Thunder King

"Brother, do you want to continue talking? Which one do you want to know the most? There are many monsters in Western mythology. If you tell them all, it will probably be dark."

Lin Sen felt a little bit pained, and when he encountered a question that Huang Buxiong was interested in, it was difficult for him not to say it.

Huang Buxi nodded his head as a matter of course, and said: "It must be said, I haven't touched the point yet. Then I will tell you something now. This big event is about an oriental mythical beast holding a magic sword. A western monster holding an artifact, and a big showdown. That is our chance, and when they both lose, it will be our chance."

Lin Sen asked in confusion: "What the hell is it? Wouldn't it be better for you to say it directly?"

"No, I can't talk about it for the time being. You can finish talking about the monsters you know first. I'm very interested in this aspect. You can't let me hold it back, can you?"

After finishing speaking, Huang Buxuan took the lead and said: "As far as I know, there is also centaur (centaur), which is the famous half-man and half-horse monster in Greek mythology. There are many classifications of centaur, some have a human body and limbs, but extend from the waist to the back of a horse's torso and hind legs, some have a pair of wings, and some have a pair of horse ears, which are also derived Names such as onocentaur, bucentaur and leontocentaur.

Then there is cerberus (Cerberus), the descendant of Echidna and Typhon, the watchdog of hell in Greek mythology.This dog has three heads (Hesiod's "Theogony" recorded 50 heads, which were reduced to three for the convenience of carving). The dog's mouth drips with poisonous saliva, and its lower body has a dragon's tail. The hair is full of coiled poisonous snakes.I really don’t know more, if you know, you can tell me, I’m all ears. "

Huang Buxi's attitude is very serious, just like a studious elementary school student.Lin Sen sighed helplessly, what's the point of this shit?He is a very simple and direct person, he likes simple and direct things, Huang Buxiu's methods are cheating.

"Well, I also know chimera (Kemira), also descended from Echidna and Typhon, "chimera" means "goat" in Greek. It has the body of a sheep, the head of a lion (Hessi Odd's "Theogony" records that it has three heads) and a snake tail, can breathe fire, and was finally killed by Belle Luofang riding a flying horse. Some people say that it is a descendant of Hydra Hydra, or It is said that it was born of Echidna and her son, a two-headed dog. It often appears in medieval narrative poems, paintings, sculptures and buildings. There are different opinions on the source of Kemira, and it is more realistic that it was produced in the Lycian volcanic area. With snakes abounding at the base of the volcano, goats abounding on the higher slopes, and a desolate summit crater haunted by lions, Kemira may be a metaphor for the region.

Criosphinx, a goat-headed sphinx in ancient Egyptian legends, a sacred object in Oman.Together with the male-faced flying lion androsphinx and the eagle-headed sphinx hieracosphinx, they all belong to the subspecies of the female-faced sphinx sphinx.

Dragon (Western Dragon), you must be familiar with this thing. It is characterized by four-legged two-winged, fire-breathing, which is equivalent to a mixture of reptiles and birds.There is also fafnir (Fafnir), a giant dragon living underground in the Norse legend, protecting the treasure of light, and was later killed by the hero Sigurd. This dragon is mentioned in the story of "The Ring of Nibe".

Garuda (Garuda), a giant bird with a fierce temperament similar to a vulture bird in ancient Indian mythology, feeds on dragons.Used to be the mount of Vishnu. Gryphon (Griffon beast) Gryphon beast first appeared in ancient Akkad (Babylon-Assyria) mythology. In the legend of Marduk beheading monsters and thus enshrining the gods, Gryphon beast was the third one killed by him. Behemoth.Then in Greek mythology, the griffin is a monster with the head of a lion and a pair of wings on its back. Its body is larger than eight lions, and its height is more than a hundred. Eagles have long ears and a leopard mouth. , with claws as big as horns on the feet, and the helmets of the supreme god Zeus, the sun god Apollo, and the nemesis Ermesis, the god of war Ares, are also engraved with the griffin logo. "

In fact, these are no longer the category of traditional Western mythology, but have reached Indian mythology.Lin Sen rummaged and said these things just to satisfy Huang Buxing's curiosity, what a fool!

"Hey... I never thought that your knowledge is so profound. I really can't compare with you in anything. I really lose face as a big brother." Huang Buxi laughed cheaply, and Lin Sen who laughed felt baffled.

"Brother, what are you laughing at?"

"No, actually I know some more, such as hippocampus (horse head mermaid), a half fish half horse monster, with a horse's head and a dolphin's tail (or horse tail or snake tail), some have front legs, Some don't have webbed feet and fins on the back. In Roman mythology, it is the mount of Neptune, the god of the sea.

There is also Hydra (Hydra), a hydra born of Echidna and Typhon in Greek mythology, with a huge body and a very ferocious temperament.There are nine heads, eight of which can be killed, but the ninth head, the one standing upright in the middle, cannot be killed.Hydra grew up in the marshes of Lena in Argolis, and often climbed to the shore, ruining the crops and endangering the livestock.The second task of Hercules is to kill the Hydra. "

After hesitating for a while, Huang continued to say: "There is also karkadann (the unicorn in the Middle East). In Persia, Arabia, India and North Africa, the ferocious karkadann is an animal that both humans and animals are afraid of. However, people Get its horn, occasionally try to catch karkadann. Its horn can be used to make a flute or be used to make antidote.

