leucrota – VoVatia (original) (raw)

Chicks Dig Scarlings

The Prince of Ill Luck, by Susan Dexter – I forget who mentioned this book to me some years ago, but it’s been on my to-read list for a while. Leith, Prince of the Isles, is thought to be under … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, Catherynne M. Valente, Celtic, Chinese, Fairy Tales, Families, Greek Mythology, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Vietnamese | Tagged a wizard's guide to defensive baking, arabian nights, arimaspoi, crows, cynocephali, firebird, four immortals, girl giant and the monkey king, horses, illuminations, in the night garden, jade emperor, leucrota, monopods, scarling, selkies, sun wukong, susan dexter, t. kingfisher, thanh giong, the orphan's tales, the prince of ill luck, ursula vernon, van hoang, warhorse of esdragon |

The Crocotta Hunter

Picture by Brynn Methedey With my interest in fantastic creatures of legend, it’s kind of surprising I hadn’t come across the leucrota before reading Rick Riordan’s The Demigod Diaries. This monster is first mentioned in the work of Pliny the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Greek Mythology, Heroes of Olympus, Monsters, Mythology, Rick Riordan | Tagged crocotta, halcyon green, hyenas, leucrota, lions, pliny the elder, strabo, the demigod diaries, the diary of luke castellan |