Mythological Creatures

__________ monsters are the heart and soul, and in many cases the ____________ of where our more modern monsters come from.

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Describe Amphipsaena from Greek mythology.

• 2 headed snake

• dog head, snake body

• a fox with 9 tails

• a type of dragon

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Describe Empusa from Greek mythology.

• A horse with a woman's head.

• A type of giant.

• A woman with fire for hair and donkey feet.

• A fox with 9 tails.

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What does Lamia from Greek mythology do?

• She lives with the dwarfs and performs magic.

• Rides on an eagle to watch over Mt. Olympus.

• She kills children. to get revenge on Zeus and Hera.

• She eats her own family members.

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Describe Telchines from Greek mythology.

• It has a dog shaped head, fins, and sharp claws.

• A man who turns into a wolf.

• He kills children and has fangs.

• A big fox that hunts humans.

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Describe Lycaon from Greek mythology.

• A dwarf type creature.

• A man who turned into a cow.

• A man who turned into a fox.

• A man who turned into a wolf.

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Describe Huginn and Muninn and where they lived within the 9 realms of Norse mythology.

• Midgard

• With Odin in Asgard.

• Niflheim

• Álfheimr

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Describe Hraesvelgr and where it lived within the 9 realms of Norse mythology.

• Odin's 8 legged horse that lives in Asgard.

• The squirrel that travels up and down Yggdrasil.

• A giant eagle at the top of Yggdrasil Tree.

• A giant in Niflheim.

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What realm do the elves live in?

• Álfheim

• Niðavellir

• Svartálfaheim

• Asgard

Describe a Huldra.

• A short troll like creature.

• Women that have tails and have an opening in their back.

• A frost giant

• Giant wolves that travel everywhere.

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