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Sunday, December 1, 2013
December 2013/Creature #33: Acipenser
In the 16th and 17th century, explorers sailing the northern seas gave this name to a giant fish whose scales were on backwards, opening towards the front instead of the rear. This caused it to swim much more slowly than other fish; yet it was so vast that no one seems to have attempted to capture one. Stories of this kind almost always seems to arise from sightings of whales or, in this case, possibly giant surgeons, the fish from which caviar is extracted.
Monday, November 4, 2013
November 2013/Creature #32: Tangaroa
Tangaroa is the Polynesian god of the ocean who breathes only once in 24 hours, causing tidal motion. In the Tahuata (the Marquesas Islands) he is known as Tanaoa, the god of primeval darkness. In fine weather, Tangaroa turns into a green lizard.
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Tuesday, October 1, 2013
October 2013/Creature #31: Big Owl
Among the Apache of North America, the Big Owl is a cannibalistic monster who, like the Basilisk, petrifies victims with his glance. Among the Lipan Indians, Big Owl is a giant, a son of the Sun, who tires to marry the daughter of a hero in order to kill him. According to the White Apache, Big Owl tries to kill all the created people but was in turn slain by his own brother.
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Monday, September 30, 2013
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
September 2013/Creature #30: Qiqirn
In Inuit mythology, Qiqirn is a bald dog spirit. It has some hair on it's feet, ears, and mouth and tail-tip but is strangely denuded elsewhere over it's head, body, and limbs. It is a large animal which puts great fear upon men and dogs; however, it is also fearful itself and tends to run away when anyone makes a sound.
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