Mythical+Creatures

** Mythical Creatures ** ** __By: Sophia__ ** In the medieval times there were three main "Mythical Creatures". They were the dragon, the griffin and the unicorn. They each have a different story behind them, some are unreal stories and others are beliefs. __Dragons __ A dragon, also known as a Draco in Latin, is related to the serpent family and is believed to be the devil in many places in that time. It is also known to be the enemy of the elephant, panther and the Peridexion tree. Although you would think the dragon kills with its teeth but its strongest part is its tail. The dragon captures its enemy and strangles it to death. It was not only this but the Knights would come to the Castle and say they fought them. This is all part of their beliefs and stories in the medieval times.  __Griffins __ A griffin, also known as a Gryphes in Latin, is part of a lion and eagle, it is believed to represent good and bad. It is known to be the enemy of the horse and the ox. The griffin is also known to be a stealer. It steals gems and jewelry from the nobles. It also digs in gold mines. This creature was in many stories.  __Unicorns __ A unicorn, also known as a Unicornis in Latin, it is related to a Monocerus. It’s a enemy of the elephant and is impossible to catch unless you are a widow ( a lady with no husband). If you are a widow and a unicorn sees you he/she will come and fall asleep on your lap. The stories tell that if you threaten a unicorn it will hurt you with its horn. When you catch a unicorn they believe that the horn can detect poison and make the drink nonpoisonous.

__Information Sources__ Griffin Info: The Medieval Bestiary, griffins, April 11, 09 [] Unicorn Info: The Medieval Bestiary, unicorns, April 11, 09 [] Dragon Info: The Medieval Bestiary, dragons, April 11, 09 [] __ Picture Sources __ Griffin picture: Vampire Rave [] Dragon picture: Cata Vino [] Unicorn picture: Mysitcal Unicorns []