A compendium of mythical creatures. Personal series of illustrations.
Prints available at society6.
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VEGETABLE LAMB OF TARTARY
A legendary zoophyte of Central Asia, once believed to grow sheep as its fruit. The sheep were connected to the plant by an umbilical cord and grazed the land around the plant.
When all accessible foliage was gone, both the plant and sheep died.
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COCKATRICE
A mythological creature essentially with the head of a rooster, the body and legs of a toad and the tail of a serpent. Also seen as synonymous with basilisk.
But basilisk, however, is usually depicted without wings.
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ADZE
In the wild, the adze takes the form of a firefly, though it will transform into human shape upon capture.
In firefly form, the adze would pass through closed doors at night and suck blood from people as they slept. The victim would fall sick and die.
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MANTICORE
One of the most famous hybrids of ancient times – Manticore. Aspects of the creature vary from story to story.
Basically, it has the body of a red lion, a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark) and sometimes bat-like wings.
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