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Godyssey, 11 months ago to random

Unicorns are an addition to the Bible: the King James translation describes great strength as comparable to that of unicorns. The original word, re'em, is more commonly translated as ox, auroch, ram, oryx, and rhinoceros. #FairytaleTuesday

Godyssey, 11 months ago to random

The mušḫuššu is thought to be the first draconic creature in archeological record, being a chimeric hybrid of eagle, lion, long neck, and forked tongue. Its name, Sumerian in origin, means "splendid serpent," and it appears across Mesopotamia. #FairytaleTuesday

The Gates of Ishtar at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, showing a lion-like beast with a pointed duck-faced tail, taloned claws, a long serpent-like neck, twisted horns, and a snake-like face; there are no rings on this version
A gate post from Lagash, circa 2100 BCE, showing a gryphon looking mušḫuššu standing on scaled legs, having a pointed tail, with typical heavenly creature wings, a crown on its horned lion face, and holding with hands a saber-looking sword