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The Amphisbaena is a mythical snake with two heads, one at each extremity of the body, and eyes that shine like lamps. The amphesibena as a mythological and legendary creature has been cited by Lucan, Pliny the Elder, and Dante Alighieri. [69] The Erchitu is a legendary creature of Sardinian tradition.
Italy portal; Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ... Pages in category "Italian legendary creatures"
The mythologies in present-day Italy encompass the mythology of the Romans, Etruscans, and other peoples living in Italy, those ancient stories about divine or heroic beings that these particular cultures believed to be true and that often use supernatural events or characters to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.
Basan, a fire-breathing chicken from Japanese mythology; Cockatrice, a chicken-headed dragon or serpent, visually similar to or confused with the Basilisk. Gallic rooster, a symbolic rooster used as an allegory for France; Gullinkambi, a rooster who lives in Valhalla in Norse mythology; Rooster of Barcelos, a mythological rooster from Portugal
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Legendary creatures from Europe, supernatural animal or paranormal entities, generally hybrids, sometimes part human (such as sirens), whose existence has not or cannot be proven. They are described in folklore (including myths and legends ), but also may be featured in historical accounts before modernity .
The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.. The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, [1] describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.
The Badalisc. The Badalisc (also Badalisk) is a mythical creature of the Val Camonica, Italy, in the southern central Alps. [1] The Badalisc is represented today as a creature with a big head covered with a goat skin, two small horns, a huge mouth and glowing eyes.