Lore

Lore 245: Evasive

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Jan 15, 2024
Explore the fascination with hybrid creatures in folklore and entertainment. Delve into the illustrations of sea monsters in Gesner's Book. Uncover the ongoing debate about mysterious creatures. Learn about a shocking event at a slaughterhouse. Discover a terrifying saurian monster in New Zealand. Dive into the Maori myth of the Taniva and its puzzling existence.
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Mix-and-Match Creature Toy

  • The host reminisces about a childhood toy, a tray with split plastic plates featuring creature parts.
  • Kids could mix and match parts to create hybrid creatures and then make coloring pages.
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Gessner's Sea Creatures

  • Conrad Gessner's "Historiae Animalium" features woodcut illustrations of fantastical sea creatures.
  • These include the Sea Monk, a fish with a monk-like head, and the Sea Bishop, a humanoid figure with scales.
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More Hybrids

  • Gessner's book also describes Ichthio Centaurs (fish centaurs) and Sea Monkeys.
  • The Sea Monkey isn't like the toy; it's a fish with a screaming monkey's head.
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