Wednesday, April 14, 2004

Bestiary

Encyclopedia Mythica

Boobrie (Scottish)
Amphisbaena (Greek)
Fenrir (Nordic; in chains)
Roc (Arab)
Singa (Indonesian)
Unwaba (Zulu)
Yara-ma-yha-who (Aboriginal)

And the winner is: Yara-ma-yha-who: "a little red man, approximately four feet tall, with a very large head and mouth. It has no teeth and swallowed its food whole. Its most distinguishing features were it hands and feet. It tips of the fingers and toes were shaped like the suckers of an octopus."