Fantasy: January 27, 2016 Issue [#7444]
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 This week: Mythological Creatures: Part 2
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

"Fantasy Newsletter (December 30, 2015)" Open in new Window. discussed Mythical Monsters of the Holiday Season. This newsletter discusses some of the lessor know mythical creatures from various cultures.

Each culture and tribe
has its own rogues gallery
of mythical beasts.



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Letter from the editor

If you look into the mythology of every tribe, nation, or culture you will find unusual or weird beasts. Some of these creatures have humanoid forms, that is two arms, two legs, and a head. While others are described as a conglomeration of several different unrelated creatures.

One of the humanoid like creatures is the Aigamuxa from African mythology. This fascinating and frightening creature has eyes located somewhere on its feet rather then its head. The Aigamuxa's eyes can be located on the heels, the soles, or the in-steps of its feet, with one eye located in each foot. Another humanoid creature is the Blemmyae from either Asia or Africa. This hairy wild man has its face on its chest.

One of the conglomeration monsters from Greek myth is the Manticore. This frightening and dangerous creature walks on four legs. It has the head of a human, the tail of a scorpion, and a lion's body. Then there is the Griffin which has the is a melding of a lion and an eagle. Its front quarters are those of an eagle while its hind quarters resembles a lion.

This weeks challenge is to create your own mythical creature along with the myth that explains and describes it. The story should be 1500 words or less and submitted to the newsletter by Wednesday, February 17. If you need to do research on mythical creatures type the words mythical creatures or mythical monsters in the search box of your search engine.


Editor's Picks

Submission to the Newsletter
in Response to the Challenge in Mythological Creatures: Part 1

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Excerpt: High in the sky above a sleepy snow covered town hung a beautiful and rare full Christmas moon. A small house on Archer street put off a faint colorful glow from the lights and decorations adorning its exterior as its inhabitants slept, dreaming of the bounty of gifts awaiting them in the morning. A slight jingle could be heard as the reindeer on the roof waited impatiently for Santa to return from the final delivery of the night.

 
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GaelicQueen Author Icon writes: Good article. Here is my submission for your mythical monster challenge.
 
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