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Title 1 Mythical Monsters Part 3 Title 2 Mythical creatures: Are they evil, good, or neutral? Hook Are monsters traditionally considered evil? About this Newsletter “Mythology is not a lie, mythology is poetry, it is metaphorical. It has been well said that mythology is the penultimate truth--penultimate because the ultimate cannot be put into words. It is beyond words. Beyond images, beyond that bounding rim of the Buddhist Wheel of Becoming. Mythology pitches the mind beyond that rim, to what can be known but not told.” Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth Letter from the Editor Mythical monsters, creatures, or beast can either be good or evil. I also suspect that some of them can be considered neutral. I am not going to focus on those creatures that are traditionally considered good or evil. Sometimes a creature can be considered evil in one part of the world while it is considered good in another. Dragons are one of the mythical creatures that has two different reputations depending on whether it is from the East or the West. In Eastern cultures dragons are portrayed as good, but in Western cultures they are evil. When we use dragons in our stories, we have to decide whether the dragon will be the hero or villain, the protagonist or the antagonist. We do not have to have dragons that are completely good or evil, sometimes they can be like humans with both good and bad attributes.] Ten Popular Mythical Creatures  The Phoenix The centaur Mermaids The Leviathan Dragons Pegasus Hydra Sphinx UnicornsApril is notional poetry month. I challenge you to write a poem using any form about a mythical creatures. The line length should be no more then 40 lines. The deadline is April 15. Editors Picks
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Excerpt: Take my hand as we traverse To where time and space collide Once upon a time to dream Where dark and light divide Feedback from "Fantasy Newsletter (January 27, 2016)"  Quick-Quill  writes: here is my submission. Is it mythical? a Hoax or mass hysteria?
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