This page groups mythical creatures by the role they play in their own story. Wikipedia notes that "these monsters thus have the basic function of emphasizing the greatness of the heroes involved." Browsing by domain function lets a visitor compare the narrative job one creature does against another.
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The horned beasts
This small group holds a horned beast, a mythical creature marked by its horns, a feature that in many traditions signals power, wildness or the sacred, as with the unicorn and other horned figures of legend.
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Sources
1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Giants, Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Carol Rose, ABC-CLIO, 2000Horned mythical creatures across world folklore, including the unicornView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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