whats your favorite mythical creature

[peter_wolf]

i guess i hit a hot spot with this thread

um like i stated in a earlier post here i said i liked leviathans, and hydras

the hydra is one of my more favorite next to were creatures because of the fact that there is hardly any information on them. one reason is thought to be because they hate populated areas and love to live in caves now the only known information is that they have up to 8 heads and there kind of like a lizard in the fact that they can regenerate any limb lost.

i just thought of another creature that dose not get enough credit are the hell hounds
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[Tearlach]

Are you refering to Cerberus or the numerous sightings of Black Dogs such as Auld Shuck?
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[peter_wolf]

well its not Cerderus but its also not a black dog if you have ever seen Hellsing that in the opening is a hell hound there vicious creatures that feed on human emotions like fear and anger they sometimes wait tell a human has so much of one of the emotions then they eat him/her.
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[Tearlach]

I am afraid to say that I have never heard of such a creature before.
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[Drofgod969]

I have...
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[peter_wolf]

really where did you hear it form Drof if you dont mind me asking
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[Drofgod969]

One was D&D... A drawing a friend did, and some others but can't think of them right now... *thinks hard*
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[peter_wolf]

i see hell hounds are very unique creature it just suprised me that someone eles knew about them
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[Drofgod969]

not if you play D&D.
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[xivk]

Would creatures like Ifrit or bahamut count as mystical creatures? Kinda like the creatures they use in the final fantasy series.
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[peter_wolf]

No, no they wouldn't count. As they arn't really mythical creatures just creatures from a game, and i truly don't count them as mythical creatures.
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[xivk]

Dam >_<

"continues thinking"
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[JohnnyPsycho]

Yeah, Ifrit are a type of Arabic djinn mentioned in the Koran, and Bahamut is also of Arabic origins... it's the giant fish upon which the earth sits. Oddly enough, this sort of reminds me of a Native American creation legend about a giant turtle rising from the waters to support the other animals who needed land to live on... in fact, "Turtle Island" is a common name used by Native Americans to refer to the continent of North America (both tied to the story of the land being supported by a giant turtle and the fact that the continent is sort of turtle-shaped).
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[peter_wolf]

well every one here has so much to give to this discussion that is awesome

and sry for that post i did not know i don't tend to keep up with that kind of stuff just thought he was talking about them in the game seance.
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[Axelord58]

just out of curiosity, how many here have seen, looked through own or used the Monster Manual from D&D for this thread, editions don't matter.
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[Tearlach]

My avatar and I share a common interest in mythology, the paranormal and other weird subjects.However one has to be very careful about research as some sources are miss-interpreted at best, while others entirely spurious.
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[Tearlach]

It is also worth noting that many animals that to modern "eyes" are commonplace just a few hundred years ago were considered "mythical"
such as giant squid/octopi. Go back even further and rhinoceros, the great apes and even whales were all once considered to be tall tales told by travellers.
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[Tadelesh]

Going slightly off-topic, Johnny's mention of a giant turtle (plus the Bahamut thing) made me think of Discworld, and how there, the world is held up by four elephants, all standing on the back of a giant turtle.
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Wow, sarcasm! That's original.

[Tearlach]

I think that was one of the earliest creation/what is the world myths, which inspired Terry Pratchett to create Discworld. Great stories.
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[saphron]

@.@ ok.....ummm........i'm lost now.
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[xivk]

Maybe if I didnt mention the final fantasy series part it woulda sounded better. ^_^

Looking up some mythical creatures actually and if what I see is true... zombies, definantly my favorite. lol
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[Tearlach]

[xivk]

If I say eat your brains type would they lose there mythical creature status?
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[Ashton Gray]

I'd say yes.
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[Chaosengine]

How about The Jabberwock?
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[peter_wolf]

[Chaosengine]

A creature mentioned in a Lewis Carroll poem of the same name.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!"

The poem also mentions a Vorpal Sword too.

Sweet!
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[JohnnyPsycho]

My personal definition of "mythical" creatures includes only those with definitive origins in folklore, legends, and religious mythology or scripture. Literary figures can be tough to pin down, since they may be loosely based upon older stories or completely made up.

As far as I know, Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky was not based on any mythical beast, but was rather a poem mostly built around nonsense words, and in this case would have been completely manufactured by the author. Perhaps the charm of the poem is the fact that the narrator doesn't go into any effort in defining what exactly he's talking about, he's assuming the audience knows what bandersnatches, borogoves, and vorpal swords are.

Still, if we're allowing literary and other pop culture creatures, I want to put my vote in for Displacer Beasts from the D&D games. Nasty, tricksy buggers, they are...
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