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L is for Longma

April 14, 2015
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Diana Beebe, Mermaids Don't Do Windows, MDDW, Diana Beebe's Blog, science fiction, fantasy, young adult A dragon and a horse! The perfect combination. The longma is a fabled Chinese creature. It’s a winged horse with dragon scales. If it can walk on water without sinking, then it has to be a true dragon-horse. I want one! Legend had it that seeing one was an omen of a legendary, sage ruler. … Read the rest →
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H is for Hippocampus

April 9, 2015
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What kind of mermaid *cough* would I be if I didn’t write about the hippocampus or hippocamp from Greek and Etruscan mythology? The front half is a horse and the rest is a fish. The perfect sea pet! The Etruscans sometimes gave the beasts wings (the Trevi Fountain in Rome has some! I would love … Read the rest →
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G is for Griffon

April 8, 2015
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Griffons are ancient Persian and Greek (but also seen in Egypt and Mesopotamia) mythological creatures with the body of a lion and the front talons, head, and wings of an eagle. Not to be trifled with! It’s a good thing they only eat horses, mice, and berries. You might have seen the name spelled as … Read the rest →
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