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True horns are found mainly among: Ruminant artiodactyls. Antilocapridae ; Bovidae (cattle, goats, antelopes etc.). Giraffidae: Giraffids have a pair of skin covered bony bumps on their heads, called ossicones. Cervidae: Most deer have antlers, which are not true horns due to lacking a bone core and made of keratin.
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; Tengu – has human and bird characteristics, name means dog; Thoth (Ancient Egyptian ...
Abath – One-horned animal. Abura-sumashi – Creature from a mountain pass in Kumamoto Prefecture. Acephali – Headless humanoids. Acheri – Disease-bringing ghost. Achiyalabopa – Huge bird god. Achlis – Curious elk. Adar Llwch Gwin – Giant birds that understand human languages.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
The oryx is the national animal of Namibia and Qatar, Qatar's airline company Qatar Airways has an oryx as its logo. [18] [19] The main boss of the MMO game Realm of the Mad God is Oryx the Mad God, named after the creator of the original sprite sheets, Oryx. His four direct subordinates also bear the names of four South African species of oryx.
The Bristol Zoo Project has a mystery for you.. On Oct. 22, the wildlife conservation park in England posted on Facebook that it wanted help with an animal identification. According to the post ...
Horns of a goat and a ram, goat's fur and ears, nose and canines of a pig, and mouth of a dog, a typical depiction of the devil in Christian art. The goat, ram, dog and pig are animals consistently associated with the Devil. [17] Detail of a 16th-century painting by Jacob de Backer in the National Museum in Warsaw.
It is described as a large animal with black hide, teeth like a dog, a huge belly, the tail of an eagle and seven horned heads. In the Mwindo Epic, it made a blood pact with Nkuba, the Nyanga lightning god. [1] Southern African dragons Grootslang: An elephant-sized serpent that dwells in a cave in Richtersveld, South Africa. Its name means "big ...