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This is where I get to write about all those fantastic legendary creatures, also known as mythical or mythological creatures, even imaginary creatures. That's so exciting! There are just so many kinds, and they all have such amazing stories, not to mention fascinating shapes and forms and abilities. They really reflect great imagination and creativity! 

I know some people are skeptical, and just reject all these legendary creatures as just that, imaginary, made up through the ages by story tellers usually with some ulterior motive like "encouraging" children to be good. And then there are the artists who put their imagination into visual form, creating chimeras of various beasts to produce new, maybe improved, versions like a flying horse, the pegasus, or intriguing and beautiful sphinxes, or the half-human half-horse centaur. Yes, you can be skeptical that any of these amazing creatures are or ever have been "real" in having a physical existience. But, to rule them out as nonexistent and just "fairytales" seems to be missing the point, losing sight of their purpose, and maybe denying the existence of very real creatures.

Some mythical creatures like mermaids and unicorns seem to transcend  cultures, appearing in narratives around the world, while others like the Irish Leprechaun and the Yeti of the Himalayas and Nessie from Loch Ness are specific to a particular location and culture. While scientists or cryptozoologists search high and low for evidence of such creatures, it is often the casual passer-by or the humble local person who has the encounter. Are these people "special," chosen in some way, lucky, or just foolish?

Whatever the answers, and there may be different ones for different mythical creatures, I'm excited to go on a journey to find out more about them. Feel free to join me!

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Legendary creatures on Squidoo



Since I began this blog I've been spending lots of time on Squidoo. There's just so many great pages written by such a variety of interesting people! Hey, the people there are almost as interesting and exotic as these creatures of legend, myth and mystery that I love. So, I decided I'd post a few of these Squidoo pages (lenses they're called there) on my blog here. Let's see how that goes!


First up has to be my lens on Legendary Creatures of this World and Beyond. This is where I wrote about my favorite mythical creatures, but there are many more that didn't get much space here. So I'll be back posting about them soon!
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