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The most famous collection of these is found in Pliny's <em>Natural History</em>, a book which inspired medieval bestiaries. The images below are from a couple of illuminated medieval manuscripts.</p> <div class="row thumbnails-row"> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Amphisbainai.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-amphisbaena.jpg" alt="Amphisbaena"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Amphisbainai.html">AMPHISBAENA</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Basiliskoi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-basilisc.jpg" alt="Basilisk"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Basiliskoi.html">BASILISK</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Katoblepones.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-catoblepas.jpg" alt="Catoblepas"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Katoblepones.html">CATOBLEPAS</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Grypes.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-griffin.jpg" alt="Griffin"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Grypes.html">GRIFFIN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Pontios/Harpyiai.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-harpy.jpg" alt="Harpy"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Pontios/Harpyiai.html">HARPY</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Leukrokotai.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-leucrocota.jpg" alt="Leucrocotta"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Leukrokotai.html">LEUCROCOTTA</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Mantikhoras.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-manticore.jpg" alt="Manticore"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Mantikhoras.html">MANTICORE</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/HippoiMonokerata.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-monoceratus.jpg" alt="Monoceratus or Unicorn"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/HippoiMonokerata.html">MONOCERATUS</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Onokentauroi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-onocentaur.jpg" alt="Onocentaur"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Onokentauroi.html">ONOCENTAUR</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Phoinix.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-phoenix.jpg" alt="Phoenix"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Phoinix.html">PHOENIX</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Pontios/Seirenes.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-siren.jpg" alt="Siren"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Pontios/Seirenes.html">SIREN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Eale.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-yale.jpg" alt="Yale or Eale"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Eale.html">YALE</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/TauroiAithiopikoi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-ethiopian-bull.jpg" alt="Ethiopian Bull"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/TauroiAithiopikoi.html">BULL<br> ETHIOPIAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/KeteaIndikoi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-indian-cetus.jpg" alt="Indian Cetus"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/KeteaIndikoi.html">CETUS<br> INDIAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/DrakonesIndikoi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-indian-draco.jpg" alt="Indian Dragon"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/DrakonesIndikoi.html">DRAGON<br> INDIAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/PegasoiAithiopikoi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-pegasus.jpg" alt="Ethiopian Pegasus"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/PegasoiAithiopikoi.html">PEGASUS<br> ETHIOPIAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyroiNesioi.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-libyan-satyr.jpg" alt="Libyan Satyr"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyroiNesioi.html">SATYR<br> LIBYAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4"> <div class="thumbnail"><a href="../Thaumasios/Tritones.html"><img src="../image/fantastic-triton.jpg" alt="Tanagran Triton"></a> <div class="caption"> <h3><a href="../Thaumasios/Tritones.html">TRITON<br> TANAGRAN</a></h3> </div> </div> </div> </div>   <hr> <h2>A LIST OF THE FANTASTIC CREATURES FROM ANCIENT GREEK LEGEND</h2> <p>The following creatures were all regarded as species of animal.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyroiLibyes.html">AEGIPAN, LIBYAN</a> (Aigipan Libys) Goat-horned and legged men who lived in the forest of Mount Atlas.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Amphisbainai.html">AMPHISBAENA</a> (Amphisbaina) A Saharan serpent with two heads, one at each end of its body.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/MyrmekesIndikoi.html">ANT, INDIAN</a> (Myrmex Indikos) Gigantic insects which guarded deposits of gold of the Indian deserts.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Basiliskoi.html">BASILISK</a> (Basiliskos) A deadly African serpent which killed by touch and poisonous breath.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/TauroiAithiopikoi.html">BULL, ETHIOPIAN</a> (Tauros Aithiopikos) A gigantic, aggressive African bull whose red hides were impervious to steel.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Katoblepones.html"> CATOBLEPAS</a> (Katobleps) A bull-like African beast whose downward looking head, when raised, could killa man by gaze or with its noxious breath.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/KeteaIndikoi.html">CETUS, INDIAN</a> (Ketos Indikos) Fabulous half-animal, half-fish sea-monsters which inhabited the Indian ocean. They included fish-tailed lions, bears, wolves, rams and spine-haired mermaids.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Leukrokotai.html">CROCOTTA</a> (Krokottas) A hyena-like Aethiopian beast with a powerful jaw-plate in place of teeth which imitated the human voice to lure its prey.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/DrakonesAithiopikoi.html">DRAGON, ETHIOPIAN</a> (Drakones Aithiopikoi) Gigantic African serpents.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/DrakonesIndikoi.html">DRAGON, INDIAN</a> (Drakon Indikos) Giant Indian serpents which preyed on elephants.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/DrakonesPhrygioi.html">DRAGON, PHRYGIAN</a> (Drakon Phrygios) Giant Anatolian serpents which stood upright on their tails to snare birds from the air.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Eale.html">EALE</a> (Eale) An antelope-like beast with tusks and moveable horns.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Grypes.html">GRIFFIN</a> (Gryps) An eagle-headed lion native to the mountains of Scythia in North-Eastern Europe.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Leukrokotai.html">LEUCROCOTTA</a> (Leukrokottas) A hyena-like Aethiopian beast with a powerful jaw-plate in place of teeth which imitated the human voice to lure its prey.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Mantikhoras.html">MANTICORE</a> (Mantikhora) A winged Persian monster with the head of a man, the body of a lion and a spiked missile-throwing tail.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/HippoiMonokerata.html">MONOCERATUS</a> (Hippos Monokeratos) Or unicorn, a magical single-horned horse native to India.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Neades.html">NEADES</a> A giant beast native to the island of Samos whose roar could split open the ground.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Onokentauroi.html">ONOCENTAUR</a> (Onokentauros) An African animal which was a cross between a man and an ass.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/PegasoiAithiopikoi.html">PEGASUS, ETHIOPIAN</a> (Pegasos Aithiopikos) A winged Ethiopian horse equipped with horns.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Phoinix.html">PHOENIX</a> (Phoinix) A fabulous golden-red bird whose feathers shone with the light of the sun.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyrosAithiopikos.html">SATYR, ETHIOPIAN</a> (Satyros Aithiopikos) A phantom satyr which plagued an African town.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyroiNesioi.html">SATYR, ISLAND</a> (Satyroi Nesioi) Ape-like satyrs native to islands off the North African coast.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyrosLemnios.html">SATYR, LEMNIAN</a> (Satyros Lemnios) A satyr which consorted with a woman of the island of Lemnos.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SatyroiLibyes.html">SATYR, LIBYAN</a> (Satyroi Libyes) Monkey-like satyrs which lived in the forest of Mount Atlas in North-West Africa.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Skolopendra.html">SCOLOPENDRA</a> (Skolopendra) A gargantuan sea-monster with hair extending from its nostrils, a flat crayfish-like tail and rows of webbed feet lining each of its flanks.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/OphiesPteretoi.html">SERPENT, WINGED</a> (Ophis Pteretos) A feathery-winged serpent which guarded the rich myrrh fields of Arabia.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/SphinxesAithiopikoi.html">SPHINX, ETHIOPIAN</a> (Sphinx Aithiopikos) Women-headed African lions.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/Tritones.html">TRITON TANAGRAN</a> (Triton) A monstrous sea daemon with the upper body of a man and the tail of a fish. It was a fearsome, scaly monster with sharp carnivorous teeth.</p> <p><a href="../Thaumasios/HippoiMonokerata.html">UNICORN</a> (Monokeratos) A white Indian horse equipped with a single, magical horn. 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