Definitely Cerberus. I mean, a three-headed dog? I'd love one of those.
Hades knew what kind of pet was in style. 
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What's Your Favorite Mythological Creature?
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Well... self-explanatory, no?
Definitely Cerberus. I mean, a three-headed dog? I'd love one of those. Hades knew what kind of pet was in style.
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My favorite monster is... I don't know. I really don't have a favorite.
I like Talos, Typhon, Medusa, and more but I still don't have a favorite. -
Pegasus, for sure
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Basilisk, no doubt about it, though Sirens are close behind them.
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The basilisk is a small lizard that can run on water, a giant snake from Harry Potter, and now a mythological creature? What is it?
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Without looking it up, I'm going to try to explain it. Then I'll look it up and see if I'm accurate enough. xD
A basilisk is a giant snake/reptile-thing. He can kill anyone and anything ('slong as they're living) that looks into its yellow eyes. Some also burn people or something. But the most common one is the killer glance.
A site I like to use is Mythical and Fantasy Creatures.
Mythical and Fantasy Creatures wrote:The Basilisk is the mythical king of the serpents. The basilisk is born from a spherical yolkless egg, which was laid by a seven-year rooster and hatched by a toad. According to the legends there are two species of Basilisk. The first is a creature that burns everything it approaches the second kind can kill every living thing with a mere glance. Both species are so evil that their breath wilts vegetation and can crack stones. A basilisk is a highly poisonous creature. It was though the only way to kill a Basilisk is by holding a mirror In front of its eyes, the moment the creature sees itself in the mirror it dies of sheer fright. The basilisk had natural enemies the weasel was immune to the Basilisks glance, and if the Basilisk should here a cock crow it would be killed instantly.
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Yeah. J.K. Rowling definitely copied that for her book.
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Haha, a lot of people copy mythological creatures. They're not copyrighted, I guess? They're also unoriginal when used again. So. ^_^
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Never would have guessed that was a discription for a basilisk.
The kind I know (used by Tamora Peirce) are blue, about 7 feet tall with pebbly scales, a belly pouch and a really long tail. They are cousins to dragons, can speak in every language and they turn things to stone. They also like to eat it, but only after it's been aged.
My favourite is the phoenix and a close second is the Lung dragon from Chinese mythology. Only then does the unicorn show up, then Garuda (Indian myth), Elementals (Salamander, Sylphs, Undines & Gnomes), Driads, fairies, elves....... umm, that's all I can remember off the top of my head. -
Ooh, Phoenixes are so cool. Good call!
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Do vampires count?
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I guess. They're a technical mythological creature, although the "Count Dracula" style wasn't invented until about the late 1800s. There are vampires in Greek mythology, however (Probably more mythologies if you look). A woman who was punished by Hera for having an affair with Zuse. She sucked blood from the living at night. Her daughters were beautiful and seduced men. Once a man fell for them, the daughter would suck his blood (I think it's when they were left alone with them).
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Mine is dragons.
Yes I know cheesy but dragons.... And demons.
Muhahahaha. I like the evil things. they are great. -
In Greek mythology the vampires are called empousa. They're also said to have a prosthetic leg and the other one is a donkey's.
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...weird
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