Next is manticore (Manticore), which is described in the "Attributes of Things" written by Bartholomeus Angorix with a red lion body, a human face (I changed it to the ape face), human ears And blue eyes, three rows of sharp teeth on the upper and lower jaws, and a deadly stinger at the end like a scorpion, these stingers can be launched in any direction.Manticore is very agile and can make powerful jumps. It often haunts the Indian jungles and hunts for humans.The earliest record about Manticore should come from ancient Persia. The Greek physician Setesias in the 5th century BC once included a record of Manticore by the ancient Persians.Since then, many Greek and Roman scientists, such as Aristotle and Pliny, have made the same description. "

Lin Sen was completely speechless, you all know, why are you asking me?Do you want to test Lao Tzu or show off yourself?Lin Sen secretly despised Huang Buxiu all over the place. Now that we have reached this point, let's continue. He is not afraid of any challenge!

"Well, I also know mushhushshu (Sirush). Legend has it that it is the mount of the ancient Babylonian god Marduk. It is a kind of mythical beast with a dog head and a snake body, which looks like a dragon. I checked a lot of information and found it in the English information of Google. Its name is mushhushshu, and the Chinese name "Xilushi" was found in Baidu's Chinese materials. The translations of the two names are obviously different. The data describe that it has four legs, very long legs, and hooked feet on the hind feet. Claw armor, covered with scales, a flat head on a long neck, large eyes, erect horns, and a two-forked tongue.

Naga (Naga), this thing is familiar, there are many games with this role.In Indian mythology, the snake god who lives underground is generally depicted as a human figure with an upper body, and some are depicted as a seven-headed snake.It is the worship of the cobra by the ancient Indians, and it often becomes the food of Garuda.

As far as I know, navagunjara is a sacred object in India. It has the head of a rooster or peacock, the back of a camel, the front feet are human hands and elephant feet, the hind legs are tiger feet and horseshoes, and the tail is a snake.

Then there is pegasus (Pegasus), something in Greek mythology. After Perseus, the son of Zeus, cut off the head of the Gorgon Medusa, Pegasus and Pegasus jumped out of her body. The giant Kryusauer, they are all descendants of Poseidon.According to legend, when this flying horse stepped on Helikon Mountain, it stepped on the fountain of Hippocrini's inspiration, and the poet drank it for inspiration.Therefore, this Pegasus is also regarded as the symbol of Muse, the goddess of literature, art and science. "

Huang Buxiu expressed his admiration for Lin Sen. It is really rare to know so much.But since it was a contest, he would not give up easily, thought for a moment, and said: "Go on, Peryton (Pelidong), a half-deer, half-bird monster that grew on Atlantis, with the head of a deer. And legs, feathers, wings and hindquarters of birds. The shadow cast by Peridon in the sun is not half deer, half bird, but a human shadow, so it is considered to be a kind of transformation of a dead traveler. Elves. It is said that Peridon is the enemy of mankind, and it is they who caused the destruction of Rome.

questingbeast (seeking water beast), a monster with a snake head, a leopard belly and a lion buttocks, a sign of chaos.With hare's claws (or deer's hooves), they run very fast, looking for water sources everywhere to temporarily calm the thirst that can never be quenched.When it is running, its abdomen will make the sound of forty hounds.This monster appears several times in Mallory's book.

Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcoatl), the legendary feathered serpent god of the Aztecs, has bird feathers on their wings and tail.It is not only the "man of the sun", but also the god of wind. This god originated from the Maya's Kukulcan, which originally had the meaning of thunder god.

Sleipnir (Sleipnir), the gray warhorse of Odin, the father of the gods in Norse mythology, has eight legs, runs faster than the wind, and can gallop freely in the air, on the ground and in hell.Once there is a war, Odin will put on the eagle helmet and ride this eight-legged gray horse to fight.There are always two crows and two wolves appearing around it. "

Norse mythology has appeared, really strong!

Not to be outdone, Lin Sen said: "thunderbirds (thunderbirds), a magical bird in the mythology of the Quina Inters in America, the Indians on the Pacific coast believe that the thunderbird is a giant bird with a lake on its body, and it is the source of precipitation. The source, which devours whales and spits out their bones on the top of the mountains. The mountain Indians think it is a little red bird that shoots lightning arrows with both wings, and the flapping of the wings makes thunder.

Then there is unicorn (unicorn), you must know this thing, a very famous monster.The earliest mention of unicorns was the ancient Greek historian and physician Cattias.According to him, it was a beast about the size of a horse, with a pure white body, a dark red head, dark blue eyes, and a horn on top of its head, about a foot and a half long.The Roman scientist Pliny once described it in more detail, saying that it is a "very violent and ferocious beast, with a body like a horse, a head like a deer, feet like an elephant, and a tail like a wild boar, with a deep and powerful roar, and a scar on its forehead. The horns are black and about two feet long."

The competition between the two is over, and there is no winner in the end. Lin Sen and Huang Buxiu can only be said to have their own strengths.