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The Beasts
This small group gathers a mythical beast, a great or fearsome animal of legend, larger, stranger or more powerful than its natural kin, of the kind that heroes confront or that guard the sacred.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
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Giants, Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Carol Rose, ABC-CLIO, 2000The general entry class of the mythical beast across world folklore and legendView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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