Pick one mythical/legendary creature you wish actually existed(no gods/goddesses, please).
I’d pick the Hippogriff, because rodeos would be a lot more interesting.
I’ll jump in here to say thanks for the earworm.
Great. I hope it goes away soon!
So Czarcasm offers us the majestic mythological beast of our choice, and Bullitt is content to be appreciative of a mere earworm? :dubious:
I’ll go for the Hound of the Hedges, mythological hound made of grass, ferns, etc., in The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles G. Finney, of whom (or of which?) Dr. Lao says:
Described in detail (with extensive quotes from the book) here
And takes Doug and Emmy Jo away with it…
But it’s coming right at you!
In answer to the actual question, it’s gotta be dragons. Because c’mon–they’re dragons! You don’t get more badass than dragons! Germanic wyrms, English wyverns, Chinese long, those multi-headed Slavic things. Doesn’t matter, they’re all cool.
Kitsune. The supernatural ones, like the old nine-tails ones.
Exactly what I was going to say.
A Chimera.
This one–
It was the first thing thing that came to mind with that thread title, even before reading the OP. Apparently I’m not the only one that made that connection.
I’ll take Falkor, the Luck Dragon from Neverending Story. My own dragon to fly around on would be very cool, and I’ll take the good luck he brings too.
Great. Now I have the theme song running through my head!
If you captured a salamander, could you use it as a stove? Not as cool as a dragon, but I’m a practical sort.
How about the tiga-lion?
I think a Cerberus would be mega-cool as a pet. Three(ish) heads for a hell of a deterrence factor, but only one stomach so it wouldn’t eat more than a run-of-the-mill German Shepherd.
I think it more likely that it would eat run-of-the-mill German Shepherds than eat like them.
Balrog for me, please. So we could finally settle the wings question once and for all.
If you own it, you have to feed it.
Would a house-elf count? I’d be perfectly willing to pay mine, and give her regular days off . . .
Godzilla.
We’re going to need a bigger zoo…
Standard Jackalope for me.
Wrong thread. Jackalopes aren’t mythical, they’re real. They’re all over postcards at every truck stop in Wyoming. I’ve seen them many times (the postcards not the jackalope, which moves so fast in the wild they’re impossible to be photographed). PM me your home address, and the next time I’m in Wyoming I’ll mail one to you.
To further the urban legend that jackalopes aren’t real, even Wikipedia’s jackalope page says they’re mythical. Yet another Wikipedia error.
