to the BBC. In 2011, two metal detectorists found a clay pot full of 3,784 coins, the BBC said, and in 1999 ...
Questing Beast – Beast with the head and neck of a snake, the body of a leopard, the haunches of a lion, and the feet of a hart. Sea-lion; Serpopard – Lion/leopard body with a snake head. Sharabha – part Lion, part bird-beast, with eight legs.
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