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A crocodile who loves water. Kevin. 64 Zoo Lane. A miniature green crocodile who is friends with Toby and Doris. King Gator. All Dogs Go to Heaven. A giant alligator and New Orleans voodoo witch doctor living below the streets of New Orleans, who takes a liking to Charlie's voice. Lawrence. Rubbadubbers.
Sobek enjoyed a longstanding presence in the ancient Egyptian pantheon, from the Old Kingdom of Egypt (c. 2686–2181 BCE) through the Roman period (c.30BCE–350CE). He is first known from several different Pyramid Texts of the Old Kingdom, particularly from spell PT 317. [ 4 ][ 5 ] The spell, which praises the pharaoh as the living ...
In Aztec mythology, Cipactli was a primeval sea monster, part crocodilian, part fish, and part toad or frog, with indefinite gender. Always hungry, every joint on its body was adorned with an extra mouth. The deity Tezcatlipoca sacrificed a foot when he used it as bait to draw the monster nearer. He and Quetzalcoatl created the earth from its body.
Caladrius (Roman) – white bird with healing powers. Chalkydri (Jewish) – heavenly creatures of the Sun. Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird. Cinnamon bird (Greek) – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon. Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death.
Tarasque. The Tarasque is a creature from French mythology. According to the Golden Legend, the beast had a lion-like head, a body protected by turtle-like carapace (s), six feet with bear-like claws, a serpent's tail, and could expel a poisonous breath. Medieval iconography such as renditions in church sculpture did not necessarily conform to ...
Makara (Sanskrit: मकर, romanized: Makara) is a legendary sea-creature in Hindu mythology. [1] In Hindu astrology, Makara is equivalent to the Zodiac sign Capricorn. Makara appears as the vahana (vehicle) of the river goddess Ganga, Narmada, and of the god of the ocean, Varuna. [2] Makara are considered guardians of gateways and thresholds ...
Ammit (/ ˈ æ m ɪ t /; Ancient Egyptian: ꜥm-mwt, "Devourer of the Dead"; also rendered Ammut or Ahemait) was an ancient Egyptian goddess [clarification needed] with the forequarters of a lion, the hindquarters of a hippopotamus, and the head of a crocodile—the three largest "man-eating" animals known to ancient Egyptians.
In several Bantu mythologies, mokele-mbembe (also written as " mokèlé-mbèmbé ") is a mythical water-dwelling entity that is believed to exist in the Congo River Basin. Variously described as a living creature or a spirit, mokele-mbembe descriptions vary widely based on conflicting purported eyewitness reports, but it is often described as a ...