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  2. Polycephaly - Wikipedia

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    Balaur, a dragon with three, seven or twelve heads, in Romanian mythology; Kulshedra, with three, seven or nine heads in Albanian mythology; Svantevit, four-headed god of war and divination in Slavic mythology; Triglav (meaning "three headed") is a god or complex of gods in Slavic mythology; Zmey Gorynych, a dragon in Slavic mythology

  3. Bakeneko - Wikipedia

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    The reason that cats are seen as yōkai in Japanese mythology is attributed to many of their characteristics: for example, the pupils of their eyes change shape depending on the time of day, their fur can seem to cause sparks when they are petted (due to static electricity), they sometimes lick blood, they can walk without making a sound, their wild nature that remains despite the gentleness ...

  4. Cerberus - Wikipedia

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    Euripides (c. 480 – 406 BC) describes Cerberus as three-headed, [102] and three-bodied, [103] says that Heracles entered the underworld at Tainaron, [104] has Heracles say that Cerberus was not given to him by Persephone, but rather he fought and conquered Cerberus, "for I had been lucky enough to witness the rites of the initiated", an ...

  5. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Bastet – The cat-headed Egyptian Goddess. Cynocephalus – A dog-headed creature. Daksha – His head was replaced by a goat's head after a beheading. Ganesha – An elephant-headed God. Hayagriva – A horse-headed avatar. Tumburu - A horse faced Hindu deity. Horse-Face – A horse-headed guardian or type of guardian of the Underworld in ...

  6. Category:Mythological felines - Wikipedia

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  7. Are Black Cats Really Bad Luck? We Claw Through the Myth - AOL

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    Black cats being bad luck is a myth that has persisted through the centuries. Find out the history and the truth to see if black cats are really evil or not.

  8. List of Greek mythological creatures - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Debunking Black Cat Myths: Bad Luck, Witches And ... - AOL

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    Black cats specifically are associated with superstitions of bad luck and associations with witchcraft or satanic rituals. Because of that, some shelters annually suspend the adoption of black ...