Exploring the World's Folklore: Myths, Legends & Paranormal Encounters
Exploring the World's Folklore: Myths, Legends & Paranormal Encounters
Pegasus – The Facts & Fantasy (Greek: Πήγασος, Pḗgasos; Latin: Pegasus, Pegasos) This beautiful mythical creature is classically depicted as a pure white stallion with wings. One of the many children of Poseidon, the famous sea god of Mount Olympus,…
The dreaded Chimera took up residence in Caria, one of Greece’s neighbors and trade partners. Great havoc did it cause, killing and terrorizing the area. As his people (and economy, no doubt) were suffering, the ruler of neighboring Lycia at the time, King Iobates,…
The Chimera [ki-meer-uh, kahy-], or Chimaera as it’s sometimes known, was said to be a hybrid of three creatures. This amazing creature from Greek Mythology is most commonly depicted as a lion with a goat’s head coming out of it’s…